Ecclesiastes 3:4

a time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance;

Exodus 15:20

Miriam the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took a tambourine in her hand; and all the women went out after her with tambourines and with dances.

Romans 12:15

Rejoice with those who rejoice. Weep with those who weep.

Genesis 21:6

Sarah said, "God has made me laugh. Everyone who hears will laugh with me."

2 Samuel 6:16

It was so, as the ark of the LORD came into the City of David, that Michal the daughter of Saul looked out at the window, and saw king David leaping and dancing before the LORD; and she despised him in her heart.

Nehemiah 8:9-12

Nehemiah, who was the governor, and Ezra the priest the scribe, and the Levites who taught the people, said to all the people, "This day is holy to the LORD your God. Do not mourn, nor weep." For all the people wept, when they heard the words of the law.

Nehemiah 9:1-38

Now in the twenty-fourth day of this month the children of Israel were assembled with fasting, and with sackcloth, and earth on them.

Psalm 30:5

For his anger is but for a moment. His favor is for a lifetime. Weeping may stay for the night, but joy comes in the morning.

Psalm 126:1-2

When the LORD brought back those who returned to Zion, we were like those who dream.

Psalm 126:5-6

Those who sow in tears will reap in joy.

Isaiah 22:12-13

In that day, the Lord, the LORD of hosts, called to weeping, and to mourning, and to baldness, and to dressing in sackcloth:

Matthew 9:15

And Jesus said to them, "Can the friends of the bridegroom mourn, as long as the bridegroom is with them? But the days will come when the bridegroom will be taken away from them, and then they will fast.

Matthew 11:17

and say, 'We played the flute for you, and you did not dance. We wailed in mourning, and you did not mourn.'

Luke 1:13-14

But the angel said to him, "Do not be afraid, Zechariah, because your request has been heard, and your wife, Elizabeth, will bear you a son, and you shall call his name John.

Luke 1:58

Her neighbors and her relatives heard that the Lord had magnified his mercy towards her, and they rejoiced with her.

Luke 6:21-25

Blessed are you who hunger now, for you will be filled. Blessed are you who weep now, for you will laugh.

John 16:20-22

Truly, truly, I tell you, that you will weep and lament, but the world will rejoice. You will be sorrowful, but your sorrow will be turned into joy.

2 Corinthians 7:10

For godly sorrow works repentance to salvation, which brings no regret. But the sorrow of the world works death.

James 4:9

Lament, mourn, and weep. Let your laughter be turned to mourning, and your joy to gloom.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance;

A time to laugh

General references

Bible References

Time to weep

Nehemiah 8:9
Nehemiah, who was the governor, and Ezra the priest the scribe, and the Levites who taught the people, said to all the people, "This day is holy to the LORD your God. Do not mourn, nor weep." For all the people wept, when they heard the words of the law.
Psalm 30:5
For his anger is but for a moment. His favor is for a lifetime. Weeping may stay for the night, but joy comes in the morning.
Psalm 126:1
When the LORD brought back those who returned to Zion, we were like those who dream.
Isaiah 22:12
In that day, the Lord, the LORD of hosts, called to weeping, and to mourning, and to baldness, and to dressing in sackcloth:
Matthew 9:15
And Jesus said to them, "Can the friends of the bridegroom mourn, as long as the bridegroom is with them? But the days will come when the bridegroom will be taken away from them, and then they will fast.
Matthew 11:17
and say, 'We played the flute for you, and you did not dance. We wailed in mourning, and you did not mourn.'
John 16:20
Truly, truly, I tell you, that you will weep and lament, but the world will rejoice. You will be sorrowful, but your sorrow will be turned into joy.
Romans 12:15
Rejoice with those who rejoice. Weep with those who weep.
2 Corinthians 7:10
For godly sorrow works repentance to salvation, which brings no regret. But the sorrow of the world works death.
James 4:9
Lament, mourn, and weep. Let your laughter be turned to mourning, and your joy to gloom.

A time to laugh

Genesis 21:6
Sarah said, "God has made me laugh. Everyone who hears will laugh with me."
Luke 1:13
But the angel said to him, "Do not be afraid, Zechariah, because your request has been heard, and your wife, Elizabeth, will bear you a son, and you shall call his name John.
Luke 6:21
Blessed are you who hunger now, for you will be filled. Blessed are you who weep now, for you will laugh.

To dance

Exodus 15:20
Miriam the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took a tambourine in her hand; and all the women went out after her with tambourines and with dances.
2 Samuel 6:16
It was so, as the ark of the LORD came into the City of David, that Michal the daughter of Saul looked out at the window, and saw king David leaping and dancing before the LORD; and she despised him in her heart.

General references

Job 30:31
Therefore my harp has turned to mourning, and my pipe into the voice of those who weep.
Song of Songs 2:11
For, behold, the winter is past. The rain is over and gone.