Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

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

King James Version

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

Holman Bible

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

International Standard Version

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

A Conservative Version

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

American Standard Version

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

Amplified


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

Bible in Basic English

A time for weeping and a time for laughing; a time for sorrow and a time for dancing;

Darby Translation

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

Julia Smith Translation

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

King James 2000

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

Lexham Expanded Bible

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

Modern King James verseion

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

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

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

NET Bible

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

New Heart English Bible

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

The Emphasized Bible

A time to weep, and a time to laugh, - A time to wail, and a time to dance for joy;

Webster

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

World English Bible

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

Youngs Literal Translation

A time to weep, And a time to laugh. A time to mourn, And a time to skip.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
A time
עת 
`eth 
Usage: 296

to weep
בּכה 
Bakah 
Usage: 114

and a time
עת 
`eth 
עת 
`eth 
Usage: 296
Usage: 296

to laugh
שׂחק 
Sachaq 
Usage: 36

a time
עת 
`eth 
Usage: 296

to mourn
ספד 
Caphad 
Usage: 30

References

Easton

Fausets

Context Readings

God Has Ordained The Ebb And Flow Of Human Activities

3 a time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up; 4 A time to weep and a time to laugh;
A time to mourn and a time to dance.
5 a time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing;

Cross References

Exodus 15:20

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

Romans 12:15

Rejoice with those that rejoice and weep with those that weep.

Genesis 21:6

Then Sarah said, God has made me to laugh so that all that hear will laugh with me.

2 Samuel 6:16

And as the ark of the LORD came into the city of David, Michal, Saul's daughter, looked through a window and saw King David leaping and dancing before the LORD, and she despised him in her heart.

Nehemiah 8:9-12

And Nehemiah, the Tirshatha, and Ezra, the priest and scribe, and the Levites that caused the people to be attentive, said unto all the people, This day is holy unto 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 sons of Israel were assembled with fasting and with sackcloth and earth upon them.

Psalm 30:5

For his anger endures but a moment; in his will is life; weeping may endure for a night, but joy comes in the morning.

Psalm 126:1-2

When the LORD shall turn again the captivity of Zion, we shall be like those that dream.

Psalm 126:5-6

Those that sow with tears shall reap with joy.

Isaiah 22:12-13

Therefore the Lord GOD of the hosts did call in this day unto weeping and to mourning and to baldness and to girding with sackcloth:

Matthew 9:15

And Jesus said unto them, Can the sons of the bridechamber mourn, as long as the bridegroom is with them? But the days will come when the bridegroom shall be taken from them, and then they shall fast.

Matthew 11:17

and saying, We have piped unto you, and ye have not danced; we have mourned unto you, and ye have not lamented.

Luke 1:13-14

But the angel said unto him, Fear not, Zacharias, for thy prayer is heard; and thy wife Elisabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John.

Luke 1:58

And her neighbours and her relatives heard how the Lord had showed great mercy upon her, and they rejoiced with her.

Luke 6:21-25

Blessed are those that hunger now, for ye shall be filled. Blessed are those that weep now, for ye shall laugh.

John 16:20-22

Verily, verily, I say unto you, That ye shall weep and lament, and the world shall rejoice; but even though ye shall be sorrowful, your sorrow shall be turned into joy.

2 Corinthians 7:10

For godly sorrow works repentance to salvation, of which there is no need to repented; but the sorrow of the world works death.

James 4:9

Be afflicted and mourn and weep; let your laughter be turned to mourning and your joy to heaviness.

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