Parallel Verses
Julia Smith Translation
A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance:
New American Standard Bible
A time to mourn and a time to
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 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;
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
Word Count of 20 Translations in Ecclesiastes 3:4
Verse Info
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: 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 collect stones a time to embrace, and a time to be far from embracing:
Cross References
Exodus 15:20
And Miriam the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, will take the drum in her hand; and all the women will go forth after her, with drums and with lutes.
Romans 12:15
To rejoice with the rejoicing, and weep with the weeping.
Genesis 21:6
And Sarah will say, God made me laugh; all hearing will laugh with me.
2 Samuel 6:16
And the ark of Jehovah was coming to the city of David, and Michal, Saul's daughter, looked forth without the window, and she will see king David being strengthened and leaping before Jehovah, and she will despise him in her heart.
Nehemiah 8:9-12
And Nehemiah, (he the Tirshatha) will say, and Ezra the priest the scribe, and the Levites causing the people to understand, To all the people this day is holy to Jehovah your God; ye shall not mourn, and ye shall not weep. For all the people weeping in their hearing to the words of the law.
Nehemiah 9:1-38
And in the twenty and fourth day to this month, the sons of Israel were gathered together with fasting and with sackclothes, and earth upon them.
Psalm 30:5
For a moment in his anger; life in his acceptance: weeping shall lodge in the evening, and rejoicing for the morning.
Psalm 126:1-2
Song of ascensions. In Jehovah turning back the returning of we were as those dreaming.
Psalm 126:5-6
They sowing in tears shall reap in rejoicing.
Isaiah 22:12-13
And the Lord Jehovah of armies in that day will call to weeping and to wailing, and to baldness and to girding with sackcloth:
Matthew 9:15
And Jesus said to them, The sons of the nuptial chamber cannot mourn inasmuch as the bridegroom is with them; but the days shall come when the bridegroom shall be taken away from them, and then shall they fast.
Matthew 11:17
And saying, We played the flute to you, and ye moved not; we lamented to you and ye lamented not.
Luke 1:13-14
And the messenger said to him, Fear not, Zacharias: for thy supplication has been heard; and thy wife Elizabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John.
Luke 1:58
And they dwelling near and her kinsmen heard, for the Lord magnified his mercy with her; and they rejoiced with her.
Luke 6:21-25
Happy the hungering now: for ye shall be satisfied. Happy the weeping now: for ye shall laugh.
John 16:20-22
Truly, truly, I say to you, That ye shall weep and lament, but the world shall rejoice: and ye shall be grieved, but your grief shall be into joy.
2 Corinthians 7:10
For grief according to God works repentance to salvation not to be repented of: but grief of the world works death.
James 4:9
Toil, and mourn, and weep: let your laughter be turned to mourning, and joy to dejection.