Ecclesiastes 3:4

God Has Ordained The Ebb And Flow Of Human Activities

³ A time to slay, and a time to make whole; 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;

Time to Laugh

Time to Weep

Exodus 15:20

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

Romans 12:15

Be merry with them that are merry. Weep with them that weep.

Genesis 21:6

And Sara said, "God hath made me a laughingstock: for all that hear, will laugh at 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 spring and dance before the LORD, and therefore despised him in her heart.

Nehemiah 8:9-12

And Nehemiah - which is Hathirsatha - and Ezra the priest and scribe, and the Levites that caused the people to take heed, said unto all the people, "This day is holy unto the LORD your God: be not ye sorry therefore, and weep not." For all the people wept when they heard the words of the law.

Nehemiah 9:1-38

In the four and twentieth day of this month came the children of Israel together with fasting, and sackcloth, and earth upon them,

Psalm 30:5

For his wrath endureth but the twinkling of an eye, and in his pleasure is life; heaviness may well endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning.

Psalm 126:1-2

{A song of the stairs} When the LORD turneth again the captivity of Zion, then were we like unto them that dream.

Psalm 126:5-6

They that sow in tears, shall reap in joy.

Isaiah 22:12-13

And at the same time shall the LORD of Hosts call men to weeping, mourning, to baldness and a putting on of sackcloth.

Matthew 9:15

And Jesus said unto them, "Can the wedding children mourn as long as the bridegroom is with them? The time will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken from them, and then shall they fast.

Matthew 11:17

and say, We have piped unto you, and ye have not danced; We have mourned unto you, and ye have not sorrowed.

Luke 1:13-14

And the angel said unto him, "Fear not Zacharias, for thy prayer is heard: And thy wife Elizabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John:

Luke 1:58

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

Luke 6:21-25

Blessed are ye that hunger now: for ye shall be satisfied. Blessed are ye that weep now: for ye shall laugh.

John 16:20-22

Verily, verily I say unto you, Ye shall weep and lament, and the world shall rejoice. Ye shall sorrow: but your sorrow shall be turned to joy.

2 Corinthians 7:10

For ye sorrowed godly: so that in nothing were ye hurt by us. For godly sorrow causeth repentance, unto salvation not to be repented of: when worldly sorrow causeth death.

James 4:9

Suffer afflictions: sorrow ye and weep. Let your laughter be turned to mourning, and your joy to heaviness.