Ecclesiastes 3:4

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 throw 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

The prophet Miriam, Aaron's sister, took a tambourine in her hand. All the women, danced with tambourines, and followed her.

Romans 12:15

Rejoice with those who rejoice, and weep with those who weep.

Genesis 21:6

Sarah said: God brought me laughter. Everyone who hears about this will laugh on account of me.

2 Samuel 6:16

When the Ark of Jehovah came to the City of David, Saul's daughter Michal looked out of a window and saw King David leaping and dancing in Jehovah's presence. She despised him in her heart.

Nehemiah 8:9-12

Nehemiah, who was the Tirshatha (Governor), and Ezra, the priest and scribe, and the Levites who were the teachers of the people, said to all the people: This day is holy to Jehovah your God. Let there be no sorrow or weeping. For all the people were weeping on hearing the words of the law.

Nehemiah 9:1-38

Now on the twenty-fourth day of this month the children of Israel came together, taking no food and putting sackcloth and dust on their bodies.

Psalm 30:5

For His anger is only for a moment. His favor is for a lifetime! Weeping may last for the night but a shout of joy comes in the morning.

Psalm 126:1-2

When Jehovah brought back the captive ones of Zion, it was like a dream.

Psalm 126:5-6

Those who cry while they plant will joyfully sing while they harvest.

Isaiah 22:12-13

In that day Jehovah God of Hosts called to weeping and mourning, to baldness and putting on sackcloth.

Matthew 9:15

Jesus replied: Should the wedding guests mourn and also celebrate with the groom? The days will come when the bridegroom will be taken away from them. Then they will fast.

Matthew 11:17

They say: 'We piped for you and you did not dance. We cried and you did not mourn.'

Luke 1:13-14

Have no fear Zechariah, said the angel, for God has heard your prayer. Your wife Elisabeth will have a son and his name will be John.

Luke 1:58

Her neighbors and her relatives heard that Jehovah magnified his mercy towards her; and they rejoiced with her.

Luke 6:21-25

Blessed are you who hunger now for you shall be filled. Blessed are you who weep now: for you shall laugh.

John 16:20-22

Truly I tell you, 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 leading to salvation. This is a repentance that brings no regret: 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.