14 Bible Verses about Dancing

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Ecclesiastes 3:4

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

Psalm 30:11

You have turned my mourning into dancing; you took off my sackcloth and clothed me with a garment of joy,

Jeremiah 31:13

The virgins will rejoice with dancing, together with young men and old men. For I'll turn their mourning into joy, and I'll comfort them and give them gladness instead of sorrow.

2 Samuel 6:14

dancing in front of the LORD with all of his strength and wearing a linen ephod.

Psalm 150:1-6

Hallelujah! Praise God in his Holy Place. Praise him in his great expanse. Praise him for his mighty works. Praise him according to his excellent greatness. Praise him with trumpet sounding. Praise him with stringed instrument and harp.read more.
Praise him with tambourine and dancing. Praise him with stringed and wind instruments. Praise him with loud cymbals. Praise him with reverberating cymbals. Let everyone who breathes praise the LORD. Hallelujah!

Jeremiah 31:4

I'll again build you, and you will be rebuilt, Virgin Israel! You will again take up your tambourines and go out to dance with those who are filled with joy.

Job 21:11

They release their children to play like sheep; their young ones dance about,

Judges 11:34

When Jephthah arrived at his home in Mizpah surprise! it was his daughter who came out to meet him, playing tambourines and dancing. She was his one and only child. Except for her, he had no other son or daughter.

Exodus 15:20-21

Then Miriam the prophetess, Aaron's sister, took a tambourine in her hand and went out with all the women behind her with tambourines and dancing. Miriam sang to them, "Sing to the LORD, for he is highly exalted! The horse and its rider he has thrown into the sea."

Psalm 100:1-5

Shout to the LORD all the earth! Serve the LORD with joy. Come before him with a joyful shout! Acknowledge that the LORD is God. He made us and we belong to him; we are his people and the sheep of his pasture.read more.
Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise. Thank him and bless his name, for the LORD is good and his gracious love stands forever. His faithfulness remains from generation to generation. A Davidic Psalm

Exodus 15:20

Then Miriam the prophetess, Aaron's sister, took a tambourine in her hand and went out with all the women behind her with tambourines and dancing.

1 Chronicles 15:29

But as the Ark of the Covenant of the LORD approached the City of David, Saul's daughter Michal was peering out a window, watching King David dancing and cavorting around, and she despised him in her heart.

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Dancing » Worldly

Job 21:11

They release their children to play like sheep; their young ones dance about,

1 Samuel 30:16

The Egyptian led him to the camp, and there the Amalekites were spread out over the whole area, eating, drinking, and celebrating with the great amount of spoil they had taken from the territory belonging to the Philistines and to Judah.

Judges 11:34

When Jephthah arrived at his home in Mizpah surprise! it was his daughter who came out to meet him, playing tambourines and dancing. She was his one and only child. Except for her, he had no other son or daughter.

Judges 21:21

Watch when the unmarried women from Shiloh come out to participate in the dances. Then come out of the vineyards and each of you grab a wife from the unmarried women from Shiloh. Then go back home to the territory of Benjamin.

Dancing » Before the lord

Exodus 15:20

Then Miriam the prophetess, Aaron's sister, took a tambourine in her hand and went out with all the women behind her with tambourines and dancing.

2 Samuel 6:14

dancing in front of the LORD with all of his strength and wearing a linen ephod.

Dancing » Herodias dances in the presence of herod (antipas)

Matthew 14:6

But when Herod's birthday celebration was held, the daughter of Herodias danced before the guests. She pleased Herod

Mark 6:22

When the daughter of Herodias came in and danced, she pleased Herod and his guests. So the king told the girl, "Ask me for anything you want, and I'll give it to you."

Dancing » Idolatrous

Exodus 32:25

When Moses saw that the people were out of control since Aaron had let them get out of control, something that incited ridicule from their enemies

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