14 Bible Verses about Dancing
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A time to weep, and a time to laugh; A time to mourn, and a time to dance;
Thou hast turned my heaviness into joy; thou hast put off my sackcloth, and girded me with gladness.
Let them praise his name in the dance, let them sing praises unto him with tabret and harp.
Praise him in the cymbals and dances; praise him upon the strings and pipe.
Then shall the maid rejoice in the dance, yea both young and old folks. For I will turn their sorrow into gladness, and will comfort them and make them joyful, even from their hearts.
And David danced before the LORD with all his might, in a linen ephod gird unto him.
{Praise the Everlasting} O praise the LORD in his sanctuary; praise him in the firmament of his power. Praise him in his noble acts; praise him in his excellent greatness. Praise him in the sound of the trumpet; praise him upon the lute and harp.read more.
Praise him in the cymbals and dances; praise him upon the strings and pipe. Praise him upon the well-tuned cymbals; praise him upon the loud cymbals. Let everything that hath breath praise the LORD! Praise the everlasting! Hallelujah!
I will repair thee again, O thou daughter of Israel, that thou mayest be fast and sure. Thou shalt take thy tabrets again, and go forth, with them that lead the dance.
Then Jephthah came to Mizpeh unto his house. And see, his daughter came out against him, with timbrels and dances, which was his only child: so that beside her he had neither son nor daughter.
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. And Miriam sang before them, "Sing ye unto the LORD, for he is become glorious indeed! The horse and his rider hath he overthrown in the sea!"
{A Psalm of Praise} O be joyful in the lord, all ye lands; serve the LORD with gladness, and come before his presence with a song. Be ye sure, that the LORD he is God; it is he that hath made us, and not we ourselves. We are but his people, and the sheep of his pasture.read more.
O go your way into his gates then with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise; be thankful unto him, and speak good of his name. For the LORD is gracious, his mercy is everlasting, and his truth endureth from generation to generation.
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.
And as the Ark of the Covenant of the LORD came unto the city of David, Michal the daughter of Saul looked out at a window: and when she saw king David dancing and playing, she despised him in her heart.
From Thematic Bible
Dancing » Worldly
And as soon as he came nigh unto the host and saw the calf and the dancing, his wrath waxed hot, and he cast the tables out of his hand, and brake them even at the hill foot.
And when he had brought him: see, they lay scattered abroad upon the earth, eating and drinking and triumphing over all the great prey that they had carried away out of the land of the Philistines, and out of the land of Judah.
Then Jephthah came to Mizpeh unto his house. And see, his daughter came out against him, with timbrels and dances, which was his only child: so that beside her he had neither son nor daughter.
And when ye see that the daughters of Shiloh come out to dance in a row, then come ye out of the vineyards, and catch you every man a wife of the daughters of Shiloh, and get you unto the land of Benjamin."
Dancing » Before the lord
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.
Praise him in the cymbals and dances; praise him upon the strings and pipe.
And David danced before the LORD with all his might, in a linen ephod gird unto him.
Let them praise his name in the dance, let them sing praises unto him with tabret and harp.
Dancing » Herodias dances in the presence of herod (antipas)
But when Herod's birthday was come, the daughter of Herodias danced before them, and pleased Herod.
And the daughter of the said Herodias came in and danced, and pleased Herod and them that sat at board also. Then the king said unto the maiden, "Ask of me what thou wilt, and I will give it thee."
Dancing » Idolatrous
When Moses saw that the people were naked - for Aaron had made them naked unto their shame when they made insurrection -
And as soon as he came nigh unto the host and saw the calf and the dancing, his wrath waxed hot, and he cast the tables out of his hand, and brake them even at the hill foot.
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