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Ecclesiastes 3:4 — A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to…
“A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance;”
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The verses around Ecclesiastes 3:4.
2A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted;
3A time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up;
4A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance;
5A time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing;
6A time to get, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away;
Verse explanation
Weeping and laughing, mourning and dancing form pairs of opposite emotions that alternate in real life without warning — the poem does not judge which one is better, it simply acknowledges that both have their moment.
From the Ecclesiastes 3 study in Bible in Stories.
Ecclesiastes 3:4 in other versions
The same verse in the 4 Bible versions we have on the site.
- KJV · King James
A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance;
Read the chapter in this version → - ARC · Almeida 1911Português
Tempo de chorar, e tempo de rir: tempo de prantear, e tempo de saltar:
Read the chapter in this version → - BLIVRE · Bíblia LivrePortuguês
Tempo de chorar e tempo de rir; tempo de lamentar, e tempo de saltar.
Read the chapter in this version → - VBL · Versión Biblia LibreEspañol
Tiempo de llorar, y tiempo de reír. Tiempo de llorar, y tiempo de bailar.
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