Ecclesiastes 3:4 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance;”

Ecclesiastes 3:4 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Ecclesiastes 3:4 in 6 Bible Translations

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Ecclesiastes 3:4 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

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

Ecclesiastes 3:4 — World English Bible

Ecclesiastes 3:4 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

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

Ecclesiastes 3:4 — American Standard Version

Ecclesiastes 3:4 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“A time to weep, And a time to laugh. A time to mourn, And a time to skip.”

Ecclesiastes 3:4 — Young's Literal Translation

Ecclesiastes 3:4 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“A time to weep, and a time to laugh; A time to mourn, and a time to dance; ”

Ecclesiastes 3:4 — Darby Translation

Ecclesiastes 3:4 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“A time to weepe, and a time to laugh: a time to mourne, and a time to dance.”

Ecclesiastes 3:4 — Geneva Bible

Ecclesiastes 3:4 in Context — Ecclesiastes 3

2 A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted;

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 cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing;

6 A time to get, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away;

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What Does Ecclesiastes 3:4 Mean?

Ecclesiastes 3:4 is a verse from the Book of Ecclesiastes, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Ecclesiastes chapter 3. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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