Bible Verses about โdancing at a weddingโ
The Bible contains 35 verses about dancing at a wedding across both Old and New Testaments. These scriptures offer guidance and inspiration for your spiritual journey.
โa time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance;โ
โPraise him with tambourine and dancing! Praise him with stringed instruments and flute!โ
โLet them praise his name in the dance! Let them sing praises to him with tambourine and harp!โ
โ"Now his elder son was in the field. As he came near to the house, he heard music and dancing.โ
โMiriam the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took a tambourine in her hand; and all the women went out after her with tambourines and with dances.โ
โDavid danced before Yahweh with all his might; and David was clothed in a linen ephod.โ
โThen shall the virgin rejoice in the dance, and the young men and the old together; for I will turn their mourning into joy, and will comfort them, and make them rejoice from their sorrow.โ
โYou have turned my mourning into dancing for me. You have removed my sackcloth, and clothed me with gladness,โ
โFor many are called, but few chosen."โ
โJesus said to them, "Fill the water pots with water." They filled them up to the brim.โ
โHe said to them, "Now draw some out, and take it to the ruler of the feast." So they took it.โ
โWhen the ruler of the feast tasted the water now become wine, and didn't know where it came from (but the servants who had drawn the water knew), the ruler of the feast called the bridegroom,โ
โand said to him, "Everyone serves the good wine first, and when the guests have drunk freely, then that which is worse. You have kept the good wine until now!"โ
โJesus also was invited, with his disciples, to the marriage.โ
โWhen the wine ran out, Jesus' mother said to him, "They have no wine."โ
โJesus said to her, "Woman, what does that have to do with you and me? My hour has not yet come."โ
โHis mother said to the servants, "Whatever he says to you, do it."โ
โNow there were six water pots of stone set there after the Jews' way of purifying, containing two or three metretes apiece.โ
โThis beginning of his signs Jesus did in Cana of Galilee, and revealed his glory; and his disciples believed in him.โ
โMiriam answered them, "Sing to Yahweh, for he has triumphed gloriously. The horse and his rider he has thrown into the sea."โ
โThe third day, there was a marriage in Cana of Galilee. Jesus' mother was there.โ
โIt happened as they came, when David returned from the slaughter of the Philistine, that the women came out of all the cities of Israel, singing and dancing, to meet king Saul, with tambourines, with joy, and with instruments of music.โ
โBut when the king came in to see the guests, he saw there a man who didn't have on wedding clothing,โ
โ"Then he said to his servants, 'The wedding is ready, but those who were invited weren't worthy.โ
โand he said to him, 'Friend, how did you come in here not wearing wedding clothing?' He was speechless.โ
โThen the king said to the servants, 'Bind him hand and foot, take him away, and throw him into the outer darkness; there is where the weeping and grinding of teeth will be.'โ
โ"The Kingdom of Heaven is like a certain king, who made a marriage feast for his son,โ
โJesus answered and spoke again in parables to them, saying,โ
โand sent out his servants to call those who were invited to the marriage feast, but they would not come.โ
โAgain he sent out other servants, saying, 'Tell those who are invited, "Behold, I have prepared my dinner. My cattle and my fatlings are killed, and all things are ready. Come to the marriage feast!"'โ
โBut they made light of it, and went their ways, one to his own farm, another to his merchandise,โ
โand the rest grabbed his servants, and treated them shamefully, and killed them.โ
โWhen the king heard that, he was angry, and sent his armies, destroyed those murderers, and burned their city.โ
โGo therefore to the intersections of the highways, and as many as you may find, invite to the marriage feast.'โ
โThose servants went out into the highways, and gathered together as many as they found, both bad and good. The wedding was filled with guests.โ
