James 4:9

American Standard Version 2015

Be afflicted, and mourn, and weep: let your laughter be turned to mourning, and your joy to heaviness.

Cross References

Matthew 5:4

Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.

Proverbs 14:13

Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful;\par\tab And the end of mirth is heaviness.

Luke 6:25

Woe unto you, ye that are full now! for ye shall hunger. Woe {\i unto you}, ye that laugh now! for ye shall mourn and weep.

Psalm 119:67

Before I was afflicted I went astray;\par\tab But now I observe thy word.

Ezekiel 16:63

that thou mayest remember, and be confounded, and never open thy mouth any more, because of thy shame, when I have forgiven thee all that thou hast done, saith the Lord Jehovah.\par

Ezekiel 7:16

But those of them that escape shall escape, and shall be on the mountains like doves of the valleys, all of them moaning, every one in his iniquity.

Luke 16:25

But Abraham said, Son, remember that thou in thy lifetime receivedst thy good things, and Lazarus in like manner evil things: but now here he is comforted, and thou art in anguish.

Job 30:31

Therefore is my harp {\i turned} to mourning,\par\tab And my pipe into the voice of them that weep.\par

Luke 6:21

Blessed {\i are} ye that hunger now: for ye shall be filled. Blessed {\i are} ye that weep now: for ye shall laugh.

Lamentations 5:15

The joy of our heart is ceased;\par\tab Our dance is turned into mourning.

Jeremiah 31:13

Then 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.

Jeremiah 31:9

They shall come with weeping; and with supplications will I lead them: I will cause them to walk by rivers of waters, in a straight way wherein they shall not stumble; for I am a father to Israel, and Ephraim is my first-born.\par

Ecclesiastes 2:2

I said of laughter, It is mad; and of mirth, What doeth it?

Psalm 119:71

It is good for me that I have been afflicted;\par\tab That I may learn thy statutes.

Psalm 119:136

Streams of water run down mine eyes,\par\tab Because they observe not thy law.\par

Nehemiah 8:9

And Nehemiah, who was the governor, and Ezra the priest the scribe, and the Levites that taught the people, said unto all the people, This day is holy unto Jehovah your God; mourn not, nor weep. For all the people wept, when they heard the words of the law.

Matthew 21:41

They say unto him, He will miserably destroy those miserable men, and will let out the vineyard unto other husbandmen, who shall render him the fruits in their seasons.