James 4:9

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

Be sad and sorry and weep. Stop laughing and start crying. Be gloomy instead of glad.

Cross References

Nehemiah 8:9

The people started crying when God's Law was read to them. Then Nehemiah the governor, Ezra the priest and teacher, and the Levites who had been teaching the people all said, “This is a special day for the LORD your God. So don't be sad and don't cry!”

Job 30:31

My only songs are sorrow and sadness.

Psalm 119:136

When anyone disobeys you, my eyes overflow with tears.

Psalm 119:67

Once you corrected me for not obeying you, but now I obey.

Psalm 119:71

When you corrected me, it did me good because it taught me to study your laws.

Proverbs 14:13

Sorrow may hide behind laughter, and happiness may end in sorrow.

Ecclesiastes 2:2

Laughing and having fun is mad. What good does it do?

Jeremiah 31:13

Young women and young men, together with the elderly, will celebrate and dance, because I will comfort them and turn their sorrow into happiness.

Jeremiah 31:9

They will weep and pray as I bring them home. I will lead them to streams of water. They will walk on a level road and not stumble. I am a father to Israel, my favourite children.

Lamentations 5:15

Our hearts are sad; instead of dancing, we mourn.

Ezekiel 16:63

I will forgive you, but you will think about your sins and be too ashamed to say a word. I, the LORD God, have spoken.

Ezekiel 7:16

Anyone who survives will escape into the hills, like doves who leave the valleys to find safety. All of you will moan because of your sins.

Matthew 21:41

The chief priests and leaders answered, “He will kill them in some horrible way. Then he will let his vineyard to people who will give him his share of grapes at harvest time.”

Matthew 5:4

God blesses those people who grieve. They will find comfort!

Luke 16:25

Abraham answered, “My friend, remember that while you lived, you had everything good, and Lazarus had everything bad. Now he is happy, and you are in pain.

Luke 6:21

God will bless you hungry people. You will have plenty to eat! God will bless you people who are crying. You will laugh!

Luke 6:25

You well-fed people are in for trouble. You will go hungry! You people who are laughing now are in for trouble. You are going to cry and weep!