James 4:9

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

Be afflicted, and mourn, and weep: let your laughter be turned into mourning, and your joy into sorrow.

Cross References

Matthew 5:4

Blessed are the meek: for they shall possess the land.

Proverbs 14:13

Laughter shall be mingled with sorrow, and mourning taketh hold of the end of joy.

Luke 6:25

Woe to you that are filled: for you shall hunger. Woe to you that now laugh: for you shall mourn and weep.

Ezekiel 16:63

That thou mayest remember and be confounded and mayest no more open thy mouth because of thy confusion, when I shall be pacified toward thee for all that thou hast done, saith the Lord God.

Ezekiel 7:16

And such of them as shall flee shall escape: and they shall be in the mountains like doves of the valleys, all of them trembling, every one for his iniquity.

Luke 16:25

And Abraham said to him: Son, remember that thou didst receive good things in thy lifetime, and likewise Lazarus evil things, but now he is comforted; and thou art tormented.

Job 30:31

My harp is turned to mourning: and my organ into the voice of those that weep.

Luke 6:21

Blessed are ye that hunger now: for you shall be filled. Blessed are ye that weep now: for you shall laugh.

Lamentations 5:15

The joy of our heart is ceased: our dancing is turned into mourning.

Jeremiah 31:13

Then shall the virgin rejoice in the dance, the young men and old men together: and I will turn their mourning into joy and will comfort them and make them joyful after their sorrow.

Jeremiah 31:9

They shall come with weeping: and I will bring them back in mercy. And I will bring them through the torrents of waters in a right way: and they shall not stumble in it. For I am a father to Israel, and Ephraim is my firstborn.

Ecclesiastes 2:2

Laughter I counted error: and to mirth I said: Why art thou vainly deceived?

Nehemiah 8:9

And Nehemias (he is Athersatha) and Esdras the priest and scribe, and the Levites who interpreted to all the people, said: This is a holy day to the Lord our God: do not mourn, nor weep. For all the people wept, when they heard the words of the law.

Matthew 21:41

They say to him: He will bring those evil men to an evil end; and will let out his vineyard to other husbandmen, that shall render him the fruit in due season.