James 4:9

Holman Christian Standard Bible

Be miserable and mourn and weep. Your laughter must change to mourning and your joy to sorrow.

Cross References

Nehemiah 8:9

Nehemiah the governor, Ezra the priest and scribe, and the Levites who were instructing the people said to all of them, “This day is holy to the Lord your God. Do not mourn or weep.” For all the people were weeping as they heard the words of the law.

Job 30:31

My lyre is used for mourning and my flute for the sound of weeping.

Psalm 119:136

My eyes pour out streams of tears because people do not follow Your instruction.

Psalm 119:67

Before I was afflicted I went astray, but now I keep Your word.

Psalm 119:71

It was good for me to be afflicted so that I could learn Your statutes.

Proverbs 14:13

Even in laughter a heart may be sad, and joy may end in grief.

Ecclesiastes 2:2

I said about laughter, “It is madness,” and about pleasure, “What does this accomplish? ”

Jeremiah 31:13

Then the young woman will rejoice with dancing, while young and old men rejoice together. I will turn their mourning into joy, give them consolation, and bring happiness out of grief.

Jeremiah 31:9

They will come weeping, but I will bring them back with consolation. I will lead them to wadis filled with water by a smooth way where they will not stumble, for I am Israel’s Father, and Ephraim is My firstborn.

Lamentations 5:15

Joy has left our hearts; our dancing has turned to mourning.

Ezekiel 16:63

so that when I make atonement for all you have done, you will remember and be ashamed, and never open your mouth again because of your disgrace.” This is the declaration of the Lord God.

Ezekiel 7:16

The survivors among them will escape and live on the mountains like doves of the valley, all of them moaning, each over his own iniquity.

Matthew 21:41

“He will completely destroy those terrible men,” they told Him, “and lease his vineyard to other farmers who will give him his produce at the harvest.”

Matthew 5:4

Those who mourn are blessed, for they will be comforted.

Luke 16:25

“ ‘Son,’ Abraham said, ‘remember that during your life you received your good things, just as Lazarus received bad things, but now he is comforted here, while you are in agony.

Luke 6:21

You who are now hungry are blessed, because you will be filled. You who now weep are blessed, because you will laugh.

Luke 6:25

Woe to you who are now full, for you will be hungry. Woe to you who are now laughing, for you will mourn and weep.