2 Corinthians 7:10

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

The kind of sorrow God wants makes people decide to change their lives. This leads them to salvation, and we cannot be sorry for that. But the kind of sorrow the world has will bring death.

Cross References

Acts 3:19

So you must change your hearts and lives. Come back to God, and he will forgive your sins.

Acts 11:18

When the Jewish believers heard this, they stopped arguing. They praised God and said, “So God is also allowing even those who are not Jews to change their hearts so that they can have the life he gives!”

2 Samuel 12:13

Then David said to Nathan, “I have sinned against the Lord.” Nathan said to David, “The Lord will forgive you, even for this sin. You will not die.

Luke 18:13

“The tax collector stood alone too. But when he prayed, he would not even look up to heaven. He felt very humble before God. He said, ‘O God, have mercy on me. I am a sinner!’

Luke 15:10

In the same way, it’s a happy time for the angels of God when one sinner decides to change.”

Jonah 3:10

God saw what the people did. He saw that they stopped doing evil. So God changed his mind and did not do what he planned. He did not punish the people.

Hebrews 12:17

You remember that after Esau did this, he wanted to get his father’s blessing. He wanted that blessing so much that he cried. But his father refused to give him the blessing, because Esau could find no way to change what he had done.

Proverbs 17:22

Happiness is good medicine, but sorrow is a disease.

Jonah 4:9

But God said to Jonah, “Do you think it is right for you to be angry just because this plant died?” Jonah answered, “Yes, it is right for me to be angry! I am angry enough to die!”

1 Samuel 30:6

All the men in the army were sad and angry because their sons and daughters were taken as prisoners. The men were talking about killing David with stones. This upset David very much, but he found strength in the Lord his God.

2 Corinthians 12:21

I am afraid that when I come to you again, my God will make me humble before you. I may have to cry over the loss of some who sinned before. Many of them have still not changed their hearts to be sorry for their evil lives, their sexual sins, and the shameful things they have done.

Matthew 26:75

Then he remembered what Jesus had told him: “Before the rooster crows, you will say three times that you don’t know me.” Then Peter went outside and cried bitterly.

Jonah 3:8

But every person and every animal must be covered with a special cloth to show they are sad. People must cry loudly to God. Everyone must change their life and stop doing bad things.

Ezekiel 7:16

“But some people will escape. The survivors will run to the mountains, but they will not be happy. They will be sad for all their sins. They will cry and make sad noises like doves.

Jeremiah 31:9

They will come back crying, but I will lead them and comfort them. I will lead them by streams of water. I will lead them on an easy road, where they will not stumble. I will lead them in that way because I am Israel’s father. And Ephraim is my firstborn son.

Proverbs 18:14

A good attitude will support you when you are sick, but if you give up, nothing can help.

Proverbs 15:15

Life is always hard for the poor, but the right attitude can turn it into a party.

Proverbs 15:13

If you are happy, your face shows it. If you are sad, your spirit feels defeated.

1 Kings 21:4

So Ahab went home angry and upset because Naboth told him, “I will not give you my family’s land.” Ahab went to bed, turned away from everyone, and refused to eat.

2 Samuel 17:23

When Ahithophel saw that the Israelites did not do what he suggested, he saddled his donkey and went back to his hometown. He made plans for his family and then hanged himself. They buried him in his father’s tomb.

2 Samuel 13:4

He said to Amnon, “You are the king’s son. So why do you always look so sad? Tell me what the trouble is!” Amnon told Jonadab, “I love Tamar. But she is the sister of my half-brother Absalom.”

Genesis 30:1

Rachel saw that she was not giving Jacob any children. She became jealous of her sister Leah. So Rachel said to Jacob, “Give me children, or I will die!”

Psalm 38:18

Lord, I told you about the evil I have done. I am sorry for my sin.

Ecclesiastes 7:3

Sorrow is even better than laughter, because when our face is sad, our heart becomes good.

2 Corinthians 7:9

Now I am happy, not because you were made sad, but because your sorrow made you decide to change. That is what God wanted, so you were not hurt by us in any way.