James 4:9

New American Standard Bible 2020

Be miserable, and mourn, and weep; let your laughter be turned into mourning, and your joy into gloom.

Cross References

Nehemiah 8:9

Then Nehemiah, who was the governor, and Ezra the priest and scribe, and the Levites who taught the people said to all the people, “This day is holy to the Lord your God; do not mourn or weep.” For all the people were weeping when they heard the words of the Law.

Job 30:31

“Therefore my harp is turned to mourning, And my flute to the sound of those who weep.

Psalm 119:136

My eyes shed streams of water, Because they do not keep Your Law.

Psalm 119:67

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

Psalm 119:71

It is good for me that I was afflicted, So that I may learn Your statutes.

Proverbs 14:13

Even in laughter the heart may be in pain, And the end of joy may be grief.

Ecclesiastes 2:2

I said of laughter, “It is senseless,” and of pleasure, “What does this accomplish?”

Jeremiah 31:13

“Then the virgin will rejoice in the dance, And the young men and the old together; For I will turn their mourning into joy And comfort them, and give them joy for their sorrow.

Jeremiah 31:9

“They will come with weeping, And by pleading I will bring them; I will lead them by streams of waters, On a straight path on which they will not stumble; For I am a father to Israel, And Ephraim is My firstborn.”

Lamentations 5:15

The joy of our hearts has ended; Our dancing has been turned into mourning.

Ezekiel 16:63

so that you may remember and be ashamed, and not open your mouth again because of your disgrace, when I have forgiven you for all that you have done,” the Lord God declares.

Ezekiel 7:16

Even when their survivors escape, they will be on the mountains like doves of the valleys, all of them moaning, each over his own wrongdoing.

Matthew 21:41

They *said to Him, “He will bring those wretches to a wretched end and lease the vineyard to other vine-growers, who will pay him the fruit in the proper seasons.”

Matthew 5:4

“Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.

Luke 16:25

But Abraham said, ‘Child, remember that during your life you received your good things, and likewise Lazarus bad things; but now he is being comforted here, and you are in agony.

Luke 6:21

Blessed are you who are hungry now, for you will be satisfied. Blessed are you who weep now, for you will laugh.

Luke 6:25

Woe to you who are well-fed now, for you will be hungry. Woe to you who laugh now, for you will mourn and weep.