28 Bible Verses about Unhappiness

and, as they were eating, He said, "Verily I say to you, one of you will betray Me." And, being exceedingly grieved, they began to say to Him, each one, "Is it I, Lord?"

They began to be sorrowful, and to say to Him, one by one, "Is it I?"

And now I go to Him Who sent Me; and no one of you asks Me, 'Whither goest Thou?' But, because I have spoken these things to you, sorrow has filled your heart.

and they will kill Him, and on the third day He will be raised up." And they were grieved exceedingly.

And, arising from prayer, and coming to the disciples, He found them sleeping for grief,

And He said to them, "What words are these which ye are exchanging one with another, as ye walk?" And they stood still, with sad faces.

But Mary was standing without by the tomb, weeping. So, as she was weeping, she stooped to look into the tomb;

being distressed especially on account of the word which he had spoken, that they were to see his face no more. And they were escorting him to the ship.

For, in fact, he was sick, near to death; but God had mercy on him, and not on him only, but on me also, that I might not have sorrow upon sorrow.

But we do not wish you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning those falling asleep, that ye sorrow not even as the rest who have no hope;

Actually there is reported among you fornication, and such fornication as exists not even among the gentiles, that one of you should have his father's wife! And ye have become puffed up, and did not rather mourn, that he who did this deed might be taken away from you.

Then Judas, who betrayed Him, seeing that He was condemned, repenting, brought back the thirty pieces of silver to the high priests and the elders,

And, going forth without, he wept bitterly.

For, if I make you sorry, who, indeed, is he that makes me glad, but he that is made sorry by me? And I wrote this very thing, that I might not, when I came, have sorrow from those of whom I ought to have joy; having confidence in you all, that my joy is the joy of you all. For out of much tribulation and anguish of heart I wrote to you, through many tears; not that ye should be made sorry, but that ye might know the love which I have more abundantly toward you.read more.
But, if any one has caused sorrow, he has caused sorrow, not to me, but in part (that I press not too heavily) to you all.

because, even if I did make you sorry with my letter, I do not regret it, though I did regret it; for I see that that letter made you sorry, though but for a season. Now I rejoice, not that ye were made sorry, but that ye were made sorry unto repentance; for ye were made sorry after a godly manner, that in nothing ye might receive damage from us. For godly sorrow works repentance unto salvation, not to be repented of; but the sorrow of the world works death.read more.
For, behold this very thing??hat ye were made sorry after a godly manner??hat diligence it wrought in you; yea, what defense of yourselves; yea, what indignation; yea, what fear; yea what earnest desire; yea, what zeal; yea, what avenging! In everything ye proved yourselves to be pure in the matter.

For the love of money is a root of all the evils; which some reaching after wandered away from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.

But the young man, having heard this saying, went away grieved; for he was one who had large possessions.

But, becoming gloomy at this saying, he went away grieved; for he was one having great possessions.

And, when he heard these things, he became very sorrowful; for he was exceedingly rich.

Jesus wept.

Then saith He to them, "My soul is exceedingly sorrowful even unto death! Abide ye here, and watch with Me."

And He saith to them, "My soul is exceedingly sorrowful, unto death! Abide here, and watch."

Jesus, therefore, when He saw her weeping, and the Jews weeping who came with her, groaned in the spirit, and troubled Himself;

Now My soul has become troubled; and what shall I say? Father, save Me from this hour. But for this cause came I to this hour.

Having said these things, Jesus was troubled in spirit, and testified, and said, "Verily, verily, I say to you, that one of you will betray Me."

And grieve not the Holy Spirit of God, in Whom ye were sealed unto the day of redemption.

in which ye exult, though now, for a little while, if necessary, made sorrowful in manifold temptations;

Verily, verily, I say to you, that ye will weep and lament, but the world will rejoice: ye will be made sorrowful, but your sorrow will be turned into joy. A woman, when she is in travail, has sorrow, because her hour came; but, when she bears the child, she no longer remembers the anguish, because of the joy that a man was born into the world. And ye, therefore, now, indeed, have sorrow; but I will see you again, and your heart will rejoice, and your joy no one takes away from you.