It is better to go to the house of mourning than to go to the house of feasting: in that that is the end of all men, and the living taketh it to heart.

Isaiah 22:12-13

And in that day did the Lord Jehovah of hosts call to weeping, and to mourning, and to baldness, and to girding with sackcloth;

They shall come with weeping, and with supplications will I lead them; I will cause them to walk by water-brooks, in a straight way, wherein they shall not stumble; for I will be a father to Israel, and Ephraim is my firstborn.

Jeremiah 31:13

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

Jeremiah 31:18-20

I have indeed heard Ephraim bemoaning himself thus: Thou hast chastised me, and I was chastised as a bullock not trained: turn thou me, and I shall be turned; for thou art Jehovah my God.

Lamentations 5:15

The joy of our heart hath ceased; our dance is turned into mourning.

Ezekiel 7:16

And they that escape of them shall escape, and shall be on the mountains like doves of the valleys, all of them moaning, every one for his iniquity.

Ezekiel 16:63

that thou mayest remember, and be ashamed, and no more open thy mouth because of thy confusion, when I forgive thee all that thou hast done, saith the Lord Jehovah.

Zechariah 12:10-14

And I will pour upon the house of David and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem the spirit of grace and of supplications; and they shall look on me whom they pierced, and they shall mourn for him, as one mourneth for an only son, and shall be in bitterness for him, as one that is in bitterness for his firstborn.

Luke 6:21

Blessed ye that hunger now, for ye shall be filled. Blessed ye that weep now, for ye shall laugh.

Luke 16:25

But Abraham said, Child, recollect that thou hast fully received thy good things in thy lifetime, and likewise Lazarus evil things. But now he is comforted here, and thou art in suffering.

2 Corinthians 7:10-11

For grief according to God works repentance to salvation, never to be regretted; but the grief of the world works death.

James 5:1-2

Go to now, ye rich, weep, howling over your miseries that are coming upon you.

Revelation 18:7-8

So much as she has glorified herself and lived luxuriously, so much torment and grief give to her. Because she says in her heart, I sit a queen, and I am not a widow; and I shall in no wise see grief:

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

James 4:9

Be afflicted, and mourn, and weep: let your laughter be turned to mourning, and your joy to heaviness.

Afflicted

Let

General references

Proverbs 14:13

Bible References

Afflicted

Go to now, ye rich, weep, howling over your miseries that are coming upon you.

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

They that sow in tears shall reap with rejoicing:

It is better to go to the house of mourning than to go to the house of feasting: in that that is the end of all men, and the living taketh it to heart.

And in that day did the Lord Jehovah of hosts call to weeping, and to mourning, and to baldness, and to girding with sackcloth;

And they that escape of them shall escape, and shall be on the mountains like doves of the valleys, all of them moaning, every one for his iniquity.

that thou mayest remember, and be ashamed, and no more open thy mouth because of thy confusion, when I forgive thee all that thou hast done, saith the Lord Jehovah.

Blessed they that mourn, for they shall be comforted.

Blessed ye that hunger now, for ye shall be filled. Blessed ye that weep now, for ye shall laugh.

For grief according to God works repentance to salvation, never to be regretted; but the grief of the world works death.

Let

My harp also is turned to mourning, and my pipe into the voice of weepers.

Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful, and the end of mirth is sadness.

I said of laughter, Madness! and of mirth, What availeth it?

For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool. This also is vanity.

The joy of our heart hath ceased; our dance is turned into mourning.

Woe to you that are filled, for ye shall hunger. Woe to you who laugh now, for ye shall mourn and weep.

But Abraham said, Child, recollect that thou hast fully received thy good things in thy lifetime, and likewise Lazarus evil things. But now he is comforted here, and thou art in suffering.

General references

Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful, and the end of mirth is sadness.