It is better to go to the house of mourning than to go to the house of feasting, for that is the end of all men; and the living will lay it to his heart.

Isaiah 22:12-13

Therefore the Lord GOD of the hosts did call in this day unto weeping and to mourning and to baldness and to girding with sackcloth:

They shall come with weeping, but with mercies I will cause them to return; I will cause them to walk by the rivers of waters in a straight way, in which they shall not stumble; for I shall be a father to Israel, and Ephraim shall be my firstborn.

Jeremiah 31:13

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

Jeremiah 31:18-20

I have surely heard Ephraim bemoaning himself thus, Thou hast afflicted me, and I was chastised as an indomitable bullock: turn thou me, and I shall be turned; for thou art the LORD my God.

Lamentations 5:15

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

Ezekiel 7:16

And those that escape of them shall be upon the mountains like doves of the valleys, all of them mourning, each one for his iniquity.

Ezekiel 16:63

that thou may remember, and be confounded, and never open thy mouth any more because of thy shame, when I am pacified toward thee for all that thou hast done, said the Lord GOD.

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 prayer, and they shall look upon me whom they have pierced, and they shall mourn over him as one mourns for his only son, afflicting themselves over him as one afflicts himself over his firstborn.

Luke 6:21

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

Luke 16:25

But Abraham said, Son, remember that thou in thy lifetime didst receive thy good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things; but now he is comforted here, and thou art tormented.

2 Corinthians 7:10-11

For godly sorrow works repentance to salvation, of which there is no need to repented; but the sorrow of the world works death.

James 5:1-2

Come now, Oh ye rich, weep and howl for your miseries that shall come upon you.

Revelation 18:7-8

As much as she has glorified herself and lived deliciously, give her that much torment and sorrow; for she says in her heart, I sit a queen, and am no widow, and shall see no sorrow.

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

Come now, Oh ye rich, weep and howl for your miseries that shall come upon you.

Before I was humbled, I went into error, but now I keep thy spoken word.

Those that sow with tears shall reap with joy.

It is better to go to the house of mourning than to go to the house of feasting, for that is the end of all men; and the living will lay it to his heart.

Therefore the Lord GOD of the hosts did call in this day unto weeping and to mourning and to baldness and to girding with sackcloth:

And those that escape of them shall be upon the mountains like doves of the valleys, all of them mourning, each one for his iniquity.

that thou may remember, and be confounded, and never open thy mouth any more because of thy shame, when I am pacified toward thee for all that thou hast done, said the Lord GOD.

Blessed are those that mourn, for they shall be comforted.

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

For godly sorrow works repentance to salvation, of which there is no need to repented; but the sorrow of the world works death.

Let

My harp is turned to mourning, and my organ into the voice of those that weep.

Even in laughter, the scorner has pain in his heart, and the end of that mirth is heaviness.

I said of laughter, It is mad, and of mirth, What does it do?

The laughter of the fool is as the crackling of thorns under a pot, and this also (the laughter or prosperity of the fool) is vanity.

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

Woe unto you that are full! for ye shall hunger. Woe unto you that laugh now! for ye shall mourn and weep.

But Abraham said, Son, remember that thou in thy lifetime didst receive thy good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things; but now he is comforted here, and thou art tormented.

As much as she has glorified herself and lived deliciously, give her that much torment and sorrow; for she says in her heart, I sit a queen, and am no widow, and shall see no sorrow.

General references

Even in laughter, the scorner has pain in his heart, and the end of that mirth is heaviness.