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

And in that day did the Lord GOD of hosts call for weeping, and for mourning, and for baldness, and for girding with sackcloth:

They shall come with weeping, and with supplications will I lead them: I will cause them to walk by the rivers of waters in a straight way, in which they shall not stumble: for I am a father to Israel, and Ephraim is 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; You have chastised me, and I was chastised, as a bullock unaccustomed to the yoke: restore me, and I shall return; for you are the LORD my God.

Lamentations 5:15

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

Ezekiel 7:16

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

Ezekiel 16:63

That you may remember, and be ashamed, and never open your mouth any more because of your shame, when I provide toward you an atonement for all that you have done, says 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 supplications: and they shall look upon me whom they have pierced, and they shall mourn for him, as one mourns for his only son, and shall be in bitterness for him, as one that is in bitterness for his firstborn.

Luke 6:21

Blessed are you that hunger now: for you shall be filled. Blessed are you that weep now: for you shall laugh.

Luke 16:25

But Abraham said, Son, remember that you in your lifetime received your good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things: but now he is comforted, and you are tormented.

2 Corinthians 7:10-11

For godly sorrow works repentance to salvation not to be regretted: but the sorrow of the world works death.

James 5:1-2

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

Revelation 18:7-8

So much as she has glorified herself, and lived luxuriously, so much torment and sorrow give her: 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, you rich men, weep and howl for your miseries that shall come upon you.

Before I was afflicted I went astray: but now have I kept your word.

They that sow in tears shall reap in 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.

And in that day did the Lord GOD of hosts call for weeping, and for mourning, and for baldness, and for girding with sackcloth:

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

That you may remember, and be ashamed, and never open your mouth any more because of your shame, when I provide toward you an atonement for all that you have done, says the Lord GOD.

Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.

Blessed are you that hunger now: for you shall be filled. Blessed are you that weep now: for you shall laugh.

For godly sorrow works repentance to salvation not to be regretted: but the sorrow of the world works death.

Let

My harp also is turned to mourning, and my flute into the voice of them that weep.

Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful; and the end of that mirth is grief.

I said of laughter, It is mad: and of mirth, What use is 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 has ceased; our dance has turned into mourning.

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

But Abraham said, Son, remember that you in your lifetime received your good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things: but now he is comforted, and you are tormented.

So much as she has glorified herself, and lived luxuriously, so much torment and sorrow give her: 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 heart is sorrowful; and the end of that mirth is grief.