James 4:9
Be miserable, mourn ... and weep aloud. Let your laughter be turned to grief and your joy to gloom.
Luke 6:25
A curse on you who live in luxury now, for you will be hungry. A curse on you who laugh now, for you will mourn and weep.
Matthew 5:4
"Blessed are the mourners, for they will be comforted.
Luke 6:21
Blessed are you who are hungry now, for you will be completely satisfied! Blessed are you who are weeping now, for you will laugh!
Luke 16:25
But Abraham said, 'My child, remember that you received in full your blessings in your lifetime, and Lazarus his hardships in his, but now he is continuously comforted here, while you are continuously tortured there.
2 Corinthians 7:10-11
For the sorrow that comes in accordance with the will of God results in repentance that leads to salvation and leaves no regrets, but the sorrow the world produces results in death.
James 5:1-2
Come now, you rich people, weep aloud and howl over the miseries that are sure to overtake you.
Revelation 18:7-8
To the same degree in which she has lived in splendor and luxury, give her torture and tears. Because she is always boasting in her heart, 'I sit enthroned as queen; I am not a widow, I shall never experience any sorrow' --