James 4:9

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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 men of wealth, give yourselves to weeping and crying because of the bitter troubles which are coming to you.

Before I was in trouble I went out of the way; but now I keep your word.

It is better to go to the house of weeping, than to go to the house of feasting; because that is the end of every man, and the living will take it to their hearts.

And in that day the Lord, the Lord of armies, was looking for weeping, and cries of sorrow, cutting off of the hair, and putting on the clothing of grief:

They will come with weeping, and going before them I will be their guide: guiding them by streams of water in a straight way where there is no falling: for I am a father to Israel, and Ephraim is the first of my sons.

And those of them who get away safely will go and be in the secret places like the doves of the valleys, all of them will come to death, every one in his sin.

So that, at the memory of these things, you may be at a loss, never opening your mouth because of your shame; when you have my forgiveness for all you have done, says the Lord.

And I will send down on the family of David and on the people of Jerusalem the spirit of grace and of prayer; and their eyes will be turned to the one who was wounded by their hands: and they will be weeping for him as for an only son, and their grief for him will be bitter, like the grief of one sorrowing for his oldest son.

Happy are those who are sad: for they will be comforted.

Happy are you who are in need of food now: for you will be made full. Happy are you who are weeping now; for you will be glad.

For the sorrow which God gives is the cause of salvation through a change of heart, in which there is no reason for grief: but the sorrow of the world is a cause of death.

Let

And my music has been turned to sorrow, and the sound of my pipe into the noise of weeping.

Even while laughing the heart may be sad; and after joy comes sorrow.

Of laughing I said, It is foolish; and of joy--What use is it?

Like the cracking of thorns under a pot, so is the laugh of a foolish man; and this again is to no purpose.

The joy of our hearts is ended; our dancing is changed into sorrow.

Unhappy are you who are full of food now: for you will be in need. Unhappy are you who are laughing now: for you will be crying in sorrow.

But Abraham said, Keep in mind, my son, that when you were living, you had your good things, while Lazarus had evil things: but now, he is comforted and you are in pain.

As she gave glory to herself, and became more evil in her ways, in the same measure give her pain and weeping: for she says in her heart, I am seated here a queen, and am no widow, and will in no way see sorrow.

General references

Even while laughing the heart may be sad; and after joy comes sorrow.