Malachi 3:14
Ye say, It is vain to serve God; and what profit is it that we keep his charge, and that we walk mournfully before Jehovah of hosts?
Isaiah 58:3
Wherefore have we fasted, and thou seest not; have afflicted our soul, and thou takest no knowledge? Behold, in the day of your fast ye find what pleaseth you, and exact all your labours.
Zephaniah 1:12
And it shall come to pass at that time, that I will search Jerusalem with lamps, and punish the men that are settled on their lees, that say in their heart, Jehovah will not do good, neither will he do evil.
Job 21:14-15
And they say unto God, Depart from us, for we desire not the knowledge of thy ways!
Job 22:17
Who said unto God, Depart from us! and what could the Almighty do to them?
Job 34:9
For he hath said, It profiteth not a man if he delight himself in God.
Job 35:3
For thou hast asked of what profit it is unto thee: what do I gain more than if I had sinned?
Psalm 73:8-13
They mock and speak wickedly of oppression, they speak loftily:
Joel 2:12
Yet even now, saith Jehovah, turn to me with all your heart, and with fasting, and with weeping, and with mourning;
Zechariah 7:3-6
and to speak unto the priests that were in the house of Jehovah of hosts, and to the prophets, saying, Should I weep in the fifth month, separating myself, as I have done now so many years?
James 4:9
Be wretched, and mourn, and weep: let your laughter be turned to mourning, and your joy to heaviness.