Proverbs 14:13

Even in laughter a heart may be sad,
and joy may end in grief.

Ecclesiastes 2:2

I said about laughter, “It is madness,” and about pleasure, “What does this accomplish?”

Proverbs 5:4

in the end she’s as bitter as wormwood
and as sharp as a double-edged sword.

Ecclesiastes 2:10-11

All that my eyes desired, I did not deny them. I did not refuse myself any pleasure, for I took pleasure in all my struggles. This was my reward for all my struggles.

Ecclesiastes 7:5-6

It is better to listen to rebuke from a wise person
than to listen to the song of fools,

Rejoice, young man, while you are young,
and let your heart be glad in the days of your youth.
And walk in the ways of your heart
and in the sight of your eyes;
but know that for all of these things God will bring you to judgment.

Luke 16:25

“‘Son,’ Abraham said, ‘remember that during your life you received your good things, just as Lazarus received bad things, but now he is comforted here, while you are in agony.

James 4:9

Be miserable and mourn and weep. Your laughter must change to mourning and your joy to sorrow.

Revelation 18:7-8

As much as she glorified herself and lived luxuriously,
give her that much torment and grief,
for she says in her heart,
“I sit as a queen;
I am not a widow,
and I will never see grief.”

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