29 Bible Verses about Unhappiness

And as they were eating, he said, "Truly, I say to you, one of you will betray me." And they were very sorrowful, and began to say to him one after another, "Is it I, Lord?"

They began to be sorrowful, and to say to him one by one, "Is it I?"

But now I am going to him who sent me, yet none of you asks me, 'Where are you going?' But because I have said these things to you, sorrow has filled your heart.

and they will kill him, and he will be raised on the third day." And they were greatly distressed.

When he rose from prayer, and came to his disciples, he found them sleeping from sorrow.

And he said to them, "What is this conversation which you are exchanging with each other as you walk?" And they stood still, looking sad.

But Mary stood weeping outside the tomb, and as she wept she stooped to look into the tomb.

grieving most of all over the word which he had spoken, that they would not see his face again. And they accompanied him to the ship.

Indeed he was ill, near to death. But God had mercy on him, and not only on him but on me also, lest I should have sorrow upon sorrow.

But we do not want you to be ignorant, brethren, about those who are asleep, so that you will not grieve as do the rest who have no hope.

It is actually reported that there is immorality among you, and of a kind that does not occur even among pagans: a man has his father's wife. And you are arrogant! Ought you not rather to have mourned? Let the one who has done this be removed from your midst.

When Judas, his betrayer, saw that he was condemned, he repented and brought back the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and the elders,

And he went out and wept bitterly.

that I have great sorrow and unceasing anguish in my heart.

For if I cause you pain, who is there to make me glad but the one whom I have pained? And I wrote as I did, so that when I came I might not suffer pain from those who should have made me rejoice, for I had confidence in all of you, that my joy would be the joy of you all. For I wrote you out of much affliction and anguish of heart and with many tears, not to cause you pain but to let you know the abundant love that I have for you.read more.
But if any one has caused pain, he has caused it not to me, but in some measurenot to put it too severelyto all of you.

For even if I made you sorry with my letter, I do not regret it. Though I did regret itfor I see that my letter hurt you, though only for a little while now I rejoice, not because you were made sorry, but because your sorrow led you to repentance; for you became sorrowful as God intended, so that you suffered no loss through us. For godly sorrow produces a repentance that leads to salvation and brings no regret, but worldly sorrow produces death.read more.
For behold what this very thing, godly sorrow, has produced in you: what earnestness, what eagerness to clear yourselves, what indignation, what alarm, what longing, what zeal, what readiness to see justice done! At every point you have proved yourselves to be innocent in this matter.

For the love of money is a root of all sorts of evil, and some by longing for it have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs.

But when the young man heard this, he went away sorrowful, for he had great possessions.

But he fell sad at this word, and went away sorrowful, for he had great possessions.

But when he heard this, he became very sad, for he was extremely rich.

Jesus wept.

Then he said to them, "My soul is exceedingly sorrowful, even to death. Stay here and watch with me."

And he said to them, "My soul is very sorrowful, even to death; stay here, and watch."

When Jesus saw her weeping, and the Jews who came with her also weeping, he was deeply moved in spirit and troubled.

"Now is my soul troubled, and what shall I say? 'Father, save me from this hour'? No, for this purpose I came to this hour.

When Jesus had said this, he was troubled in spirit, and testified, "Truly, truly, I say to you, one of you will betray me."

And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, in whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.

In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have to suffer various trials,

Truly, truly, I say to you, you will weep and lament, but the world will rejoice; you will be sorrowful, but your sorrow will turn into joy. When a woman is in labor she has sorrow, because her hour has come; but as soon as she gives birth to the child, she no longer remembers the anguish, for joy that a child has been born into the world. So you have sorrow now, but I will see you again and your heart will rejoice, and no one will take your joy from you.