29 Bible Verses about Unhappiness

And as they were eating, he said, Verily I say unto you, that one of you shall betray me. And exceedingly grieved, they began to say to him every one of them, Lord, am I the person?

And they began to be very sorry, and to say to him, one by one, Is it I? and another said, Is it I?

But now I am going away to him that sent me; and none of you asketh me, Whither art thou going? But because I have spoken these things to you, sorrow hath filled your heart.

and they shall kill him, and the third day he shall rise again. And they were grieved exceedingly.

And when he rose up from prayer, on coming to his disciples, he found them sleeping from sorrow.

And he said unto them, What are these discourses that ye interchange among you, as ye are walking, and bear such a face of dejection?

But Mary stood at the sepulchre, without, weeping: as therefore she wept, she bent forward towards the sepulchre.

most peculiarly afflicted at that word which he had spoken, that they should see his face no more: and they accompanied him unto the ship.

For sick indeed he was, nigh unto death: but God had mercy on him; and not on him only, but on me also, that I might not have sorrow upon sorrow.

Now I would not have you ignorant, brethren, concerning those who are fallen asleep, that ye be not afflicted, as the rest [of mankind] who have no hope.

IT is generally reported that there is whoredom among you, and such whoredom as is not even named among the Gentiles, that one should have his father's wife. And ye are puffed up, though ought ye not rather to be grieved? that he who hath done this deed might be plucked from the midst of you.

Then Judas who betrayed him, seeing that he was condemned, repenting, carried back the thirty silver pieces to the chief priests and the elders,

And Peter going without, wept bitterly.

that great is my sorrow and unceasing the anguish in my heart.

For if I make you sorry, who is he that maketh me glad, but he that is made sorrowful by me? And I have written unto you for this very purpose, that I might not, when I come to you, have sorrow from those in whom I ought to rejoice, having confidence in you all, that my joy is the joy of you all. For out of much affliction and anguish of heart I wrote unto you with many tears, not that ye should be grieved, but that ye might know the love which I have more abundantly towards you.read more.
Now if any person hath given cause for grief, he hath not grieved me [merely], but partly all of you; that I may add no farther burden.

For if I grieved you by a letter, I do not repent, though I did repent: for I perceive that this letter made you sorry, though but for a season. Now I rejoice, not that ye have been made sorrowful, but that ye have sorrowed unto repentance; for ye have been made sorry in a godly manner, that ye might receive damage from us in nothing. For sorrow of a godly sort worketh repentance unto salvation never to be repented of, but worldly sorrow worketh death.read more.
For behold this very thing, that ye were made sorry after a godly manner, how great diligence did it produce in you! yea, what apologizing! yea, what indignation! yea, what fear! yea, what earnest desire! yea, what zeal! yea, what vengeance! In every step ye have approved yourselves as pure in this affair.

For the love of money is the root of all evils, which some coveting, have wandered away from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.

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

And groaning over this speech, he went away sorrowful: for he had many estates.

But he, on hearing these things, was exceeding sorrowful: for he was very rich.

Jesus wept.

Then saith he to them. My soul is exceeding sorrowful even to death: abide here, and watch with me.

and he saith to them, My soul is deeply afflicted even to death: abide here, and watch.

When Jesus then saw her weeping, and all the Jews who came with her lamenting, he groaned in spirit, and was himself greatly agitated:

Now is my soul troubled; and what shall I say? Father, save me from this hour: but for this cause came I unto this hour.

As Jesus was speaking these words, he was greatly agitated in spirit, and testified, and said, Verily, verily, I say unto you, that one of you shall betray me.

And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye have been sealed unto the day of redemption.

Wherein ye exult, though yet for a little space, (if it must be so,) ye are in sorrow through various trials:

Verily, verily, I say unto you, That ye shall weep and lament, but the world shall rejoice: and ye shall be very sorrowful, but your sorrow shall be turned into joy. A woman when she is in travail hath sorrow, because her hour is come: but when the little son is born, she no more remembers the anguish, for joy that a man is brought into the world. And ye therefore have indeed at present sorrow: but I will see you again, and your heart shall be made glad, and your joy no man taketh from you.