29 Bible Verses about Unhappiness

And as they were eating, he said, Truly do I say to you, that one of you will betray me. And they were exceedingly sorrowful, and began every one to say to him, Is it I, Lord?

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

But now I go to him that sent me; and none of you asketh me, Whither goest thou? But because I have spoken these things to you, sorrow hath filled your hearts.

and they will put him to death; and on the third day he will rise again. And they were greatly grieved.

And rising up from prayer, he came to the disciples, and found them sleeping for sorrow,

And he said to them, What discourse is this which ye have one with another, as ye are walking? And they stood sad.

But Mary was standing without by the tomb weeping. And as she wept, she stooped down into the tomb,

sorrowing most of all for the word which he had spoken, that they were to see his face no more. And they accompanied him to the ship.

For indeed he was sick near to death; but God had mercy on him; and not on him only, but on me also, lest I should have sorrow upon sorrow.

But we would not have you ignorant, brethren, concerning those who are sleeping, that ye may not sorrow, as others do, who have no hope.

It is everywhere reported that there is fornication among you, and such fornication as is not even among the gentiles, that one should have his fathers wife. And ye are puffed up, and did not rather mourn, so that he that committed this deed might be separated from among you.

Then Judas, who betrayed him, when he saw that he was condemned, repented, and brought back the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders,

And he went out, and wept bitterly.

I have great grief and unceasing anguish in my heart.

For if I make you sorrowful, who is there to make me glad but he that is made sorrowful by me? And I wrote about this very matter, that I might not on my coming have sorrow from those who ought to gladden me, having confidence in all of you, that my joy is the joy of you all. For out of much distress and anguish of heart I wrote to you with many tears, not that ye should be made sorrowful, but that ye might know the exceeding love which I have for you.read more.
But if any one hath caused grief, he hath caused it not to me alone, but in a measure, not to be too severe on him, to all of you.

For though I caused you sorrow with the letter, I do not regret it, though I did regret it; for I perceive that that letter caused you sorrow, though it was but for a short time. Now I rejoice, not that ye were made sorrowful, but that your sorrow produced repentance. For the sorrow which ye felt had respect to God, that ye might in nothing receive injury from me. For sorrow before God worketh repentance to salvation never to be regretted; but the sorrow of the world worketh death.read more.
For behold this very thing, that your sorrow had respect to God; what earnestness it wrought in you; yea, what clearing of yourselves, yea, what indignation, yea, what fear, yea, what longing desire, yea, what zeal, yea, what readiness to punish! In every thing ye showed yourselves to be pure in the matter.

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

But the young man, on hearing this went away sorrowful; for he had great possessions.

But his countenance fell at that saying, and he went away sorrowful; for he had great possessions.

But when he heard this, he became very sorrowful; for he was very rich.

Jesus wept.

Then he saith to them, My soul is exceedingly sorrowful, even to death; remain here, and watch with me.

And he saith to them, My soul is exceedingly sorrowful, even to death; remain here and watch.

Jesus therefore when he saw her weeping, and the Jews also weeping who came with her, was greatly moved in his spirit, and much troubled,

Now is my soul troubled; and what shall I say? Father, save me from this hour! But for this cause I came to this hour.

Having said this, Jesus was troubled in spirit, and testified, and said, Truly, truly do I say to you, that one of you will betray me.

and grieve not the Holy Spirit of God, whereby ye were sealed unto the day of redemption.

wherein ye greatly rejoice, though now for a short time, if need be, made sorrowful by manifold trials,

Truly, truly do I say to you, that ye will weep and lament, but the world will rejoice; ye will be sorrowful, but your sorrow will be turned into joy. A woman when she is in travail hath sorrow, because her hour is come; but as soon as she is delivered of the child, she remembereth no more the anguish, through joy that a man is born into the world. So ye also now have sorrow; but I shall see you again, and your heart will rejoice, and your joy no one taketh from you.