29 Bible Verses about Unhappiness

and as they were eating, He said, Verily I tell you, that one of you will betray me. And they were exceedingly grieved, and said to Him, every one of them, Lord, is it I?

And they were grieved, and said to Him one by one, Is it I?

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

and they will put Him to death, and the third day He shall be raised again. And they were exceedingly grieved.

And when He rose up from prayer, He came to his disciples and found them sleeping for sorrow;

And He said unto them, What subjects are these, which ye are discoursing of to one another as ye walk, and why are ye sorrowful?

But Mary stood without near the sepulchre weeping: and as she wept she stooped down to look into the sepulchre; and there seeth two angels in white sitting,

that they should see his face no more. And they accompanied him to the ship.

For indeed he was sick and 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.

But I would not have you ignorant, my brethren, concerning those that are fallen asleep, that ye may not be grieved like others who have no hope:

It is commonly reported that there is lewdness among you, and such lewdness as is not named even amongst the heathens, that one should have his father's wife. And are ye puffed up, and have not rather grieved? that he who hath committed this fact might be expelled from among you?

Then Judas, who had betrayed Him, when he saw that He was condemned, being struck with remorse, brought back the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and the elders,

And Peter went out and wept bitterly.

that I have great grief and continual sorrow in my heart:

for if I grieve you, who is it that maketh me glad, but he that is grieved by me? And I wrote this to you, that when I come I may not have grief from those of whom I ought to receive joy, being persuaded concerning all of you, that my joy is the joy of you all. For through much affliction and distress of heart I wrote to you with many tears; not that ye might be grieved, but that ye might know the love with which I abound towards you.read more.
And if any one hath caused grief, it hath grieved me only as to part of you, (that I may not overcharge you

For though I grieved you by my letter, I do not repent, though I did repent; for I perceive that that epistle grieved you, though it was but for a little while. However, now I rejoice, not that ye were made sorry, but that ye sorrowed to repentance; for ye were grieved after a godly manner, so that ye received no damage from us. For godly sorrow worketh repentance to salvation not to be repented of: but the sorrow of the world worketh death.read more.
For behold this very thing, that ye sorrowed after a godly manner, what diligence it wrought in you! yea, what apology, what indignation, what fear, what earnest desire, what zeal, what revenge! by all which ye have shewn yourselves to be clear in the affair.

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

But when the young man heard that, he went away sorrowful; for he had large possessions.

But he was sad at that saying, and went away sorrowful; for he had great possessions.

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

They say unto Him, Lord, come and see: and Jesus wept.

and saith unto them, My soul is exceeding sorrowful even unto death, stay here and watch with me.

And He saith unto them, My Soul is exceeding sorrowful even unto death, stay here and watch.

Jesus therefore, when He saw her weeping, and the Jews also weeping, that came with her, groaned in spirit and was troubled.

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

Jesus having said these things was troubled in spirit, and He openly testified and said, Verily, verily I tell you, that one of you will betray me.

And grieve not the holy Spirit of God whereby ye are sealed to the day of redemption.

In which ye rejoice, tho' now for a little while, if need be, ye are grieved through various trials.

Verily I tell you, that ye shall weep and lament, but the world shall rejoice: and ye shall be sorrowful, but your sorrow shall be turned into joy. A woman when she is in labor, hath sorrow, because her hour is come; but when she is delivered of the child, she thinks no more of the anguish, for joy, that a man is born into the world. And ye therefore now have sorrow; but I will see you again, and your heart shall rejoice, and your joy shall no one take from you.