James 4:9
Grieve, mourn, and weep. Turn your laughter to mourning, and your joy to gloom.
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Cross references
- Matthew 5:4 Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.
- 2 Corinthians 7:10–11 Godly sorrow brings repentance that leads to salvation without regret, but worldly sorrow brings death. Consider what this godly sorrow has produced in you: what earnestness, what eagerness to clear yourselves, what indignation, what alarm, what longing, what zeal, what vindication! In every way you have proved yourselves to be innocent in this matter.
- Luke 6:25 Woe to you who are well fed now, for you will hunger. Woe to you who laugh now, for you will mourn and weep.