James 4:9 Cross References

James 4:9

9: Let there be tears for the wrong things you have done. Let there be sorrow and deep grief. Let there be sadness instead of laughter, and gloom instead of joy.

Matthew 5:4

  1. God blesses those who mourn, for they will be comforted.

2 Corinthians 7:10

  1. For God can use sorrow in our lives to help us turn away from sin and seek salvation. We will never regret that kind of sorrow. But sorrow without repentance is the kind that results in death.
  2. Just see what this godly sorrow produced in you! Such earnestness, such concern to clear yourselves, such indignation, such alarm, such longing to see me, such zeal, and such a readiness to punish the wrongdoer. You showed that you have done everything you could to make things right.

Proverbs 14:13

  1. Laughter can conceal a heavy heart; when the laughter ends, the grief remains.

Luke 6:25

  1. What sorrows await you who are satisfied and prosperous now, for a time of awful hunger is before you. What sorrows await you who laugh carelessly, for your laughing will turn to mourning and sorrow.

James 5:1

  1. Look here, you rich people, weep and groan with anguish because of all the terrible troubles ahead of you.
  2. Your wealth is rotting away, and your fine clothes are moth-eaten rags.

Ezekiel 16:63

  1. You will remember your sins and cover your mouth in silence and shame when I forgive you of all that you have done, says the Sovereign LORD."

Psalms 119:67

  1. I used to wander off until you disciplined me; but now I closely follow your word.

Jeremiah 31:18

  1. I have heard Israel saying, `You disciplined me severely, but I deserved it. I was like a calf that needed to be trained for the yoke and plow. Turn me again to you and restore me, for you alone are the LORD my God.
  2. I turned away from God, but then I was sorry. I kicked myself for my stupidity! I was thoroughly ashamed of all I did in my younger days.'
  3. "Is not Israel still my son, my darling child?" asks the LORD. "I had to punish him, but I still love him. I long for him and surely will have mercy on him.

Ezekiel 7:16

  1. The few who survive and escape to the mountains will moan like doves, weeping for their sins.

Ecclesiastes 7:2

  1. It is better to spend your time at funerals than at festivals. For you are going to die, and you should think about it while there is still time.
  2. Sorrow is better than laughter, for sadness has a refining influence on us.
  3. A wise person thinks much about death, while the fool thinks only about having a good time now.
  4. It is better to be criticized by a wise person than to be praised by a fool!
  5. Indeed, a fool's laughter is quickly gone, like thorns crackling in a fire. This also is meaningless.

Jeremiah 31:9

  1. Tears of joy will stream down their faces, and I will lead them home with great care. They will walk beside quiet streams and not stumble. For I am Israel's father, and Ephraim is my oldest child.

Isaiah 22:12

  1. The Lord, the LORD Almighty, called you to weep and mourn. He told you to shave your heads in sorrow for your sins and to wear clothes of sackcloth to show your remorse.
  2. But instead, you dance and play; you slaughter sacrificial animals, feast on meat, and drink wine. "Let's eat, drink, and be merry," you say. "What's the difference, for tomorrow we die."

Psalms 126:5

  1. Those who plant in tears will harvest with shouts of joy.
  2. They weep as they go to plant their seed, but they sing as they return with the harvest.

Lamentations 5:15

  1. The joy of our hearts has ended; our dancing has turned to mourning.

Luke 6:21

  1. God blesses you who are hungry now, for you will be satisfied. God blesses you who weep now, for the time will come when you will laugh with joy.

Revelation 18:7

  1. She has lived in luxury and pleasure, so match it now with torments and sorrows. She boasts, 'I am queen on my throne. I am no helpless widow. I will not experience sorrow.'
  2. Therefore, the sorrows of death and mourning and famine will overtake her in a single day. She will be utterly consumed by fire, for the Lord God who judges her is mighty."

Luke 16:25

  1. "But Abraham said to him, 'Son, remember that during your lifetime you had everything you wanted, and Lazarus had nothing. So now he is here being comforted, and you are in anguish.

Zechariah 12:10

  1. "Then I will pour out a spirit of grace and prayer on the family of David and on all the people of Jerusalem. They will look on me whom they have pierced and mourn for him as for an only son. They will grieve bitterly for him as for a firstborn son who has died.
  2. The sorrow and mourning in Jerusalem on that day will be like the grievous mourning of Hadad-rimmon in the valley of Megiddo.
  3. "All Israel will weep in profound sorrow, each family by itself, with the husbands and wives in separate groups. The family of David will mourn, along with the family of Nathan,
  4. the family of Levi, and the family of Shimei.
  5. Each of the surviving families from Judah will mourn separately, husbands and wives apart.

Job 30:31

  1. My harp plays sad music, and my flute accompanies those who weep.

Jeremiah 31:13

  1. The young women will dance for joy, and the men--old and young--will join in the celebration. I will turn their mourning into joy. I will comfort them and exchange their sorrow for rejoicing.

Psalms 119:71

  1. The suffering you sent was good for me, for it taught me to pay attention to your principles.

Psalms 119:136

  1. Rivers of tears gush from my eyes because people disobey your law.

Ecclesiastes 2:2

  1. "It is silly to be laughing all the time," I said. "What good does it do to seek only pleasure?"
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