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James 4:9
Be afflicted, and mourn, and weep: let your laughter be turned to mourning, and [your] joy to heaviness.
James 4:9 · Webster Bible
James 4:9 in other translations
Be afflicted, and mourn, and weep: let your laughter be turned to mourning, and your joy to heaviness.
Grieve, mourn, and weep. Turn your laughter to mourning, and your joy to gloom.
Lament, mourn, and weep. Let your laughter be turned to mourning and your joy to gloom.
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In context
6 But he giveth more grace. Wherefore he saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace to the humble.
7 Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
8 Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse [your] hands, [ye] sinners, and purify [your] hearts, [ye] double-minded.
9 Be afflicted, and mourn, and weep: let your laughter be turned to mourning, and [your] joy to heaviness.
10 Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he will lift you up.
11 Speak not evil one of another, brethren. He that speaketh evil of [his] brother, and judgeth his brother, speaketh evil of the law, and judgeth the law: but if thou judgest the law, thou art not a doer of the law, but a judge.
12 There is one lawgiver, who is able to save, and to destroy: who art thou that judgest another?
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