9Be afflicted, and mourn, and weep: let your laughter be turned into mourning, and your joy into sorrow.


In Context

6 But he giveth greater grace. Wherefore he saith: God resisteth the proud, and giveth grace to the humble.

7 Be subject therefore to God, but resist the devil, and he will fly 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 into mourning, and your joy into sorrow.

10 Be humbled in the sight of the Lord, and he will exalt you.

11 Detract not one another, my brethren. He that detracteth his brother, or he that judgeth his brother, detracteth the law, and judgeth the law. But if thou judge the law, thou art not a doer of the law, but a judge.

James 4:9 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

4:9Be afflicted, and mourn, and weep: let your laughter be turned to mourning, and [your] joy to heaviness.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

4:9Grieve, mourn and wail. Change your laughter to mourning and your joy to gloom.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

4:9Be afflicted, and mourn, and weep: let your laughter be turned to mourning, and your joy to heaviness.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

4:9Be afflicted, and mourn, and weep: let your laughter be turned to mourning, and your joy to heaviness.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

4:9Be wretched, and mourn, and weep: let your laughter be turned to mourning, and your joy to heaviness.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

4:9Be afflicted, and mourn, and weep: let your laughter be turned to mourning, and your joy to heaviness.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

4:9Be afflicted, and mourn, and weep: let your laughter be turned to mourning, and your joy to heaviness.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

4:9Lament, mourn, and weep. Let your laughter be turned to mourning, and your joy to gloom.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

4:9be exceeding afflicted, and mourn, and weep, let your laughter to mourning be turned, and the joy to heaviness;