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James 4:9–10

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Be afflicted, and mourn, and weep: let your laughter be turned to mourning, and your joy to heaviness.
Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall lift you up.
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From verse 9

  1. Matthew 5:4Rank 1 from verse 9
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    4Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.

  2. 2 Corinthians 7:10–11Rank 2 from verse 9
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    10For godly sorrow worketh repentance to salvation not to be repented of: but the sorrow of the world worketh death.

    11For behold this selfsame thing, that ye sorrowed after a godly sort, what carefulness it wrought in you, yea, what clearing of yourselves, yea, what indignation, yea, what fear, yea, what vehement desire, yea, what zeal, yea, what revenge! In all things ye have approved yourselves to be clear in this matter.

  3. Luke 6:25Rank 3 from verse 9
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    25Woe unto you that are full! for ye shall hunger. Woe unto you that laugh now! for ye shall mourn and weep.

  4. Proverbs 14:13Rank 4 from verse 9
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    13Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful; and the end of that mirth is heaviness.

  5. James 5:1–2Rank 5 from verse 9
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    1GO to now, ye rich men, weep and howl for your miseries that shall come upon you.

    2Your riches are corrupted, and your garments are motheaten.

  6. Psalms 119:67Rank 6 from verse 9
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    67Before I was afflicted I went astray: but now have I kept thy word.

  7. Ecclesiastes 7:2–6Rank 7 from verse 9
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    2It is better to go to the house of mourning, than to go to the house of feasting: for that is the end of all men; and the living will lay it to his heart.

    3Sorrow is better than laughter: for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better.

    4The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning; but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth.

    5It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for a man to hear the song of fools.

    6For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool: this also is vanity.

  8. Ezekiel 16:63Rank 8 from verse 9
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    63That thou mayest remember, and be confounded, and never open thy mouth any more because of thy shame, when I am pacified toward thee for all that thou hast done, saith the Lord God.

  9. Jeremiah 31:18–20Rank 9 from verse 9
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    18¶ I have surely heard Ephraim bemoaning himself thus; Thou hast chastised me, and I was chastised, as a bullock unaccustomed to the yoke: turn thou me, and I shall be turned; for thou art the Lord my God.

    19Surely after that I was turned, I repented; and after that I was instructed, I smote upon my thigh: I was ashamed, yea, even confounded, because I did bear the reproach of my youth.

    20Is Ephraim my dear son? is he a pleasant child? for since I spake against him, I do earnestly remember him still: therefore my bowels are troubled for him; I will surely have mercy upon him, saith the Lord.

  10. Revelation 18:7–8Rank 10 from verse 9
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    7How much she hath glorified herself, and lived deliciously, so much torment and sorrow give her: for she saith in her heart, I sit a queen, and am no widow, and shall see no sorrow.

    8Therefore shall her plagues come in one day, death, and mourning, and famine; and she shall be utterly burned with fire: for strong is the Lord God who judgeth her.

  11. Ezekiel 7:16Rank 11 from verse 9
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    16¶ But they that escape of them shall escape, and shall be on the mountains like doves of the valleys, all of them mourning, every one for his iniquity.

  12. Isaiah 22:12–13Rank 12 from verse 9
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    12And in that day did the Lord God of hosts call to weeping, and to mourning, and to baldness, and to girding with sackcloth:

    13And behold joy and gladness, slaying oxen, and killing sheep, eating flesh, and drinking wine: let us eat and drink; for to morrow we shall die.

  13. Job 30:31Rank 13 from verse 9
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    31My harp also is turned to mourning, and my organ into the voice of them that weep.

  14. Lamentations 5:15Rank 14 from verse 9
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    15The joy of our heart is ceased; our dance is turned into mourning.

  15. Luke 16:25Rank 15 from verse 9
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    25But Abraham said, Son, remember that thou in thy lifetime receivedst thy good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things: but now he is comforted, and thou art tormented.

  16. Psalms 126:5–6Rank 16 from verse 9
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    5They that sow in tears shall reap in joy.

    6He that goeth forth and weepeth, bearing precious seed, shall doubtless come again with rejoicing, bringing his sheaves with him.

  17. Zechariah 12:10–14Rank 17 from verse 9
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    10And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of supplications: and they shall look upon me whom they have pierced, and they shall mourn for him, as one mourneth for his only son, and shall be in bitterness for him, as one that is in bitterness for his firstborn.

    11In that day shall there be a great mourning in Jerusalem, as the mourning of Hadadrimmon in the valley of Megiddon.

    12And the land shall mourn, every family apart; the family of the house of David apart, and their wives apart; the family of the house of Nathan apart, and their wives apart;

    13The family of the house of Levi apart, and their wives apart; the family of Shimei apart, and their wives apart;

    14All the families that remain, every family apart, and their wives apart.

  18. Ecclesiastes 2:2Rank 18 from verse 9
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    2I said of laughter, It is mad: and of mirth, What doeth it?

  19. Jeremiah 31:13Rank 19 from verse 9
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    13Then shall the virgin rejoice in the dance, both young men and old together: for I will turn their mourning into joy, and will comfort them, and make them rejoice from their sorrow.

  20. Jeremiah 31:9Rank 20 from verse 9
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    9They shall come with weeping, and with supplications will I lead them: I will cause them to walk by the rivers of waters in a straight way, wherein they shall not stumble: for I am a father to Israel, and Ephraim is my firstborn.

  21. Luke 6:21Rank 21 from verse 9
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    21Blessed are ye that hunger now: for ye shall be filled. Blessed are ye that weep now: for ye shall laugh.

  22. Psalms 119:71Rank 22 from verse 9
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    71It is good for me that I have been afflicted; that I might learn thy statutes.

  23. Psalms 119:136Rank 23 from verse 9
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    136Rivers of waters run down mine eyes, because they keep not thy law.

From verse 10

  1. Psalms 147:6Rank 1 from verse 10
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    6The Lord lifteth up the meek: he casteth the wicked down to the ground.

  2. Matthew 23:12Rank 2 from verse 10
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    12And whosoever shall exalt himself shall be abased; and he that shall humble himself shall be exalted.

  3. 1 Peter 5:6Rank 3 from verse 10
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    6Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time:

  4. Luke 14:11Rank 4 from verse 10
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    11For whosoever exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.

  5. James 4:6–7Rank 5 from verse 10
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    6But he giveth more grace. Wherefore he saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble.

    7Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.

  6. Job 22:29Rank 6 from verse 10
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    29When men are cast down, then thou shalt say, There is lifting up; and he shall save the humble person.

  7. Psalms 113:7Rank 7 from verse 10
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    7He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth the needy out of the dunghill;

  8. Luke 1:52Rank 8 from verse 10
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    52He hath put down the mighty from their seats, and exalted them of low degree.

  9. 1 Samuel 2:9Rank 9 from verse 10
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    9He will keep the feet of his saints, and the wicked shall be silent in darkness; for by strength shall no man prevail.

  10. Luke 18:14Rank 10 from verse 10
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    14I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other: for every one that exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.

  11. Psalms 30:1Rank 11 from verse 10
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    1I WILL extol thee, O Lord; for thou hast lifted me up, and hast not made my foes to rejoice over me.

  12. Psalms 27:6Rank 12 from verse 10
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    6And now shall mine head be lifted up above mine enemies round about me: therefore will I offer in his tabernacle sacrifices of joy; I will sing, yea, I will sing praises unto the Lord.

  13. Psalms 28:9Rank 13 from verse 10
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    9Save thy people, and bless thine inheritance: feed them also, and lift them up for ever.

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James 4:9

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mourn

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Sense 1: To grieve, sorrow, lament, weep, or express distress. Sense 2: To show the effects of ruin and sorrow.

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COMBINED MEANING

weep

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To shed tears or lament in grief, sorrow, compassion, repentance, joy, or other deep feeling.

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let

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Sense 1: To allow or permit; in older KJV use, also to hinder or restrain. Sense 2: To lower or send down.

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your

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The possessive form of ye or you, ordinarily plural, marking what belongs to, concerns, proceeds from, or stands in relation to the persons addressed.

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laughter

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Convulsive merriment; an expression of mirth peculiar to man, consisting in a peculiar noise and configuration of features, with a shaking of the sides and expulsion of breath.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

turned

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of turn, meaning to change direction, position, condition, purpose, or allegiance; to cause such a change.

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COMBINED MEANING

mourning

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Sense 1: Present-participial or verbal-noun form of mourn, meaning to grieve, sorrow, lament, weep, or express distress. Sense 2: To show the effects of ruin and sorrow.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

joy

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Sense 1: Gladness, delight, or rejoicing. Sense 2: To rejoice, delight, or be glad.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

DEFINED WORDS

James 4:10

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humble

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Sense 1: Lowly in mind or condition; free from pride. Sense 2: To abase or bring low.

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in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

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sight

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1. The act or power of seeing. 2. A thing seen, view, or appearance. 3. Presence or observation.

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Lord

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1. A title of God or Jesus Christ acknowledging authority and rule. 2. A respectful title or address for one in authority.

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shall

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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

lift

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Sense 1: To raise, bear up, or elevate physically. Sense 2: To direct upward or raise in expression, as the eyes, hands, voice, soul, prayer, or countenance. Sense 3: To exalt, restore, strengthen, or raise in condition or honour. Sense 4: To raise or wield against, as a hand, tool, weapon, or standard. Sense 5: In lift from off, to remove or take away.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

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you

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The second-person plural pronoun referring to those being addressed.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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4:1FROM whence come wars and fightings among you? come they not hence, even of your lusts that war in your members?

4:2Ye lust, and have not: ye kill, and desire to have, and cannot obtain: ye fight and war, yet ye have not, because ye ask not.

4:3Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts.

4:4Ye adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God.

4:5Do ye think that the scripture saith in vain, The spirit that dwelleth in us lusteth to envy?

4:6But he giveth more grace. Wherefore he saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble.

4:7Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.

4:8Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded.

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

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4:10Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall lift you up.

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