James 4:9 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Be afflicted, and mourn, and weep: let your laughter be turned to mourning, and your joy to heaviness.”
James 4:9 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
James 4:9 in 6 Bible Translations
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James 4:9 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Lament, mourn, and weep. Let your laughter be turned to mourning and your joy to gloom.”
James 4:9 — World English Bible
James 4:9 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Be afflicted, and mourn, and weep: let your laughter be turned to mourning, and your joy to heaviness.”
James 4:9 — American Standard Version
James 4:9 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“be exceeding afflicted, and mourn, and weep, let your laughter to mourning be turned, and the joy to heaviness;”
James 4:9 — Young's Literal Translation
James 4:9 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Be wretched, and mourn, and weep: let your laughter be turned to mourning, and [your] joy to heaviness.”
James 4:9 — Darby Translation
James 4:9 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Suffer afflictions, and sorrowe ye, and weepe: let your laughter be turned into mourning, and your ioy into heauinesse.”
James 4:9 — Geneva Bible
James 4:9 in Context — James 4
7 Soumettez-vous donc à Dieu; résistez au diable, et il fuira loin de vous.
8 Approchez-vous de Dieu, et il s’approchera de vous. Nettoyez vos mains, pécheurs; purifiez vos cœurs, hommes irrésolus.
9 Sentez votre misère; soyez dans le deuil et dans les larmes; que votre rire se change en deuil, et votre joie en tristesse.
10 Humiliez-vous devant le Seigneur, et il vous élèvera.
11 Ne parlez point mal les uns des autres, frères. Celui qui parle mal d’un frère, ou qui juge son frère, parle mal de la loi et juge la loi. Or, si tu juges la loi, tu n’es pas observateur de la loi, mais tu en es juge.
What Does James 4:9 Mean?
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