James 4:9

Which verses does James 4:9 point to?

The 20 strongest of 23, ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.

1. Matthew 5:419 votes

   Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.

2. 2 Corinthians 7:10–1118 votes

   Godly sorrow brings repentance that leads to salvation without regret, but worldly sorrow brings death. Consider what this godly sorrow has produced in you: what earnestness, what eagerness to clear yourselves, what indignation, what alarm, what longing, what zeal, what vindication! In every way you have proved yourselves to be innocent in this matter.

3. Luke 6:2513 votes

   Woe to you who are well fed now, for you will hunger. Woe to you who laugh now, for you will mourn and weep.

4. Proverbs 14:1312 votes

   Even in laughter the heart may ache, and joy may end in sorrow.

5. James 5:1–210 votes

   Come now, you who are rich, weep and wail over the misery to come upon you. Your riches have rotted and moths have eaten your clothes.

6. Psalm 119:678 votes

   Before I was afflicted, I went astray; but now I keep Your word.

7. Ecclesiastes 7:2–67 votes

   It is better to enter a house of mourning than a house of feasting, since death is the end of every man, and the living should take this to heart. Sorrow is better than laughter, for a sad countenance is good for the heart. …

8. Jeremiah 31:18–207 votes

   I have surely heard Ephraim’s moaning: ‘You disciplined me severely, like an untrained calf. Restore me, that I may return, for You are the LORD my God. After I returned, I repented; and after I was instructed, I struck my thigh in grief. I was ashamed and humiliated because I bore the disgrace of my youth.’ …

9. Ezekiel 16:637 votes

   so that when I make atonement for all you have done, you will remember and be ashamed and never again open your mouth because of your disgrace, declares the Lord GOD.”

10. Revelation 18:7–86 votes

    As much as she has glorified herself and lived in luxury, give her the same measure of torment and grief. In her heart she says, ‘I sit as queen; I am not a widow and will never see grief.’ Therefore her plagues will come in one day—death and grief and famine—and she will be consumed by fire, for mighty is the Lord God who judges her.”

11. Ezekiel 7:165 votes
12. Job 30:314 votes
13. Psalm 126:5–64 votes
14. Isaiah 22:12–134 votes
15. Lamentations 5:154 votes
16. Zechariah 12:10–144 votes
17. Luke 16:254 votes
18. Psalm 119:713 votes
19. Ecclesiastes 2:23 votes
20. Jeremiah 31:93 votes

Which verses point to James 4:9?

The 10 strongest of 53.

• 2 Chronicles 7:14 275
• 1 Chronicles 28:9 163
• Proverbs 29:23 124
• Isaiah 55:7 54
• Joel 2:12 44
• Matthew 5:3 34
• Micah 6:8 31
• Amos 4:12 12
• Ecclesiastes 3:4 11
• 1 Peter 1:6 11