Verse Comparison: James 4:9
American Standard Version
Be afflicted, and mourn, and weep: let your laughter be turned to mourning, and your joy to heaviness.
Amplified® Bible
[As you draw near to God] be deeply penitent and grieve, even weep [over your disloyalty]. Let your laughter be turned to grief and your mirth to dejection {and} heartfelt shame [for your sins].
Contemporary English Version
Be sad and sorry and weep. Stop laughing and start crying. Be gloomy instead of glad.
Darby English Version
Be wretched, and mourn, and weep: let your laughter be turned to mourning, and [your] joy to heaviness.
Good News Bible
Be sorrowful, cry, and weep; change your laughter into crying, your joy into gloom!
International Standard Version
Be miserable, mourn, and cry. Let your laughter be turned into mourning, and your joy into gloom.
King James Version
Be afflicted, and mourn, and weep: let your laughter be turned to mourning, and your joy to heaviness.
New American Standard Bible
Be miserable and mourn and weep; let your laughter be turned into mourning and your joy to gloom.
New International Version
Grieve, mourn and wail. Change your laughter to mourning and your joy to gloom.
New King James Version
Lament and mourn and weep! Let your laughter be turned to mourning and your joy to gloom.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Humble yourselves in misery and mourn and weep; let your laughter turn into mourning and your joy to gloom.
Young's Literal Translation
be exceeding afflicted, and mourn, and weep, let your laughter to mourning be turned, and the joy to heaviness;
