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NASB | James 4:9 Be miserable and mourn and weep; let your laughter be turned into mourning and your joy to gloom. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | James 4:9 Be miserable and grieve and weep [over your sin]. Let your [foolish] laughter be turned to mourning and your [reckless] joy to gloom. |
Bible Question: Are we not to be joyful and laugh? |
Bible Answer: "4:9 The cleansing of verse 8 requires a serious spirit of confession and repentance. laughter. Laughter is sometimes desirable (cf. Ps. 126:2), but not when it reflects worldly frivolity." -The Ryrie Expanded Edition NASB Study Bible --Nolan |
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