Luke 6:25
Woe unto you that are full! for ye shall hunger. Woe unto you that laugh now! for ye shall mourn and weep.
Cross-references
In Luke 6:21, the blessing on the hungry and weeping directly contrasts with the woe here on the well-fed and laughing — a reversal of fortunes.
Luke 16:15 states that what humans value is detestable to God — directly supporting the reversal that being well-fed and laughing now leads to judgment.
Luke 13:28 describes weeping and gnashing of teeth for those excluded, embodying the mourning Jesus warns will replace laughter.
Luke 12:20 illustrates the woe: the rich fool, full and secure, suddenly loses everything—present laughter turns to loss.
Job 20:5-7 states the wicked's joy is short and their end is perishing, directly paralleling the reversal Jesus announces.
Revelation 18:7-11 describes Babylon's luxury turning to torment and mourning, a direct parallel to Luke's woe on those who laugh now.
Revelation 3:17 exposes the self-deceived rich who think they lack nothing but are actually wretched — echoing the woe to the well-fed who will go hungry.
James 4:9 directly echoes Jesus' call: 'Let your laughter be turned to mourning,' reinforcing the same reversal.
Amos 8:10 explicitly says God will turn feasts into mourning and songs into lamentation, a strong parallel to Luke's woe.
In 1 Samuel 2:5, Hannah's song reverses fortunes: the full become hungry, the hungry filled—same pattern as laughter turning to mourning.
In Isaiah 65:13, God reverses fortunes: His servants rejoice while the wicked are shamed—same reversal as laughter turning to mourning.
Proverbs 14:13 says laughter may hide heartache and joy ends in grief — directly paralleling Jesus' warning that laughter will turn to mourning.
Isaiah 24:7-12 depicts the cessation of joy and mirth, a direct parallel to laughter turning to mourning in Luke.
In Amos 6:1, the prophet pronounces woe on the complacent — echoing Jesus' same warning against those who are well-fed and laughing now.
In James 5:1, the rich are told to weep for coming miseries — the same reversal Jesus warns about for the well-fed and laughing.
In 1 Corinthians 4:8, Paul sarcastically rebukes the Corinthians' self-satisfaction — echoing Jesus' woe on those who are well fed now.
In Matthew 5:4, the blessing on mourners contrasts with the woe here on those who laugh now — they will exchange places.
In Matthew 5:6, the blessing on those hungering for righteousness contrasts with the woe on the physically satisfied — their filling is reversed.
In Proverbs 30:9, Agur prays not to be full lest he deny God—connects to the woe on those full now who will hunger.
Isaiah 9:20 describes insatiable hunger as judgment — the same curse of never being satisfied that Jesus warns the well-fed will experience.
Isaiah 8:21 depicts the bitter hunger of judgment — illustrating the future hunger Jesus warns will come upon the well-fed.
Ecclesiastes 7:3 says sorrow is better than laughter, echoing the reversal Jesus pronounces on those who laugh now.
Matthew 22:11-13 shows a guest cast from a feast to weeping, a reversal from celebration to mourning, paralleling Luke.
In Philippians 4:12, Paul models contentment in both fullness and hunger—contrasts with the woe on those full now who will hunger.
1 Thessalonians 5:3 describes sudden destruction when people feel secure, paralleling the reversal from being full/laughing to disaster.
Daniel 5:4-6 shows Belshazzar's feast turning to terror, a reversal from laughter to fear, paralleling Luke's woe.