8 Bible Verses about Benefits Of Sadness

The Lord is near the brokenhearted; he delivers those who are discouraged.

But God, who encourages the downhearted, encouraged us by the arrival of Titus.

Sorrow is better than laughter, because sober reflection is good for the heart.

The sacrifices God desires are a humble spirit -- O God, a humble and repentant heart you will not reject.

Now I rejoice, not because you were made sad, but because you were made sad to the point of repentance. For you were made sad as God intended, so that you were not harmed in any way by us. For sadness as intended by God produces a repentance that leads to salvation, leaving no regret, but worldly sadness brings about death. For see what this very thing, this sadness as God intended, has produced in you: what eagerness, what defense of yourselves, what indignation, what alarm, what longing, what deep concern, what punishment! In everything you have proved yourselves to be innocent in this matter.

as sorrowful, but always rejoicing, as poor, but making many rich, as having nothing, and yet possessing everything.

"Blessed are you who hunger now, for you will be satisfied. "Blessed are you who weep now, for you will laugh.

those whom the Lord has ransomed will return that way. They will enter Zion with a happy shout. Unending joy will crown them, happiness and joy will overwhelm them; grief and suffering will disappear.