Ecclesiastes 7:14
In the day of prosperity be joyful, and in the day of adversity consider: God has made the one as well as the other, so that man may not find out anything that will be after him.
Ecclesiastes 3:22
So I saw that there is nothing better than that a man should rejoice in his work, for that is his lot. Who can bring him to see what will be after him?
Deuteronomy 28:47
Because you did not serve the LORD your God with joyfulness and gladness of heart, because of the abundance of all things,
Ecclesiastes 3:4
a time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance;
Deuteronomy 8:3
And he humbled you and let you hunger and fed you with manna, which you did not know, nor did your fathers know, that he might make you know that man does not live by bread alone, but man lives by every word that comes from the mouth of the LORD.
1 Kings 8:47
yet if they turn their heart in the land to which they have been carried captive, and repent and plead with you in the land of their captors, saying, 'We have sinned and have acted perversely and wickedly,'
1 Kings 17:17-18
After this the son of the woman, the mistress of the house, became ill. And his illness was so severe that there was no breath left in him.
2 Chronicles 33:12-13
And when he was in distress, he entreated the favor of the LORD his God and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers.
Job 10:1-2
"I loathe my life; I will give free utterance to my complaint; I will speak in the bitterness of my soul.
Psalm 30:11-12
You have turned for me my mourning into dancing; you have loosed my sackcloth and clothed me with gladness,
Psalm 40:3
He put a new song in my mouth, a song of praise to our God. Many will see and fear, and put their trust in the LORD.
Psalm 94:12-13
Blessed is the man whom you discipline, O LORD, and whom you teach out of your law,
Psalm 119:71
It is good for me that I was afflicted, that I might learn your statutes.
Ecclesiastes 12:8
Vanity of vanities, says the Preacher; all is vanity.
Ecclesiastes 12:13
The end of the matter; all has been heard. Fear God and keep his commandments, for this is the whole duty of man.
Isaiah 22:12-14
In that day the Lord GOD of hosts called for weeping and mourning, for baldness and wearing sackcloth;
Isaiah 26:11
O LORD, your hand is lifted up, but they do not see it. Let them see your zeal for your people, and be ashamed. Let the fire for your adversaries consume them.
Isaiah 42:25
So he poured on him the heat of his anger and the might of battle; it set him on fire all around, but he did not understand; it burned him up, but he did not take it to heart.
Jeremiah 23:20
The anger of the LORD will not turn back until he has executed and accomplished the intents of his heart. In the latter days you will understand it clearly.
Hosea 2:6-7
Therefore I will hedge up her way with thorns, and I will build a wall against her, so that she cannot find her paths.
Micah 6:9
The voice of the LORD cries to the city-- and it is sound wisdom to fear your name: "Hear of the rod and of him who appointed it!
Haggai 1:5-7
Now, therefore, thus says the LORD of hosts: Consider your ways.
Matthew 9:13
Go and learn what this means, 'I desire mercy, and not sacrifice.' For I came not to call the righteous, but sinners."
Luke 15:17-18
"But when he came to himself, he said, 'How many of my father's hired servants have more than enough bread, but I perish here with hunger!
John 16:22-23
So also you have sorrow now, but I will see you again, and your hearts will rejoice, and no one will take your joy from you.
Acts 14:22
strengthening the souls of the disciples, encouraging them to continue in the faith, and saying that through many tribulations we must enter the kingdom of God.
James 5:13
Is anyone among you suffering? Let him pray. Is anyone cheerful? Let him sing praise.