Ecclesiastes 7:3
Vexation is better than laughter; for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better.
2 Corinthians 7:9-11
Now I rejoice, not that ye have been grieved, but that ye have been grieved to repentance; for ye have been grieved according to God, that in nothing ye might be injured by us.
Psalm 119:67
Before I was afflicted I went astray, but now I keep thy word.
Psalm 119:71
It is good for me that I have been afflicted, that I might learn thy statutes.
Psalm 126:5-6
They that sow in tears shall reap with rejoicing:
Jeremiah 31:8-9
Behold, I bring them from the north country, and gather them from the uttermost parts of the earth; and among them the blind and the lame, the woman with child and her that travaileth with child together: a great assemblage shall they return hither.
Jeremiah 31:15-20
Thus saith Jehovah: A voice hath been heard in Ramah, the wail of very bitter weeping, Rachel weeping for her children, refusing to be comforted for her children, because they are not.
Jeremiah 50:4-5
In those days, and at that time, saith Jehovah, the children of Israel shall come, they and the children of Judah together, going and weeping as they go, and shall seek Jehovah their God.
Daniel 9:3-19
And I set my face unto the Lord God, to seek by prayer and supplications, with fasting, and sackcloth, and ashes;
Daniel 10:2-3
In those days I Daniel was mourning three full weeks:
Daniel 10:19
and he said, Fear not, man greatly beloved; peace be unto thee, be strong, yea, be strong. And as he was speaking with me I was strengthened, and I said, Let my lord speak; for thou hast strengthened me.
Zechariah 12:10-14
And I will pour upon the house of David and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem the spirit of grace and of supplications; and they shall look on me whom they pierced, and they shall mourn for him, as one mourneth for an only son, and shall be in bitterness for him, as one that is in bitterness for his firstborn.
Luke 6:21
Blessed ye that hunger now, for ye shall be filled. Blessed ye that weep now, for ye shall laugh.
Luke 6:25
Woe to you that are filled, for ye shall hunger. Woe to you who laugh now, for ye shall mourn and weep.
John 16:20-22
Verily, verily, I say to you, that ye shall weep and lament, ye, but the world shall rejoice; and ye will be grieved, but your grief shall be turned to joy.
Romans 5:3-4
And not only that, but we also boast in tribulations, knowing that tribulation works endurance;
2 Corinthians 4:17
For our momentary and light affliction works for us in surpassing measure an eternal weight of glory;
Hebrews 12:10-11
For they indeed chastened for a few days, as seemed good to them; but he for profit, in order to the partaking of his holiness.
James 1:2-4
Count it all joy, my brethren, when ye fall into various temptations,
James 4:8-10
Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, sinners, and purify your hearts, ye double-minded.