Ecclesiastes 7:3
Sorrow is better than laughter; for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made whole.
2 Corinthians 7:9-11
Now I rejoice, not that ye were made sorry, but that ye sorrowed to repentance; for ye were made sorry by God that ye might suffer no loss by us.
Psalm 119:67
Before I was humbled, I went into error, but now I keep thy spoken word.
Psalm 119:71
It was good for me that I have been humbled, that I might learn thy statutes.
Psalm 126:5-6
Those that sow with tears shall reap with joy.
Jeremiah 31:8-9
Behold, I turn them from the land of the north wind and gather them from the coasts of the earth; there shall be blind and lame among them, and women with child and those that travail with child together; a great company shall return there.
Jeremiah 31:15-20
Thus hath the LORD said; A voice was heard in Ramah, lamentation, and bitter weeping; Rachel weeping for her sons, she refused to be comforted regarding her sons, because they perished.
Jeremiah 50:4-5
In those days, and in that time, saith the LORD, the sons of Israel shall come, they and the sons of Judah together, going and weeping they shall go and seek the LORD their God.
Daniel 9:3-19
And I turned my face unto the Lord God, seeking him in prayer and supplication, in fasting and sackcloth, and ashes:
Daniel 10:2-3
In those days I, Daniel, was mourning three weeks of days.
Daniel 10:19
and said, O man greatly beloved, fear not: peace be unto thee, be of good cheer, and be well. And as he spoke unto me, I was strengthened and 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 prayer, and they shall look upon me whom they have pierced, and they shall mourn over him as one mourns for his only son, afflicting themselves over him as one afflicts himself over his firstborn.
Luke 6:21
Blessed are those that hunger now, for ye shall be filled. Blessed are those that weep now, for ye shall laugh.
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.
John 16:20-22
Verily, verily, I say unto you, That ye shall weep and lament, and the world shall rejoice; but even though ye shall be sorrowful, your sorrow shall be turned into joy.
Romans 5:3-4
And not only this, but we even glory in the tribulations, knowing that the tribulation works patience;
2 Corinthians 4:17
For our tribulation, which is momentary and light, prepares an exceeding and eternal weight of glory unto us;
Hebrews 12:10-11
For they verily for a few days chastened us as it seemed good unto them, but he for our profit, that we might be partakers of his holiness.
James 1:2-4
My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into diverse trials,
James 4:8-10
Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded.