Ecclesiastes 7:3

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Ecclesiastes 7:3

Grief is better than laughter,
for when a face is sad, a heart may be glad.

2 Corinthians 7:9-11

Now I rejoice, not because you were grieved, but because your grief led to repentance. For you were grieved as God willed, so that you didn’t experience any loss from us.

Psalm 119:67

Before I was afflicted I went astray,
but now I keep Your word.

Psalm 119:71

It was good for me to be afflicted
so that I could learn Your statutes.

Psalm 126:5-6

Those who sow in tears
will reap with shouts of joy.

Watch! I am going to bring them from the northern land.
I will gather them from remote regions of the earth—
the blind and the lame will be with them,
along with those who are pregnant and those about to give birth.
They will return here as a great assembly!

Jeremiah 31:15-20

This is what the Lord says:

A voice was heard in Ramah,
a lament with bitter weeping—
Rachel weeping for her children,
refusing to be comforted for her children
because they are no more.

Jeremiah 50:4-5

In those days and at that time—
this is the Lord’s declaration—
the Israelites and Judeans will come together,
weeping as they come,
and will seek the Lord their God.

Daniel 9:3-19

So I turned my attention to the Lord God to seek Him by prayer and petitions, with fasting, sackcloth, and ashes.

Daniel 10:2-3

In those days I, Daniel, was mourning for three full weeks.

Daniel 10:19

He said, “Don’t be afraid, you who are treasured by God. Peace to you; be very strong!”

As he spoke to me, I was strengthened and said, “Let my lord speak, for you have strengthened me.”

Zechariah 12:10-14

“Then I will pour out a spirit of grace and prayer on the house of David and the residents of Jerusalem, and they will look at Me whom they pierced. They will mourn for Him as one mourns for an only child and weep bitterly for Him as one weeps for a firstborn.

Luke 6:21

You who are now hungry are blessed,
because you will be filled.
You who now weep are blessed,
because you will laugh.

Luke 6:25

Woe to you who are now full,
for you will be hungry.
Woe to you who are now laughing,
for you will mourn and weep.

John 16:20-22

“I assure you: You will weep and wail, but the world will rejoice. You will become sorrowful, but your sorrow will turn to joy.

Romans 5:3-4

And not only that, but we also rejoice in our afflictions, because we know that affliction produces endurance,

2 Corinthians 4:17

For our momentary light affliction is producing for us an absolutely incomparable eternal weight of glory.

Hebrews 12:10-11

For they disciplined us for a short time based on what seemed good to them, but He does it for our benefit, so that we can share His holiness.

James 1:2-4

Consider it a great joy, my brothers, whenever you experience various trials,

James 4:8-10

Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, sinners, and purify your hearts, double-minded people!

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Summary

Ecclesiastes 7:3

Sorrow is better than laughter: for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better.

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General references

Jeremiah 16:8

Bible References

Is better

Before I was afflicted I went astray,
but now I keep Your word.

Those who sow in tears
will reap with shouts of joy.

In those days and at that time—
this is the Lord’s declaration—
the Israelites and Judeans will come together,
weeping as they come,
and will seek the Lord their God.

So I turned my attention to the Lord God to seek Him by prayer and petitions, with fasting, sackcloth, and ashes.

In those days I, Daniel, was mourning for three full weeks.

“Then I will pour out a spirit

of grace and prayer on the house of David and the residents of Jerusalem, and they will look at Me whom they pierced. They will mourn for Him as one mourns for an only child and weep bitterly for Him as one weeps for a firstborn.

You who are now hungry are blessed,
because you will be filled.
You who now weep are blessed,
because you will laugh.

“I assure you: You will weep and wail, but the world will rejoice. You will become sorrowful, but your sorrow will turn to joy.

Now I rejoice, not because you were grieved, but because your grief led to repentance. For you were grieved as God willed, so that you didn’t experience any loss from us.

Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, sinners, and purify your hearts, double-minded people!

By

And not only that, but we also rejoice in our afflictions, because we know that affliction produces endurance,

For our momentary light affliction

is producing for us an absolutely incomparable eternal weight of glory.

For they disciplined us for a short time based on what seemed good to them, but He does it for our benefit, so that we can share His holiness.

Consider it a great joy, my brothers, whenever you experience various trials,

General references

You must not enter the house where feasting is taking place to sit with them to eat and drink.