Ecclesiastes 7:3
It is better to be sorry than to laugh, for when the countenance is heavy the heart is joyful.
2 Corinthians 7:9-11
But I now rejoice, not that ye were sorry, but that ye so sorrowed, that ye repented.
Psalm 119:67
Before I was troubled, I went wrong, but now I keep thy word.
Psalm 119:71
It is good for me that I have been in trouble, that I may learn thy statutes.
Psalm 126:5-6
They that sow in tears, shall reap in joy.
Jeremiah 31:8-9
Behold, I will bring them again from out of the north land, and gather them from the ends of the world, with the blind and lame that are among them, with the women that be great with child, and such as be also delivered: and the company of them that come again, shall be great.
Jeremiah 31:15-20
Thus sayeth the LORD, "The voice of heaviness, weeping and lamentation was heard on the hills; even of Rachel mourning for her children, and would not be comforted, because they were not."
Jeremiah 50:4-5
In those days, and at that time, sayeth the LORD, the children of Israel shall come; they and the children of Judah, weeping and making haste, and shall seek the LORD their God.
Daniel 9:3-19
and I turned me unto God the LORD, for to pray and make mine intercession, with fasting, sack cloth and ashes.
Daniel 10:2-3
At the same time, I, Daniel, mourned for the space of three weeks,
Daniel 10:19
saying, "O thou man so well beloved, fear not: be content, take a good heart unto thee, and be strong." So when he had spoken unto me, I recovered, and said, "Speak on, my lord, for thou hast refreshed me."
Zechariah 12:10-14
Moreover, upon the house of David and upon the citizens of Jerusalem, will I pour out the spirit of grace and prayer, so that they shall look upon me, whom they have pierced: and they shall beweep him, as men mourn for their only begotten son: Yea, and be sorry for him, as men are sorry for their first child
Luke 6:21
Blessed are ye that hunger now: for ye shall be satisfied. Blessed are ye that weep now: for ye shall laugh.
Luke 6:25
Woe be to you that are full: for ye shall hunger. Woe be to you that now laugh: for ye shall wail, and weep.
John 16:20-22
Verily, verily I say unto you, Ye shall weep and lament, and the world shall rejoice. Ye shall sorrow: but your sorrow shall be turned to joy.
Romans 5:3-4
Neither do we so, only: but also we rejoice in tribulation: For we know that tribulation bringeth patience,
2 Corinthians 4:17
For our exceeding tribulation, which is momentary and light, prepareth an exceeding and eternal weight of glory unto us,
Hebrews 12:10-11
And they verily for a few days nurtured us after their own pleasure; but he learneth us unto that which is profitable, that we might receive of his holiness.
James 1:2-4
My brethren, count it exceeding joy when ye fall into divers temptations,
James 4:8-10
Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands ye sinners, and purge your hearts ye wavering minded.