Sorrow is better than laughter, for a sad countenance is good for the heart.
yet now I rejoice, not because you were made sorrowful, but because your sorrow led you to repentance. For you felt the
Not only that, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance;
Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-mind
This is what the LORD says: “A voice is heard in Ramah, mourning and great weeping, Rachel weeping for her children and
Our fathers disciplined us for a short time as they thought best, but God disciplines us for our good, so that we may sh
Truly, truly, I tell you, you will weep and wail while the world rejoices. You will grieve, but your grief will turn to
For our light and momentary affliction is producing for us an eternal weight of glory that is far beyond comparison.
Consider it pure joy, my brothers, when you encounter trials of many kinds,
Behold, I will bring them from the land of the north and gather them from the farthest parts of the earth, including the
Woe to you who are well fed now, for you will hunger. Woe to you who laugh now, for you will mourn and weep.
Blessed are you who hunger now, for you will be filled. Blessed are you who weep now, for you will laugh.
It was good for me to be afflicted, that I might learn Your statutes.
“Do not be afraid, you who are highly precious,” he said. “Peace be with you! Be strong now; be very strong!” As he spok
Then I will pour out on the house of David and on the people of Jerusalem a spirit of grace and prayer, and they will lo
Before I was afflicted, I went astray; but now I keep Your word.
“In those days and at that time, declares the LORD, the children of Israel and the children of Judah will come together,
In those days I, Daniel, was mourning for three full weeks.
So I turned my attention to the Lord God to seek Him by prayer and petition, with fasting, sackcloth, and ashes.
Those who sow in tears will reap with shouts of joy.