"The one who is high and lifted up, who lives forever, whose name is holy, says: I live on high, in holiness, and also with the crushed and the lowly, reviving the spirit of the lowly, reviving the heart of those who have been crushed. " - Isaiah 57:15
The Lord is close to the brokenhearted; he saves those whose spirits are crushed. - Psalm 34:18
Better to go to the house of mourning than to go to the house of feasting, For that is the end of all men; And the living will take it to heart. - Ecclesiastes 7:2
Sorrow is better than laughter, For by a sad countenance the heart is made better. - Ecclesiastes 7:3
The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning, But the heart of fools is in the house of mirth. - Ecclesiastes 7:4
Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted. - Matthew 5:4
Blessed are you who weep now, for you shall laugh. - Luke 6:21b
Woe to you who laugh now, for you shall mourn and weep. - Luke 6:25b
Behold, I am bringing them from the north country, And I will gather them from the remote parts of the earth, Among them those who are blind and those who limp, the pregnant woman and she who is in labor, together; They will return here as a great assembly. They will come with weeping, And by pleading I will bring them; I will lead them by streams of waters, On a straight path on which they will not stumble; For I am a father to Israel, And Ephraim is My firstborn.”
- Jeremiah 31:8-9
Cry out in sorrow, mourn, and weep! Let your laughter become mourning and your joy become sadness. Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up. - James 4:9-10
Those who sow in tears shall reap in joy. He who continually goes forth weeping, bearing seed for sowing, shall doubtless come again with rejoicing, bringing his sheaves with him. - Psalm 126:5-6
You have kept count of my tossings; put my tears in your bottle. Are they not in your book? - Psalm 56:8