'Sadness' in the Bible
And the Spirit of Jehovah turned aside from Saul, and a spirit of sadness from Jehovah terrified him;
and the servants of Saul say unto him, 'Lo, we pray thee, a spirit of sadness from God is terrifying thee;
let our lord command, we pray thee, thy servants before thee, they seek a skilful man, playing on a harp, and it hath come to pass, in the spirit of sadness from God being upon thee, that he hath played with his hand, and it is well with thee.'
And it hath come to pass, in the spirit of sadness from God being on Saul, that David hath taken the harp, and played with his hand, and Saul hath refreshment and gladness, and the spirit of sadness hath turned aside from off him.
And it cometh to pass, on the morrow, that the spirit of sadness from God prospereth over Saul, and he prophesieth in the midst of the house, and David is playing with his hand, as day by day, and the javelin is in the hand of Saul,
And a spirit of sadness from Jehovah is unto Saul, and he is sitting in his house, and his javelin in his hand, and David is playing with the hand,
and the king saith to me, 'Wherefore is thy face sad, and thou not sick? this is nothing except sadness of heart;' and I fear very much,
for, in abundance of wisdom is abundance of sadness, and he who addeth knowledge addeth pain.'
For all his days are sorrows, and his travail sadness; even at night his heart hath not lain down; this also is vanity.
Also all his days in darkness he consumeth, and sadness, and wrath, and sickness abound.
Better is sorrow than laughter, For by the sadness of the face the heart becometh better.