Thematic Bible: Sad
Thematic Bible
Countenance » Sad
They looked better when the ten days ended! They were fairer in appearance and fatter in flesh than the young people who ate the king's special food.
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Then the king's countenance (appearance) changed in him. His thoughts troubled him. The joints of his loins were loosed, and his knees struck one against the other.
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Let your maidservant find favor in your sight, she replied. Then she went away, ate some food, and was no longer sad (self-concerned).
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The king said to me: Why is your face sad, seeing that you are not ill? This is nothing but sorrow of heart. Then I was full of fear. I said to the king: May the king live a very long time. My face should look sad for the town where my fathers are buried is devastated. It has been destroyed by fire.
Sorrow is better than laughter: for by the sadness the appearance of the heart is made better.
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All the inhabitants of the coastlands are appalled at you. Their kings are horribly afraid. They are troubled in countenance.
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