19 Bible Verses about Other Sad People

When Joseph came to them in the morning and observed them, behold, they were dejected.

He asked Pharaoh’s officials who were with him in confinement in his master’s house, “Why are your faces so sad today?”

Then he said to his brothers, “My money has been returned, and behold, it is even in my sack.” And their hearts sank, and they turned trembling to one another, saying, “What is this that God has done to us?”

So Moses spoke thus to the sons of Israel, but they did not listen to Moses on account of their despondency and cruel bondage.

He said to him, “O son of the king, why are you so depressed morning after morning? Will you not tell me?” Then Amnon said to him, “I am in love with Tamar, the sister of my brother Absalom.”

And it came about in the month Nisan, in the twentieth year of King Artaxerxes, that wine was before him, and I took up the wine and gave it to the king. Now I had not been sad in his presence. So the king said to me, “Why is your face sad though you are not sick? This is nothing but sadness of heart.” Then I was very much afraid. I said to the king, “Let the king live forever. Why should my face not be sad when the city, the place of my fathers’ tombs, lies desolate and its gates have been consumed by fire?”

And although the king was very sorry, yet because of his oaths and because of his dinner guests, he was unwilling to refuse her.

Although he was grieved, the king commanded it to be given because of his oaths, and because of his dinner guests.

“Then your mighty men will be dismayed, O Teman,
So that everyone may be cut off from the mountain of Esau by slaughter.

And He said to them, “What are these words that you are exchanging with one another as you are walking?” And they stood still, looking sad.

because he was longing for you all and was distressed because you had heard that he was sick.

and they will kill Him, and He will be raised on the third day.” And they were deeply grieved.

Being deeply grieved, they each one began to say to Him, “Surely not I, Lord?”

They began to be grieved and to say to Him one by one, “Surely not I?”

But because I have said these things to you, sorrow has filled your heart.

But when the young man heard this statement, he went away grieving; for he was one who owned much property.

But at these words he was saddened, and he went away grieving, for he was one who owned much property.

But when he had heard these things, he became very sad, for he was extremely rich.

So when his fellow slaves saw what had happened, they were deeply grieved and came and reported to their lord all that had happened.