'Grieved' in the Bible
The Lord was sorry that He had made man on the earth, and He was grieved in His heart.
Now the sons of Jacob came in from the field when they heard it; and the men were grieved, and they were very angry because he had done a disgraceful thing in Israel by lying with Jacob’s daughter, for such a thing ought not to be done.
Now do not be grieved or angry with yourselves, because you sold me here, for God sent me before you to preserve life.
You shall generously give to him, and your heart shall not be grieved when you give to him, because for this thing the Lord your God will bless you in all your work and in all your undertakings.
Samuel did not see Saul again until the day of his death; for Samuel grieved over Saul. And the Lord regretted that He had made Saul king over Israel.
Yet David vowed again, saying, “Your father knows well that I have found favor in your sight, and he has said, ‘Do not let Jonathan know this, or he will be grieved.’ But truly as the Lord lives and as your soul lives, there is hardly a step between me and death.”
Then Jonathan arose from the table in fierce anger, and did not eat food on the second day of the new moon, for he was grieved over David because his father had dishonored him.
The victory that day was turned to mourning for all the people, for the people heard it said that day, “The king is grieved for his son.”
Then he said to them, “Go, eat of the fat, drink of the sweet, and send portions to him who has nothing prepared; for this day is holy to our Lord. Do not be grieved, for the joy of the Lord is your strength.”
So the Levites calmed all the people, saying, “Be still, for the day is holy; do not be grieved.”
“Have I not wept for the one whose life is hard?Was not my soul grieved for the needy?
How often they rebelled against Him in the wildernessAnd grieved Him in the desert!
And the pillars of Egypt will be crushed;All the hired laborers will be grieved in soul.
“For the Lord has called you,Like a wife forsaken and grieved in spirit,Even like a wife of one’s youth when she is rejected,”Says your God.
But they rebelledAnd grieved His Holy Spirit;Therefore He turned Himself to become their enemy,He fought against them.
Who drink wine from sacrificial bowlsWhile they anoint themselves with the finest of oils,Yet they have not grieved over the ruin of Joseph.