9 occurrences

'Sad' in the Bible

And Joseph came in to them in the morning, and looked on them, and behold, they were sad.

Verse ConceptsOther Sad People

And he asked Pharaoh's chamberlains that were with him in custody in his lord's house, saying, Why are your faces so sad to-day?

Verse ConceptsAsking Particular QuestionsOther Sad People

And it came to pass in the month Nisan, in the twentieth year of Artaxerxes the king, that wine was before him, and I took up the wine and gave it to the king. Now, I had never been sad in his presence.

Verse ConceptsCupbearerMonthButlersArtaxerxes The KingProviding Wine

And the king said to me, Why is thy face sad, seeing thou art not sick? this is nothing else but sadness of heart. And I was very sore afraid.

Verse ConceptsHuman EmotionHeart, HumanAnxiety And DepressionHeartacheDepression

And I said to the king, Let the king live for ever! Why should not my countenance be sad, when the city, the place of my fathers' sepulchres, lies waste, and its gates are consumed with fire?

Verse ConceptsGatesArchaeologyCitizens, Christian DutiesDestruction Of JerusalemCity GatesBurning Jerusalem

If I say, I will forget my complaint, I will leave off my sad countenance, and brighten up,

Verse ConceptsComplaintsComplaining

And her pillars shall be broken in pieces, and all workers for hire shall be sad of soul.

Verse ConceptsWagesPoolsMetaphorical Pillars

Because with falsehood ye have grieved the heart of the righteous, whom I have not made sad; and have strengthened the hands of the wicked, that he should not return from his wicked way, to save his life:

Verse ConceptsParticipation, In SinNot Turning AsideKeeping Oneself AlivePeople Encouraging Others

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