Nehemiah 2:2

Catholic Public Domain Version

And the king said to me: "Why is your expression sad, though you do not appear to be sick? This is not without cause, but some evil, I know not what, is in your heart." And I was struck with an exceedingly great fear.

Cross References

Genesis 40:7

he consulted them, saying, "Why is your expression sadder today than usual?"

Proverbs 13:12

Hope, when it is delayed, afflicts the soul. The arrival of the desired is a tree of life.

Proverbs 15:13

A rejoicing heart gladdens the face. But by the grief of the soul, the spirit is cast down.