Nehemiah 2:2

New English Translation

So the king said to me, “Why do you appear to be depressed when you aren’t sick? What can this be other than sadness of heart?” This made me very fearful.

Cross References

Genesis 40:7

So he asked Pharaoh’s officials, who were with him in custody in his master’s house, “Why do you look so sad today?”

Proverbs 13:12

Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a longing fulfilled is like a tree of life.

Proverbs 15:13

A joyful heart makes the face cheerful, but by a painful heart the spirit is broken.