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grief

Meaning of “grief”

Sorrow, pain, distress, anguish, trouble, burden, injury, or the cause of such suffering in mind, body, or spirit.

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26 occurrences26 verses14 booksKJV PCE

First occurrence: Genesis 26:35

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Proverbs 17:25
A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitterness to her that bare him.
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1611 witness · Proverbs 17:25 · retained source text

A foolish sonne is a griefe to his father, & bitternes to her that bare him.

1611 marginal noteChap. 10.1. & 15.20. and 19.13.

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