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heaviness

Meaning of “heaviness”

Sorrow, grief, mourning, distress, or burden of heart.

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14 occurrences14 verses10 booksKJV PCE

First occurrence: Ezra 9:5

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Proverbs 10:1
THE proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother.
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¶ The Prouerbes of Solomon: A wise sonne maketh a glad father: but a foolish sonne is the heauinesse of his mother.

1611 marginal noteChap. 15.20.

Proverbs 12:25
heaviness in the heart of man maketh it stoop: but a good word maketh it glad.
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Heauinesse in the heart of man maketh it stoope: but a good word maketh it glad.

1611 marginal noteChap.15.13.

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