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sorrow

Meaning of “sorrow”

Sense 1: Grief, sadness, anguish, pain, regret, distress, trouble, or heaviness. Sense 2: To grieve or cause such pain.

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70 occurrences65 verses23 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 3:16

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Psalms 107:39
Again, they are minished and brought low through oppression, affliction, and sorrow.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Psalms 107:39 · retained source text

Againe, they are minished and brought lowe through oppression, affliction and sorrow.

Psalms 116:3
The sorrows of death compassed me, and the pains of hell gat hold upon me: I found trouble and sorrow.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Psalms 116:3 · retained source text

The sorrowes of death compassed me, and the paines of hell gate hold vpon me: I found trouble and sorrow.

1611 marginal noteHebr. found me.

1611 marginal notePsal.18.5.6.

Proverbs 10:10
He that winketh with the eye causeth sorrow: but a prating fool shall fall.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Proverbs 10:10 · retained source text

Hee that winketh with the eye, causeth sorrow: but a prating foole shall fall.

1611 marginal noteOr, shalbe beaten.

1611 marginal noteCha.6.13.

Proverbs 10:22
The blessing of the Lord, it maketh rich, and he addeth no sorrow with it.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Proverbs 10:22 · retained source text

The blessing of the LORD, it maketh rich, and hee addeth no sorrow with it.

Proverbs 15:13
A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance: but by sorrow of the heart the spirit is broken.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Proverbs 15:13 · retained source text

A merry heart maketh a cheerefull countenance: but by sorrow of the heart, the spirit is broken.

1611 marginal noteChap.17.22.

Proverbs 17:21
He that begetteth a fool doeth it to his sorrow: and the father of a fool hath no joy.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Proverbs 17:21 · retained source text

He that begetteth a foole, doth it to his sorrow: and the father of a foole hath no ioy.

1611 marginal noteCha. 10.1.

Proverbs 23:29
Who hath woe? who hath sorrow? who hath contentions? who hath babbling? who hath wounds without cause? who hath redness of eyes?
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Proverbs 23:29 · retained source text

Who hath woe? who hath sorrow? who hath contentions? who hath babbling? who hath wounds without cause? who hath rednesse of eyes?

1611 marginal noteIsay.5.11.

Ecclesiastes 1:18
For in much wisdom is much grief: and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Ecclesiastes 1:18 · retained source text

For in much wisedome is much griefe: and hee that increaseth knowledge, increaseth sorrow.

Ecclesiastes 7:3
Sorrow is better than laughter: for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Ecclesiastes 7:3 · retained source text

Sorrow is better then laughter: for by the sadnesse of the countenance the heart is made better.

1611 marginal noteOr, anger.

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