Neh 2:1-2, Psa 38:6, 42:11, Pro 14:10, 15:13, 15, 23, 17:22, 18:14 | ESV | STEP | In the month of Nisan , in the twentieth year of King Artaxerxes , when wine was before him, I took up the wine and gave it to the king . Now I had not been sad in his presence .

Nehemiah 2:1-2

Nehemiah Sent to Judah

1 In the month of Nisan, ^ain the twentieth year of King ^bArtaxerxes, when wine was before him, ^cI took up the wine and gave it to the king. Now I had not been sad in his presence. 2 And the king said to me, “Why is your face sad, seeing you are not sick? This is nothing but ^dsadness of the heart.” Then I was very much afraid.

Psalms 38:6

6 I am ^eutterly bowed down and ^fprostrate;
all the day I ^ggo about mourning.

Psalms 42:11

11 ^hWhy are you cast down, O my soul,
and why are you in turmoil within me?
Hope in God; for I shall again praise him,
my salvation and my God.

Proverbs 14:10

10 The heart knows its own ⁱbitterness,
and no stranger shares its joy.

Proverbs 15:13

13 ^jA glad heart makes a cheerful face,
but by ^ksorrow of heart the spirit is ^lcrushed.

Proverbs 15:15

15 All the days of the afflicted are evil,
but ^mthe cheerful of heart has a continual feast.

Proverbs 15:23

23 To make an apt answer is a joy to a man,
and ⁿa word in season, how good it is!

Proverbs 17:22

22 ^oA joyful heart is good medicine,
but a crushed spirit ^pdries up the bones.

Proverbs 18:14

14 A man’s spirit will endure sickness,
but ^qa crushed spirit who can bear?