Proverbs 15:13

15:13 A joyful heart makes the face cheerful,

but by a painful heart the spirit is broken.

Proverbs 18:14

18:14 A person’s spirit sustains him through sickness –

but who can bear a crushed spirit?

Proverbs 18:1

18:1 One who has isolated himself seeks his own desires;

he rejects all sound judgment.

Proverbs 1:10

Admonition to Avoid Easy but Unjust Riches

1:10 My child, if sinners try to entice you,

do not consent!

Proverbs 1:2

1:2 To learn wisdom and moral instruction,

and to discern wise counsel.

Proverbs 4:27

4:27 Do not turn to the right or to the left;

turn yourself away from evil.

Job 6:2-4

6:2 “Oh, if only my grief could be weighed,

and my misfortune laid on the scales too!

6:3 But because it is heavier than the sand of the sea,

that is why my words have been wild.

6:4 For the arrows of the Almighty are within me;

my spirit drinks their poison;

God’s sudden terrors are arrayed against me.

Job 7:11

Job Remonstrates with God

7:11 “Therefore, I will not refrain my mouth;

I will speak in the anguish of my spirit;

I will complain in the bitterness of my soul.

Job 9:18

9:18 He does not allow me to recover my breath,

for he fills me with bitterness.

Job 10:1

An Appeal for Revelation

10:1 “I am weary of my life;

I will complain without restraint;

I will speak in the bitterness of my soul.

Ezekiel 3:14

3:14 A wind lifted me up and carried me away. I went bitterly, my spirit full of fury, and the hand of the Lord rested powerfully on me.

Mark 14:33-34

14:33 He took Peter, James, and John with him, and became very troubled and distressed. 14:34 He said to them, “My soul is deeply grieved, even to the point of death. Remain here and stay alert.”

John 12:27

12:27 “Now my soul is greatly distressed. And what should I say? ‘Father, deliver me from this hour’? No, but for this very reason I have come to this hour.