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'Grievous' in the Bible. Gen 5:29. Tools. He named him Noah, saying, “This one shall bring us rest and comfort from our work and from the [dreadful] toil of our hands because of the ground which the Lord cursed.” AM. Verse Concepts. Gen 12:10. Tools.
Learn the meaning of various Hebrew and Greek words that are translated as grievous, grievously, or greievousness in the Bible. See examples of how they are used in different contexts and compare their nuances and shades of meaning.
Learn the meaning and usage of the word grievous in the Bible, from different languages and sources. Find out how grievous can describe something painful, offensive, heinous, or burdensome in various contexts.
Learn the meaning of grievous and its related words from the King James Version of the Bible. Grievous can mean heavy, afflictive, painful, distressing, atrocious, hurtful, or offensive.
Grievous. GRIE'VOUS, adjective [from grieve, or grief.] Heavy; oppressive; burdensome; as a grievous load of taxes. 1. Afflictive; painful; hard to be borne. Correction is grievous to him that forsaketh the way. Proverbs 15:1. 2. Causing grief or sorrow.
David asked the Lord to see if any grievous way was in his heart or mind. "Grievous" here means something which causes pain or sorrow. This is the kind of pain that results from being afflicted because of sin.
Find 36 instances of the word grievous in the KJV Bible, with chapter and verse references. Grievous means very heavy, painful, or burdensome, and is often used to describe God's judgments, punishments, or afflictions.