Job 7:11

"In addition, I won't keep my opinion to myself; I'll speak from my distressed spirit; I'll complain with my bitter soul.

Psalm 40:9

In the great congregation I have proclaimed the righteous good news. Behold, I did not seal my lips, LORD, as you know.

1 Samuel 1:10

Deeply distressed, she prayed to the LORD and wept bitterly.

Job 10:1

"I am disgusted with living, so I'm going to talk about my complaint freely. I'll speak out from the bitterness of my soul.

Job 21:25

Others die with a bitter soul, never having tasted the good life.

Isaiah 38:15

What can I say, so I tell myself, since he has done this to me? I will walk slowly all my years because of my soul's anguish.

Genesis 42:21

"We're all guilty because of what we did to our brother!" they told each other. "We kept on watching his suffering while he pleaded with us! We're in this mess because we wouldn't listen!"

2 Kings 4:27-28

As she came near the man of God on the mountain, she grabbed his feet. When Gehazi intervened to push her away, the man of God said, "Leave her alone! She is deeply troubled! The LORD has concealed the thing from me, and hasn't informed me."

Job 6:26

Did you intend your words to reprove, even though the speech of a desperate person is just wind?

Job 10:15

""Woe to me if I'm guilty! If I'm innocent, I cannot lift my head, because I am filled with disgrace. Look at my affliction!

Job 13:13

"Don't talk to me! It's my turn to speak; then whatever happens, happens.

Job 16:6

"But if I speak, my pain isn't assuaged; if I refrain from speaking, what do I have to lose?"

Job 21:3-4

Bear with me and let me speak! Then, after I've spoken, you'll be free to mock me.

Psalm 39:3

My heart within me became incensed; as I thought about it, the fire burned. Then I spoke out:

Isaiah 38:17

Yes, it was for my own good that I suffered extreme anguish. But in love you have held back my life from the Pit in which it has been confined; you have tossed all my sins behind your back.

Matthew 26:37-38

Taking Peter and the two sons of Zebedee with him, he began to be grieved and troubled.

Luke 22:44

In his anguish he prayed more earnestly, and his sweat became like large drops of blood falling on the ground.

2 Corinthians 2:4

I wrote to you out of great sorrow and anguish of heart along with many tears not to make you sad but to let you know how much love I have for you.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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.

Bible References

I will not

Job 6:26
Did you intend your words to reprove, even though the speech of a desperate person is just wind?
Job 10:1
"I am disgusted with living, so I'm going to talk about my complaint freely. I'll speak out from the bitterness of my soul.
Job 13:13
"Don't talk to me! It's my turn to speak; then whatever happens, happens.
Job 16:6
"But if I speak, my pain isn't assuaged; if I refrain from speaking, what do I have to lose?"
Job 21:3
Bear with me and let me speak! Then, after I've spoken, you'll be free to mock me.
Psalm 39:3
My heart within me became incensed; as I thought about it, the fire burned. Then I spoke out:
Psalm 40:9
In the great congregation I have proclaimed the righteous good news. Behold, I did not seal my lips, LORD, as you know.

The anguish

Genesis 42:21
"We're all guilty because of what we did to our brother!" they told each other. "We kept on watching his suffering while he pleaded with us! We're in this mess because we wouldn't listen!"
2 Kings 4:27
As she came near the man of God on the mountain, she grabbed his feet. When Gehazi intervened to push her away, the man of God said, "Leave her alone! She is deeply troubled! The LORD has concealed the thing from me, and hasn't informed me."
Matthew 26:37
Taking Peter and the two sons of Zebedee with him, he began to be grieved and troubled.
Luke 22:44
In his anguish he prayed more earnestly, and his sweat became like large drops of blood falling on the ground.
2 Corinthians 2:4
I wrote to you out of great sorrow and anguish of heart along with many tears not to make you sad but to let you know how much love I have for you.

The bitterness

Job 10:15
""Woe to me if I'm guilty! If I'm innocent, I cannot lift my head, because I am filled with disgrace. Look at my affliction!
Job 21:25
Others die with a bitter soul, never having tasted the good life.
1 Samuel 1:10
Deeply distressed, she prayed to the LORD and wept bitterly.
Isaiah 38:15
What can I say, so I tell myself, since he has done this to me? I will walk slowly all my years because of my soul's anguish.

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