Job 7:11

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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.

I will not

Psalm 40:9

The anguish

2 Corinthians 2:4

The bitterness

Bible References

I will not

Do ye take deliberacy to check men's sayings, and judge a poor word spoken in vain?

It grieveth my soul to live. Nevertheless, now will I put forth my words: I will speak out of the very heaviness of my soul,

"Hold your tongues now, and let me speak, for there is something come into my mind.

"But what shall I do? For all my words, my sorrow will not cease: and though I hold my tongue, yet will it not depart from me.

Suffer me a little, that I may speak also, and then laugh my words to scorn, if ye will.

My heart was hot within me, and while I was thus musing, the fire kindled, and at the last I spoke with my tongue,

I will preach of thy righteousness in the great congregation: Lo, I will not refrain my lips, O LORD, and that thou knowest.

The anguish

Then they said one to another, "We have verily sinned against our brother, in that we saw the anguish of his soul when he besought us, and would not hear him: therefore is this trouble come upon us."

Then she went to the man of God up to the hill and caught him by the feet. And Gehazi went to her, to thrust her away. But the man of God said, "Let her alone, for her soul is vexed, and the LORD hath hid it from me and hath not told it me."

And he took with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, and began to wax sorrowful and to be in agony.

And he was in agony, and prayed somewhat longer: And his sweat was like drops of blood, trickling down to the ground.

For in great affliction and anguish of heart I wrote unto you with many tears: not to make you sorry, but that ye might perceive the love which I have most specially unto you.

The bitterness

If I have done wickedly, woe is me therefore. If I have done righteously, yet dare I not lift up my head; so full am I of confusion, and see mine own misery.

Another dieth in sorrow and heaviness, and never had good days.

And she was troubled in her spirits, and prayed unto the LORD and wept sore,

What shall I say? The Lord hath made a promise to me. Yea, and he himself hath performed it. I shall therefore, as long as I live, remember bitterness of my life.