14 Bible Verses about Being Bitter
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Make sure that no one falls short of the grace of God and that no root of bitterness springs up, causing trouble and by it, defiling many.
All bitterness, anger and wrath, shouting and slander must be removed from you, along with all malice.
But if you have bitter envy and selfish ambition in your heart, don’t brag and deny the truth.
Therefore I will not restrain my mouth.
I will speak in the anguish of my spirit;
I will complain in the bitterness of my soul.
All bitterness, anger and wrath, shouting and slander must be removed from you, along with all malice. And be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving one another, just as God also forgave you in Christ.
Pursue peace with everyone, and holiness—without it no one will see the Lord.
A foolish son is grief to his father
and bitterness to the one who bore him.
Indeed, it was for my own welfare
that I had such great bitterness;
but Your love has delivered me
from the Pit of destruction,
for You have thrown all my sins behind Your back.
David was in a difficult position because the troops talked about stoning him, for they were all very bitter over the loss of their sons and daughters. But David found strength in the Lord his God.
I am disgusted with my life.
I will express my complaint
and speak in the bitterness of my soul.
When Esau heard his father’s words, he cried out with a loud and bitter cry and said to his father, “Bless me too, my father!”
Bible Theasaurus
- Bitter (218 instances)