14 Bible Verses about Being Bitter

See to it that no one comes short of the grace of God, that no one be like a bitter root springing up and causing trouble, and through him many become defiled.

You must put away every kind of bitterness, anger, wrath, quarreling, and evil, slanderous talk.

For I see that you are bitterly envious and in bondage to sin."

But if you have bitter jealousy and selfishness in your hearts, do not boast and tell lies against the truth.

"Their mouths are full of cursing and bitterness."

"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.

You must put away every kind of bitterness, anger, wrath, quarreling, and evil, slanderous talk. Instead, be kind to one another, compassionate, forgiving one another, just as God in Christ also forgave you.

Be angry and do not sin; do not let the sun go down on the cause of your anger.

Pursue peace with everyone, and holiness, for without it no one will see the Lord.

A foolish child is a grief to his father, and bitterness to the mother who bore him.

"Look, the grief I experienced was for my benefit. You delivered me from the pit of oblivion. For you removed all my sins from your sight.

David was very upset, for the men were thinking of stoning him; each man grieved bitterly over his sons and daughters. But David drew strength from the Lord his God.

"I am weary of my life; I will complain without restraint; I will speak in the bitterness of my soul.

When Esau heard his father's words, he wailed loudly and bitterly. He said to his father, "Bless me too, my father!"