112 Bible verses about Bitterness

Hey friend, have you ever noticed how bitterness can just weigh you down? It's like looking at the world through dark glasses – everything seems bleak and heavy. But when you refuse to let those negative feelings take over, you start to see the amazing things life has to offer. You begin to appreciate God's blessings, big and small.

Bitterness really clouds your vision. It steals your joy and peace, making it hard to truly enjoy anything. Living without that bitterness? That's the sweet spot. Bitterness just leads to frustration and keeps you stuck.

I want to encourage you to talk to God. Pour out your heart to Him. Tell Him what's bothering you, ask for healing, and seek His will for your life. He's got amazing plans for you, you know?

It's like Hebrews 12:15 says, "See to it that no one falls short of the grace of God and that no bitter root grows up to cause trouble and defile many." Just something to think about.

looking diligently lest any man fail of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you, and thereby many be defiled;

Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice:

For I perceive that thou art in the gall of bitterness, and in the bond of iniquity.

forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye.

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.

Thus my heart was grieved, And I was pricked in my reins.So foolish was I, and ignorant: I was as a beast before thee.

Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice:and be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you.

A foolish son is a grief to his father, And bitterness to her that bare him.

For mine iniquities are gone over mine head: As an heavy burden they are too heavy for me.

And David was greatly distressed; for the people spake of stoning him, because the soul of all the people was grieved, every man for his sons and for his daughters: but David encouraged himself in the LORD his God.

He teareth himself in his anger: Shall the earth be forsaken for thee? And shall the rock be removed out of his place?

And when Esau heard the words of his father, he cried with a great and exceeding bitter cry, and said unto his father, Bless me, even me also, O my father.

The spirit of a man will sustain his infirmity; But a wounded spirit who can bear?

The heart knoweth his own bitterness; And a stranger doth not intermeddle with his joy.

Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord.

My soul is weary of my life; I will leave my complaint upon myself; I will speak in the bitterness of my soul.

Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry: for anger resteth in the bosom of fools.

But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth.

Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: Fret not thyself in any wise to do evil.

Their throat is an open sepulchre; With their tongues they have used deceit; The poison of asps is under their lips:Whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness:

But if ye bite and devour one another, take heed that ye be not consumed one of another.

Repent therefore of this thy wickedness, and pray God, if perhaps the thought of thine heart may be forgiven thee.For I perceive that thou art in the gall of bitterness, and in the bond of iniquity.

Who whet their tongue like a sword, And bend their bows to shoot their arrows, even bitter words:

So the spirit lifted me up, and took me away, and I went in bitterness, in the heat of my spirit; but the hand of the LORD was strong upon me.

not rendering evil for evil, or railing for railing: but contrariwise blessing; knowing that ye are thereunto called, that ye should inherit a blessing.

Behold, for peace I had great bitterness: But thou hast in love to my soul delivered it from the pit of corruption: For thou hast cast all my sins behind thy back.

For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you:but if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.

And she was in bitterness of soul, and prayed unto the LORD, and wept sore.

Create in me a clean heart, O God; And renew a right spirit within me.

He will not suffer me to take my breath, But filleth me with bitterness.

A soft answer turneth away wrath: But grievous words stir up anger.

For my life is spent with grief, And my years with sighing: My strength faileth because of mine iniquity, And my bones are consumed.

Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.

Whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness:

To whom ye forgive any thing, I forgive also: for if I forgave any thing, to whom I forgave it, for your sakes forgave I it in the person of Christ;lest Satan should get an advantage of us: for we are not ignorant of his devices.

Fools because of their transgression, And because of their iniquities, are afflicted.

Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath:neither give place to the devil.

Do all things without murmurings and disputings:

If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

A fool uttereth all his mind: But a wise man keepeth it in till afterwards.

Great peace have they which love thy law: And nothing shall offend them.

Neither murmur ye, as some of them also murmured, and were destroyed of the destroyer.

For we know him that hath said, Vengeance belongeth unto me, I will recompense, saith the Lord. And again, The Lord shall judge his people.

For his anger endureth but a moment; in his favour is life: Weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning.

Husbands, love your wives, and be not bitter against them.

And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.

Why art thou cast down, O my soul? And why art thou disquieted within me? Hope thou in God; For I shall yet praise him, who is the health of my countenance, and my God.

casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.

But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you;

Heaviness in the heart of man maketh it stoop: But a good word maketh it glad.

Attend unto me, and hear me: I mourn in my complaint, and make a noise;Because of the voice of the enemy, Because of the oppression of the wicked: For they cast iniquity upon me, And in wrath they hate me.

Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us,

Brethren, if a man be overtaken in a fault, ye which are spiritual, restore such an one in the spirit of meekness; considering thyself, lest thou also be tempted.

See that none render evil for evil unto any man; but ever follow that which is good, both among yourselves, and to all men.

and let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works:not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching.

Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good.

to appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, that he might be glorified.

He healeth the broken in heart, And bindeth up their wounds.

The merciful man doeth good to his own soul: But he that is cruel troubleth his own flesh.

And the servant of the Lord must not strive; but be gentle unto all men, apt to teach, patient,in meekness instructing those that oppose themselves; if God peradventure will give them repentance to the acknowledging of the truth;and that they may recover themselves out of the snare of the devil, who are taken captive by him at his will.

But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.

Uphold me according unto thy word, that I may live: And let me not be ashamed of my hope.

The living, the living, he shall praise thee, as I do this day: The father to the children shall make known thy truth.

Pleasant words are as an honeycomb, Sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.

Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:

idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies,

Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.

Keep thy heart with all diligence; For out of it are the issues of life.

Mine enemies speak evil of me, When shall he die, and his name perish?And if he come to see me, he speaketh vanity: His heart gathereth iniquity to itself; When he goeth abroad, he telleth it.

for the kingdom of God is not meat and drink; but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost.

Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering;

It is good for me that I have been afflicted; That I might learn thy statutes.

Fret not thyself because of evildoers, Neither be thou envious against the workers of iniquity.For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, And wither as the green herb.

Then came Peter to him, and said, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? till seven times?Jesus saith unto him, I say not unto thee, Until seven times: but, Until seventy times seven.

Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer: and ye know that no murderer hath eternal life abiding in him.

From whence come wars and fightings among you? come they not hence, even of your lusts that war in your members?Ye lust, and have not: ye kill, and desire to have, and cannot obtain: ye fight and war, yet ye have not, because ye ask not.Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts.

Better is a dinner of herbs where love is, Than a stalled ox and hatred therewith.

but unto them that are contentious, and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, indignation and wrath,

And they that are Christ's have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts.

Surely the churning of milk bringeth forth butter, And the wringing of the nose bringeth forth blood: So the forcing of wrath bringeth forth strife.

For the mountains shall depart, and the hills be removed; but my kindness shall not depart from thee, neither shall the covenant of my peace be removed, saith the LORD that hath mercy on thee.

Judge not, that ye be not judged.For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again.

Hear my voice, O God, in my prayer: Preserve my life from fear of the enemy.Hide me from the secret counsel of the wicked; From the insurrection of the workers of iniquity:Who whet their tongue like a sword, And bend their bows to shoot their arrows, even bitter words:

Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord:

A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: But a broken spirit drieth the bones.

Thou art my hiding place and my shield: I hope in thy word.

who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son:in whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins:

By long forbearing is a prince persuaded, And a soft tongue breaketh the bone.

Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.

My flesh and my heart faileth: But God is the strength of my heart, and my portion for ever.

To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:a time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted;a time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up;a time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance;a time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing;a time to get, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away;a time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak;a time to love, and a time to hate; a time of war, and a time of peace.

Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee.

Now the God of patience and consolation grant you to be likeminded one toward another according to Christ Jesus:that ye may with one mind and one mouth glorify God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.

If thou, LORD, shouldest mark iniquities, O Lord, who shall stand?But there is forgiveness with thee, That thou mayest be feared.

Bear ye one another's burdens, and so fulfil the law of Christ.

Take heed, brethren, lest there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief, in departing from the living God.But exhort one another daily, while it is called To day; lest any of you be hardened through the deceitfulness of sin.

Say not thou, I will recompense evil; But wait on the LORD, and he shall save thee.

Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation; And uphold me with thy free spirit.

There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.

What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own?For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God's.

Bless the LORD, O my soul, And forget not all his benefits:Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; Who healeth all thy diseases;Who redeemeth thy life from destruction; Who crowneth thee with lovingkindness and tender mercies;

But now thus saith the LORD that created thee, O Jacob, and he that formed thee, O Israel, Fear not: for I have redeemed thee, I have called thee by thy name; thou art mine.When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned; neither shall the flame kindle upon thee.

Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might.Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.

Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God.

The LORD is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; And saveth such as be of a contrite spirit.

And how shall they preach, except they be sent? as it is written, How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace, and bring glad tidings of good things!

They that sow in tears Shall reap in joy.

But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:

Cast thy burden upon the LORD, and he shall sustain thee: He shall never suffer the righteous to be moved.

A man's heart deviseth his way: But the LORD directeth his steps.

There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love.

Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us,

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