What does the Bible say about bitterness?

15 verses about bitterness, ranked by the votes of OpenBible.info readers, with the King James text.

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Bible verses about bitterness

1. Ephesians 4:31 — Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice: 4 votes
2. Hebrews 12:15 — 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; 3 votes
3. Job 10:1 — My soul is weary of my life; I will leave my complaint upon myself; I will speak in the bitterness of my soul. 2 votes
4. Proverbs 10:12 — Hatred stirreth up strifes: but love covereth all sins. 2 votes
5. Proverbs 14:10 — The heart knoweth his own bitterness; and a stranger doth not intermeddle with his joy. 2 votes
6. Proverbs 15:1 — A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger. 2 votes
7. Proverbs 17:25 — A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitterness to her that bare him. 2 votes
8. Matthew 6:14 — For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you: 2 votes
9. Mark 11:25 — And when ye stand praying, forgive, if ye have ought against any: that your Father also which is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses. 2 votes
10. Acts 8:23 — For I perceive that thou art in the gall of bitterness, and in the bond of iniquity. 2 votes
11. Romans 3:14 — Whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness: 2 votes
12. Ephesians 4:26 — Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath: 2 votes
13. Colossians 3:8 — But now ye also put off all these; anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communication out of your mouth. 2 votes
14. Hebrews 12:14 — Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord: 2 votes
15. James 1:19 — Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath: 2 votes

Where these verses are

Proverbs (4), Ephesians (2), Hebrews (2), Job (1), Matthew (1), Mark (1), Acts (1), Romans (1), Colossians (1), James (1)

Related topics

• Unforgiveness
• Holding Grudges
• Temper
• Forgiving A Friend
• Resolving Conflict
• Holding A Grudge
• Grudges
• Controlling Anger
• Anger
• Being Anger
• Yelling
• Harsh Words

Topical Bible data by OpenBible.info (https://www.openbible.info/topics/), CC BY 4.0. Votes reflect how many readers judged each verse relevant; they are not a doctrinal ranking. Verse text: King James Version.