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This collection has 20 Bible verses about bitterness: 7 from the Old Testament and 13 from the New Testament. Ephesians appears most often (2 verses), across 15 books of Scripture.
What does the Bible say about bitterness? Read 20 carefully selected Bible verses about bitterness, with full scripture text you can save, share, and study.
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"Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, outcry, and slander, be put away from you, with all malice."
"Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice:"
"And be kind to one another, tender hearted, forgiving each other, just as God also in Christ forgave you."
"And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you."
"looking carefully lest there be any man who falls short of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you, and many be defiled by it;"
"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;"
"but now you also put them all away: anger, wrath, malice, slander, and shameful speaking out of your mouth."
"But now ye also put off all these; anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communication out of your mouth."
"But if you have bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your heart, don’t boast and don’t lie against the truth. This wisdom is not that which comes down from above, but is earthly, sensual, and demonic. For where jealousy and selfish ambition are, there is confusion and every evil deed."
"But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth. This wisdom descendeth not from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish. For where envying and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work."
"The heart knows its own bitterness and joy; he will not share these with a stranger."
"The heart knoweth his own bitterness; and a stranger doth not intermeddle with his joy."
"Another dies in bitterness of soul, and never tastes of good."
"And another dieth in the bitterness of his soul, and never eateth with pleasure."
“whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness.”
"Whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness:"
"For my soul was grieved. I was embittered in my heart. I was so senseless and ignorant. I was a brute beast before you."
"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."
"Don’t be hasty in your spirit to be angry, for anger rests in the bosom of fools."
"Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry: for anger resteth in the bosom of fools."
“For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. But if you don’t forgive men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.
"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."
"Whenever you stand praying, forgive, if you have anything against anyone; so that your Father, who is in heaven, may also forgive you your transgressions."
"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."
"doesn’t behave itself inappropriately, doesn’t seek its own way, is not provoked, takes no account of evil;"
"Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil;"
"A cheerful heart makes good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones."
"A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones."
"Finally, brothers, whatever things are true, whatever things are honorable, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report; if there is any virtue, and if there is any praise, think about these things."
"Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things."
"Create in me a clean heart, O God. Renew a right spirit within me."
"Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me."
“Don’t remember the former things, and don’t consider the things of old. Behold, I will do a new thing. It springs out now. Don’t you know it? I will even make a way in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert.
"Remember ye not the former things, neither consider the things of old. Behold, I will do a new thing; now it shall spring forth; shall ye not know it? I will even make a way in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert."
"Be careful. If your brother sins against you, rebuke him. If he repents, forgive him. If he sins against you seven times in the day, and seven times returns, saying, ‘I repent,’ you shall forgive him.”"
"Take heed to yourselves: If thy brother trespass against thee, rebuke him; and if he repent, forgive him. And if he trespass against thee seven times in a day, and seven times in a day turn again to thee, saying, I repent; thou shalt forgive him."
"Repay no one evil for evil. Respect what is honorable in the sight of all men."
"Recompense to no man evil for evil. Provide things honest in the sight of all men."
"Follow after peace with all men, and the sanctification without which no man will see the Lord,"
"Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord:"
Scripture quotations are from the World English Bible and the King James Version (both public domain), checked word for word against the full text. Updated October 2, 2026.
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This collection has 20 Bible verses about bitterness: 7 from the Old Testament and 13 from the New Testament. Ephesians appears most often (2 verses), across 15 books of Scripture. What does the Bible say about bitterness? Read 20 carefully selected Bible verses about bitterness, with full scripture text you can save, share, and study.
Ephesians 4:31: "Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, outcry, and slander, be put away from you, with all malice." Ephesians 4:32: "And be kind to one another, tender hearted, forgiving each other, just as God also in Christ forgave you." Hebrews 12:15: "looking carefully lest there be any man who falls short of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you, and many be defiled by it;" Full collection: 20 verses on this page (35% Old Testament, 65% New Testament).
This page collects 20 verses about bitterness from 15 books. Ephesians is the most frequent source (2 verses). Scripture touches the theme in many places; these are the ones readers look up most often for study and encouragement.
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