Bible Verses About Bitterness (20+ Verses)

"Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, outcry, and slander, 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."

"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;"

"but now you also put them all away: anger, wrath, malice, slander, and shameful speaking 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."

"The heart knows its own bitterness and joy; he will not share these with a stranger."

"Another dies in bitterness of soul, and never tastes of good."

"“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."

"Don’t be hasty in your spirit to be angry, for anger rests 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."

"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."

"doesn’t behave itself inappropriately, doesn’t seek its own way, is not provoked, takes no account of evil;"

"A cheerful heart makes good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up 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."

"Create in me a clean heart, O God. 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."

"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.”"

"Repay no one evil for evil. Respect what is honorable in the sight of all men."

"Follow after peace with all men, and the sanctification without which no man will see the Lord,"