bitterness

The 12 most-voted verses about bitterness, from 8 books, ranked by the OpenBible.info community.

Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, outcry and slander, along with every form of malice.

Ephesians 4:31 (BSB)

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

Ephesians 4:31 (KJV)

Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, outcry, and slander be put away from you, with all malice.

Ephesians 4:31 (WEB)

See to it that no one falls short of the grace of God, and that no root of bitterness springs up to cause trouble and defile many.

Hebrews 12:15 (BSB)

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;

Hebrews 12:15 (KJV)

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,

Hebrews 12:15 (WEB)

“I loathe my own life; I will express my complaint and speak in the bitterness of my soul.

Job 10:1 (BSB)

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

Job 10:1 (KJV)

“My soul is weary of my life. I will give free course to my complaint. I will speak in the bitterness of my soul.

Job 10:1 (WEB)

Hatred stirs up dissension, but love covers all transgressions.

Proverbs 10:12 (BSB)

Hatred stirreth up strifes: but love covereth all sins.

Proverbs 10:12 (KJV)

Hatred stirs up strife, but love covers all wrongs.

Proverbs 10:12 (WEB)

The heart knows its own bitterness, and no stranger shares in its joy.

Proverbs 14:10 (BSB)

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

Proverbs 14:10 (KJV)

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

Proverbs 14:10 (WEB)

A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.

Proverbs 15:1 (BSB)

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

Proverbs 15:1 (KJV)

A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.

Proverbs 15:1 (WEB)

A foolish son brings grief to his father and bitterness to her who bore him.

Proverbs 17:25 (BSB)

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

Proverbs 17:25 (KJV)

A foolish son brings grief to his father, and bitterness to her who bore him.

Proverbs 17:25 (WEB)

And when you stand to pray, if you hold anything against another, forgive it, so that your Father in heaven will forgive your trespasses as well.”

Mark 11:25 (BSB)

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.

Mark 11:25 (KJV)

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.

Mark 11:25 (WEB)

For I see that you are poisoned by bitterness and captive to iniquity.”

Acts 8:23 (BSB)

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

Acts 8:23 (KJV)

For I see that you are in the poison of bitterness and in the bondage of iniquity.”

Acts 8:23 (WEB)

“Their mouths are full of cursing and bitterness.”

Romans 3:14 (BSB)

Whose mouth [is] full of cursing and bitterness:

Romans 3:14 (KJV)

“Their mouth is full of cursing and bitterness.”

Romans 3:14 (WEB)

“Be angry, yet do not sin.” Do not let the sun set upon your anger,

Ephesians 4:26 (BSB)

Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath:

Ephesians 4:26 (KJV)

“Be angry, and don’t sin.” Don’t let the sun go down on your wrath,

Ephesians 4:26 (WEB)

But now you must put aside all such things as these: anger, rage, malice, slander, and filthy language from your lips.

Colossians 3:8 (BSB)

But now ye also put off all these; anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communication out of your mouth.

Colossians 3:8 (KJV)

but now you must put them all away: anger, wrath, malice, slander, and shameful speaking out of your mouth.

Colossians 3:8 (WEB)

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