Top 25 Bible Verses About Bitterness (ESV)

15 See to it that no one fails to obtain the grace of God; that no “root of bitterness” springs up and causes trouble, and by it many become defiled;

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

23 For I see that you are in the gall of bitterness and in the bond of iniquity.”

31 Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, along with all malice. 32 Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you.

26 Be angry and do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your anger,

14     “Their mouth is full of curses and bitterness.”

14 Strive for peace with everyone, and for the holiness without which no one will see the Lord. 15 See to it that no one fails to obtain the grace of God; that no “root of bitterness” springs up and causes trouble, and by it many become defiled;

10:1   “I loathe my life;
  I will give free utterance to my complaint;
    I will speak in the bitterness of my soul.

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

14 For if you forgive others their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you, 15 but if you do not forgive others their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.

25   A foolish son is a grief to his father
    and bitterness to her who bore him.

11   “Therefore I will not restrain my mouth;
    I will speak in the anguish of my spirit;
    I will complain in the bitterness of my soul.

25   Another dies in bitterness of soul,
    never having tasted of prosperity.

12   Hatred stirs up strife,
    but love covers all offenses.

25 And whenever you stand praying, forgive, if you have anything against anyone, so that your Father also who is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses.”

8 But now you must put them all away: anger, wrath, malice, slander, and obscene talk from your mouth.

14 The Spirit lifted me up and took me away, and I went in bitterness in the heat of my spirit, the hand of the LORD being strong upon me.

13 bearing with one another and, if one has a complaint against another, forgiving each other; as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive.

17   Behold, it was for my welfare
    that I had great bitterness;
  but in love you have delivered my life
    from the pit of destruction,
  for you have cast all my sins
    behind your back.

15:1   A soft answer turns away wrath,
    but a harsh word stirs up anger.

19 Know this, my beloved brothers: let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger; 20 for the anger of man does not produce the righteousness of God.

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

32 Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you.

2 Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.

10 She was deeply distressed and prayed to the LORD and wept bitterly.