8 Bible Verses about Being Bitter

Look carefully [at how you are living] so that no one falls away from God's unearned favor, and that no "poisonous plant sprouts up" to cause trouble and corrupt many people [Note: This is an analogy from Deut. 29:16-18 being used as a warning against the evil influence of wicked people],

So, put away from you all [kinds of] bitterness and anger and wrath and brawling and slander, along with all [kinds of] malice [i.e., bad attitudes],

For I can see that your life is as bitter gall [i.e., very evil] and you are enslaved by [your] sins."

But if you people have bitter jealousy and rivalry in your hearts, do not be arrogant [over it] and deny the truth.

[Psa. 10:7 says], "Their speech is full of cursing and bitterness."

So, put away from you all [kinds of] bitterness and anger and wrath and brawling and slander, along with all [kinds of] malice [i.e., bad attitudes], and be kind and compassionate toward one another, forgiving each other, just as God also forgave you [because of your fellowship] in Christ.

[Psa. 4:4 says], "Be angry [i.e., at wrongdoing. See Mark 3:5], but do not sin" [i.e., by harboring bitterness or retaliation]. Do not allow the sun to go down while you are still provoked.

Actively seek to live in peace with all people. And be dedicated to God, because no one will see God without this.