Bitterness
noun
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anger and disappointment at being treated unfairly; resentment.
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sharpness of taste; lack of sweetness.
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Similar:
harshness, resentment, resentfulness, embitteredness, dissatisfaction, disgruntlement, discontent, grudge, pique, indignation, rancor, spite, sullenness, churlishness, moroseness, petulance, peevishness, spleen, acrimony, trauma, pain, painfulness, agony, grief, unpleasantness, disagreeableness, nastiness, awfulness, upset, heartache
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Opposite: sweetness, magnanimity, contentment, delight, warmth, balminess, goodwill
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Scripture Study for Bitterness
Look bellow for Bible references about Bitterness:
Ephesians 4:31-32:
"Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, brawling and slander, along with every form of malice. 32 Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you."
Hebrews 12:15:
"See to it that no one falls short of the grace of God and that no bitter root grows up to cause trouble and defile many."
Matthew 6:14-15:
"For if you forgive other people when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. 15 But if you do not forgive others their sins, your Father will not forgive your sins."
Acts 8:23:
"For I see that you are full of bitterness and captive to sin."
Proverbs 17:25:
"A foolish son brings grief to his father
and bitterness to the mother who bore him."
Romans 3:14:
“Their mouths are full of cursing and bitterness.”
Zechariah 12:10:
“And I will pour out on the house of David and the inhabitants of Jerusalem a spirit of grace and supplication. They will look on[b] me, the one they have pierced, and they will mourn for him as one mourns for an only child, and grieve bitterly for him as one grieves for a firstborn son."
Hebrews 12:14-15
"See to it that no one falls short of the grace of God and that no bitter root grows up to cause trouble and defile many."