“Blessed are you when people hate you and when they exclude you and revile you and spurn your name as evil, on account of the Son of Man! For wicked and deceitful mouths are opened against me, speaking against me with lying tongues. Someone who’s bitter holds grudges, is often jealous, and generally focuses on the dark side of life. As for the one who is weak in faith, welcome him, but not to quarrel over opinions. In your steadfast love give me life, that I may keep the testimonies of your mouth. In the book of Ruth we read about Naomi (which means pleasant), the wife of Elimelech. Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the Lord delivers him out of them all. “If anyone comes to me and does not hate his own father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters, yes, and even his own life, he cannot be my disciple. Whoever says, “I love God,” but hates his brother is a liar. And as you wish that others would do to you, do so to them. To one who strikes you on the cheek, offer the other also, and from one who takes away your cloak do not withhold your tunic either. By this it is evident who are the children of God, and who are the children of the devil: whoever does not practice righteousness is not of God, nor is the one who does not love his brother. ‣ Question: "What does the Bible say about bitterness?" Hear, you mountains, the indictment of the Lord, and you enduring foundations of the earth, for the Lord has an indictment against his people, and he will contend with Israel. Moses took the bones of Joseph with him, for Joseph had made the sons of Israel solemnly swear, saying, “God will surely visit you, and you shall carry up my bones with you from here.” And they moved on from Succoth and encamped at Etham, on the edge of the wilderness. ... All your commandments are sure; they persecute me with falsehood; help me! To the choirmaster. The vexation of a fool is known at once, but the prudent ignores an insult. ‣ ... Let not those rejoice over me who are wrongfully my foes, and let not those wink the eye who hate me without cause. All Scripture quotations, unless otherwise indicated, are taken from The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. Here is what the Bible, God's Word, has to say about bitterness:. Let what you say be simply ‘Yes’ or ‘No’; anything more than this comes from evil. Contend, O Lord, with those who contend with me; fight against those who fight against me! In return for my love they accuse me, but I give myself to prayer. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole. He also told this parable to some who trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and treated others with contempt: “Two men went up into the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. Resentment and bitterness are two sides of the same coin. Then the king said to the attendants, ‘Bind him hand and foot and cast him into the outer darkness. Unforgiveness leads to bitterness and hatred. You covet and cannot obtain, so you fight and quarrel. Of David, when he changed his behavior before Abimelech, so that he drove him out, and he went away. Better is a dinner of herbs where love is than a fattened ox and hatred with it. Whoever does not love abides in death. “Blessed are you when others revile you and persecute you and utter all kinds of evil against you falsely on my account. But you must remember, beloved, the predictions of the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ. But God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. For you know that afterward, when he desired to inherit the blessing, he was rejected, for he found no chance to repent, though he sought it with tears. From thuo; passion. Pride and arrogance and the way of evil and perverted speech I hate. Does a spring pour forth from the same opening both fresh and salt water? Hatred stirs up strife, but love covers all offenses. If anyone says, “I love God,” and hates his brother, he is a liar; for he who does not love his brother whom he has seen cannot love God whom he has not seen. L ‣ The Lord sustains him on his sickbed; in his illness you restore him to full health. You adulterous people! P There are six things that the Lord hates, seven that are an abomination to him: haughty eyes, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood, a heart that devises wicked plans, feet that make haste to run to evil, a false witness who breathes out lies, and one who sows discord among brothers. A time to love, and a time to hate; a time for war, and a time for peace. ... Do not put yourself forward in the king's presence or stand in the place of the great, for it is better to be told, “Come up here,” than to be put lower in the presence of a noble. I know and am persuaded in the Lord Jesus that nothing is unclean in itself, but it is unclean for anyone who thinks it unclean. I myself have commanded my consecrated ones, and have summoned my mighty men to execute my anger, my proudly exulting ones. W Rejoice in that day, and leap for joy, for behold, your reward is great in heaven; for so their fathers did to the prophets. But understand this, that in the last days there will come times of difficulty. I hate the work of those who fall away; it shall not cling to me. But I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you. G Proverbs says that anger, hatred, resentment and bitterness bottled up within will give rise to half a dozen other problems—"there are seven abominations in his heart." From blasphemos; vilification. I fast twice a week; I give tithes of all that I get.’ But the tax collector, standing far off, would not even lift up his eyes to heaven, but beat his breast, saying, ‘God, be merciful to me, a sinner!’ ... For behold, the days are coming when they will say, ‘Blessed are the barren and the wombs that never bore and the breasts that never nursed!’. A primary preposition denoting union; with or together. (Comp. Bow your heavens, O Lord, and come down! Bitterness blows out the candle of joy and leaves the soul in darkness. With. Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own eyes. An ongoing, unforgiving, bitter, and angry spirit will kill a person's heart, making them shipwreck their faith and prove that they never belonged to God. Verb - Aorist Imperative Passive - 3rd Person Singular. I sought the Lord, and he answered me and delivered me from all my fears. He went up from there to Bethel, and while he was going up on the way, some small boys came out of the city and jeered at him, saying, “Go up, you baldhead! O my God, I cry by day, but you do not answer, and by night, but I find no rest. Eph. What your eyes have seen do not hastily bring into court, for what will you do in the end, when your neighbor puts you to shame? Answer me! And the Lord said to Moses, “Take all the chiefs of the people and hang them in the sun before the Lord, that the fierce anger of the Lord may turn away from Israel.” And Moses said to the judges of Israel, “Each of you kill those of his men who have yoked themselves to Baal of Peor.” And behold, one of the people of Israel came and brought a Midianite woman to his family, in the sight of Moses and in the sight of the whole congregation of the people of Israel, while they were weeping in the entrance of the tent of meeting. They encircle me with words of hate, and attack me without cause. K Touch the mountains so that they smoke! To whom will you flee for help, and where will you leave your wealth? He preserves the lives of his saints; he delivers them from the hand of the wicked. Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamor, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice: Psalm 64:3 Who whet their tongue like a sword, and bend their bows to shoot their arrows, even bitter words: Romans 3:14 Whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness: Colossians 3:8,19 But now ye also put off all these; anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communication out of your mouth…. You do not have, because you do not ask. ... And he said to them, “You yourselves know how unlawful it is for a Jew to associate with or to visit anyone of another nation, but God has shown me that I should not call any person common or unclean. Let’s take a closer look at a plants root system… where d… It is acceptable to hate those things that God hates; indeed, this is very much a proof of a right standing with God. My soul is consumed with longing for your rules at all times. What will you do on the day of punishment, in the ruin that will come from afar? Topics and verses are auto-generated from user searches. A wise son makes a glad father, but a foolish son is a sorrow to his mother. From your presence let my vindication come! You ask and do not receive, because you ask wrongly, to spend it on your passions. It has been estimated by some doctors that as much as 90 percent of our illnesses are caused by anger, fear, resentment and bitterness. ‣ Strive for peace with everyone, and for the holiness without which no one will see the Lord. Whoever says he is in the light and hates his brother is still in darkness. ... “You shall not hate your brother in your heart, but you shall reason frankly with your neighbor, lest you incur sin because of him. For everyone who does wicked things hates the light and does not come to the light, lest his works should be exposed. 1. From pikros; acridity, literally or figuratively. ... For freedom Christ has set us free; stand firm therefore, and do not submit again to a yoke of slavery. Let your eyes behold the right! The oracle concerning Babylon which Isaiah the son of Amoz saw. And those servants went out into the roads and gathered all whom they found, both bad and good. Therefore let us not pass judgment on one another any longer, but rather decide never to put a stumbling block or hindrance in the way of a brother. Whoever mocks the poor insults his Maker; he who is glad at calamity will not go unpunished. (a) a shout, cry, clamor, (b) outcry, clamoring against another. Ecclesiastes 3:8 says there is "a time to love and a time to hate." You desire and do not have, so you murder. “If the world hates you, know that it has hated me before it hated you. ‣ The Bible makes clear the signs of bitterness and tells us how to let go of it. " How have I wearied you? But God does require that we forgive others (Ephesians 4:32). From krazo; an outcry. Colossians 3:8,19. (Comp. You have tried my heart, you have visited me by night, you have tested me, and you will find nothing; I have purposed that my mouth will not transgress. Hebrews 12:15New King James Version (NKJV) 15 looking carefully lest anyone fall short of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up cause trouble, and by this many become defiled; Many people worry about the outward things in Christianity and morality but fail to look at the inward things. ‣ For if your brother is grieved by what you eat, you are no longer walking in love. He who gathers in summer is a prudent son, but he who sleeps in harvest is a son who brings shame. Characterized by an unforgiving spirit and generally negative, critical attitudes, bitterness and resentment are sinful and self-defeating. We need to trust more fully in Christ, who as our covenant head does not treat us with the bitterness our sins deserve. At Caesarea there was a man named Cornelius, a centurion of what was known as the Italian Cohort, a devout man who feared God with all his household, gave alms generously to the people, and prayed continually to God. In you our fathers trusted; they trusted, and you delivered them. Romans 1:29; 1Corinthians 5:8; 1Corinthians 14:20; James 1:21; 1Peter 2:1.) Psalm 51:10. Yet you are holy, enthroned on the praises of Israel. The Bible teaches us to “get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, brawling and slander, along with every form of malice.” The Lord is near to the brokenhearted and saves the crushed in spirit. “Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God. The Lord does not let the righteous go hungry, but he thwarts the craving of the wicked. And clamor and evil-speaking be put away from you, Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers, NT Letters: Ephesians 4:31 Let all bitterness wrath anger outcry (Ephes. On a bare hill raise a signal; cry aloud to them; wave the hand for them to enter the gates of the nobles. CBN TEACHING SHEETS Overcoming Bitterness and Resentment By CBN.com CBN.com – When you are offended or disappointed by others and allow the hurt to germinate in your heart, bitterness and resentment will take root. Resentment is a negative reaction to events that we see as unfair. With all malice.--All are various exhibitions of "malice"--that is, evil mindedness or malignity--the general disposition which is the opposite of goodness, graciousness, and sympathy. For people will be lovers of self, lovers of money, proud, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, heartless, unappeasable, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not loving good, treacherous, reckless, swollen with conceit, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, having the appearance of godliness, but denying its power. When the righteous cry for help, the Lord hears and delivers them out of all their troubles. Therefore I tell you, her sins, which are many, are forgiven—for she loved much. “Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness' sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, along with all malice. From the same mouth come blessing and cursing. This he set aside, nailing it to the cross. This bitterness clearly fails to reflect the tender and faithful affection with which Christ loves the church (Eph. And the Lord went before them by day in a pillar of cloud to lead them along the way, and by night in a pillar of fire to give them light, that they might travel by day and by night. “Bitterness” is the Greek word “pikria” meaning severe hate; fierce disposition; harsh; sharp and disagreeable taste. Genesis 37:4,21 And when his brethren saw that their father loved him more than all his brethren, they hated him, and could not speak peaceably unto him…. Allowed to fester, they will destroy and kill (Galatians 5:19-21). (Psalm 139:14 NKJV). Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, brawling and slander, along with every form of malice. Acts 8:23 - For I perceive that thou art in the gall of bitterness, and [in] the bond of iniquity. Better is a dry morsel with quiet than a house full of feasting with strife. I hate and abhor falsehood, but I love your law. Topical Bible ‣ The last stage is "clamour and evil speaking"--"clamour" (used in this sense only here) being the loud fury of the first burst of wrath, passing into the more deliberate evil-speaking, as the temper cools down without losing its settled anger. Go up, you baldhead!” And he turned around, and when he saw them, he cursed them in the name of the Lord. Do I not hate those who hate you, O Lord? Blessed is the one who considers the poor! Like snow in summer or rain in harvest, so honor is not fitting for a fool. ‣ ... Open my eyes, that I may behold wondrous things out of your law. Z. Hear what the Lord says: Arise, plead your case before the mountains, and let the hills hear your voice. Ep) Christian Bible Study Resources, Dictionary, Concordance and Search Tools. Bitterness is the accompanying inner feeling. ... Woe to those who decree iniquitous decrees, and the writers who keep writing oppression, to turn aside the needy from justice and to rob the poor of my people of their right, that widows may be their spoil, and that they may make the fatherless their prey! When they speak out against hatred, does that make them guilty of a "hate crime"? My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? When Phinehas the son of Eleazar, son of Aaron the priest, saw it, he rose and left the congregation and took a spear in his hand and went after the man of Israel into the chamber and pierced both of them, the man of Israel and the woman through her belly. Search me, O God, and know my heart! Jesus said to him, “Friend, do what you came to do.” Then they came up and laid hands on Jesus and seized him. And he said to him, ‘Friend, how did you get in here without a wedding garment?’ And he was speechless. What causes quarrels and what causes fights among you? Show yourself in all respects to be a model of good works, and in your teaching show integrity, dignity, and sound speech that cannot be condemned, so that an opponent may be put to shame, having nothing evil to say about us. Do not say, “I will repay evil”; wait for the Lord, and he will deliver you. An outburst of passion, wrath. Resentment, bitterness, hatred, and unforgiveness can cause ulcers, high blood pressure, and dozens of other diseases. The examples of Esau, Lenin, and Hitler ought to remind us to beware of the root of bitterness. Cite this page: Editor: Stephen Smith. The next stage is "wrath and anger," that is, passionate outburst, and the deeper anger of which it is at once effect and cause. Know this, my beloved brothers: let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger; for the anger of man does not produce the righteousness of God. But once I did, the weight was lifted off of me and my heart became burden-free. My brothers, these things ought not to be so. ‣ Here the first symptom of the temper forbidden is "bitterness," or sharpness--a word seldom used, and generally in half-poetical passages (see Acts 8:23; Romans 3:14; Hebrews 12:15)--that is, an acerbity of temper, ready to take offence and break out in anger. When it’s turned outward it becomes rage. Holding bitterness in your heart can cause you to lose sleep and to be tired most of the time. ‣ What does the Bible say about resentment and bitterness? For he makes his sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust. By what you eat, do not destroy the one for whom Christ died. My soul makes its boast in the Lord; let the humble hear and be glad. Or do you suppose it is to no purpose that the Scripture says, “He yearns jealously over the spirit that he has made to dwell in us”? A whip for the horse, a bridle for the donkey, and a rod for the back of fools. My steps have held fast to your paths; my feet have not slipped. O So they reward me evil for good, and hatred for my love. Publication date: Nov 28, 2020. As for me, I said, “O Lord, be gracious to me; heal me, for I have sinned against you!” My enemies say of me in malice, “When will he die, and his name perish?” ... Of David. To you they cried and were rescued; in you they trusted and were not put to shame. Branded by an unforgiving spirit and generally negative, critical attitudes, bitterness and resentment are sinful and self-defeating. Is it not this, that your passions are at war within you? Elimelech took his wife and two sons down from Bethlehem to the country of Moab because there was a famine in the land. What The Scripture Says Ephesians 4: 31-32 "Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, along with all malice. 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