Bitterness

16 times in 16 verses

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Occurrences

16 total
  1. The archers attacked him with bitterness; they aimed at him in hostility.
  2. Then Samuel said, “Bring me Agag king of the Amalekites.” Agag came to him cheerfully, for he thought, “Surely the bitterness of death is past.”
  3. Then Abner called out to Joab: “Must the sword devour forever? Do you not realize that this will only end in bitterness? How long before you tell the troops to stop pursuing their brothers?”
  4. 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.
  5. He does not let me catch my breath, but overwhelms me with bitterness.
  6. “I loathe my own life; I will express my complaint and speak in the bitterness of my soul.
  7. Yet another man dies in the bitterness of his soul, having never tasted prosperity.
  8. The heart knows its own bitterness, and no stranger shares in its joy.
  9. A foolish son brings grief to his father and bitterness to her who bore him.
  10. He has besieged me and surrounded me with bitterness and hardship.
  11. He has filled me with bitterness; He has intoxicated me with wormwood.
  12. So the Spirit lifted me up and took me away, and I went in bitterness and in the anger of my spirit, with the strong hand of the LORD upon me.
  13. For I see that you are poisoned by bitterness and captive to iniquity.”
  14. “Their mouths are full of cursing and bitterness.”
  15. Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, outcry and slander, along with every form of malice.
  16. 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.