Quotes About Bitterness

And when they came to Marah, they could not drink the water there because it was bitter. (That is why it was named Marah.)

“Do not call me Naomi,” she replied. “Call me Mara, because the Almighty has dealt quite bitterly with me.

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.”

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?”

For the LORD saw that the affliction of the Israelites, both slave and free, was very bitter. There was no one to help Israel,

Why is light given to the miserable, and life to the bitter of soul,

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.

He does not let me catch my breath, but overwhelms me with bitterness.

“I loathe my own life; I will express my complaint and speak in the bitterness of my soul.

For You record bitter accusations against me and bequeath to me the iniquities of my youth.

yet in his stomach his food sours into the venom of cobras within him.

Yet another man dies in the bitterness of his soul, having never tasted prosperity.

“Even today my complaint is bitter. His hand is heavy despite my groaning.

who sharpen their tongues like swords and aim their bitter words like arrows,

in the end she is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a double-edged sword.

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

A foolish son brings grief to his father and bitterness to her who bore him.

The soul that is full loathes honey, but to a hungry soul, any bitter thing is sweet.

Give strong drink to one who is perishing, and wine to the bitter in soul.

And I find more bitter than death the woman who is a snare, whose heart is a net, and whose hands are chains. The man who pleases God escapes her, but the sinner is ensnared.

They no longer sing and drink wine; strong drink is bitter to those who consume it.

“Your ways and deeds have brought this upon you. This is your punishment; how bitter it is, because it pierces to the heart!”

The roads to Zion mourn, because no one comes to her appointed feasts. All her gates are deserted; her priests groan, her maidens grieve, and she herself is bitter with anguish.

He has besieged me and surrounded me with bitterness and hardship.