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Bitterness |
Ephesians 4
31Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, brawling and
slander, along with every form of malice. 32Be kind and compassionate
to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.
Matthew 5
23"Therefore, if you are offering your gift at the altar and
there remember that your brother has something against you,
Romans 12
17Do not repay anyone evil for evil. Be careful to do what is
right in the eyes of everybody.
1 Peter 2
21To this you were called, because Christ suffered for you,
leaving you an example, that you should follow in his steps. 22"He
committed no sin, and no deceit was found in his mouth." 23When they
hurled their insults at him, he did not retaliate; when he suffered, he made no
threats. Instead, he entrusted himself to him who judges justly.
Hebrews 12
Warning Against Refusing God
14Make every effort to live in peace with all men and to be holy;
without holiness no one will see the Lord. 15See to it that no one
misses the grace of God and that no bitter root grows up to cause trouble and
defile many.
James 3
10Out of the same mouth come praise and cursing. My brothers,
this should not be. 11Can both fresh water and salt water flow from
the same spring? 12My brothers, can a fig tree bear olives, or a
grapevine bear figs? Neither can a salt spring produce fresh water.
Two Kinds of Wisdom
13Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show it by his
good life, by deeds done in the humility that comes from wisdom. 14But
if you harbor bitter envy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast
about it or deny the truth. 15Such "wisdom" does not come down from
heaven but is earthly, unspiritual, of the devil.