Quotes about Bitterness
Every destructive emotion bears its own harvest, but anger's fruit is the most bitter of all.
— Billy Graham
There are many irritations in life. They become prime opportunities for Satan to lead us into evil passion. Keep anger clear of bitterness, spite, or hatred.
— Billy Graham
Bitterness is anger gone sour, an attitude of deep discontent that poisons our souls and destroys our peace.
— Billy Graham
Don't let the acids of bitterness eat away inside. Learn the secret of trusting Christ in every circumstance.
— Billy Graham
Escapism seems to be the order of the day … Escape with drugs or alcohol, and the bitterness of living will be blurred … We can't escape from God.
— Billy Graham
My wife has said that a bitter, sour Christian is one of Satan's greatest trophies—and she's right.
— Billy Graham
We can react with bitterness and hate God, as some do, or we can accept suffering as a natural part of life and a condition that comes with living in this world. We cannot avoid suffering, but we can determine our response to it.
— Billy Graham
But if you have bitter envy and self-seeking in your hearts, do not boast and lie against the truth.
— Bob Sorge
To be unforgiving is like to drink poison and wait for someone else to die!!
— Bishop TD Jakes
Someone once said that you don't hold a grudge. It holds you. Holding a grudge is self-inflicted pain. Consequently, bitterness doesn't imprison those who hurt you. It imprisons you.
— Frank Viola
Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, brawling and slander, along with every form of malice. Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you." —Ephesians 4:31-32
— Brennan Manning
Life can be taken out of others in rivulets and drops, in the small daily failures of inattention, that bitterest fruit of self-absorption, as surely as by terrible strokes to their hearts.
— Brennan Manning