Husbands, love your wives, and be not bitter against them.
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Colossians 3:19 · retained source text
Husbands, loue your wiues, and be not bitter against them.
KJV dictionary & concordance
bitter
Meaning of “bitter”
Having a sharp, unpleasant taste opposed to sweet; grievous, harsh, painful, sorrowful, resentful, or severe in condition, feeling, speech, or effect.
Definition sources
KJV context and cross-references
38 occurrences36 verses18 booksKJV PCE
Some verses contain the word more than once.
First occurrence: Genesis 27:34
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Every verse containing “bitter”
Complete reference index — all 36 verses
Genesis 27:34Exodus 1:14Exodus 12:8Exodus 15:23Numbers 5:18Numbers 5:19Numbers 5:23Numbers 5:24Numbers 5:27Numbers 9:11Deuteronomy 32:24Deuteronomy 32:322 Kings 14:26Esther 4:1Job 3:20Job 13:26Job 23:2Psalms 64:3Proverbs 5:4Proverbs 27:7Ecclesiastes 7:26Isaiah 5:20Isaiah 24:9Jeremiah 2:19Jeremiah 4:18Jeremiah 6:26Jeremiah 31:15Ezekiel 27:31Amos 8:10Habakkuk 1:6Colossians 3:19James 3:11James 3:14Revelation 8:11Revelation 10:9Revelation 10:10
Where “bitter” appears
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Genesis1 occurrence
1 verseExodus3 occurrences
3 versesNumbers7 occurrences
6 versesDeuteronomy2 occurrences
2 verses2 Kings1 occurrence
1 verseEsther1 occurrence
1 verseJob3 occurrences
3 versesPsalms1 occurrence
1 verseProverbs2 occurrences
2 versesEcclesiastes1 occurrence
1 verseIsaiah3 occurrences
2 versesJeremiah4 occurrences
4 versesEzekiel1 occurrence
1 verseAmos1 occurrence
1 verseHabakkuk1 occurrence
1 verseColossians1 occurrence
1 verseJames2 occurrences
2 versesRevelation3 occurrences
3 verses
1 verseExodus3 occurrences
3 versesNumbers7 occurrences
6 versesDeuteronomy2 occurrences
2 verses2 Kings1 occurrence
1 verseEsther1 occurrence
1 verseJob3 occurrences
3 versesPsalms1 occurrence
1 verseProverbs2 occurrences
2 versesEcclesiastes1 occurrence
1 verseIsaiah3 occurrences
2 versesJeremiah4 occurrences
4 versesEzekiel1 occurrence
1 verseAmos1 occurrence
1 verseHabakkuk1 occurrence
1 verseColossians1 occurrence
1 verseJames2 occurrences
2 versesRevelation3 occurrences
3 verses
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