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.
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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”
Doth a fountain send forth at the same place sweet water and bitter?
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · James 3:11 · retained source text
Doeth a fountaine send foorth at the same place sweet water and bitter?
1611 marginal noteOr, hole.
But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth.
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · James 3:14 · retained source text
But if ye haue bitter enuying and strife in your hearts glory not, and lie not against the trueth.
And the name of the star is called Wormwood: and the third part of the waters became wormwood; and many men died of the waters, because they were made bitter.
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Revelation 8:11 · retained source text
And the name of the starre is called Wormewood, and the third part of the waters became wormewood, and many men dyed of the waters, because they were made bitter.
And I went unto the angel, and said unto him, Give me the little book. And he said unto me, Take it, and eat it up; and it shall make thy belly bitter, but it shall be in thy mouth sweet as honey.
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Revelation 10:9 · retained source text
And I went vnto the Angel, and said vnto him, Giue me the little booke. And he sayd vnto me, Take it, and eat it vp, and it shall make thy belly bitter, but it shall bee in thy mouth sweete as hony.
1611 marginal noteEzek. 2.8. and 3.3.
And I took the little book out of the angel’s hand, and ate it up; and it was in my mouth sweet as honey: and as soon as I had eaten it, my belly was bitter.
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Revelation 10:10 · retained source text
And I tooke the little booke out of the Angels hand, and ate it vp, and it was in my mouth sweet as honie: and as soone as I had eaten it, my belly was 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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