Proverbs 14:10
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10 The heart knows its own bitterness,
And a stranger does not share its joy.
Philippians 4:7
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7 and (A)the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.
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Proverbs 18:14
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14 The spirit of a man will sustain him in sickness,
But who can bear a broken spirit?
Proverbs 15:13
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13 (A)A merry heart makes a cheerful [a]countenance,
But (B)by sorrow of the heart the spirit is broken.
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- Proverbs 15:13 face
Job 10:1
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Job: I Would Plead with God
10 “My (A)soul loathes my life;
I will [a]give free course to my complaint,
(B)I will speak in the bitterness of my soul.
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- Job 10:1 Lit. leave on myself
Revelation 2:17
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17 “He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To him who overcomes I will give some of the hidden (A)manna to eat. And I will give him a white stone, and on the stone (B)a new name written which no one knows except him who receives it.” ’
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1 Peter 1:8
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8 (A)whom having not [a]seen you love. (B)Though now you do not see Him, yet believing, you rejoice with joy inexpressible and full of glory,
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- 1 Peter 1:8 M known
John 14:18
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18 (A)I will not leave you orphans; (B)I will come to you.
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Mark 14:33-34
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33 And He (A)took Peter, James, and John with Him, and He began to be troubled and deeply distressed. 34 Then He said to them, (B)“My soul is exceedingly sorrowful, even to death. Stay here and watch.”
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Job 7:11
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11 “Therefore I will (A)not restrain my mouth;
I will speak in the anguish of my spirit;
I will (B)complain in the bitterness of my soul.
1 Samuel 1:10
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10 (A)And she was in bitterness of soul, and prayed to the Lord and [a]wept in anguish.
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- 1 Samuel 1:10 Lit. wept greatly
John 12:27
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Jesus Predicts His Death on the Cross
27 (A)“Now My soul is troubled, and what shall I say? ‘Father, save Me from this hour’? (B)But for this purpose I came to this hour.
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Ezekiel 3:14
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14 So the Spirit lifted me up and took me away, and I went in bitterness, in the [a]heat of my spirit; but (A)the hand of the Lord was strong upon me.
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- Ezekiel 3:14 Or anger
Psalm 25:14
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14 (A)The secret of the Lord is with those who fear Him,
And He will show them His covenant.
Job 9:18
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18 He will not allow me to catch my breath,
But fills me with bitterness.
Job 6:2-4
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2 “Oh, that my grief were fully weighed,
And my calamity laid with it on the scales!
3 For then it would be heavier than the sand of the sea—
Therefore my words have been rash.
4 (A)For the arrows of the Almighty are within me;
My spirit drinks in their poison;
(B)The terrors of God are arrayed (C)against me.
2 Kings 4:27
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27 Now when she came to the man of God at the hill, she caught him by the feet, but Gehazi came near to push her away. But the man of God said, “Let her alone; for her soul is in deep distress, and the Lord has hidden it from me, and has not told me.”
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John 14:23
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23 Jesus answered and said to him, “If anyone loves Me, he will keep My word; and My Father will love him, (A)and We will come to him and make Our home with him.
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Genesis 42:21
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21 Then they said to one another, (A)“We are truly guilty concerning our brother, for we saw the anguish of his soul when he pleaded with us, and we would not hear; (B)therefore this distress has come upon us.”
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