Bitterness Quote by John Owen

So true is it that all sin is ultimately against the Lord; so bitter is the root of self.

— Alfred Edersheim

Unforgiveness is a deeply seated and poisonous bitter root; imprisoning those who harbours it with a hardened heart.

— Geraldine Vermaak

Sin is sweet in the beginning, but bitter in the end.

— The Talmud

Sin is not so sweet in the committing as it is heavy and bitter in the reckoning.

— Richard Sibbes

Sin spoils the spirit's delicacy, and unwillingness deadens its susceptibility.

— Charles Henry Parkhurst

On tobacco: A branch of the sin of drunkenness, which is the root of all sins.

— King James I

“Virtue must be the only vigorous thing in our lives. Sin is large and stale. You can never finish eating it nor ever digest…

— Flannery O'Connor

If someone has repented once of a sin, and again does the same sin, this is a sign that he has not been cleansed…

— Saint Basil

Take steadily some one sin, which seems to stand out before thee, to root it out, by God's grace, and every fibre of it.…

— Edward Bouverie Pusey

The root of all sin is the suspicion that God is not good.

— Oswald Chambers

Bitterness leads nowhere. It turns back on itself. It is the eternal cul-de-sac.

— Agatha Christie

Bitterness arises in our hearts when we do not trust in the sovereign rule of God in our lives

— Jerry Bridges