I found something more bitter than death — the woman who is like a trap. The love she offers you will catch you like a net; and her arms round you will hold you like a chain. A man who pleases God can get away, but she will catch the sinner.
I find more bitter than death the woman who is a snare, whose heart is a trap and whose hands are chains. The man who pleases God will escape her, but the sinner she will ensnare.
26 And I find something more bitter than death: the woman whose heart is snares and nets, and whose hands are fetters. He who pleases God escapes her, but the sinner is taken by her.
If anyone had a right to feel bitter, angry, and betrayed, it was Joseph. He had been stripped, thrown into a pit and left to die, then removed and sold into slavery—all by his very own brothers.
The observation in Song 8:6-7 is a weighty one: love is as strong as death; passion is as fierce as the grave. (The repetition is intentional and typical of biblical poetry.)
The Soul Is Stronger Than Death.
Despite our love, despite its intensity, physical death is our future reality. Yet for the great Lover and Bridegroom, Jesus Christ, physical death has been conquered through his death and resurrection. His love is indeed 'stronger than death'. His passion truly is 'fiercer than the grave'.
Frequently, a bitter person is hostile, caustic, critical, angry and fault-finding. Many times, when you pull the veil back, these people are a seething volcano of unresolved anger. In Hebrews 12:15, the Holy Spirit speaks of a “root of bitterness” which is often the cause of the greatest difficulty for men.
Understanding The Bitter Heart
It is the result of anger changing from an experience to a belief. Bitterness is seething and constant. Bitter people carry the same burdens as angry people, but to a greater extent.
It's the bitterness of soul, the inner pain resulting from prolonged, multi-layered suffering which becomes distasteful. It's what Proverbs 14:10 speaks of, “The heart knows its own bitterness, and no stranger shares its joy.”
The Effects of Bitterness
If you deny it and don't process it with forgiveness, the hurt you experience can turn into bitterness. Bitterness saps your joy. It can steal away the goodness from your life. It paints a blue sky black and holds you in bondage.
Prior to Paul's writing in Ephesians 4:32, he had also written in the verse before it to “let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, along with all malice.” Paul was giving us his advice to stay away from bitterness before it gets a hold on our personality.
Warning to put away bitterness
Because of the serious and adverse effects of bitterness, Paul warns: “Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, clamor, and evil speaking be put away from you, with all malice” (Ephesians 4:31).
Ephesians 4:31 tells us: “Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, brawling and slander, along with every form of malice.” Like unforgiveness, I think getting rid of bitterness affects us the most.
Bitterness is also a sin that can destroy life. Romans 12:19 commands us not to seek revenge, but instead to let God avenge. The key elements of bitterness are unresolved anger, the inability to grieve, and a lack of control: 1.
The “bitter root” in Hebrews 12:15 is first described in Deuteronomy 29:18: Beware lest there be among you a man or woman or clan or tribe whose heart is turning away today from the LORD our God to go and serve the gods of those nations. Beware lest there be among you a root bearing poisonous and bitter fruit.
Liver. Digestion and the processing of nutrients are primary functions of this vital organ. 5 In TCM, the liver is associated with anger, depression, and the below physical symptoms: Emotions: Anger, resentment, frustration, irritability, bitterness, and "flying off the handle"
When a person is bitter, it also impacts their interpersonal relationships, in many cases making it hard for friends, spouses, and coworkers to be around them and isolating them further from others. Although holding on to anger and resentment is bad for the body, mind, and soul, it's shockingly easy to do.
What does the Bible say about bitterness? Bitterness is defined as anger and disappointment at being treated unfairly. It is synonymous with resentment and envy. One of the most well-known stories of bitterness in the Bible is the archetypal tale of Cain and Abel.
bitter adjective (ANGRY)
Someone who is bitter is angry and unhappy because they cannot forget bad things that happened in the past: I feel very bitter about my childhood and all that I went through.
Make every effort to live in peace with everyone and to be holy; without holiness no one will see the Lord. 15 See to it that no one falls short of the grace of God and that no bitter root grows up to cause trouble and defile many.
a feeling of anger and unhappiness: He was full of bitterness after he lost his job.
I found something more bitter than death — the woman who is like a trap. The love she offers you will catch you like a net; and her arms round you will hold you like a chain. A man who pleases God can get away, but she will catch the sinner.
I have done wrong." And God does forgive those who confess their sins to Him. Sin is the Christian's worst possible experience. It's far worse than pain or suffering or even death itself.
So how can we find any benefits in that? Well, although none of us realise it at the time, going through the the grieving process is said to make us stronger personalities, better able to cope with challenges later in life.