Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice:
but they have no regardfor the deeds of theLord, no respect for the work of his hands. 13Therefore my people will go into exile for lack of understanding; those of high rankwill die of hunger and the common people will be parched with thirst. ...
14 Follow after peace with all men, and the sanctification without which no man will see the Lord, 15 looking carefully lest there be any man who falls short of the grace of God, lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you, and many be defiled by it, 16 lest there be any ...
Although Esau's initial response is one of bitterness, the broader biblical account shows the possibility of reconciliation and forgiveness, as seen later in Genesis 33. Christians are encouraged to seek reconciliation and extend forgiveness. Pulpit CommentaryVerse 34. - And when Esau heard the ...
(16)Stay, and I will tell thee . . .--The king was probably turning away, desirous of closing an interview which to him was full of bitterness, when he was arrested by the solemn words, and probably by the commanding gesture, of his old friend and counsellor, who now addressed him ...
I remember my affliction and my wandering, the bitterness and the gall. I well remember them, and my soul is downcast within me. Yet this I call to mind and therefore I have hope: Because of the LORD's great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. They are new ev...
14Seek Peace and Sanctification.[d]Seek peace with everyone, as well as the holiness without which no one will ever see the Lord.15See to it that no one is deprived of the grace of God, and that no root of bitterness may spring up and cause trouble, resulting in the defilement of ma...