Verse 10

The heart knows its own bitterness, and a stranger does not share its joy.

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  • 1 Sam 1:10 : 10 And she was in bitterness of soul, and prayed to the LORD, and wept greatly.
  • Job 10:1 : 1 My soul is weary of my life; I will leave my complaint upon myself; I will speak in the bitterness of my soul.
  • Prov 18:14 : 14 The spirit of a man will sustain his infirmity; but a wounded spirit who can bear?
  • Mark 14:33-34 : 33 And he took with him Peter and James and John, and began to be distressed and deeply troubled. 34 And he said to them, My soul is exceedingly sorrowful, even unto death; stay here and watch.
  • John 14:18 : 18 I will not leave you as orphans: I will come to you.
  • Phil 4:7 : 7 And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, shall guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.
  • Rev 2:17 : 17 He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To him who overcomes I will give of the hidden manna to eat, and will give him a white stone, and on the stone a new name written which no one knows except him who receives it.
  • Gen 42:21 : 21 And they said one to another, We are truly guilty concerning our brother, in that we saw the anguish of his soul, when he begged us, and we would not listen; therefore this distress has come upon us.
  • 1 Pet 1:8 : 8 Whom having not seen you love; in whom, though now you do not see Him, yet believing, you rejoice with joy inexpressible and full of glory,
  • John 14:23 : 23 Jesus answered and said to him, If anyone loves me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we will come to him, and make our home with him.
  • John 12:27 : 27 Now my soul is troubled, and what shall I say? Father, save me from this hour? But for this cause I came to this hour.
  • Ezek 3:14 : 14 So the spirit lifted me up, and took me away, and I went in bitterness, in the heat of my spirit; but the hand of the LORD was strong upon me.
  • Ps 25:14 : 14 The secret of the LORD is with those who fear Him, and He will show them His covenant.
  • Prov 15:13 : 13 A merry heart makes a cheerful countenance, but by sorrow of the heart the spirit is broken.
  • 2 Kgs 4:27 : 27 And when she came to the man of God to the hill, she caught him by the feet: but Gehazi came near to thrust her away. And the man of God said, Let her alone; for her soul is vexed within her: and the LORD has hidden it from me, and has not told me.
  • Job 6:2-4 : 2 Oh, that my grief were thoroughly weighed, and my calamity laid in the balances together! 3 For now it would be heavier than the sand of the sea; therefore my words are swallowed up. 4 For the arrows of the Almighty are within me, the poison which drinks up my spirit; the terrors of God have arrayed themselves against me.
  • Job 7:11 : 11 Therefore I will not refrain my mouth; I will speak in the anguish of my spirit; I will complain in the bitterness of my soul.
  • Job 9:18 : 18 He will not allow me to regain my breath, but fills me with bitterness.