Bible Dictionary: Resentment

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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (n.) The act of resenting.

2. (n.) The state of holding something in the mind as a subject of contemplation, or of being inclined to reflect upon something; a state of consciousness; conviction; feeling; impression.

3. (n.) In a good sense, satisfaction; gratitude.

4. (n.) In a bad sense, strong displeasure; anger; hostility provoked by a wrong or injury experienced.

Greek

3711. orgilos -- inclined to anger, passionate
... Cognate: 3711 -- to anger and harbor resentment, nurturing anger (prejudice,
bitterness). 3711 ("punitive") occurs only in Tit 1:7. See 3709 (). ...
//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/3711.htm - 6k

Library

Appion's Resentment.
... Homily V. Chapter XXIX."Appion's Resentment. "Then Appion, having heard
from me the truth, with his unreasonable hatred of the ...
/.../unknown/the clementine homilies/chapter xxix appions resentment.htm

Upon Compassion. Preached the First Sunday in Lent.
... As to the former: this affection may plainly be a restraint upon resentment, envy,
unreasonable self-love; that is, upon all the principles from which men do ...
/.../butler/human nature/sermon vi upon compassion preached.htm

The First Word
... The man who being obviously able to resent an injury, and not lacking in the capacity
of resentment, yet for Christ's sake forgives, exercises on earth no ...
//christianbookshelf.org/beibitz/gloria crucis/ii the first word.htm

Still Another Triplet
... By avenging, the Apostle means a passionate redress of private wrongs at the bidding
of personal resentment. We must note how deep this precept goes. ...
/.../romans corinthians to ii corinthians chap v/still another triplet 4.htm

But This, as I Said, I do not Mention...
... abandons completely all sense of displeasure? What passes from this act
[4802] to modify his resentment? Or of what service [4803] is ...
/.../arnobius/the seven books of arnobius against the heathen/8 but this as i.htm

Upon the Government of the Tongue.
... There is in some such a disposition to be talking, that an offence of the slightest
kind, and such as would not raise any other resentment, yet raises, if I ...
//christianbookshelf.org/butler/human nature/sermon iv upon the government.htm

Footnotes:
... Thus cruelty, as distinct from envy and resentment, would be exactly the same in
the mind of man as good-will: that one tends to the happiness, the other to ...
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Upon the Love of Our Neighbour.
... Thus, though two men should have the affection of compassion in the same degree
exactly, yet one may have the principle of resentment or of ambition so strong ...
//christianbookshelf.org/butler/human nature/sermon xii upon the love.htm

Woman's Position in the Army
... morally inferior to men. At this suggestion Catherine Mumford felt a strong
native resentment rise within her. Until that hour she ...
/.../carpenter/the angel adjutant of twice born men/iii womans position in the.htm

Formalities of Prayer: Conclusion
... Let him put away all resentment against any real or imagined injurer in proportion
to his desire for God not to bear resentment against himself in turn for his ...
/.../origen/origen on prayer/chapter xx formalities of prayer .htm

Thesaurus

Resentment (4 Occurrences)
... Multi-Version Concordance Resentment (4 Occurrences). ... (See NIV). Job 5:2 For resentment
kills the foolish man, and jealousy kills the simple. (WEB NIV). ...
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Forgive (81 Occurrences)
... 2. (vt) To give up resentment or claim to requital on account of (an offense or
wrong); to remit the penalty of; to pardon; -- said in reference to the act ...
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Provocation (20 Occurrences)
... 1. (n.) The act of inciting anger or resentment. 2. (n.) That which provokes, or
excites anger; the cause of resentment; as, to give provocation. ...
/p/provocation.htm - 15k

Scorn (65 Occurrences)
... Further, this state or reaction is not simple but complex. It includes a sense
of superiority, resentment, and aversion. This reaction ...
/s/scorn.htm - 31k

Zechariah (55 Occurrences)
... he boldly condemned both the king and the people for their rebellion against God
(2 Chronicles 24:20), which so stirred up their resentment against him that at ...
/z/zechariah.htm - 70k

Offensive (15 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (a.) Giving offense; causing displeasure or
resentment; displeasing; annoying; as, offensive words. ...
/o/offensive.htm - 11k

Wreak (1 Occurrence)
... 2. (vi) To reck; to care. 3. (vt) To revenge; to avenge. 4. (vt) Revenge; vengeance;
furious passion; resentment. Multi-Version Concordance ...
/w/wreak.htm - 6k

Take (11064 Occurrences)
... 17. (vt) To bear without ill humor or resentment; to submit to; to tolerate; to
endure; as, to take a joke; he will take an affront from no man. 18. ...
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Tolerable (6 Occurrences)
... Moderately good or agreeable; not contemptible; not very excellent or pleasing,
but such as can be borne or received without disgust, resentment, or opposition ...
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Resentful (3 Occurrences)

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Bible Concordance

Resentment (4 Occurrences)

Judges 8:3 God has delivered into your hand the princes of Midian, Oreb and Zeeb! What was I able to do in comparison with you?" Then their anger was abated toward him, when he had said that.
(See NIV)

Job 5:2 For resentment kills the foolish man, and jealousy kills the simple.
(WEB NIV)

Job 36:13 "But those who are godless in heart lay up anger. They don't cry for help when he binds them.
(See NIV)

Ecclesiastes 5:17 All his days are in the dark, and he has much sorrow, pain, disease, and trouble.
(See RSV)

Subtopics

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Related Terms

Forgive (81 Occurrences)

Provocation (20 Occurrences)

Scorn (65 Occurrences)

Zechariah (55 Occurrences)

Offensive (15 Occurrences)

Wreak (1 Occurrence)