Bible Themes · Creation

Gall

Gall is a bitter herb

Proverbs 5:3–4 See also Psalm 69:19–21; Lamentations 3:13–15, Lamentations 3:19–20

Though the lips of the forbidden woman drip honey and her speech is smoother than oil, in the end she is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a double-edged sword.

Gall was offered to Jesus Christ at the crucifixion

Matthew 27:33–34

Gall is a secretion of the liver

Job 16:12–13

I was at ease, but He shattered me; He seized me by the neck and crushed me. He has set me up as His target; His archers surround me. He pierces my kidneys without mercy and spills my gall on the ground.

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Dictionary of Bible Themes © 1999 Martin Manser, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Bible Aquifer. Formatted for this site, with Scripture from the Berean Standard Bible.

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