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The Anatomy of Self-Pity is a detailed KJV Bible study series from VerseQuest Ministries exposing how sorrow can turn inward and become murmuring, bitterness, envy, unbelief, isolation, and spiritual weakness. This 15-part Bible study traces self-pity through key biblical examples including Israel in the wilderness, Jonah under the gourd, Elijah in the cave, Saul’s jealousy, and the elder brother’s complaint in Luke 15. Written from a King James Bible-believing, rightly divided perspective, this series shows that self-pity is not merely sadness, but sorrow that has made self the center instead of Christ. Each lesson confronts the hidden roots of pride, comparison, unthankfulness, resentment, and unbelief, while pointing believers to the biblical cure: confession, renewed thinking, thanksgiving, prayer, fellowship, obedience, and looking unto Jesus. This series is designed for Christian growth, discipleship, preaching, teaching, and personal Bible study.