26 Bible Verses about Cursing
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Let no impure speech come out of your mouth, but whatever is good for needful edification, that it may give grace to the hearers:
nor obscene language, nor foolish talking, nor jesting, which are not becoming; but rather the cheerful words of. a thankful heart.
If any one among you seems to be religious, and bridles not his tongue, but deceives his own heart, this man's religion is vain.
The good man, out of the good treasury of his heart, brings forth that which is good; and the evil man, out of the evil treasury of his heart, brings forth that which is evil. For out of the abundance of his heart his mouth speaks.
With it we bless God, even the Father: and with it we curse men, who are made in the likeness of God. Out of the same mouth come forth blessing and cursing. These things, my brethren, ought not so to be. Does a fountain send forth from the same cavern sweet water and bitter?read more.
Can the fig-tree, my brethren, bear olives, or the vine, figs? So no fountain can produce salt water and fresh.
For he that will love life, and see good days, let him keep his tongue from evil, and his lips from speaking guile:
But now do you also put away all these anger, wrath, malice, reviling, obscene language from your mouth.
Out of the same mouth come forth blessing and cursing. These things, my brethren, ought not so to be.
But above all things, my brethren, swear not, either by heaven, or by the earth, or with any other oath: but let your yes, be yes, and your no, be no, lest you fall into condemnation.
But shun profane and vain babblings; for they will make further advance to ungodliness,
their throat is an open sepulcher; with their tongues they have used deceit; the poison of asps is under their lips; their mouth is full of cursing and bitterness; their feet. are swift to shed blood;read more.
destruction and misery are in their ways; and the way of peace they have not known; there is no fear of God before their eyes.
to be discreet, chaste, fond of home, good, obedient to their own husbands, that the word of God be not reviled. Exhort the young men likewise to be sober-minded, in all things showing yourself an example of good works; in teaching, showing incorruptness, gravity,read more.
sound speech that can not be condemned; that he that is opposed may be ashamed, seeing he has no evil thing to say of us.
Be not deceived: Evil communications corrupt good manners.
Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer every one.
So, also, the tongue is a little member, and boasts great things. Behold, how great a forest does a little fire set in a blaze. And the tongue is a fire, the world of iniquity. So is the tongue placed among our members, defiling the whole body, setting on fire the course of life, and being set on fire by hell.
in all things showing yourself an example of good works; in teaching, showing incorruptness, gravity, sound speech that can not be condemned; that he that is opposed may be ashamed, seeing he has no evil thing to say of us.
That which enters the mouth does not defile the man; but that which comes out of the mouth, this defiles the man.
From Thematic Bible
Cursing » General references to
Cursing » Of parents
For Moses said: Honor your father and your mother; and, He that curses father or mother shall surely be put to death.
Cursing » Forbidden
Out of the same mouth come forth blessing and cursing. These things, my brethren, ought not so to be.
Cursing » Examples of
Then he began to curse and to swear, I know not the man. And immediately the cock crew.
Cursing » The precepts of jesus concerning
But I say to you, Love your enemies: bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who insult you and persecute you:
Cursing » Shimei curses david
Cursing » Apostolic
Punishment » Death penalty » Mosaic law » Death penalty » Cursing » Parents
Topics on Cursing
Cursing God
1 Corinthians 12:3For this reason, I make known to you, that no one, speaking by the Spirit of God, calls Jesus accursed: and no one can say that Jesus is Lord, but by the Holy Spirit.
Cursing The Ungodly
Galatians 1:8But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach to you any other gospel than that which we have preached, let him be ac cursed.
Cursing Things
Mark 11:21And Peter, calling his words to mind, said to him: Rabbi, see! the fig-tree which thou didst curse has withered.
God Cursing
Hebrews 6:8But that which produces thorns and thistles is rejected, and is near the curse, the end of which is to be burned.
Ungodly Cursing
James 3:9With it we bless God, even the Father: and with it we curse men, who are made in the likeness of God.
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