26 Bible Verses about Cursing
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Let no loose discourse proceed out of your mouth, but whatever is good for useful edification, that it may communicate grace to the hearers.
or obscenity, or foolish talk, or loose witticisms; things which become not [a Christian], but rather thanksgiving.
If any man thinks he is a religious character among you, and bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, this man's religion is vain.
A good man, out of the good treasure of his heart, produceth what is good; and a wicked man, from the evil treasure in his heart, produceth that which is evil: for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.
With it we bless God even the Farther; and with the same we curse men, though after the likeness of God. Out of the same mouth goeth forth blessing and cursing. These things, my brethren, ought not to be thus. Doth a fountain from the same aperture spout forth sweet water and bitter?read more.
Can a fig-tree, my brethren, produce olives; or a vine figs? so also can no fountain send forth salt water and sweet.
"For he that would love life, and see good days, let him restrain his tongue from evil, and his lips from speaking guile.
but now ye have put away all these things, anger, asperity, malice, scandal, obscenity, out of your mouth.
Out of the same mouth goeth forth blessing and cursing. These things, my brethren, ought not to be thus.
But above all things, my brethren, swear not, neither by heaven, nor by earth, nor by any other oath: but let your yea be yea, and your no, no; that ye fall not under condemnation.
But profane vain bablings avoid: for they will proceed to greater lengths of impiety.
Their throat is an open sepulchre; with their tongues they have spoken craftily; the poison of asps is under their lips: whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness: their feet are swift to shed blood:read more.
destruction and misery are in their ways. And they have not known the way of peace: there is not the fear of God before their eyes."
to be sober, domestic, good, obedient to their own husbands, that the word of God be not ill reported of. The younger men in like manner exhort to be sober minded. In all things approving thyself as a pattern of good works: in thy teaching, shewing integrity, gravity, incorruptibility,read more.
sound discourse, incapable of confutation; that he who is in opposition may be confounded, having nothing faulty to say of you.
Be not deceived: evil conversations corrupt good manners.
Let your discourse be always gracious, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to reply to every man.
So also the tongue is a little member, and proudly vaunts. Behold how great a pile of wood, a little fire kindleth! And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity: in such manner is the tongue placed among our members, that it defileth all the body, and setteth on fire the circle of nature; and is set on fire of hell.
In all things approving thyself as a pattern of good works: in thy teaching, shewing integrity, gravity, incorruptibility, sound discourse, incapable of confutation; that he who is in opposition may be confounded, having nothing faulty to say of you.
not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man; but what cometh out of the mouth, that defileth the man.
From Thematic Bible
Cursing » General references to
Cursing » Of parents
For Moses said, "Honour thy father and thy mother:" and "he that curseth father or mother, let him assuredly be put to death."
Cursing » Forbidden
Out of the same mouth goeth forth blessing and cursing. These things, my brethren, ought not to be thus.
Cursing » Examples of
Then began he to utter the bitterest curses, and to swear, I know not the man. And immediately the cock crew.
Cursing » The precepts of jesus concerning
But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who treat you insolently, and persecute you;
Cursing » Shimei curses david
Cursing » Apostolic
For as we have in one body many members, but the members, though many, have not the same function,
Punishment » Death penalty » Mosaic law » Death penalty » Cursing » Parents
Topics on Cursing
Cursing God
1 Corinthians 12:3Wherefore I advertise you, that no man speaking by the Spirit of God, call Jesus anathema: and no man can say, Lord Jesus, but by the Holy Ghost.
Cursing The Ungodly
Galatians 1:8But though even we, or an angel from heaven, preach unto you another gospel, different from that which we have preached to you, let him be an anathema.
Cursing Things
Mark 11:21And Peter reminding him said, Rabbi, behold, the fig-tree which thou cursedst is withered away.
God Cursing
Hebrews 6:8but if it produceth thorns and thistles, it is abandoned, and near the curse [of barrenness], whose end will be for burning.
Ungodly Cursing
James 3:9With it we bless God even the Farther; and with the same we curse men, though after the likeness of God.
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