37 Bible Verses about Cursing

Let no corrupt speech proceed out of your mouth. Speak what is good for understanding as the need may be, that it may give grace (divine favor) to those who hear.

Never use the name of Jehovah your God in a false and evil way. Jehovah will make sure that anyone who is false, evil, careless and vain with his name will be punished.

Nor should there be filthiness, nor foolish talking, or jesting, which are not befitting but rather giving of thanks.

If any man thinks he is religious, while he does not control his tongue but deceives his heart, this man's religion is vain (worthless) (useless).

The land is full of adulterers! The land mourns because of the curse. The pastures of the wilderness have dried up. Their course also is evil and their might is not right.

The good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings forth that which is good. The evil man out of the evil treasure brings forth that which is evil. Out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks.

We bless Jehovah, the Father, with it. (Psalm 34:1) Then we curse men, who are made after the likeness of God. Blessing and cursing come out of the same mouth! My brothers, these things should not be. Does the fountain send forth from the same opening sweet water and bitter?read more.
Can a fig tree, my brothers, yield olives, or a vine produce figs? Neither can salt water yield sweet.

Whoever would love life and see good days should keep his tongue from evil and his lips from speaking deceit.

Do not take the name of Jehovah your God in vain. Jehovah will not leave him unpunished who takes his name in vain.

His mouth is full of curses, deception, and oppression. Trouble and wrongdoing are on the tip of his tongue.

Now you also put them all away: anger, wrath, malice, slander, and abusive speech out of your mouth.

Blessing and cursing come out of the same mouth! My brothers, these things should not be.

Above all things, my brothers do not swear by heaven, or by earth, or by any other oath. Let your Yes be Yes and your No be No. That way you will not fall under judgment.

Be holy in all your conduct, just as the one who called you is holy.

Do not swear falsely by my name, so as to profane the name of your God. I am Jehovah.

But avoid worldly and empty discussion, for it will lead to further ungodliness.

A mild answer turns away anger. Harsh words stir up anger.

Curse those who do not do Jehovah's work with all their heart! Curse those who do not slash and kill!

Bless those who persecute you. Bless and do not curse.

He loved to put curses on others, so he, too, was cursed. He did not like to bless others, so he never received a blessing.

They utter empty words and make false promises and useless treaties. Justice has become injustice, growing like poisonous weeds in a plowed field.

He said to Adam: Because you listened to your wife and ate from the tree about which I commanded you, 'You must not eat of it,' cursed is the ground because of you; through painful toil you will eat of it all the days of your life.

Their throat is an open grave. They have practiced deceit with their tongues. The poison of snakes is under their lips. (Psalm 5:9) Their mouth is full of cursing and bitterness. (Psalm 10:7) Their feet are swift to shed blood. (Proverbs 1:15)read more.
Destruction and misery are in their ways. (Isaiah 59:7) They have not known the way of peace. (Isaiah 59:7, 8) There is no respect (reverence) for God before their eyes. (Psalm 36:1)

The mouth of the righteous flows with wisdom but the perverted tongue will be destroyed.

to be sober minded, chaste, workers at home, kind, being in subjection to their own husbands, that the word of God will not be (defamed) dishonored. Urge the younger men to be sound in mind. Be an example of good works in all things, showing no corruption in your doctrine.read more.
Have sound speech that cannot be condemned so the man opposing us may be ashamed and have nothing bad to say about us.

Do not be deceived: Bad company corrupts good morals.

Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer each one.

The tongue also is a little member. It boasts great things. Consider how great a forest fire a small fire kindles! The tongue is like fire, the place of iniquity among our members. It defiles the whole body, and sets on fire the course of our life. It is set ablaze like the ever-burning fires in the Valley of Hinnom (Greek: Gehenna: symbolic of total destruction).

Be an example of good works in all things, showing no corruption in your doctrine. Have sound speech that cannot be condemned so the man opposing us may be ashamed and have nothing bad to say about us.

Bless those who curse you. Pray for those who despitefully use you.

That which comes out of the mouth makes a man unclean, not that which goes into the mouth.