43 Bible Verses about curses

His delight was in cursing, and therefore shall it happen unto him; he loved not blessing, therefore shall it be far from him.

Though they curse, yet bless thou; and let them be confounded, that rise up against me. But let thy servant rejoice.

And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse them that curse thee. And in thee shall be blessed all the generations of the earth."

'Behold, I set before you this day, a blessing and a curse:

and they shall be upon thee as miracles and wonders and upon thy seed for ever.

When the LORD thy God hath brought thee into the land whither thou goest to possess it, then put the blessing upon mount Gerizim and the curse upon mount Ebal,

The curse of the LORD is in the house of the ungodly, but he blesseth the dwellings of the righteous.

Bless them that curse you. And pray for them which wrongfully trouble you.

How shall I curse whom God curseth not? And how shall I defy whom the LORD defieth not?

And the LORD thy God will put all these curses upon thine enemies and on them that hate thee and persecute thee.

Cursed be he that doth the work of the LORD negligently; and cured be he that keepeth back his sword from shedding of blood.

Nevertheless, the LORD thy God would not hearken unto Balaam, but turned the curse to a blessing unto thee, because the LORD thy God loved thee.

and a curse, if ye will not hearken unto the commandments of the LORD your God: but turn out of the way which I command you this day to go after strange gods which ye have not known.'

Like as the bird, and the swallow take their flight and flee here and there; so the curse that is given in vain, shall not light upon a man.

Take not heed unto every word that is spoken, lest thou hear thy servant curse thee:

But Christ hath delivered us from the curse of the law, and was made accursed for us - for it is written, "Cursed is everyone that hangeth on tree" -

Therewith bless we God the father, and therewith curse we men which are made after the similitude of God.

And the LORD shall send upon thee cursing, going to nought, and complaining in all that thou settest thine hand to; whatsoever thou doest, until thou be destroyed and brought to nought quickly, because of the wickedness of thine inventions in that thou hast forsaken the LORD.

And Balak said unto Balaam, "What hast thou done unto me? I fetched thee to curse mine enemies: and behold, thou blessest them!"

"But and if thou wilt not hearken unto the voice of the LORD thy God to keep and to do all his commandments and ordinances which I command thee this day; then all these curses shall come upon thee and overtake thee:

Out of one mouth proceedeth blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not so to be.

Then began he to curse and to swear, that he knew not the man. And immediately the cock crew.

If ye will not hear it, nor regard it, to give the glory unto my name, sayeth the LORD of Hosts, I will send a curse upon you, and will curse your blessings. Yea, curse them will I if ye do not take heed.

Bless them which persecute you: bless, but curse not.

Your name shall not be sworn by among my chosen, for God the LORD shall slay you, and call his servants by another name.

He that is too hasty to praise his neighbour above measure, shall be taken as one that giveth him an evil report.

For as many as are under the deeds of the law, are under malediction. For it is written, "Cursed is every man that continueth not in all things which are written in the book of the law to fulfil them."

After this, opened Job his mouth, and cursed his day,

I take heaven and earth this day to record over you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing. But choose life, that thou and thy seed may live;

Cursed be the day wherein I was born! Unhappy be the day, wherein my mother brought me forth!

He clothed himself with cursing like as with a raiment: yea it went into his bowels like water, and like oil into his bones.

Cursed be he that maketh any carved image or image of metal - an abomination unto the LORD, the work of the hands of the craftsman - and putteth it in a secret place.' And all the people shall answer and say, 'Amen.'

And speak unto the children of Israel, saying, 'Whosoever curseth his God, shall bear his sin:

For the sin of their mouth, for the words of their lips, and because of their pride, let them be taken. And why? Their preaching is of cursing and lies.

"'And the priest shall write this curse in a bill and wash it out in the bitter water.

'Curse Meroz,' bade the angel of the LORD, 'Curse, Curse the inhabiters thereof because they came not forth to help the LORD, to help the LORD among the mighty.'

Bring not therefore the Abomination to thine house, lest thou be a damned thing as it is: but utterly defy it and abhor it, for it is a thing that must be destroyed.

and labour working with our own hands. We are reviled, and yet we bless. We are persecuted, and suffer it.

And unto Adam he said, "Forasmuch as thou hast obeyed the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree of which I commanded thee, saying 'See thou eat not thereof' cursed be the earth for thy sake. In sorrow shalt thou eat thereof all days of thy life:

When all these words are come upon thee, whether it be the blessing or the curse which I have set before thee; yet if thou turn unto thine heart among all the nations whither the LORD thy God hath thrust thee,