James 3:9

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Summary

James 3:9

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

Therewith

Bless

1 Peter 1:3

Therewith curse

Made

General references

Matthew 15:18

Bible References

Therewith

Therefore my heart is glad
and my spirit rejoices;
my body also rests securely.

so that I can sing to You and not be silent.
Lord my God, I will praise You forever.

And my tongue will proclaim Your righteousness,
Your praise all day long.

Save me from the guilt of bloodshed, God,
the God of my salvation,
and my tongue will sing of Your righteousness.

Wake up, my soul!
Wake up, harp and lyre!
I will wake up the dawn.

They only plan to bring him down
from his high position.
They take pleasure in lying;
they bless with their mouths,
but they curse inwardly.Selah

Therefore, my tongue will proclaim
Your righteousness all day long,
for those who seek my harm
will be disgraced and confounded.

A song. A Davidic psalm.My heart is confident, God;
I will sing; I will sing praises
with the whole of my being.

Therefore my heart was glad,
and my tongue rejoiced.
Moreover, my flesh will rest in hope,

Bless

Then David praised the Lord in the sight of all the assembly. David said,

May You be praised, Lord God of our father Israel, from eternity to eternity.

Concerning David, when he pretended to be insane in the presence of Abimelech,

who drove him out, and he departed.

I will praise the Lord at all times;
His praise will always be on my lips.

So I will praise You as long as I live;
at Your name, I will lift up my hands.

A Davidic hymn.I exalt You, my God the King,
and praise Your name forever and ever.

The Lord said:

Because these people approach Me with their mouths
to honor Me with lip-service—
yet their hearts are far from Me,
and their worship consists of man-made rules
learned by rote—

Praise the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavens.

Praise the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. According to His great mercy, He has given us a new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead

Therewith curse

So they went out to the countryside and harvested grapes from their vineyards. They trampled the grapes and held a celebration. Then they went to the house of their god, and as they ate and drank, they cursed Abimelech.

When King David got to Bahurim, a man belonging to the family of the house of Saul was just coming out. His name was Shimei son of Gera, and he was yelling curses as he approached.

Abishai son of Zeruiah asked, “Shouldn’t Shimei be put to death for this, because he cursed the Lord’s anointed?”

Cursing, deceit, and violence fill his mouth;
trouble and malice are under his tongue.

For the sin of their mouths and the words of their lips,
let them be caught in their pride.
They utter curses and lies.

He loved cursing—let it fall on him;
he took no delight in blessing—let it be far from him.

for you know that many times you yourself have cursed others.

But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,

Then he started to curse and to swear with an oath, “I do not know the man!” Immediately a rooster crowed,

Their mouth is full of cursing and bitterness.

Made

Then God said, “Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness. They will rule the fish of the sea, the birds of the sky, the livestock, all the earth, and the creatures that crawl on the earth.”

These are the family records of the descendants of Adam. On the day that God created man, He made him in the likeness of God;

Whoever sheds man’s blood,
his blood will be shed by man,
for God made man in His image.

A man, in fact, should not cover his head, because he is God’s image and glory, but woman is man’s glory.

General references

But what comes out of the mouth comes from the heart, and this defiles a man.