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

That is why my heart is glad and I rejoice. My body rests securely.

Now I sing praise to you. I am not silent! O Jehovah my God, I will give thanks and praise you forever.

My tongue will declare your righteousness and your praise all day long.

Rescue (deliver) me from the bloodguilt of murder O God of my salvation. Let my tongue sing joyfully about your righteousness!

Wake up, my glory! Wake up, stringed instrument and harp! I will wake up the dawn.

They plan to force him out of his high position. They are happy to lie. They bless with their mouths, but in their hearts they curse.

My tongue will also talk about your righteousness all day long. They who want to harm me are disappointed and confounded.

([Psalm of David]) O God, my heart is faithful (stable) (fixed). I will sing and give praise with my entire being.

Therefore did my heart rejoice, and my tongue was glad; moreover also my flesh shall rest in hope:

Bless

There in front of the whole assembly King David praised Jehovah. He said: Jehovah, God of our father (ancester) Israel. May you be praised forever and ever!

([Psalm of David]) I will thank Jehovah at all times. My mouth will always praise him.

So I will bless (thank) you as long as I live. I will lift up my hands [in prayer] in your name.

([Psalm of David]) I will praise you, my God and King! I will consecrate your name forever and ever.

These people praise me with their words, said Jehovah, but they never draw near to me in their hearts (deepest thoughts). Their reverence for me comes from the repetitious tradition of men.

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. He has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places through Christ.

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy he gave us a new birth to a living hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead.

Therewith curse

They all went to their vineyards and picked the grapes. Then they made wine from them, and held a festival. They went to the temple of their god, where they ate and drank and made fun of Abimelech.

King David arrived at Bahurim. A man who was a distant cousin of Saul came out cursing. His name was Shimei, son of Gera.

But Abishai shouted: You should be killed for cursing Jehovah's chosen king!

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

This is because of the sins from their mouths and the words on their lips. Let them be trapped by their own arrogance because they speak curses and lies.

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.

Often your own heart knows you have also cursed others.

I say love your enemies! Pray for those who persecute you!

Then with curses and oaths he said: I do not know the man! And immediately a rooster crowed.

Their mouth is full of cursing and bitterness. (Psalm 10:7)

Made

Then God said: Let us make man in our image, in our likeness. Let them rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air, over the livestock, over all the earth and over all the creatures that move along the ground.

This is the written genealogy of Adam. When God created man, he made him in the likeness of God.

Whoever sheds the blood of man will have his blood shed by man. For man was made in the image of God.

For a man should not cover his head, for he is the image and glory of God. But the woman is the glory of the man.

General references

That which comes out of the mouth, comes from the heart and makes a man unclean.