And he said to his mother, "The eleven hundred pieces of silver which were taken from you, about which you uttered a curse, and also spoke it in my ears, behold, the silver is with me; I took it." And his mother said, "Blessed be my son by the LORD."

Yet we cannot give them wives of our daughters." For the people of Israel had sworn, "Cursed be he who gives a wife to Benjamin."

But the men of Israel were distressed that day. Now Saul had adjured the people, saying, Cursed be the man that eateth food until evening, and until I am avenged on mine enemies. So none of the people tasted food.

But he began to curse and to swear, I know not this man of whom ye speak.

And when it was day, the Jews, having banded together, put themselves under a curse, saying that they would neither eat nor drink till they should kill Paul.

for I have wished, I myself, to be a curse from the Christ for my brethren, my kinsmen, according to flesh;

If any one love not the Lord Jesus Christ let him be Anathema Maranatha.

Saying

And be not afraid of those who kill the body, but cannot kill the soul; but fear rather him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.

When therefore they had dined, Jesus says to Simon Peter, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me more than these? He says to him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I am attached to thee. He says to him, Feed my lambs.

I rebuke and discipline as many as I love; be zealous therefore and repent.

And

And Jesus says to him, Verily I say to thee, that thou to-day, in this night, before the cock shall crow twice, thou shalt thrice deny me.

And Peter said, Man, I know not what thou sayest. And immediately, while he was yet speaking, the cock crew.

Peter denied therefore again, and immediately the cock crew.

General references

Pride goeth before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.

A troubled fountain, and a defiled well, is a righteous man that giveth way before the wicked.