37 Bible Verses about Cursing

Let no evil talk come out of your mouth, but only what is good for giving necessary teaching, and for grace to those who give ear.

You are not to make use of the name of the Lord your God for an evil purpose; whoever takes the Lord's name on his lips for an evil purpose will be judged a sinner by the Lord

And let there be no low behaviour, or foolish talk, or words said in sport, which are not right, but in place of them the giving of praise.

If a man seems to have religion and has no control over his tongue but lets himself be tricked by what is false, this man's religion is of no value.

For the land is full of men who are untrue to their wives; because of the curse the land is full of grief; the green fields of the waste land have become dry; and they are quick to do evil, their strength is for what is not right.

The good man, out of the good store of his heart, gives good things; and the evil man, out of his evil store, gives evil: for out of the full store of the heart come the words of the mouth.

With it we give praise to our Lord and Father; and with it we put a curse on men who are made in God's image. Out of the same mouth comes blessing and cursing. My brothers, it is not right for these things to be so. Does the fountain send from the same outlet sweet and bitter water?read more.
Is a fig-tree able to give us olives, my brothers, or do we get figs from a vine, or sweet water from the salt sea?

For it is said, Let the man who has a love of life, desiring to see good days, keep his tongue from evil and his lips from words of deceit:

You are not to make use of the name of the Lord your God for an evil purpose; whoever takes the Lord's name on his lips for an evil purpose will be judged as a sinner by the Lord.

His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and false words: under his tongue are evil purposes and dark thoughts.

But now it is right for you to put away all these things; wrath, passion, bad feeling, curses, unclean talk;

Out of the same mouth comes blessing and cursing. My brothers, it is not right for these things to be so.

But most of all, my brothers, do not take oaths, not by the heaven, or by the earth, or by any other thing: but let your Yes be Yes, and your No be No: so that you may not be judged.

But be holy in every detail of your lives, as he, whose servants you are, is holy;

And do not take an oath in my name falsely, putting shame on the name of your God: I am the Lord.

But take no part in wrong and foolish talk, for those who do so will go farther into evil,

By a soft answer wrath is turned away, but a bitter word is a cause of angry feelings.

Let him be cursed who does the Lord's work half-heartedly; let him be cursed who keeps back his sword from blood.

Give blessing and not curses to those who are cruel to you.

As he took pleasure in cursing, so let it come on him; and as he had no delight in blessing, let it be far from him.

Their words are foolish; they make agreements with false oaths, so punishment will come up like a poison-plant in a ploughed field.

And to Adam he said, Because you gave ear to the voice of your wife and took of the fruit of the tree which I said you were not to take, the earth is cursed on your account; in pain you will get your food from it all your life.

Their throat is like an open place of death; with their tongues they have said what is not true: the poison of snakes is under their lips: Whose mouth is full of curses and bitter words: Their feet are quick in running after blood;read more.
Destruction and trouble are in their ways; And of the way of peace they have no knowledge: There is no fear of God before their eyes.

The mouth of the upright man is budding with wisdom, but the twisted tongue will be cut off.

To be wise in mind, clean in heart, kind; working in their houses, living under the authority of their husbands; so that no evil may be said of the word of God. To the young men give orders to be wise and serious-minded: In all things see that you are an example of good works; holy in your teaching, serious in behaviour,read more.
Saying true and right words, against which no protest may be made, so that he who is not on our side may be put to shame, unable to say any evil of us.

Do not be tricked by false words: evil company does damage to good behaviour.

Let your talk be with grace, mixed with salt, so that you may be able to give an answer to everyone.

Even so the tongue is a small part of the body, but it takes credit for great things. How much wood may be lighted by a very little fire! And the tongue is a fire; it is the power of evil placed in our bodies, making all the body unclean, putting the wheel of life on fire, and getting its fire from hell.

In all things see that you are an example of good works; holy in your teaching, serious in behaviour, Saying true and right words, against which no protest may be made, so that he who is not on our side may be put to shame, unable to say any evil of us.

Give blessing to those who give you curses, say prayers for those who are cruel to you.

Not that which goes into the mouth makes a man unclean, but that which comes out of the mouth.