37 Bible Verses about Cursing
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Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give grace to those who hear.
"You shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain, for the LORD will not hold him guiltless who takes his name in vain.
Let there be no filthiness nor foolish talk nor crude joking, which are out of place, but instead let there be thanksgiving.
If anyone thinks he is religious and does not bridle his tongue but deceives his heart, this person's religion is worthless.
For the land is full of adulterers; because of the curse the land mourns, and the pastures of the wilderness are dried up. Their course is evil, and their might is not right.
The good person out of the good treasure of his heart produces good, and the evil person out of his evil treasure produces evil, for out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks.
With it we bless our Lord and Father, and with it we curse people who are made in the likeness of God. From the same mouth come blessing and cursing. My brothers, these things ought not to be so. Does a spring pour forth from the same opening both fresh and salt water?read more.
Can a fig tree, my brothers, bear olives, or a grapevine produce figs? Neither can a salt pond yield fresh water.
For "Whoever desires to love life and see good days, let him keep his tongue from evil and his lips from speaking deceit;
"'You shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain, for the LORD will not hold him guiltless who takes his name in vain.
His mouth is filled with cursing and deceit and oppression; under his tongue are mischief and iniquity.
But now you must put them all away: anger, wrath, malice, slander, and obscene talk from your mouth.
From the same mouth come blessing and cursing. My brothers, these things ought not to be so.
But above all, my brothers, do not swear, either by heaven or by earth or by any other oath, but let your "yes" be yes and your "no" be no, so that you may not fall under condemnation.
You shall not swear by my name falsely, and so profane the name of your God: I am the LORD.
But avoid irreverent babble, for it will lead people into more and more ungodliness,
"Cursed is he who does the work of the LORD with slackness, and cursed is he who keeps back his sword from bloodshed.
He loved to curse; let curses come upon him! He did not delight in blessing; may it be far from him!
They utter mere words; with empty oaths they make covenants; so judgment springs up like poisonous weeds in the furrows of the field.
And to Adam he said, "Because you have listened to the voice of your wife and have eaten of the tree of which I commanded you, 'You shall not eat of it,' cursed is the ground because of you; in pain you shall eat of it all the days of your life;
"Their throat is an open grave; they use their tongues to deceive." "The venom of asps is under their lips." "Their mouth is full of curses and bitterness." "Their feet are swift to shed blood;read more.
in their paths are ruin and misery, and the way of peace they have not known." "There is no fear of God before their eyes."
The mouth of the righteous brings forth wisdom, but the perverse tongue will be cut off.
to be self-controlled, pure, working at home, kind, and submissive to their own husbands, that the word of God may not be reviled. Likewise, urge the younger men to be self-controlled. Show yourself in all respects to be a model of good works, and in your teaching show integrity, dignity,read more.
and sound speech that cannot be condemned, so that an opponent may be put to shame, having nothing evil to say about us.
Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how you ought to answer each person.
So also the tongue is a small member, yet it boasts of great things. How great a forest is set ablaze by such a small fire! And the tongue is a fire, a world of unrighteousness. The tongue is set among our members, staining the whole body, setting on fire the entire course of life, and set on fire by hell.
Show yourself in all respects to be a model of good works, and in your teaching show integrity, dignity, and sound speech that cannot be condemned, so that an opponent may be put to shame, having nothing evil to say about us.
it is not what goes into the mouth that defiles a person, but what comes out of the mouth; this defiles a person."
From Thematic Bible
Cursing » General references to
For the sin of their mouths, the words of their lips, let them be trapped in their pride. For the cursing and lies that they utter,
His mouth is filled with cursing and deceit and oppression; under his tongue are mischief and iniquity.
He loved to curse; let curses come upon him! He did not delight in blessing; may it be far from him!
Cursing » Of parents
For anyone who curses his father or his mother shall surely be put to death; he has cursed his father or his mother; his blood is upon him.
For Moses said, 'Honor your father and your mother'; and, 'Whoever reviles father or mother must surely die.'
There are those who curse their fathers and do not bless their mothers.
If one curses his father or his mother, his lamp will be put out in utter darkness.
Cursing » Forbidden
Even in your thoughts, do not curse the king, nor in your bedroom curse the rich, for a bird of the air will carry your voice, or some winged creature tell the matter.
From the same mouth come blessing and cursing. My brothers, these things ought not to be so.
Cursing » Examples of
When King David came to Bahurim, there came out a man of the family of the house of Saul, whose name was Shimei, the son of Gera, and as he came he cursed continually.
Then he began to invoke a curse on himself and to swear, "I do not know the man." And immediately the rooster crowed.
And the Philistine said to David, "Am I a dog, that you come to me with sticks?" And the Philistine cursed David by his gods.
Cursing » The precepts of jesus concerning
But I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,
Cursing » Shimei curses david
When King David came to Bahurim, there came out a man of the family of the house of Saul, whose name was Shimei, the son of Gera, and as he came he cursed continually. And he threw stones at David and at all the servants of King David, and all the people and all the mighty men were on his right hand and on his left. And Shimei said as he cursed, "Get out, get out, you man of blood, you worthless man! read more.
The LORDhas avenged on you all the blood of the house of Saul, in whose place you have reigned, and the LORD has given the kingdom into the hand of your son Absalom. See, your evil is on you, for you are a man of blood."
Cursing » Apostolic
For as in one body we have many members, and the members do not all have the same function,
Punishment » Death penalty » Mosaic law » Death penalty » Cursing
For anyone who curses his father or his mother shall surely be put to death; he has cursed his father or his mother; his blood is upon him.
Topics on Cursing
Cursing Israel
Joshua 24:9Then Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab, arose and fought against Israel. And he sent and invited Balaam the son of Beor to curse you,
Cursing The Ungodly
Genesis 49:7Cursed be their anger, for it is fierce, and their wrath, for it is cruel! I will divide them in Jacob and scatter them in Israel.
God Cursing
Genesis 3:14The LORD God said to the serpent, "Because you have done this, cursed are you above all livestock and above all beasts of the field; on your belly you shall go, and dust you shall eat all the days of your life.
Ungodly Cursing
Psalm 62:4They only plan to thrust him down from his high position. They take pleasure in falsehood. They bless with their mouths, but inwardly they curse. Selah
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