26 Bible Verses about Cursing
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No bad word must ever pass your lips, but only words that are good and suited to improve the occasion, so that they will be a blessing to those who hear them.
There must be no indecency or foolish or scurrilous talk??ll that is unbecoming. There should be thanksgiving instead.
If anyone thinks he is religious, and does not bridle his tongue, but deceives himself, his religious observances are of no account.
A good man, out of the good he has accumulated in his heart, produces good, and a bad man, out of what he has accumulated that is bad, produces what is bad. For his mouth says only what his heart is full of.
With it we bless the Lord our Father, and with it we curse men made in God's likeness. Blessing and cursing issue from the same mouth! This is not right, my brothers. Does a spring pour forth fresh and brackish water from the same crevice?read more.
Can a fig tree produce olives, my brothers, or a grape vine figs? A salt spring cannot give fresh water.
For "Let him who would enjoy life And see happy days, Keep his tongue from evil, And his lips from uttering deceit.
But now you too must put them all aside??nger, rage, spite, rough, abusive talk??hese must be banished from your lips.
Above all, my brothers, do not swear an oath, either by heaven or by the earth, or by anything else; let your "Yes" be a plain Yes, and your "No" a plain No, or you will fall under condemnation.
but like the holy Being who has called you, you must also prove holy in all your conduct,
Leave worldly, empty phrases alone, for they lead people deeper and deeper into godlessness,
Their throats are like open graves, They use their tongues to deceive; The venom of asps is behind their lips, And their mouths are full of bitter curses. Their feet are swift when it comes to shedding blood,read more.
Ruin and wretchedness mark their paths, They do not know the way of peace. There is no reverence for God before their eyes!"
and to be sensible, pure-minded, domestic, kind, and submissive to their husbands, so as not to bring reproach on God's message. Urge the younger men, too, to be sensible. In every way set them an example of good conduct yourself. Teach with sincerity and seriousness,read more.
and present a wholesome, unobjectionable message, so that your opponent may be put to shame at finding nothing bad to say about us.
Do not be misled. Bad company ruins character.
Always put your message attractively, and yet pointedly, and be prepared to give every inquirer a fitting answer.
So the tongue is a little organ and yet very boastful. What a great forest a spark will set on fire! And the tongue is a fire, a world of wrong the tongue proves in our bodies, soiling the whole body and setting fire to the whole round of nature, and set on fire itself by hell.
In every way set them an example of good conduct yourself. Teach with sincerity and seriousness, and present a wholesome, unobjectionable message, so that your opponent may be put to shame at finding nothing bad to say about us.
"Listen to this, and grasp it! It is not what goes into a man's mouth that pollutes him; it is what comes out of his mouth that pollutes a man."
From Thematic Bible
Cursing » General references to
Cursing » Of parents
For Moses said, 'Honor your father and your mother,' and again, 'Whoever abuses his father or mother must be put to death.'
Cursing » Forbidden
Cursing » Examples of
Then he started to swear with the strongest oaths, "I do not know the man!" And at that moment a cock crowed.
Cursing » The precepts of jesus concerning
But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for your persecutors,
Cursing » Shimei curses david
Cursing » Apostolic
For just as there are many parts united in our human bodies, and the parts do not all have the same function,
Punishment » Death penalty » Mosaic law » Death penalty » Cursing » Parents
Topics on Cursing
Cursing God
1 Corinthians 12:3Therefore, I must tell you that no one who is speaking under the influence of the Spirit of God ever says, "Curse Jesus!" and no one can say, "Jesus is Lord!" without being under the influence of the holy Spirit.
Cursing The Ungodly
Galatians 1:8But even if we or an angel from heaven preach to you good news that contradicts the good news we have preached to you, a curse upon him!
Cursing Things
Mark 11:21And Peter remembered about it and said to him, "Look, Master! The fig tree that you cursed is withered up!"
God Cursing
Hebrews 6:8But if it yields thorns and thistles, it is thought worthless and almost cursed, and it will finally be burned.
Ungodly Cursing
James 3:9With it we bless the Lord our Father, and with it we curse men made in God's likeness.
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