'Curses' in the Bible

“Whoever curses his father or his mother must be put to death.

“If anyone curses his father or mother, he must be put to death. He has cursed his father or mother; his blood is on his own hands.

And tell the Israelites: If anyone curses his God, he will bear the consequences of his sin.

“Then the priest is to write these curses on a scroll and wash them off into the bitter water.

“But if you do not obey the Lord your God by carefully following all His commands and statutes I am giving you today, all these curses will come and overtake you:

The Lord will send against you curses, confusion, and rebuke in everything you do until you are destroyed and quickly perish, because of the wickedness of your actions in abandoning Me.

“All these curses will come, pursue, and overtake you until you are destroyed, since you did not obey the Lord your God and keep the commands and statutes He gave you.

These curses will be a sign and a wonder against you and your descendants forever.

and single him out for harm from all the tribes of Israel, according to all the curses of the covenant written in this book of the law.

“When all these things happen to you—the blessings and curses I have set before you—and you come to your senses while you are in all the nations where the Lord your God has driven you,

The Lord your God will put all these curses on your enemies who hate and persecute you.

Afterward, Joshua read aloud all the words of the law—the blessings as well as the curses—according to all that is written in the book of the law.

When King David got to Bahurim, a man belonging to the family of the house of Saul was just coming out. His name was Shimei son of Gera, and he was yelling curses as he approached.

The king replied, “Sons of Zeruiah, do we agree on anything? He curses me this way because the Lord told him, ‘Curse David!’ Therefore, who can say, ‘Why did you do that?’”

Perhaps the Lord will see my affliction and restore goodness to me instead of Shimei’s curses today.”

“Keep an eye on Shimei son of Gera, the Benjaminite from Bahurim who is with you. He uttered malicious curses against me the day I went to Mahanaim. But he came down to meet me at the Jordan River, and I swore to him by the Lord: ‘I will never kill you with the sword.’

‘This is what Yahweh says: I am about to bring disaster on this place and on its inhabitants, fulfilling all the curses written in the book that they read in the presence of the king of Judah,

For the wicked one boasts about his own cravings;the one who is greedy curses and despises the Lord.

For the sin of their mouths and the words of their lips,let them be caught in their pride.They utter curses and lies.

Whoever curses his father or mother—his lamp will go out in deep darkness.

The one who gives to the poorwill not be in need,but one who turns his eyes awaywill receive many curses.

There is a generation that curses its fatherand does not bless its mother.

Yet they would not obey or pay attention; each one followed the stubbornness of his evil heart. So I brought on them all the curses of this covenant, because they had not done what I commanded them to do.”

Woe is me, my mother,that you gave birth to me,a man who incites dispute and conflictin all the land.I did not lend or borrow,yet everyone curses me.