James 3:9

American Standard Version (1901)

Therewith bless we the Lord and Father; and therewith curse we men, who are made after the likeness of God:

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  • 1 Cor 11:7 : 7 For a man indeed ought not to have his head veiled, forasmuch as he is the image and glory of God: but the woman is the glory of the man.
  • Matt 26:74 : 74 Then began he to curse and to swear, I know not the man. And straightway the cock crew.
  • Gen 1:26-27 : 26 And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the birds of the heavens, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth. 27 And God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.
  • Acts 2:26 : 26 Therefore my heart was glad, and my tongue rejoiced; Moreover my flesh also shall dwell in hope:
  • Ps 145:21 : 21 My mouth shall speak the praise of Jehovah; And let all flesh bless his holy name for ever and ever.
  • Eccl 7:22 : 22 for oftentimes also thine own heart knoweth that thou thyself likewise hast cursed others.
  • Isa 29:13 : 13 And the Lord said, Forasmuch as this people draw nigh [unto me], and with their mouth and with their lips to honor me, but have removed their heart far from me, and their fear of me is a commandment of men which hath been taught [them] ;
  • Matt 5:44 : 44 but I say unto you, love your enemies, and pray for them that persecute you;
  • Rom 3:14 : 14 Whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness:
  • Eph 1:3 : 3 Blessed [be] the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly [places] in Christ:
  • 1 Pet 1:3 : 3 Blessed [be] the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to his great mercy begat us again unto a living hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
  • Gen 5:1 : 1 This is the book of the generations of Adam. In the day that God created man, in the likeness of God made he him;
  • Gen 9:6 : 6 Whoso sheddeth man's blood, by man shall his blood be shed: For in the image of God made he man.
  • Judg 9:27 : 27 And they went out into the field, and gathered their vineyards, and trod [the grapes], and held festival, and went into the house of their god, and did eat and drink, and cursed Abimelech.
  • 2 Sam 16:5 : 5 And when king David came to Bahurim, behold, there came out thence a man of the family of the house of Saul, whose name was Shimei, the son of Gera; he came out, and cursed still as he came.
  • 2 Sam 19:21 : 21 But Abishai the son of Zeruiah answered and said, Shall not Shimei be put to death for this, because he cursed Jehovah's anointed?
  • 1 Chr 29:10 : 10 Wherefore David blessed Jehovah before all the assembly; and David said, Blessed be thou, O Jehovah, the God of Israel our father, for ever and ever.
  • 1 Chr 29:20 : 20 And David said to all the assembly, Now bless Jehovah your God. And all the assembly blessed Jehovah, the God of their fathers, and bowed down their heads, and worshipped Jehovah, and the king.
  • Ps 10:7 : 7 His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and oppression: Under his tongue is mischief and iniquity.
  • Ps 16:9 : 9 Therefore my heart is glad, and my glory rejoiceth; My flesh also shall dwell in safety.
  • Ps 30:12 : 12 To the end that [my] glory may sing praise to thee, and not be silent. O Jehovah my God, I will give thanks unto thee for ever.
  • Ps 34:1 : 1 [[ A Psalm] of David; when he changed his behavior before Abimelech, who drove him away, and he departed]. I will bless Jehovah at all times: His praise shall continually be in my mouth.
  • Ps 35:28 : 28 And my tongue shall talk of thy righteousness [And] of thy praise all the day long.
  • Ps 51:14 : 14 Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God, thou God of my salvation; [And] my tongue shall sing aloud of thy righteousness.
  • Ps 57:8 : 8 Awake up, my glory; Awake, psaltery and harp: I myself will awake right early.
  • Ps 59:12 : 12 [ For] the sin of their mouth, [and] the words of their lips, Let them even be taken in their pride, And for cursing and lying which they speak.
  • Ps 62:4 : 4 They only consult to thrust him down from his dignity; They delight in lies; They bless with their mouth, but they curse inwardly. {{Selah
  • Ps 63:4 : 4 So will I bless thee while I live: I will lift up my hands in thy name.
  • Ps 71:24 : 24 My tongue also shall talk of thy righteousness all the day long; For they are put to shame, for they are confounded, that seek my hurt.
  • Ps 108:1 : 1 [A Song, a Psalm of David]. My heart is fixed, O God; I will sing, yea, I will sing praises, even with my glory.
  • Ps 109:17-18 : 17 Yea, he loved cursing, and it came unto him; And he delighted not in blessing, and it was far from him. 18 He clothed himself also with cursing as with his garment, And it came into his inward parts like water, And like oil into his bones.
  • Ps 145:1 : 1 [[ A Psalm of] praise; of David]. I will extol thee, my God, O King; And I will bless thy name for ever and ever.

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    10out of the same mouth cometh forth blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not so to be.

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  • Rom 3:14
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    14Whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness:

  • Jas 3:5-8
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    5So the tongue also is a little member, and boasteth great things. Behold, how much wood is kindled by how small a fire!

    6And the tongue is a fire: the world of iniquity among our members is the tongue, which defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the wheel of nature, and is set on fire by hell.

    7For every kind of beasts and birds, of creeping things and things in the sea, is tamed, and hath been tamed by mankind.

    8But the tongue can no man tame; [it is] a restless evil, [it is] full of deadly poison.

  • Prov 30:10-11
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    10Slander not a servant unto his master, Lest he curse thee, and thou be held guilty.

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  • 1 Pet 3:9
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    9not rendering evil for evil, or reviling for reviling; but contrariwise blessing; for hereunto were ye called, that ye should inherit a blessing.

  • Deut 27:16
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    16Cursed be he that setteth light by his father or his mother. And all the people shall say, Amen.

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    1Be not many [of you] teachers, my brethren, knowing that we shall receive heavier judgment.

    2For in many things we all stumble. If any stumbleth not in word, the same is a perfect man, able to bridle the whole body also.

    3Now if we put the horses' bridles into their mouths that they may obey us, we turn about their whole body also.

  • Lev 24:15
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    15And thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel, saying, Whosoever curseth his God shall bear his sin.

  • Rom 12:14
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    14Bless them that persecute you; bless, and curse not.

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    9Ye are cursed with the curse; for ye rob me, even this whole nation.

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    28bless them that curse you, pray for them that despitefully use you.

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    3Blessed [be] the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly [places] in Christ:

  • Titus 3:3
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    3For we also once were foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving divers lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, hating one another.

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    13That against God thou turnest thy spirit, And lettest words go out of thy mouth?

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    4For God said, Honor thy father and thy mother: and, He that speaketh evil of father or mother, let him die the death.

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    17Yea, he loved cursing, and it came unto him; And he delighted not in blessing, and it was far from him.

  • Num 23:8
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    8How shall I curse, whom God hath not cursed? And how shall I defy, whom Jehovah hath not defied?

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    33The curse of Jehovah is in the house of the wicked; But he blesseth the habitation of the righteous.

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    12and we toil, working with our own hands: being reviled, we bless; being persecuted, we endure;

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    22For such as are blessed of him shall inherit the land; And they that are cursed of him shall be cut off.

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    19Ye know [this], my beloved brethren. But let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:

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    8but now do ye also put them all away: anger, wrath, malice, railing, shameful speaking out of your mouth:

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    10Have we not all one father? hath not one God created us? why do we deal treacherously every man against his brother, profaning the covenant of our fathers?

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    23and changed the glory of the incorruptible God for the likeness of an image of corruptible man, and of birds, and four-footed beasts, and creeping things.

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    3and I will bless them that bless thee, and him that curseth thee will I curse: and in thee shall all the families of the earth be blessed.

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    9For every one that curseth his father or his mother shall surely be put to death: he hath cursed his father or his mother; his blood shall be upon him.

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    65Thou wilt give them hardness of heart, thy curse unto them.

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    30(Yea, I have not suffered my mouth to sin By asking his life with a curse);

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    12[ For] the sin of their mouth, [and] the words of their lips, Let them even be taken in their pride, And for cursing and lying which they speak.

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    9What then? are we better than they? No, in no wise: for we before laid to the charge both of Jews and Greeks, that they are all under sin;

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    5But if our righteousness commendeth the righteousness of God, what shall we say? Is God unrighteous who visiteth with wrath? (I speak after the manner of men.)

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    3and say thou unto them, Thus saith Jehovah, the God of Israel: Cursed be the man that heareth not the words of this covenant,

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    28Thou shalt not revile God, nor curse a ruler of thy people.

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    7Do not they blaspheme the honorable name by which ye are called?

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    13Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God; for God cannot be tempted with evil, and he himself tempteth no man:

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    1After this opened Job his mouth, and cursed his day.

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    9They have set their mouth in the heavens, And their tongue walketh through the earth.

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    6for which things' sake cometh the wrath of God upon the sons of disobedience:

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    9Furthermore, we had the fathers of our flesh to chasten us, and we gave them reverence: shall we not much rather be in subjection unto the Father of spirits, and live?

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    22for oftentimes also thine own heart knoweth that thou thyself likewise hast cursed others.