James 3:9

Bible in Basic English (1941)

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.

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  • 1 Cor 11:7 : 7 For it is not right for a man to have his head covered, because he is the image and glory of God: but the woman is the glory of the man.
  • Matt 26:74 : 74 Then with curses and oaths he said, I have no knowledge of the man. And straight away there came the cry of a cock.
  • Gen 1:26-27 : 26 And God said, Let us make man in our image, like us: and let him have rule over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the air and over the cattle and over all the earth and over every living thing which goes flat on the earth. 27 And God made man in his image, in the image of God he made him: male and female he made them.
  • Acts 2:26 : 26 And for this cause my heart was glad and my tongue full of joy, and my flesh will be resting in hope:
  • Ps 145:21 : 21 My mouth will give praise to the Lord; let all flesh be blessing his holy name for ever and ever.
  • Eccl 7:22 : 22 Your heart has knowledge how frequently others have been cursed by you.
  • Isa 29:13 : 13 And the Lord said, because this people come near to me with their mouths, and give honour to me with their lips, but their heart is far from me, and their fear of me is false, a rule given them by the teaching of men;
  • Matt 5:44 : 44 But I say to you, Have love for those who are against you, and make prayer for those who are cruel to you;
  • Rom 3:14 : 14 Whose mouth is full of curses and bitter words:
  • Eph 1:3 : 3 Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has given us every blessing of the Spirit in the heavens in Christ:
  • 1 Pet 1:3 : 3 Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who through his great mercy has given us a new birth and a living hope by the coming again of Jesus Christ from the dead,
  • Gen 5:1 : 1 This is the book of the generations of Adam. In the day when God made man, he made him in the image of God;
  • Gen 9:6 : 6 Whoever takes a man's life, by man will his life be taken; because God made man in his image.
  • Judg 9:27 : 27 And they went out into their fields and got in the fruit of their vines, and when the grapes had been crushed, they made a holy feast and went into the house of their god, and over their food and drink they were cursing Abimelech.
  • 2 Sam 16:5 : 5 And when King David came to Bahurim, a man of Saul's family named Shimei, the son of Gera, came out from there, calling curses after him.
  • 2 Sam 19:21 : 21 But Abishai, the son of Zeruiah, said, Is not death the right fate for Shimei, because he has been cursing the one marked by the holy oil?
  • 1 Chr 29:10 : 10 So David gave praise to the Lord before all the people; and David said, Praise be to you, O Lord the God of Israel, our father for ever and ever.
  • 1 Chr 29:20 : 20 And David said to all the people, Now give praise to the Lord your God. And all the people gave praise to the Lord, the God of their fathers, with bent heads worshipping the Lord and the king.
  • Ps 10:7 : 7 His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and false words: under his tongue are evil purposes and dark thoughts.
  • Ps 16:9 : 9 Because of this my heart is glad, and my glory is full of joy: while my flesh takes its rest in hope.
  • Ps 30:12 : 12 So that my glory may make songs of praise to you and not be quiet. O Lord my God, I will give you praise for ever.
  • Ps 34:1 : 1 <Of David. When he made a change in his behaviour before Abimelech, who sent him away, and he went.> I will be blessing the Lord at all times; his praise will be ever in my mouth.
  • Ps 35:28 : 28 And my tongue will be talking of your righteousness and of your praise all the day.
  • Ps 51:14 : 14 Be my saviour from violent death, O God, the God of my salvation; and my tongue will give praise to your righteousness.
  • Ps 57:8 : 8 You are my glory; let the instruments of music be awake; I myself will be awake with the dawn.
  • Ps 59:12 : 12 Because of the sin of their mouths and the word of their lips, let them even be taken in their pride; and for their curses and their deceit,
  • Ps 62:4 : 4 Their only thought is to put him down from his place of honour; their delight is in deceit: blessing is in their mouths but cursing in their hearts. (Selah.)
  • Ps 63:4 : 4 So will I go on blessing you all my life, lifting up my hands in your name.
  • Ps 71:24 : 24 My tongue will be talking of your righteousness all the day; for those whose purpose is to do me evil have been crushed and put to shame.
  • Ps 108:1 : 1 <A Song. A Psalm. Of David.> O God, my heart is fixed; I will make songs and melody, even with my glory.
  • Ps 109:17-18 : 17 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. 18 He put on cursing like a robe, and it has come into his body like water, and into his bones like oil.
  • Ps 145:1 : 1 <A Song of praise. Of David.> Let me give glory to you, O God, my King; and blessing to your name for ever and ever.

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  • Jas 3:10-11
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    10Out of the same mouth comes blessing and cursing. My brothers, it is not right for these things to be so.

    11Does the fountain send from the same outlet sweet and bitter water?

  • Rom 3:14
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    14Whose mouth is full of curses and bitter words:

  • Jas 3:5-8
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    5Even 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!

    6And 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.

    7For every sort of beast and bird and every living thing on earth and in the sea has been controlled by man and is under his authority;

    8But the tongue may not be controlled by man; it is an unresting evil, it is full of the poison of death.

  • Prov 30:10-11
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    10Do not say evil of a servant to his master, or he will put a curse on you, and you will get into trouble.

    11There is a generation who put a curse on their father, and do not give a blessing to their mother.

  • 1 Pet 3:9
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    9Not giving back evil for evil, or curse for curse, but in place of cursing, blessing; because this is the purpose of God for you that you may have a heritage of blessing.

  • Deut 27:16
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    16Cursed is he who does not give honour to his father or mother. And let all the people say, So be it.

  • Jas 3:1-3
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    1Do not all be teachers, my brothers, because we teachers will be judged more hardly than others.

    2For we all go wrong in a number of things. If a man never makes a slip in his talk, then he is a complete man and able to keep all his body in control.

    3Now if we put bits of iron into horses' mouths so that they may be guided by us, we have complete control of their bodies.

  • Lev 24:15
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    15And say to the children of Israel, As for any man cursing God, his sin will be on his head.

  • Rom 12:14
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    14Give blessing and not curses to those who are cruel to you.

  • Mal 3:9
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    9You are cursed with a curse; for you have kept back from me what is mine, even all this nation.

  • Luke 6:28
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    28Give blessing to those who give you curses, say prayers for those who are cruel to you.

  • Eph 1:3
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    3Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has given us every blessing of the Spirit in the heavens in Christ:

  • Titus 3:3
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    3For in the past we were foolish, hard in heart, turned from the true way, servants of evil desires and pleasures, living in bad feeling and envy, hated and hating one another.

  • Job 15:13
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    13So that you are turning your spirit against God, and letting such words go out of your mouth?

  • Matt 15:4
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    4For God said, Give honour to your father and mother: and, He who says evil of father or mother will be put to death.

  • Ps 109:17
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    17As 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.

  • Num 23:8
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    8How may I put curses on him who is not cursed by God? how may I be angry with him with whom the Lord is not angry?

  • Prov 3:33
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    33The curse of the Lord is on the house of the evil-doer, but his blessing is on the tent of the upright.

  • 1 Cor 4:12
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    12And with our hands we do the hardest work: when they give us curses we give blessings, when we undergo punishment we take it quietly;

  • Ps 37:22
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    22Those who have his blessing will have the earth for their heritage; but those who are cursed by him will be cut off.

  • Jas 1:19-20
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    19You have knowledge of this, dear brothers. But let every man be quick in hearing, slow in words, slow to get angry;

    20For the righteousness of God does not come about by the wrath of man.

  • Gen 1:26
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    26And God said, Let us make man in our image, like us: and let him have rule over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the air and over the cattle and over all the earth and over every living thing which goes flat on the earth.

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    8But now it is right for you to put away all these things; wrath, passion, bad feeling, curses, unclean talk;

  • Mal 2:10
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    10Have we not all one father? has not one God made us? why are we, every one of us, acting falsely to his brother, putting shame on the agreement of our fathers?

  • Rom 1:23
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    23And by them the glory of the eternal God was changed and made into the image of man who is not eternal, and of birds and beasts and things which go on the earth.

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    3To them who are good to you will I give blessing, and on him who does you wrong will I put my curse: and you will become a name of blessing to all the families of the earth.

  • Lev 20:9
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    9Every man cursing his father or his mother is certainly to be put to death; because of his curse on his father or his mother, his blood will be on him.

  • Lam 3:65
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    65You will let their hearts be covered over with your curse on them.

  • Job 31:30
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    30(For I did not let my mouth give way to sin, in putting a curse on his life;)

  • Ps 59:12
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    12Because of the sin of their mouths and the word of their lips, let them even be taken in their pride; and for their curses and their deceit,

  • Rom 3:9
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    9What then? are we worse off than they? In no way: because we have before made it clear that Jews as well as Greeks are all under the power of sin;

  • Rom 3:5
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    5But if the righteousness of God is supported by our wrongdoing what is to be said? is it wrong for God to be angry (as men may say)?

  • Jer 11:3
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    3The Lord, the God of Israel, has said, Let that man be cursed who does not give ear to the words of this agreement,

  • Exod 22:28
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    28You may not say evil of the judges, or put a curse on the ruler of your people.

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    7Do they not say evil of the holy name which was given to you?

  • Jas 1:13
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    13Let no man say when he is tested, I am tested by God; for it is not possible for God to be tested by evil, and he himself puts no man to such a test:

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    1Then, opening his mouth, and cursing the day of his birth,

  • Jas 5:12
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    12But 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.

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    9Their mouth goes up to heaven; their tongues go walking through the earth.

  • Col 3:6
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    6Because of which the wrath of God comes on those who go against his orders;

  • Heb 12:9
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    9And again, if the fathers of our flesh gave us punishment and had our respect, how much more will we be under the authority of the Father of spirits, and have life?

  • Eccl 7:22
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    22Your heart has knowledge how frequently others have been cursed by you.