Ecclesiastes 7:22

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For you know in your own heart that you also have cursed others many times.

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Referenced Verses

  • 1 Kgs 2:44 : 44 Then the king said to Shimei,“You are well aware of the way you mistreated my father David. The LORD will punish you for what you did.
  • Matt 15:19 : 19 For out of the heart come evil ideas, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false testimony, slander.
  • Matt 18:32-35 : 32 Then his lord called the first slave and said to him,‘Evil slave! I forgave you all that debt because you begged me! 33 Should you not have shown mercy to your fellow slave, just as I showed it to you?’ 34 And in anger his lord turned him over to the prison guards to torture him until he repaid all he owed. 35 So also my heavenly Father will do to you, if each of you does not forgive your brother from your heart.”
  • John 8:7-9 : 7 When they persisted in asking him, he stood up straight and replied,“Whoever among you is guiltless may be the first to throw a stone at her.” 8 Then he bent over again and wrote on the ground. 9 Now when they heard this, they began to drift away one at a time, starting with the older ones, until Jesus was left alone with the woman standing before him.
  • Jas 3:9 : 9 With it we bless the Lord and Father, and with it we curse people made in God’s image.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • 21 Also, do not pay attention to everything that people say; otherwise, you might even hear your servant cursing you.

  • Job 15:5-6
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    5 Your sin inspires your mouth; you choose the language of the crafty.

    6 Your own mouth condemns you, not I; your own lips testify against you.

  • 23 Human Wisdom is Limited I have examined all this by wisdom; I said,“I am determined to comprehend this”– but it was beyond my grasp.

  • 18 “The way you have lived and the things you have done will bring this on you. This is the punishment you deserve, and it will be painful indeed. The pain will be so bad it will pierce your heart.”

  • Prov 23:7-8
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    7 for he is like someone who has calculated the cost in his mind.“Eat and drink,” he says to you, but his heart is not with you;

    8 you will vomit up the little bit you have eaten, and will have wasted your pleasant words.

  • 10 Your schemes will bring shame to your house. Because you destroyed many nations, you will self-destruct.

  • 3 A person’s folly subverts his way, and his heart rages against the LORD.

  • 4 “Surely you know that it has been from old, ever since humankind was placed on the earth,

  • 2 Let another praise you, and not your own mouth; someone else, and not your own lips.

  • Job 15:12-13
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    12 Why has your heart carried you away, and why do your eyes flash,

    13 when you turn your rage against God and allow such words to escape from your mouth?

  • 19 When such a person hears the words of this oath he secretly blesses himself and says,“I will have peace though I continue to walk with a stubborn spirit.” This will destroy the watered ground with the parched.

  • 7 Human Wisdom Overturned by Adversity Surely oppression can turn a wise person into a fool; likewise, a bribe corrupts the heart.

  • 3 I myself have seen the fool taking root, but suddenly I cursed his place of residence.

  • 10 The heart knows its own bitterness, and with its joy no one else can share.

  • 17 But now you are preoccupied with the judgment due the wicked, judgment and justice take hold of you.

  • 16 So do not be excessively righteous or excessively wise; otherwise you might be disappointed.

  • 44 Then the king said to Shimei,“You are well aware of the way you mistreated my father David. The LORD will punish you for what you did.

  • 24 Whoever shares with a thief is his own enemy; he hears the oath to testify, but does not talk.

  • 22 “But you, his son Belshazzar, have not humbled yourself, although you knew all this.

  • 32 If you have done foolishly by exalting yourself or if you have planned evil, put your hand over your mouth!

  • 19 You do damage with words, and use your tongue to deceive.

  • Eccl 5:6-7
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    6 Do not let your mouth cause you to sin, and do not tell the priest,“It was a mistake!” Why make God angry at you so that he would destroy the work of your hands?”

    7 Just as there is futility in many dreams, so also in many words. Therefore, fear God!

  • 10 You were complacent in your evil deeds; you thought,‘No one sees me.’ Your self-professed wisdom and knowledge lead you astray, when you say,‘I am unique! No one can compare to me!’

  • 21 You reprimand arrogant people. Those who stray from your commands are doomed.

  • 10 Do not slander a servant to his master, lest he curse you, and you are found guilty.

  • 21 When you did these things, I was silent, so you thought I was exactly like you. But now I will condemn you and state my case against you!

  • Jas 3:9-10
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    9 With it we bless the Lord and Father, and with it we curse people made in God’s image.

    10 From the same mouth come blessing and cursing. These things should not be so, my brothers and sisters.

  • 17 For you hate instruction and reject my words.

  • 65 Give them a distraught heart; may your curse be on them!

  • 9 Do not let yourself be quickly provoked, for anger resides in the lap of fools.

  • 13 “But these things you have concealed in your heart; I know that this is with you:

  • 8 Your wickedness affects only a person like yourself, and your righteousness only other people.

  • 25 True Righteousness and Wisdom Are Virtually Nonexistent I tried to understand, examine, and comprehend the role of wisdom in the scheme of things, and to understand the stupidity of wickedness and the insanity of folly.

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    19 So that your confidence may be in the LORD, I hereby make them known to you today– even you.

    20 Have I not written thirty sayings for you, sayings of counsel and knowledge,

  • 6 and reveal to you the secrets of wisdom– for true wisdom has two sides– so that you would know that God has forgiven some of your sins.

  • 8 Do you listen in on God’s secret council? Do you limit wisdom to yourself?

  • 5 Be keenly aware that just as a parent disciplines his child, the LORD your God disciplines you.

  • 19 When words abound, transgression is inevitable, but the one who restrains his words is wise.

  • 24 The one who says to the guilty,“You are innocent,” peoples will curse him, and nations will denounce him.

  • 30 I have not even permitted my mouth to sin by asking for his life through a curse–

  • 22 Therefore repent of this wickedness of yours, and pray to the Lord that he may perhaps forgive you for the intent of your heart.

  • 2 for he is too proud to recognize and give up his sin.

  • 27 Look, we have investigated this, so it is true. Hear it, and apply it for your own good.”

  • 7 The lips of the wise spread knowledge, but not so the heart of fools.