Blessings And Curses

And it shall come to pass, if thou shalt hearken diligently unto the voice of the Lord thy God, to observe and to do all his commandments which I command thee this day, that the Lord thy God will set thee on high above all nations of the earth: — read the full passage →

I call heaven and earth to record this day against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing: therefore choose life, that both thou and thy seed may live:

But if any provide not for his own, and specially for those of his own house, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel.

Thus saith the Lord; Cursed be the man that trusteth in man, and maketh flesh his arm, and whose heart departeth from the Lord. — read the full passage →

Out of the same mouth proceedeth blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not so to be.

For as many as are of the works of the law are under the curse: for it is written, Cursed is every one that continueth not in all things which are written in the book of the law to do them.

Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord.

And God spake all these words, saying, — read the full passage →

Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost.

Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house, and prove me now herewith, saith the Lord of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it.

Because thou servedst not the Lord thy God with joyfulness, and with gladness of heart, for the abundance of all things; — read the full passage →

The Lord bless thee, and keep thee: — read the full passage →

For he is the minister of God to thee for good. But if thou do that which is evil, be afraid; for he beareth not the sword in vain: for he is the minister of God, a revenger to execute wrath upon him that doeth evil.

God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.

Ye shall make you no idols nor graven image, neither rear you up a standing image, neither shall ye set up any image of stone in your land, to bow down unto it: for I am the Lord your God. — read the full passage →

And thy seed shall be as the dust of the earth, and thou shalt spread abroad to the west, and to the east, and to the north, and to the south: and in thee and in thy seed shall all the families of the earth be blessed.

And he answering said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbour as thyself.

Bless them which persecute you: bless, and curse not.

And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, and have not charity, it profiteth me nothing.

But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.

Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver.

Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be seen of them: otherwise ye have no reward of your Father which is in heaven. — read the full passage →

A righteous man falling down before the wicked is as a troubled fountain, and a corrupt spring.

If ye love me, keep my commandments.

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. — read the full passage →

The wilderness and the solitary place shall be glad for them; and the desert shall rejoice, and blossom as the rose. — read the full passage →

Behold, I set before you this day a blessing and a curse; — read the full passage →

And Adam knew Eve his wife; and she conceived, and bare Cain, and said, I have gotten a man from the Lord. — read the full passage →

Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil. — read the full passage →

All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: — read the full passage →

Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good.

For I am the Lord, I change not; therefore ye sons of Jacob are not consumed.

And Jehoshaphat his son reigned in his stead, and strengthened himself against Israel. — read the full passage →

If a thief be found breaking up, and be smitten that he die, there shall no blood be shed for him. — read the full passage →

And Melchizedek king of Salem brought forth bread and wine: and he was the priest of the most high God. — read the full passage →

Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to day, and for ever.

They chose new gods; then was war in the gates: was there a shield or spear seen among forty thousand in Israel?

And it shall come to pass, if thou shalt hearken diligently unto the voice of the Lord thy God, to observe and to do all his commandments which I command thee this day, that the Lord thy God will set thee on high above all nations of the earth:

I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that ye walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called, — read the full passage →

And in these days came prophets from Jerusalem unto Antioch. — read the full passage →

Neither do they which go by say, The blessing of the Lord be upon you: we bless you in the name of the Lord.

If a man shall steal an ox, or a sheep, and kill it, or sell it; he shall restore five oxen for an ox, and four sheep for a sheep. — read the full passage →

But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus.

And Jesus answering said, A certain man went down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among thieves, which stripped him of his raiment, and wounded him, and departed, leaving him half dead. — read the full passage →

Then said Jesus unto him, Put up again thy sword into his place: for all they that take the sword shall perish with the sword. — read the full passage →

Whosoever therefore shall confess me before men, him will I confess also before my Father which is in heaven.

Jesus said unto him, It is written again, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.

Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree:

As the bird by wandering, as the swallow by flying, so the curse causeless shall not come.

See, I have set before thee this day life and good, and death and evil; — read the full passage →

And all these blessings shall come on thee, and overtake thee, if thou shalt hearken unto the voice of the Lord thy God.

Behold, I set before you this day a blessing and a curse;

For as by one man’s disobedience many were made sinners, so by the obedience of one shall many be made righteous.

But woe unto you, Pharisees! for ye tithe mint and rue and all manner of herbs, and pass over judgment and the love of God: these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone.

For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.

And, behold, I have given the children of Levi all the tenth in Israel for an inheritance, for their service which they serve, even the service of the tabernacle of the congregation.

And the whole multitude of them arose, and led him unto Pilate. — read the full passage →

Then came together unto him the Pharisees, and certain of the scribes, which came from Jerusalem. — read the full passage →

Ye have heard that it hath been said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth: — read the full passage →

And seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain: and when he was set, his disciples came unto him: — read the full passage →

These shall stand upon mount Gerizim to bless the people, when ye are come over Jordan; Simeon, and Levi, and Judah, and Issachar, and Joseph, and Benjamin: — read the full passage →

And all the gold of the offering that they offered up to the Lord, of the captains of thousands, and of the captains of hundreds, was sixteen thousand seven hundred and fifty shekels.

And surely your blood of your lives will I require; at the hand of every beast will I require it, and at the hand of man; at the hand of every man’s brother will I require the life of man. — read the full passage →

When Jesus had spoken these words, he went forth with his disciples over the brook Cedron, where was a garden, into the which he entered, and his disciples. — read the full passage →

Then said he unto them, But now, he that hath a purse, let him take it, and likewise his scrip: and he that hath no sword, let him sell his garment, and buy one.

A good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is evil: for of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaketh.

But I say unto you which hear, Love your enemies, do good to them which hate you, — read the full passage →

And he said unto them, Full well ye reject the commandment of God, that ye may keep your own tradition. — read the full passage →

Thou art of purer eyes than to behold evil, and canst not look on iniquity: wherefore lookest thou upon them that deal treacherously, and holdest thy tongue when the wicked devoureth the man that is more righteous than he?

And David said unto his men, Gird ye on every man his sword. And they girded on every man his sword; and David also girded on his sword: and there went up after David about four hundred men; and two hundred abode by the stuff.

And it shall come to pass, when all these things are come upon thee, the blessing and the curse, which I have set before thee, and thou shalt call them to mind among all the nations, whither the Lord thy God hath driven thee,

Blessed shall be thy basket and thy store.

So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.

Or who hath first given to him, and it shall be recompensed unto him again?

The light of the body is the eye: if therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of light. — read the full passage →

Blessed be the Lord my strength, which teacheth my hands to war, and my fingers to fight:

And thy carcase shall be meat unto all fowls of the air, and unto the beasts of the earth, and no man shall fray them away.

Blessed shalt thou be when thou comest in, and blessed shalt thou be when thou goest out.

And I saw an angel standing in the sun; and he cried with a loud voice, saying to all the fowls that fly in the midst of heaven, Come and gather yourselves together unto the supper of the great God; — read the full passage →

If any man among you seem to be religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, this man’s religion is vain.

And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.

And the brethren immediately sent away Paul and Silas by night unto Berea: who coming thither went into the synagogue of the Jews. — read the full passage →

I tell you, in that night there shall be two men in one bed; the one shall be taken, and the other shall be left. — read the full passage →

Then came to Jesus scribes and Pharisees, which were of Jerusalem, saying, — read the full passage →

Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall do and teach them, the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.

Eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot, — read the full passage →

And the remnant were slain with the sword of him that sat upon the horse, which sword proceeded out of his mouth: and all the fowls were filled with their flesh.

The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John: — read the full passage →

Not rendering evil for evil, or railing for railing: but contrariwise blessing; knowing that ye are thereunto called, that ye should inherit a blessing.

Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers.

For if there be first a willing mind, it is accepted according to that a man hath, and not according to that he hath not.

Bless them that curse you, and pray for them which despitefully use you.

And as he sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came unto him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world?

The silver is mine, and the gold is mine, saith the Lord of hosts.

Hold not thy peace, O God of my praise; — read the full passage →

And the priest the son of Aaron shall be with the Levites, when the Levites take tithes: and the Levites shall bring up the tithe of the tithes unto the house of our God, to the chambers, into the treasure house.

They which builded on the wall, and they that bare burdens, with those that laded, every one with one of his hands wrought in the work, and with the other hand held a weapon. — read the full passage →

And he said, This will be the manner of the king that shall reign over you: He will take your sons, and appoint them for himself, for his chariots, and to be his horsemen; and some shall run before his chariots.

And when he had opened the third seal, I heard the third beast say, Come and see. And I beheld, and lo a black horse; and he that sat on him had a pair of balances in his hand. — read the full passage →

Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree: — read the full passage →