Curse

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:

And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life;

No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper; and every tongue that shall rise against thee in judgment thou shalt condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord, and their righteousness is of me, saith the Lord.

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

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

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

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

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.

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 the Lord God said unto the serpent, Because thou hast done this, thou art cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field; upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life:

For he that will love life, and see good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips that they speak no guile:

But now ye also put off all these; anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communication out of your mouth.

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

Neither filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor jesting, which are not convenient: but rather giving of thanks.

But it shall come to pass, if thou wilt not hearken unto the voice of the Lord thy God, to observe to do all his commandments and his statutes which I command thee this day; that all these curses shall come upon thee, and overtake thee: — read the full passage →

Come now therefore, I pray thee, curse me this people; for they are too mighty for me: peradventure I shall prevail, that we may smite them, and that I may drive them out of the land: for I wot that he whom thou blessest is blessed, and he whom thou cursest is cursed.

The leprosy therefore of Naaman shall cleave unto thee, and unto thy seed for ever. And he went out from his presence a leper as white as snow.

Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain; for the Lord will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain.

Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man; but that which cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man.

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

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

But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment: and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council: but whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire.

Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue keepeth his soul from troubles.

Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.

As he loved cursing, so let it come unto him: as he delighted not in blessing, so let it be far from him.

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.

Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.

A wholesome tongue is a tree of life: but perverseness therein is a breach in the spirit.

Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.

For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death.

Thou shalt not bow down thyself unto them, nor serve them: for I the Lord thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me,

But let your communication be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay: for whatsoever is more than these cometh of evil.

But if ye will not hearken unto me, and will not do all these commandments; — read the full passage →

Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O Lord, my strength, and my redeemer.

Let your speech be alway with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer every man.

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

A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger.

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

I said, I will take heed to my ways, that I sin not with my tongue: I will keep my mouth with a bridle, while the wicked is before me.

But shun profane and vain babblings: for they will increase unto more ungodliness.

Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.

Neither give place to the devil.

The Lord is longsuffering, and of great mercy, forgiving iniquity and transgression, and by no means clearing the guilty, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation.

Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the Lord thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me;

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 →

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 →

But above all things, my brethren, swear not, neither by heaven, neither by the earth, neither by any other oath: but let your yea be yea; and your nay, nay; lest ye fall into condemnation.

And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel. — 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 →

Then he called his twelve disciples together, and gave them power and authority over all devils, and to cure diseases.

And he said unto them, I beheld Satan as lightning fall from heaven.

Put away from thee a froward mouth, and perverse lips put far from thee.

Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain: for the Lord will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain.

Therewith bless we God, even the Father; and therewith curse we men, which are made after the similitude of God. — read the full passage →

And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.

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 →

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

Keeping mercy for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin, and that will by no means clear the guilty; visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children, and upon the children’s children, unto the third and to the fourth generation.

There is a generation that curseth their father, and doth not bless their mother.

His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and fraud: under his tongue is mischief and vanity.

But the tongue can no man tame; it is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison.

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.

If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

By swearing, and lying, and killing, and stealing, and committing adultery, they break out, and blood toucheth blood.

He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. — read the full passage →

But as he which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of conversation;

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 →

And he called the multitude, and said unto them, Hear, and understand: — 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.

For with God nothing shall be impossible.

Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.

For God commanded, saying, Honour thy father and mother: and, He that curseth father or mother, let him die the death.

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.

Even so the tongue is a little member, and boasteth great things. Behold, how great a matter a little fire kindleth! — read the full passage →

Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile.

Set a watch, O Lord, before my mouth; keep the door of my lips.

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 →

Even all nations shall say, Wherefore hath the Lord done thus unto this land? what meaneth the heat of this great anger? — read the full passage →

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:

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 →

And ye shall not swear by my name falsely, neither shalt thou profane the name of thy God: I am the Lord.

And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.

But those things which proceed out of the mouth come forth from the heart; and they defile the man. — read the full passage →

Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile. — read the full passage →

I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. — read the full passage →

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.

And Balak said unto Balaam, What hast thou done unto me? I took thee to curse mine enemies, and, behold, thou hast blessed them altogether.

But the tongue can no man tame; it is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison. — read the full passage →

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

The soul that sinneth, it shall die. The son shall not bear the iniquity of the father, neither shall the father bear the iniquity of the son: the righteousness of the righteous shall be upon him, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon him.

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

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.

Cursed be he that doeth the work of the Lord deceitfully, and cursed be he that keepeth back his sword from blood.

Curse ye Meroz, said the angel of the Lord, curse ye bitterly the inhabitants thereof; because they came not to the help of the Lord, to the help of the Lord against the mighty.

Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world.

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

Take counsel together, and it shall come to nought; speak the word, and it shall not stand: for God is with us.

As he clothed himself with cursing like as with his garment, so let it come into his bowels like water, and like oil into his bones.

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 →