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Cursing Your Parents
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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.
Whoso curseth his father or his mother, his lamp shall be put out in obscure darkness.
For God commanded, saying, Honour thy father and mother: and, He that curseth father or mother, let him die the death.
And he that smiteth his father, or his mother, shall be surely put to death.
And he that curseth his father, or his mother, shall surely be put to death.
Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee.
Cursed be he that setteth light by his father or his mother. And all the people shall say, Amen.
There is a generation that curseth their father, and doth not bless their mother.
If a man have a stubborn and rebellious son, which will not obey the voice of his father, or the voice of his mother, and that, when they have chastened him, will not hearken unto them: — read the full passage →
The eye that mocketh at his father, and despiseth to obey his mother, the ravens of the valley shall pick it out, and the young eagles shall eat it.
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:
Out of the same mouth proceedeth blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not so to be.
For Moses said, Honour thy father and thy mother; and, Whoso curseth father or mother, let him die the death:
For with God nothing shall be impossible.
Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.
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.
As he loved cursing, so let it come unto him: as he delighted not in blessing, so let it be far from him.
Bless them that curse you, and pray for them which despitefully use you.
If a man also lie with mankind, as he lieth with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination: they shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them.
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.
Neither filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor jesting, which are not convenient: but rather giving of thanks.
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.
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 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.
Let your speech be alway with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer every man.
But now ye also put off all these; anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communication out of your mouth.
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.
Bless them which persecute you: bless, and curse not.
Whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness:
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.
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:
Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.
I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.
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 →
For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.
But those things which proceed out of the mouth come forth from the heart; and they defile the man. — read the full passage →
Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.
Honour thy father and thy mother, as the Lord thy God hath commanded thee; that thy days may be prolonged, and that it may go well with thee, in the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee.
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.
What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us?
Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.
And if it seem evil unto you to serve the Lord, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.
A man also or woman that hath a familiar spirit, or that is a wizard, shall surely be put to death: they shall stone them with stones: their blood shall be upon them.
For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also.
Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right. — read the full passage →
Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law and the prophets.
Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.
He that smiteth a man, so that he die, shall be surely put to death. — read the full passage →
Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.
Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.
The crown of pride, the drunkards of Ephraim, shall be trodden under feet:
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,
Woe to the crown of pride, to the drunkards of Ephraim, whose glorious beauty is a fading flower, which are on the head of the fat valleys of them that are overcome with wine!
Neither shall he profane his seed among his people: for I the Lord do sanctify him. — read the full passage →
Now these are the judgments which thou shalt set before them. — read the full passage →
For I would that ye knew what great conflict I have for you, and for them at Laodicea, and for as many as have not seen my face in the flesh; — read the full passage →
For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us.
Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me.
If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God. — read the full passage →
Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Timotheus our brother, — read the full passage →
Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.
Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us,
I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.
But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.
For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.
Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.
These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.
Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.
This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you.
Jesus answered and said unto him, What I do thou knowest not now; but thou shalt know hereafter.
Masters, give unto your servants that which is just and equal; knowing that ye also have a Master in heaven. — read the full passage →
And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men;
Put away from thee a froward mouth, and perverse lips put far from thee.
But shun profane and vain babblings: for they will increase unto more ungodliness.
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.
Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man; but that which cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man.
But let your communication be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay: for whatsoever is more than these cometh of evil.
Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.
His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and fraud: under his tongue is mischief and vanity.
And that ye put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness.
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.
If any man come to me, and hate not his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple.
But I say unto you which hear, Love your enemies, do good to them which hate you,
And he called the multitude, and said unto them, Hear, and understand: — read the full passage →
But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.
Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be salted? it is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot of men.
My brethren, be not many masters, knowing that we shall receive the greater condemnation. — read the full passage →
Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not kill; and whosoever shall kill shall be in danger of the judgment: — read the full passage →
And he went up from thence unto Beth–el: and as he was going up by the way, there came forth little children out of the city, and mocked him, and said unto him, Go up, thou bald head; go up, thou bald head. — 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: — read the full passage →
But the tongue can no man tame; it is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison. — read the full passage →
But the tongue can no man tame; it is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison.
Thou shalt not curse the deaf, nor put a stumblingblock before the blind, but shalt fear thy God: I am the Lord.
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 →
But that which beareth thorns and briers is rejected, and is nigh unto cursing; whose end is to be burned.
For I am the Lord, I change not; therefore ye sons of Jacob are not consumed.
For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,
Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right. — read the full passage →
Then said Jesus, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do. And they parted his raiment, and cast lots.
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