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What does the Bible say about cursing?
14 verses about cursing, ranked by the votes of OpenBible.info readers, with the King James text.
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Bible verses about cursing
- Ephesians 4:29 — 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. 8 votes
- Ephesians 5:4 — Neither filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor jesting, which are not convenient: but rather giving of thanks. 7 votes
- James 1:26 — 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. 6 votes
- James 3:8 — But the tongue can no man tame; it is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison. 5 votes
- Luke 6:28 — Bless them that curse you, and pray for them which despitefully use you. 4 votes
- Colossians 3:8 — But now ye also put off all these; anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communication out of your mouth. 4 votes
- Exodus 20:7 — 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. 3 votes
- Matthew 15:18 — But those things which proceed out of the mouth come forth from the heart; and they defile the man. 3 votes
- Romans 12:14 — Bless them which persecute you: bless, and curse not. 3 votes
- Colossians 4:6 — Let your speech be alway with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer every man. 3 votes
- Psalms 109:17 — As he loved cursing, so let it come unto him: as he delighted not in blessing, so let it be far from him. 2 votes
- Proverbs 18:21 — Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof. 2 votes
- Matthew 15:10 — And he called the multitude, and said unto them, Hear, and understand: 2 votes
- Matthew 15:11 — Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man; but that which cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man. 2 votes
Where these verses are
Matthew (3), Ephesians (2), Colossians (2), James (2), Exodus (1), Psalms (1), Proverbs (1), Luke (1), Romans (1)
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Topical Bible data by OpenBible.info (https://www.openbible.info/topics/), CC BY 4.0. Votes reflect how many readers judged each verse relevant; they are not a doctrinal ranking. Verse text: King James Version.