James 3:9
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9 With it we bless the Lord[a] and Father, and with it we curse people, made in the likeness of God.(A)
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- 3.9 Other ancient authorities read God
1 Corinthians 11:7
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7 For a man ought not to have his head veiled, since he is the image and reflection[a] of God, but woman is the reflection[b] of man.(A)
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Matthew 26:74
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74 Then he began to curse, and he swore an oath, “I do not know the man!” At that moment the cock crowed.
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Ecclesiastes 7:22
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22 your heart knows that many times you have yourself cursed others.
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Psalm 59:12
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12 For the sin of their mouths, the words of their lips,
let them be trapped in their pride.
For the cursing and lies that they utter,(A)
Romans 3:14
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14 “Their mouths are full of cursing and bitterness.”
Matthew 5:44
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44 But I say to you: Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,(A)
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Psalm 10:7
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7 Their mouths are filled with cursing and deceit and oppression;
under their tongues are mischief and iniquity.(A)
2 Samuel 19:21
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21 Abishai son of Zeruiah answered, “Shall not Shimei be put to death for this because he cursed the Lord’s anointed?”(A)
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Genesis 1:26-27
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26 Then God said, “Let us make humans[a] in our image, according to our likeness, and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the air and over the cattle and over all the wild animals of the earth[b] and over every creeping thing that creeps upon the earth.”(A)
27 So God created humans[c] in his image,
in the image of God he created them;[d]
male and female he created them.(B)
Acts 2:26
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26 therefore my heart was glad, and my tongue rejoiced;
moreover, my flesh will live in hope.
Psalm 109:17-18
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17 He loved to curse; let curses come on him.
He did not like blessing; may it be far from him.(A)
18 He clothed himself with cursing as his coat;
may it soak into his body like water,
like oil into his bones.(B)
Psalm 108:1
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Psalm 108
Praise and Prayer for Victory
A Song. A Psalm of David.
1 My heart is steadfast, O God, my heart is steadfast;[a]
I will sing and make melody.
Awake, my soul
Psalm 71:24
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24 All day long my tongue will talk of your righteous help,
for those who tried to do me harm
have been put to shame and disgraced.(A)
Psalm 63:4
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4 So I will bless you as long as I live;
I will lift up my hands and call on your name.(A)
Psalm 62:4
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4 Their only plan is to bring down a person of prominence.
They take pleasure in falsehood;
they bless with their mouths,
but inwardly they curse. Selah(A)
Psalm 57:8
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8 Awake, my soul!
Awake, O harp and lyre!
I will awake the dawn.(A)
Psalm 51:14
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14 Deliver me from bloodshed, O God,
O God of my salvation,
and my tongue will sing aloud of your deliverance.(A)
Psalm 35:28
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28 Then my tongue shall tell of your righteousness
and of your praise all day long.(A)
Psalm 34:1
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Psalm 34
Praise for Deliverance from Trouble
Of David, when he feigned madness before Abimelech, so that he drove him out, and he went away.
1 I will bless the Lord at all times;
his praise shall continually be in my mouth.
Psalm 30:12
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12 so that my soul[a] may praise you and not be silent.
O Lord my God, I will give thanks to you forever.(A)
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- 30.12 Heb that glory
Psalm 16:9
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9 Therefore my heart is glad, and my soul rejoices;
my body also rests secure.(A)
1 Chronicles 29:20
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20 Then David said to the whole assembly, “Bless the Lord your God.” And all the assembly blessed the Lord, the God of their ancestors, and bowed their heads and prostrated themselves before the Lord and the king.
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1 Chronicles 29:10
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David’s Praise to God
10 Then David blessed the Lord in the presence of all the assembly; David said, “Blessed are you, O Lord, the God of our ancestor Israel, forever and ever.
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2 Samuel 16:5
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Shimei Curses David
5 When King David came to Bahurim, a man of the family of the house of Saul came out whose name was Shimei son of Gera; he came out cursing.(A)
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