James 3:9
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9 With it we bless our Lord and Father, and with it we curse people (A)who are made in the likeness of God.
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Genesis 1:26-27
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26 Then God said, (A)“Let us make man[a] in our image, (B)after our likeness. And (C)let them have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over the livestock and over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.”
27 So God created man in his own image,
in the image of God he created him;
(D)male and female he created them.
Footnotes
- Genesis 1:26 The Hebrew word for man (adam) is the generic term for mankind and becomes the proper name Adam
Matthew 26:74
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74 Then he began to invoke a curse on himself and to swear, “I do not know the man.” And immediately the rooster crowed.
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Psalm 109:17-18
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17 (A)He loved to curse; let curses come[a] upon him!
He did not delight in blessing; may it be far[b] from him!
18 He (B)clothed himself with cursing as his coat;
may it (C)soak[c] into his body like water,
like oil into his bones!
Footnotes
- Psalm 109:17 Revocalization; Masoretic Text curses have come
- Psalm 109:17 Revocalization; Masoretic Text it is far
- Psalm 109:18 Revocalization; Masoretic Text it has soaked
Psalm 71:24
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24 And my (A)tongue will talk of your righteous help all the day long,
for they have been (B)put to shame and disappointed
who sought to do me hurt.
Psalm 59:12
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12 For (A)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,
2 Samuel 19:21
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21 Abishai the son of Zeruiah answered, “Shall not Shimei be put to death for this, because (A)he cursed the Lord's anointed?”
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1 Corinthians 11:7
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7 For a man ought not to cover his head, since (A)he is the image and glory of God, but (B)woman is the glory of man.
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Romans 3:14
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14 (A)“Their mouth is full of curses and bitterness.”
Acts 2:26
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26 therefore my heart was glad, and my tongue rejoiced;
my flesh also will dwell (A)in hope.
Matthew 5:44
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44 But I say to you, (A)Love your enemies and (B)pray for those who persecute you,
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Ecclesiastes 7:22
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22 Your heart knows that (A)many times you yourself have cursed others.
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Psalm 108:1
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With God We Shall Do Valiantly
A Song. A Psalm of David.
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- Psalm 108:1 Hebrew with my glory
Psalm 63:4
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Psalm 62:4
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4 They only plan to thrust him down from his (A)high position.
They take pleasure in falsehood.
(B)They bless with their mouths,
but inwardly they curse. Selah
Psalm 57:8
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Footnotes
- Psalm 57:8 Or my whole being
Psalm 51:14
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14 Deliver me from (A)bloodguiltiness, O God,
O (B)God of my salvation,
and (C)my tongue will sing aloud of your (D)righteousness.
Psalm 35:28
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28 Then my (A)tongue shall tell of your righteousness
and of your praise all the day long.
Psalm 34:1
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Taste and See That the Lord Is Good
[a] Of David, when he (A)changed his behavior before (B)Abimelech, so that he drove him out, and he went away.
34 I will bless the Lord (C)at all times;
his praise shall continually be in my mouth.
Footnotes
- Psalm 34:1 This psalm is an acrostic poem, each verse beginning with the successive letters of the Hebrew alphabet
Psalm 30:12
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12 that my (A)glory may sing your praise and not be silent.
O Lord my God, I will give thanks to you forever!
Psalm 16:9
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- Psalm 16:9 Hebrew my glory
1 Chronicles 29:20
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20 Then David said to all the assembly, (A)“Bless the Lord your God.” And all the assembly blessed the Lord, the God of their fathers, (B)and bowed their heads and paid homage to the Lord and to the king.
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1 Chronicles 29:10
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David Prays in the Assembly
10 Therefore David blessed the Lord in the presence of all the assembly. And David said: (A)“Blessed are you, O Lord, the God of Israel our father, forever and ever.
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2 Samuel 16:5
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Shimei Curses David
5 When King David came to (A)Bahurim, there came out a man of the family of the house of Saul, whose name was (B)Shimei, the son of Gera, and as he came (C)he cursed continually.
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