Bible Verses About Blessings and Curses
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for blessings and curses, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 2,433 votes, led by Deuteronomy 28:1-68. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about Blessings and Curses
Deuteronomy 28:1-68209 votes
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:
Deuteronomy 30:19170 votes
I call heaven and earth to record this day against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing: therefore choose life, that both thou and thy seed may live:
1 Timothy 5:8125 votes
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.
Jeremiah 17:5-8113 votes
Thus saith the Lord; Cursed be the man that trusteth in man, and maketh flesh his arm, and whose heart departeth from the Lord.
James 3:10108 votes
Out of the same mouth proceedeth blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not so to be.
Galatians 3:10107 votes
For as many as are of the works of the law are under the curse: for it is written, Cursed is every one that continueth not in all things which are written in the book of the law to do them.
Romans 12:1985 votes
Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord.
Exodus 20:1-2673 votes
And God spake all these words, saying,
Romans 15:1367 votes
Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost.
Malachi 3:1066 votes
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.
Deuteronomy 28:47-4860 votes
Because thou servedst not the Lord thy God with joyfulness, and with gladness of heart, for the abundance of all things;
Numbers 6:24-2652 votes
The Lord bless thee, and keep thee:
Romans 13:451 votes
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.
Psalms 46:147 votes
God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.
Genesis 28:1446 votes
And thy seed shall be as the dust of the earth, and thou shalt spread abroad to the west, and to the east, and to the north, and to the south: and in thee and in thy seed shall all the families of the earth be blessed.
Leviticus 26:1-4646 votes
Ye shall make you no idols nor graven image, neither rear you up a standing image, neither shall ye set up any image of stone in your land, to bow down unto it: for I am the Lord your God.
Luke 10:2737 votes
And he answering said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbour as thyself.
Romans 12:1434 votes
Bless them which persecute you: bless, and curse not.
John 14:2629 votes
But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.
1 Corinthians 13:329 votes
And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, and have not charity, it profiteth me nothing.
Proverbs 25:2627 votes
A righteous man falling down before the wicked is as a troubled fountain, and a corrupt spring.
Matthew 6:1-427 votes
Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be seen of them: otherwise ye have no reward of your Father which is in heaven.
John 3:16-1726 votes
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.
John 14:1526 votes
If ye love me, keep my commandments.
2 Corinthians 9:726 votes
Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver.
What does the Bible say about blessings and curses?
Readers most often cite Deuteronomy 28:1-68 on the subject of blessings and curses. Across 2,433 votes, 25 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including Deuteronomy 30:19, 1 Timothy 5:8, Jeremiah 17:5-8. This page lists all 25 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.