Bible Verses About Cursing
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These are the Bible verses most often cited for cursing, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 9,705 votes, led by Ephesians 4:29. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about Cursing
Ephesians 4:29775 votes
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.
Ephesians 5:4651 votes
Neither filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor jesting, which are not convenient: but rather giving of thanks.
James 1:26557 votes
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.
James 3:8-10522 votes
But the tongue can no man tame; it is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison.
Colossians 3:8426 votes
But now ye also put off all these; anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communication out of your mouth.
Luke 6:28365 votes
Bless them that curse you, and pray for them which despitefully use you.
Colossians 4:6301 votes
Let your speech be alway with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer every man.
Romans 12:14288 votes
Bless them which persecute you: bless, and curse not.
Exodus 20:7264 votes
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.
Matthew 15:18-20252 votes
But those things which proceed out of the mouth come forth from the heart; and they defile the man.
Matthew 15:11229 votes
Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man; but that which cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man.
Psalms 109:17202 votes
As he loved cursing, so let it come unto him: as he delighted not in blessing, so let it be far from him.
Proverbs 18:21177 votes
Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.
Matthew 15:10-11161 votes
And he called the multitude, and said unto them, Hear, and understand:
1 Peter 3:10140 votes
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:
James 3:10130 votes
Out of the same mouth proceedeth blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not so to be.
James 3:1-18123 votes
My brethren, be not many masters, knowing that we shall receive the greater condemnation.
Leviticus 20:9111 votes
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.
Matthew 5:22107 votes
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.
James 5:1297 votes
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.
Luke 6:4594 votes
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.
2 Timothy 2:1690 votes
But shun profane and vain babblings: for they will increase unto more ungodliness.
2 Kings 2:23-2489 votes
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.
Proverbs 15:189 votes
A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger.
Proverbs 21:2389 votes
Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue keepeth his soul from troubles.
What does the Bible say about cursing?
Readers most often cite Ephesians 4:29 on the subject of cursing. Across 9,705 votes, 25 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including Ephesians 5:4, James 1:26, James 3:8-10. This page lists all 25 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.