Bible Verses About Swearing and Cursing
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for swearing and cursing, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 10,614 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 Swearing and Cursing
Ephesians 4:29793 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.
James 5:12626 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.
James 3:10604 votes
Out of the same mouth proceedeth blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not so to be.
Ephesians 5:4555 votes
Neither filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor jesting, which are not convenient: but rather giving of thanks.
Matthew 5:22355 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.
Exodus 20:7341 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.
Proverbs 4:24299 votes
Put away from thee a froward mouth, and perverse lips put far from thee.
Colossians 3:8260 votes
But now ye also put off all these; anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communication out of your mouth.
Luke 6:45226 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.
Matthew 12:34-37210 votes
O generation of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.
Matthew 5:33-37193 votes
Again, ye have heard that it hath been said by them of old time, Thou shalt not forswear thyself, but shalt perform unto the Lord thine oaths:
James 1:26191 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.
Matthew 15:11183 votes
Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man; but that which cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man.
Romans 3:14175 votes
Whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness:
Leviticus 19:12154 votes
And ye shall not swear by my name falsely, neither shalt thou profane the name of thy God: I am the Lord.
Proverbs 8:13143 votes
The fear of the Lord is to hate evil: pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the froward mouth, do I hate.
2 Timothy 2:16122 votes
But shun profane and vain babblings: for they will increase unto more ungodliness.
1 Peter 3:10111 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:
Luke 6:28102 votes
Bless them that curse you, and pray for them which despitefully use you.
Matthew 5:3799 votes
But let your communication be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay: for whatsoever is more than these cometh of evil.
James 4:798 votes
Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
Proverbs 21:2394 votes
Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue keepeth his soul from troubles.
Romans 12:1485 votes
Bless them which persecute you: bless, and curse not.
James 3:1-1283 votes
My brethren, be not many masters, knowing that we shall receive the greater condemnation.
1 Thessalonians 5:2282 votes
Abstain from all appearance of evil.
What does the Bible say about swearing and cursing?
Readers most often cite Ephesians 4:29 on the subject of swearing and cursing. Across 10,614 votes, 25 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including James 5:12, James 3:10, Ephesians 5:4. This page lists all 25 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.