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73 Bible verses about Blessing And Cursing
The Bible is pretty clear about how important our words are. If I speak with grace and faithfulness, I open myself up to God's blessings. But if I choose unfaithfulness and negativity, well, curses and tough times might follow. My words, you know, they actually have power. They can give life or bring death.
So what I speak out into the world, if it's a blessing, it will manifest. But if it’s a curse, it doesn’t please God. I want to be a constant source of blessing, not cursing anyone, but always looking for the good, for blessings on myself and others. And I think the key to that is spending time in God's Word and really understanding my purpose here as part of Christ's body.
As children of the light, the way I speak needs to reflect God’s heart, you know? I want to be a living example of truth in everything I say. The world’s got plenty of pain, so I want to bring God's blessing to it, planting seeds of peace, harmony, order, and love wherever I go.
Deuteronomy 28:2 reminds me that all these blessings will come upon me and overtake me if I obey the Lord my God.
and I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.
The curse of the LORD is in the house of the wicked: But he blesseth the habitation of the just.
Therewith bless we God, even the Father; and therewith curse we men, which are made after the similitude of God.
And afterward he read all the words of the law, the blessings and cursings, according to all that is written in the book of the law.
And it shall come to pass, that as ye were a curse among the heathen, O house of Judah, and house of Israel; so will I save you, and ye shall be a blessing: fear not, but let your hands be strong.
a blessing, if ye obey the commandments of the LORD your God, which I command you this day:
because they met not the children of Israel with bread and with water, but hired Balaam against them, that he should curse them: howbeit our God turned the curse into a blessing.
Out of the same mouth proceedeth blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not so to be.
Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree:
and labour, working with our own hands: being reviled, we bless; being persecuted, we suffer it:
Behold, I set before you this day a blessing and a curse;a blessing, if ye obey the commandments of the LORD your God, which I command you this day:and a curse, if ye will not obey the commandments of the LORD your God, but turn aside out of the way which I command you this day, to go after other gods, which ye have not known.
And it shall come to pass, when all these things are come upon thee, the blessing and the curse, which I have set before thee, and thou shalt call them to mind among all the nations, whither the LORD thy God hath driven thee,
For such as be blessed of him shall inherit the earth; And they that be cursed of him shall be cut off.
But it shall come to pass, if thou wilt not hearken unto the voice of the LORD thy God, to observe to do all his commandments and his statutes which I command thee this day; that all these curses shall come upon thee, and overtake thee:
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:that thou mayest love the LORD thy God, and that thou mayest obey his voice, and that thou mayest cleave unto him: for he is thy life, and the length of thy days: that thou mayest dwell in the land which the LORD sware unto thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give them.
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:and all these blessings shall come on thee, and overtake thee, if thou shalt hearken unto the voice of the LORD thy God.
They only consult to cast him down from his excellency: They delight in lies: They bless with their mouth, but they curse inwardly. Selah.
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:
and all these blessings shall come on thee, and overtake thee, if thou shalt hearken unto the voice of the LORD thy God.
And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life;
Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.
come now therefore, I pray thee, curse me this people; for they are too mighty for me: peradventure I shall prevail, that we may smite them, and that I may drive them out of the land: for I wot that he whom thou blessest is blessed, and he whom thou cursest is cursed.
If ye will not hear, and if ye will not lay it to heart, to give glory unto my name, saith the LORD of hosts, I will even send a curse upon you, and I will curse your blessings: yea, I have cursed them already, because ye do not lay it to heart.
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.
The LORD bless thee, and keep thee:The LORD make his face shine upon thee, and be gracious unto thee:The LORD lift up his countenance upon thee, and give thee peace.
Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, Nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.But his delight is in the law of the LORD; And in his law doth he meditate day and night.And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, That bringeth forth his fruit in his season; His leaf also shall not wither; And whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.
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.
Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree:that the blessing of Abraham might come on the Gentiles through Jesus Christ; that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith.
Praise ye the LORD. Blessed is the man that feareth the LORD, That delighteth greatly in his commandments.His seed shall be mighty upon earth: The generation of the upright shall be blessed.Wealth and riches shall be in his house: And his righteousness endureth for ever.
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:and all these blessings shall come on thee, and overtake thee, if thou shalt hearken unto the voice of the LORD thy God.Blessed shalt thou be in the city, and blessed shalt thou be in the field.Blessed shall be the fruit of thy body, and the fruit of thy ground, and the fruit of thy cattle, the increase of thy kine, and the flocks of thy sheep.Blessed shall be thy basket and thy store.Blessed shalt thou be when thou comest in, and blessed shalt thou be when thou goest out.The LORD shall cause thine enemies that rise up against thee to be smitten before thy face: they shall come out against thee one way, and flee before thee seven ways.The LORD shall command the blessing upon thee in thy storehouses, and in all that thou settest thine hand unto; and he shall bless thee in the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.The LORD shall establish thee an holy people unto himself, as he hath sworn unto thee, if thou shalt keep the commandments of the LORD thy God, and walk in his ways.And all people of the earth shall see that thou art called by the name of the LORD; and they shall be afraid of thee.And the LORD shall make thee plenteous in goods, in the fruit of thy body, and in the fruit of thy cattle, and in the fruit of thy ground, in the land which the LORD sware unto thy fathers to give thee.The LORD shall open unto thee his good treasure, the heaven to give the rain unto thy land in his season, and to bless all the work of thine hand: and thou shalt lend unto many nations, and thou shalt not borrow.And the LORD shall make thee the head, and not the tail; and thou shalt be above only, and thou shalt not be beneath; if that thou hearken unto the commandments of the LORD thy God, which I command thee this day, to observe and to do them:and thou shalt not go aside from any of the words which I command thee this day, to the right hand, or to the left, to go after other gods to serve them.
Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.
Death and life are in the power of the tongue: And they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.
Blessed are the poor in spirit: for their's is the kingdom of heaven.Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth.Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God.Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God.Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness' sake: for their's is the kingdom of heaven.Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake.Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you.
And he shall bring upon them their own iniquity, and shall cut them off in their own wickedness; Yea, the LORD our God shall cut them off.
Therewith bless we God, even the Father; and therewith curse we men, which are made after the similitude of God.Out of the same mouth proceedeth blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not so to be.
and said, Naked came I out of my mother's womb, and naked shall I return thither: the LORD gave, and the LORD hath taken away; blessed be the name of the LORD.
not rendering evil for evil, or railing for railing: but contrariwise blessing; knowing that ye are thereunto called, that ye should inherit a blessing.
Out of the same mouth proceedeth blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not so to be.Doth a fountain send forth at the same place sweet water and bitter?Can the fig tree, my brethren, bear olive berries? either a vine, figs? so can no fountain both yield salt water and fresh.
For his anger endureth but a moment; in his favour is life: Weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning.
Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.For he that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting.
Blessed is the man whom thou choosest, and causest to approach unto thee, That he may dwell in thy courts: We shall be satisfied with the goodness of thy house, even of thy holy temple.
Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world:
He blesseth them also, so that they are multiplied greatly; And suffereth not their cattle to decrease.
Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:for every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.Or what man is there of you, whom if his son ask bread, will he give him a stone?Or if he ask a fish, will he give him a serpent?If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father which is in heaven give good things to them that ask him?
Praise ye the LORD. Blessed is the man that feareth the LORD, That delighteth greatly in his commandments.
And ye shall serve the LORD your God, and he shall bless thy bread, and thy water; and I will take sickness away from the midst of thee.There shall nothing cast their young, nor be barren, in thy land: the number of thy days I will fulfil.
thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me;
He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the LORD; And that which he hath given will he pay him again.
Blessed is every one that feareth the LORD; That walketh in his ways.For thou shalt eat the labour of thine hands: Happy shalt thou be, and it shall be well with thee.
give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again.
And I am sure that, when I come unto you, I shall come in the fulness of the blessing of the gospel of Christ.
By the blessing of the upright the city is exalted: But it is overthrown by the mouth of the wicked.
But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.
that thou shalt take of the first of all the fruit of the earth, which thou shalt bring of thy land that the LORD thy God giveth thee, and shalt put it in a basket, and shalt go unto the place which the LORD thy God shall choose to place his name there.
And also that every man should eat and drink, and enjoy the good of all his labour, it is the gift of God.
The LORD is the portion of mine inheritance and of my cup: Thou maintainest my lot.The lines are fallen unto me in pleasant places; Yea, I have a goodly heritage.
that he who blesseth himself in the earth shall bless himself in the God of truth; and he that sweareth in the earth shall swear by the God of truth; because the former troubles are forgotten, and because they are hid from mine eyes.
Blessed is the man that trusteth in the LORD, and whose hope the LORD is.For he shall be as a tree planted by the waters, and that spreadeth out her roots by the river, and shall not see when heat cometh, but her leaf shall be green; and shall not be careful in the year of drought, neither shall cease from yielding fruit.
Blessed be the Lord, Who daily loadeth us with benefits, even the God of our salvation. Selah.
He that followeth after righteousness and mercy Findeth life, righteousness, and honour.
Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: And with all thy getting get understanding.
and I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing:and I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.