James 3:9

Bible in Basic English 1965

With it we give praise to our Lord and Father; and with it we put a curse on men who are made in God's image.

Cross References

Genesis 5:1

This is the book of the generations of Adam. In the day when God made man, he made him in the image of God;

Genesis 9:6

Whoever takes a man's life, by man will his life be taken; because God made man in his image.

2 Samuel 16:5

And when King David came to Bahurim, a man of Saul's family named Shimei, the son of Gera, came out from there, calling curses after him.

2 Samuel 19:21

But Abishai, the son of Zeruiah, said, Is not death the right fate for Shimei, because he has been cursing the one marked by the holy oil?

1 Chronicles 29:10

So David gave praise to the Lord before all the people; and David said, Praise be to you, O Lord the God of Israel, our father for ever and ever.

1 Chronicles 29:20

And David said to all the people, Now give praise to the Lord your God. And all the people gave praise to the Lord, the God of their fathers, with bent heads worshipping the Lord and the king.

Psalm 10:7

His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and false words: under his tongue are evil purposes and dark thoughts.

Psalm 108:1

A Song. A Psalm. Of David. O God, my heart is fixed; I will make songs and melody, even with my glory.

Psalm 145:1

A Song of praise. Of David. Let me give glory to you, O God, my King; and blessing to your name for ever and ever.

Psalm 145:21

My mouth will give praise to the Lord; let all flesh be blessing his holy name for ever and ever.

Psalm 16:9

Because of this my heart is glad, and my glory is full of joy: while my flesh takes its rest in hope.

Psalm 30:12

So that my glory may make songs of praise to you and not be quiet. O Lord my God, I will give you praise for ever.

Psalm 34:1

Of David. When he made a change in his behaviour before Abimelech, who sent him away, and he went. I will be blessing the Lord at all times; his praise will be ever in my mouth.

Psalm 35:28

And my tongue will be talking of your righteousness and of your praise all the day.

Psalm 51:14

Be my saviour from violent death, O God, the God of my salvation; and my tongue will give praise to your righteousness.

Psalm 57:8

You are my glory; let the instruments of music be awake; I myself will be awake with the dawn.

Psalm 59:12

Because of the sin of their mouths and the word of their lips, let them even be taken in their pride; and for their curses and their deceit,

Psalm 62:4

Their only thought is to put him down from his place of honour; their delight is in deceit: blessing is in their mouths but cursing in their hearts. Selah.

Psalm 63:4

So will I go on blessing you all my life, lifting up my hands in your name.

Psalm 71:24

My tongue will be talking of your righteousness all the day; for those whose purpose is to do me evil have been crushed and put to shame.

Ecclesiastes 7:22

Your heart has knowledge how frequently others have been cursed by you.

Isaiah 29:13

And the Lord said, because this people come near to me with their mouths, and give honour to me with their lips, but their heart is far from me, and their fear of me is false, a rule given them by the teaching of men;

Matthew 26:74

Then with curses and oaths he said, I have no knowledge of the man. And straight away there came the cry of a cock.

Matthew 5:44

But I say to you, Have love for those who are against you, and make prayer for those who are cruel to you;

Acts 2:26

And for this cause my heart was glad and my tongue full of joy, and my flesh will be resting in hope:

Romans 3:14

Whose mouth is full of curses and bitter words:

1 Corinthians 11:7

For it is not right for a man to have his head covered, because he is the image and glory of God: but the woman is the glory of the man.

Ephesians 1:3

Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has given us every blessing of the Spirit in the heavens in Christ:

James 1:27

The religion which is holy and free from evil in the eyes of our God and Father is this: to take care of children who have no fathers and of widows who are in trouble, and to keep oneself untouched by the world.

James 3:10

Out of the same mouth comes blessing and cursing. My brothers, it is not right for these things to be so.

1 Peter 1:3

Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who through his great mercy has given us a new birth and a living hope by the coming again of Jesus Christ from the dead,

Judges 9:27

And they went out into their fields and got in the fruit of their vines, and when the grapes had been crushed, they made a holy feast and went into the house of their god, and over their food and drink they were cursing Abimelech.