James 3:9

Easy To Read Version

We use our tongues to praise our Lord and Father (God), but then we curse (say bad things to) people. And God made those people like himself.

Cross References

Genesis 5:1

This is the book about the family of Adam. [32] God made people a copy of himself. [33]

Genesis 9:6

“God made people as a copy of himself. So any person who kills a person must be killed by a person.

2 Samuel 16:5

David came to Bahurim. A man from Saul’s family came out from Bahurim. This man’s name was Shimei son of Gera. Shimei came out saying bad things to David. And he kept saying bad things again and again.

2 Samuel 19:21

But Abishai son of Zeruiah said, “We must kill Shimei because he asked for bad things to happen to the Lord’s chosen king.”

1 Chronicles 29:10

Then David praised the Lord in front of all of the people who were gathered together. David said:

1 Chronicles 29:20

Then David said to all the group of people gathered together, “Now give praise to the Lord your God.” So all the people gave praise to the Lord God, the God their ancestors {\cf2\super [325]} worshiped. They bowed to the ground to give honor to the Lord and to the king.

Psalm 10:7

Those people are always cursing.\par They are always saying bad things about other people.\par They are always planning evil things to do.\par

Psalm 108:1

God, I am ready, heart and soul,\par to sing and play songs of praise.\par

Psalm 145:1

I praise you my God and King.\par I bless your name forever and ever.\par

Psalm 145:21

I will praise the Lord!\par I want every person to praise his holy name\par forever and ever!\par \par \par

Psalm 16:9

So my heart and soul will be very happy.\par Even my body will live in safety.\par

Psalm 30:12

Lord, my God, I will praise you forever,\par so there will never be silence,\par and there will always be someone\par singing songs to honor you.\par

Psalm 34:1

I bless the Lord all the time.\par His praise is always on my lips.\par

Psalm 35:28

So Lord, I tell people how good you are.\par I praise you every day.\par

Psalm 51:14

God, spare me from the death penalty. {\cf2\super [304]} \par My God, you are the One who Saves me!\par Let me sing about the good things\par that you do for me!\par

Psalm 57:8

Wake up, my soul!\par Harps and lyres, {\cf2\super [338]} begin your music!\par Let’s wake the Dawn.\par

Psalm 59:12

Those evil people curse and tell lies.\par Punish them for the things they said.\par Let their pride trap them.\par

Psalm 62:4

In spite of my important position,\par those people are planning to destroy me.\par It makes them happy\par to tell lies about me.\par In public, they say good things\par about me,\par but in private, they curse me.\par \i (SELAH {\cf2\super [366]})\i0 \par

Psalm 63:4

Yes, I will praise you in my life.\par In your name, I lift my arms in prayer.\par

Psalm 71:24

My tongue will sing about your goodness all the time.And the people who want to kill mewill be defeated and disgraced.

Ecclesiastes 7:22

And you know that many times you too have said bad things about other people.

Isaiah 29:13

My Master says, “These people say they love me. They show honor to me with words from their mouths. But their hearts are far from me. The honor they show me is nothing but human rules they have memorized.

Matthew 26:74

Then Peter began to curse. He said strongly, “I promise to God that I don’t know this man Jesus!” After Peter said this, a rooster crowed.

Matthew 5:44

But I tell you, love your enemies. Pray for those people that do bad things to you.

Acts 2:26

So my heart is happy,\par and the words I speak are words of joy.\par Yes, even my body will live with hope,\par

Romans 3:14

“their mouths are full of cursing and bitterness.”\par \i (Psalm 10:7)\i0 \par

1 Corinthians 11:7

But a man should not cover his head. Why? Because he is made like God and is God’s glory. But woman is man’s glory.

Ephesians 1:3

Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. In Christ, God has given us every spiritual blessing in heaven.

James 1:27

The kind of religion (worship) that God accepts is this: caring for orphans {\cf2\super [2]} or widows {\cf2\super [3]} who need help, and keeping yourself free from the world’s \{evil\} influence. This is the kind of religion (worship) that God accepts as pure and good.

James 3:10

Those praises and curses come from the same mouth! My brothers and sisters, this should not happen.

1 Peter 1:3

Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. God has great mercy, and because of his mercy he gave us a new life. This new life brings us a living hope through Jesus Christ’s rising from death.

Judges 9:27

One day the people of Shechem went out to the fields to pick grapes. The people squeezed the grapes to make wine. And then they had a party at the temple of their god. The people ate and drank and said bad things about Abimelech.