James 3:9

New American Bible - revised edition

With it we bless the Lord and Father, and with it we curse human beings who are made in the likeness of God.

Cross References

Genesis 5:1

This is the record of the descendants of Adam. When God created human beings, he made them in the likeness of God;

Genesis 9:6

Anyone who sheds the blood of a human being, by a human being shall that one’s blood be shed; For in the image of God have human beings been made.

2 Samuel 16:5

As King David was approaching Bahurim, there was a man coming out; he was of the same clan as the house of Saul, and his name was Shimei, son of Gera. He kept cursing as he came out,

2 Samuel 19:21

For your servant knows that I have done wrong. But I now am the first of the whole house of Joseph to come down today to meet my lord the king.”

1 Chronicles 29:10

Then David blessed the Lord in the sight of the whole assembly. David said: “Blessed are you, Lord, God of Israel our father, from eternity to eternity.

1 Chronicles 29:20

Then David told the whole assembly, “Now bless the Lord your God!” And the whole assembly blessed the Lord, the God of their ancestors, bowing down in homage before the Lord and before the king.

Psalm 10:7

Their mouths are full of oaths, violence, and lies; discord and evil are under their tongues.

Psalm 108:1

A song; a psalm of David.

Psalm 145:1

Praise. Of David. I will extol you, my God and king; I will bless your name forever and ever.

Psalm 145:21

My mouth will speak the praises of the Lord; all flesh will bless his holy name forever and ever.

Psalm 16:9

Therefore my heart is glad, my soul rejoices; my body also dwells secure,

Psalm 30:12

You changed my mourning into dancing; you took off my sackcloth and clothed me with gladness.

Psalm 34:1

Of David, when he feigned madness before Abimelech, who drove him out and he went away.

Psalm 35:28

Then my tongue shall recount your justice, declare your praise, all the day long.

Psalm 51:14

Restore to me the gladness of your salvation; uphold me with a willing spirit.

Psalm 57:8

My heart is steadfast, God, my heart is steadfast. I will sing and chant praise.

Psalm 59:12

Slay them not, God, lest they deceive my people. Shake them by your power; Lord, our shield, bring them down.

Psalm 62:4

How long will you set yourself against a man? You shall all be destroyed, Like a sagging wall or a tumbled down fence!

Psalm 63:4

For your love is better than life; my lips shall ever praise you!

Psalm 71:24

Yes, my tongue shall recount your justice day by day. For those who sought my ruin have been shamed and disgraced.

Ecclesiastes 7:22

for your heart knows that you have many times cursed others.

Isaiah 29:13

The Lord said: Since this people draws near with words only and honors me with their lips alone, though their hearts are far from me, And fear of me has become mere precept of human teaching,

Matthew 26:74

At that he began to curse and to swear, “I do not know the man.” And immediately a cock crowed.

Matthew 5:44

But I say to you, love your enemies, and pray for those who persecute you,

Acts 2:26

Therefore my heart has been glad and my tongue has exulted; my flesh, too, will dwell in hope,

Romans 3:14

their mouths are full of bitter cursing.

1 Corinthians 11:7

A man, on the other hand, should not cover his head, because he is the image and glory of God, but woman is the glory of man.

Ephesians 1:3

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavens,

James 1:27

Religion that is pure and undefiled before God and the Father is this: to care for orphans and widows in their affliction and to keep oneself unstained by the world.

James 3:10

From the same mouth come blessing and cursing. This need not be so, my brothers.

1 Peter 1:3

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who in his great mercy gave us a new birth to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,

Judges 9:27

They went out into the fields, harvested the grapes from their vineyards, trod them out, and held a festival. Then they went to the temple of their god, where they ate and drank and cursed Abimelech.