Judges 17:2

New Century Version

He said to his mother, “I heard you speak a curse about the twenty-eight pounds of silver that were taken from you. I have the silver with me; I took it.” His mother said, “The Lord bless you, my son!”

Cross References

Genesis 14:19

and blessed Abram, saying, “Abram, may you be blessed by God Most High, the God who made heaven and earth.

Nehemiah 13:25

I argued with those people, put curses on them, hit some of them, and pulled out their hair. I forced them to make a promise to God, saying, “Do not let your daughters marry the sons of foreigners, and do not take the daughters of foreigners as wives for your sons or yourselves.

Psalm 10:3

They brag about the things they want. They bless the greedy but hate the Lord.

Exodus 20:7

“You must not use the name of the Lord your God thoughtlessly; the Lord will punish anyone who misuses his name.

Proverbs 28:24

Whoever robs father or mother and says, “It’s not wrong,” is just like someone who destroys things.

Jeremiah 48:10

A curse will be on anyone who doesn’t do what the Lord says, and a curse will be on anyone who holds back his sword from killing.

Matthew 26:74

Then Peter began to place a curse on himself and swear, “I don’t know the man.” At once, a rooster crowed.

Romans 9:3

I wish I could help my Jewish brothers and sisters, my people. I would even wish that I were cursed and cut off from Christ if that would help them.

1 Corinthians 16:22

If anyone does not love the Lord, let him be separated from God—lost forever! Come, O Lord!

Deuteronomy 27:16

“Anyone will be cursed who dishonors his father or mother.” Then all the people will say, “Amen!”

2 John 1:11

If you welcome such a person, you share in the evil work.

Judges 17:1

There was a man named Micah who lived in the mountains of Ephraim.

Judges 17:3

Micah gave the twenty-eight pounds of silver to his mother. Then she said, “I will give this silver to the Lord. I will have my son make an idol and a statue. So I will give the silver back to you.”

Judges 5:23

‘May the town of Meroz be cursed,’ said the angel of the Lord. ‘Bitterly curse its people, because they did not come to help the Lord. They did not fight the strong enemy.’

Ruth 3:10

Then Boaz said, “The Lord bless you, my daughter. This act of kindness is greater than the kindness you showed to Naomi in the beginning. You didn’t look for a young man to marry, either rich or poor.

1 Samuel 14:24

The men of Israel were miserable that day because Saul had made an oath for all of them. He had said, “No one should eat food before evening and before I finish defeating my enemies. If he does, he will be cursed!” So no Israelite soldier ate food.

1 Samuel 14:28

Then one of the soldiers told Jonathan, “Your father made an oath for all the soldiers. He said any man who eats today will be cursed! That’s why they are so weak.”

1 Samuel 15:13

When Samuel came to Saul, Saul said, “May the Lord bless you! I have obeyed the Lord’s commands.”

1 Samuel 23:21

Saul answered, “The Lord bless you for helping me.

1 Samuel 26:19

My master and king, listen to me. If the Lord made you angry with me, let him accept an offering. But if people did it, may the Lord curse them! They have made me leave the land the Lord gave me. They have told me, ‘Go and serve other gods.’