James 3:9

New International Version

With the tongue we praise our Lord and Father, and with it we curse human beings, who have been made in God’s likeness.

Cross References

Genesis 5:1

This is the written account of Adam’s family line. When God created mankind, he made them in the likeness of God.

Genesis 9:6

“Whoever sheds human blood, by humans shall their blood be shed; for in the image of God has God made mankind.

2 Samuel 16:5

As King David approached Bahurim, a man from the same clan as Saul’s family came out from there. His name was Shimei son of Gera, and he cursed as he came out.

2 Samuel 19:21

Then Abishai son of Zeruiah said, “Shouldn’t Shimei be put to death for this? He cursed the Lord’s anointed.”

1 Chronicles 29:10

David praised the Lord in the presence of the whole assembly, saying, “Praise be to you, Lord, the God of our father Israel, from everlasting to everlasting.

1 Chronicles 29:20

Then David said to the whole assembly, “Praise the Lord your God.” So they all praised the Lord, the God of their fathers; they bowed down, prostrating themselves before the Lord and the king.

Psalm 10:7

His mouth is full of lies and threats; trouble and evil are under his tongue.

Psalm 108:1

My heart, O God, is steadfast; I will sing and make music with all my soul.

Psalm 145:1

I will exalt you, my God the King; I will praise your name for ever and ever.

Psalm 145:21

My mouth will speak in praise of the Lord. Let every creature praise his holy name for ever and ever.

Psalm 16:9

Therefore my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices; my body also will rest secure,

Psalm 30:12

that my heart may sing your praises and not be silent. Lord my God, I will praise you forever.

Psalm 34:1

I will extol the Lord at all times; his praise will always be on my lips.

Psalm 35:28

My tongue will proclaim your righteousness, your praises all day long.

Psalm 51:14

Deliver me from the guilt of bloodshed, O God, you who are God my Savior, and my tongue will sing of your righteousness.

Psalm 57:8

Awake, my soul! Awake, harp and lyre! I will awaken the dawn.

Psalm 59:12

For the sins of their mouths, for the words of their lips, let them be caught in their pride. For the curses and lies they utter,

Psalm 62:4

Surely they intend to topple me from my lofty place; they take delight in lies. With their mouths they bless, but in their hearts they curse.

Psalm 63:4

I will praise you as long as I live, and in your name I will lift up my hands.

Psalm 71:24

My tongue will tell of your righteous acts all day long, for those who wanted to harm me have been put to shame and confusion.

Ecclesiastes 7:22

for you know in your heart that many times you yourself have cursed others.

Isaiah 29:13

The Lord says: “These people come near to me with their mouth and honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me. Their worship of me is based on merely human rules they have been taught.

Matthew 26:74

Then he began to call down curses, and he swore to them, “I don’t know the man!” Immediately a rooster crowed.

Matthew 5:44

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

Acts 2:26

Therefore my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices; my body also will rest in hope,

Romans 3:14

“Their mouths are full of cursing and bitterness.”

1 Corinthians 11:7

A man ought not to cover his head, since he is the image and glory of God; but woman is the glory of man.

Ephesians 1:3

Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in Christ.

James 1:27

Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.

James 3:10

Out of the same mouth come praise and cursing. My brothers and sisters, this should not be.

1 Peter 1:3

Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,

Judges 9:27

After they had gone out into the fields and gathered the grapes and trodden them, they held a festival in the temple of their god. While they were eating and drinking, they cursed Abimelek.