James 3:9

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James 3:7–11 · Berean Standard Bible

7 All kinds of animals, birds, reptiles, and creatures of the sea are being tamed and have been tamed by man,

8 but no man can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison.

9 With the tongue we bless our Lord and Father, and with it we curse men, who have been made in God’s likeness.

10 Out of the same mouth come blessing and cursing. My brothers, this should not be!

11 Can both fresh water and salt water flow from the same spring?

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Psalms 16:9

Therefore my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices; my body also will dwell securely.

Psalms 30:12

that my heart may sing Your praises and not be silent. O LORD my God, I will give thanks forever.

Psalms 35:28

Then my tongue will proclaim Your righteousness and Your praises all day long.

Psalms 51:14

Deliver me from bloodguilt, O God, the God of my salvation, and my tongue will sing of Your righteousness.

Psalms 57:8

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

Psalms 62:4

They fully intend to cast him down from his lofty perch; they delight in lies; with their mouths they bless, but inwardly they curse. Selah

Psalms 71:24

My tongue will indeed proclaim Your righteousness all day long, for those who seek my harm are disgraced and confounded.

Psalms 108:1

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

Acts 2:26

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

1 Chronicles 29:10

Then David blessed the LORD in the sight of all the assembly and said: “May You be blessed, O LORD, God of our father Israel, from everlasting to everlasting.

1 Chronicles 29:20

Then David said to the whole assembly, “Blessed be the LORD your God.” So the whole assembly blessed the LORD, the God of their fathers. They bowed down and paid homage to the LORD and to the king.

Psalms 34:1

I will bless the LORD at all times; His praise will always be on my lips.

Psalms 63:4

So I will bless You as long as I live; in Your name I will lift my hands.

Psalms 145:1

I will exalt You, my God and King; I will bless Your name forever and ever.

Psalms 145:21

My mouth will declare the praise of the LORD; let every creature bless His holy name forever and ever.

Isaiah 29:13

Therefore the Lord said: “These people draw near to Me with their mouths and honor Me with their lips, but their hearts are far from Me. Their worship of Me is but rules taught by men.

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 heavenly realms.

1 Peter 1:3

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! By 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

And after they had gone out into the fields, gathered grapes from their vineyards, and trodden them, they held a festival and went into the house of their god; and as they ate and drank, they cursed Abimelech.

2 Samuel 16:5

As King David approached Bahurim, a man from the family of the house of Saul was just coming out. His name was Shimei son of Gera, and as he approached, he kept yelling out curses.

2 Samuel 19:21

But Abishai son of Zeruiah said, “Shouldn’t Shimei be put to death for this, because he cursed the LORD’s anointed?”

Psalms 10:7

His mouth is full of cursing, deceit, and violence; trouble and malice are under his tongue.

Psalms 59:12

By the sins of their mouths and the words of their lips, let them be trapped in their pride, in the curses and lies they utter.

Psalms 109:17

The cursing that he loved, may it fall on him; the blessing in which he refused to delight, may it be far from him.

Psalms 109:18

The cursing that he wore like a coat, may it soak into his body like water, and into his bones like oil.

Ecclesiastes 7:22

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

Matthew 5:44

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

Matthew 26:74

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

Romans 3:14

“Their mouths are full of cursing and bitterness.”

Genesis 1:26

Then God said, “Let Us make man in Our image, after Our likeness, to rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air, over the livestock, and over all the earth itself and every creature that crawls upon it.”

Genesis 1:27

So God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them.

Genesis 5:1

This is the book of the generations of Adam. In the day that God created man, He made him in His own likeness.

Genesis 9:6

Whoever sheds the blood of man, by man his blood will be shed; for in His own image God has made mankind.

1 Corinthians 11:7

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