James 3:9

With the same tongue we bless God and curse people made in His image. Such inconsistency exposes a divided, sinful heart.

Cross-references · 32

• Ps 10:7His mouth is full of cursing, deceit, and violence; trouble and malice are under his tongue.
• Gen 1:26–27Then 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.”
• Isa 29:13Therefore 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.
• Ps 62:4They fully intend to cast him down from his lofty perch; they delight in lies; with their mouths they bless, but inwardly they curse. Selah
• Gen 9:6Whoever sheds the blood of man, by man his blood will be shed; for in His own image God has made mankind.
• Ps 59:12By 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.
• Gen 5:1This is the book of the generations of Adam. In the day that God created man, He made him in His own likeness.
• 2 Sam 19:21But Abishai son of Zeruiah said, “Shouldn’t Shimei be put to death for this, because he cursed the LORD’s anointed?”
• Acts 2:26Therefore my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices; my body also will dwell in hope,
• Ps 35:28Then my tongue will proclaim Your righteousness and Your praises all day long.
• Ps 16:9Therefore my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices; my body also will dwell securely.
• Rom 3:14“Their mouths are full of cursing and bitterness.”
• 2 Sam 16:5As 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.
• Ps 63:4So I will bless You as long as I live; in Your name I will lift my hands.
• Judg 9:27And 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.
• Ps 57:8Awake, my glory! Awake, O harp and lyre! I will awaken the dawn.
• Ps 34:1Of David, when he pretended to be insane before Abimelech, so that the king drove him away. I will bless the LORD at all times; His praise will always be on my lips.
• Ps 108:1A song. A Psalm of David. My heart is steadfast, O God; I will sing and make music with all my being.
• Ps 71:24My tongue will indeed proclaim Your righteousness all day long, for those who seek my harm are disgraced and confounded.
• 1 Cor 11:7A man ought not to cover his head, since he is the image and glory of God; but the woman is the glory of man.
• Matt 26:74At that he began to curse and swear to them, “I do not know the man!” And immediately a rooster crowed.
• 1 Chr 29:20Then 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.
• 1 Chr 29:10Then 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.
• Ps 51:14Deliver me from bloodguilt, O God, the God of my salvation, and my tongue will sing of Your righteousness.
• Matt 5:44But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,
• Ps 109:17–18The cursing that he loved, may it fall on him; the blessing in which he refused to delight, may it be far from him.
• Ps 30:12that my heart may sing Your praises and not be silent. O LORD my God, I will give thanks forever.
• Eccl 7:22For you know in your heart that many times you yourself have cursed others.
• Ps 145:1A Psalm of praise. Of David. I will exalt You, my God and King; I will bless Your name forever and ever.
• Eph 1:3Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realms.
• Ps 145:21My mouth will declare the praise of the LORD; let every creature bless His holy name forever and ever.
• 1 Pet 1:3Blessed 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,

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