James 3:9

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

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• Ps 10:7His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and fraud: under his tongue is mischief and vanity.
• Gen 1:26–27And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.
• Isa 29:13Wherefore the Lord said, Forasmuch as this people draw near me with their mouth, and with their lips do honour me, but have removed their heart far from me, and their fear toward me is taught by the precept of men:
• Ps 62:4They only consult to cast him down from his excellency: they delight in lies: they bless with their mouth, but they curse inwardly. Selah.
• Gen 9:6Whoso sheddeth man’s blood, by man shall his blood be shed: for in the image of God made he man.
• Ps 59:12For the sin of their mouth and the words of their lips let them even be taken in their pride: and for cursing and lying which they speak.
• Gen 5:1This is the book of the generations of Adam. In the day that God created man, in the likeness of God made he him;
• 2 Sam 19:21But Abishai the son of Zeruiah answered and said, Shall not Shimei be put to death for this, because he cursed the LORD’s anointed?
• Acts 2:26Therefore did my heart rejoice, and my tongue was glad; moreover also my flesh shall rest in hope:
• Ps 35:28And my tongue shall speak of thy righteousness and of thy praise all the day long.
• Ps 16:9Therefore my heart is glad, and my glory rejoiceth: my flesh also shall rest in hope.
• Rom 3:14Whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness:
• 2 Sam 16:5And when king David came to Bahurim, behold, thence came out a man of the family of the house of Saul, whose name was Shimei, the son of Gera: he came forth, and cursed still as he came.
• Ps 63:4Thus will I bless thee while I live: I will lift up my hands in thy name.
• Judg 9:27And they went out into the fields, and gathered their vineyards, and trode the grapes, and made merry, and went into the house of their god, and did eat and drink, and cursed Abimelech.
• Ps 57:8Awake up, my glory; awake, psaltery and harp: I myself will awake early.
• Ps 34:1I will bless the LORD at all times: his praise shall continually be in my mouth.
• Ps 108:1O God, my heart is fixed; I will sing and give praise, even with my glory.
• Ps 71:24My tongue also shall talk of thy righteousness all the day long: for they are confounded, for they are brought unto shame, that seek my hurt.
• 1 Cor 11:7For a man indeed ought not to cover his head, forasmuch as he is the image and glory of God: but the woman is the glory of the man.
• Matt 26:74Then began he to curse and to swear, saying, I know not the man. And immediately the cock crew.
• 1 Chr 29:20And David said to all the congregation, Now bless the LORD your God. And all the congregation blessed the LORD God of their fathers, and bowed down their heads, and worshipped the LORD, and the king.
• 1 Chr 29:10Wherefore David blessed the LORD before all the congregation: and David said, Blessed be thou, LORD God of Israel our father, for ever and ever.
• Ps 51:14Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God, thou God of my salvation: and my tongue shall sing aloud of thy righteousness.
• Matt 5:44But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you;
• Ps 109:17–18As he loved cursing, so let it come unto him: as he delighted not in blessing, so let it be far from him.
• Ps 30:12To the end that my glory may sing praise to thee, and not be silent. O LORD my God, I will give thanks unto thee for ever.
• Eccl 7:22For oftentimes also thine own heart knoweth that thou thyself likewise hast cursed others.
• Ps 145:1I will extol thee, my God, O king; and I will bless thy name for ever and ever.
• Eph 1:3Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ:
• Ps 145:21My mouth shall speak the praise of the LORD: and let all flesh bless his holy name for ever and ever.
• 1 Pet 1:3Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,

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