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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1.0;"/><title>Topical Bible: Curses</title><link rel="canonical" href="https://biblehub.com/topical/c/curses.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/newtopical.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/topical/vmenus/matthew/15-4.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmcde/c/curses.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/topical/">Topical</a> > Curses</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="/topical/c/cursers.htm" title="Cursers">&#9668;</a> Curses <a href="/topical/c/curses_and_blessings.htm" title="Curses and Blessings">&#9658;</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="topverse">Jump to: <a href="#cnc" title="Multiversion Concordance">Concordance</a> &#8226; <a href="#thes" title="Bible Thesaurus">Thesaurus</a> &#8226; <a href="#grk" title="Strong's Greek Concordance">Greek</a> &#8226; <a href="#heb" title="Strong's Hebrew Concordance">Hebrew</a> &#8226; <a href="#lib" title="Library">Library</a> &#8226; <a href="#sub" title="Subtopics">Subtopics</a> &#8226; <a href="#rel" title="Related Terms">Terms</a></div><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><a name="te" id="te"></a><div class="vheading2">Topical Encyclopedia</div>In the biblical context, curses are solemn utterances intended to invoke a supernatural power to inflict harm or punishment on someone or something. The concept of curses is woven throughout the Scriptures, reflecting both divine judgment and human invocation of harm.<br><br><b>Old Testament Context</b><br><br>Curses in the Old Testament often appear as a consequence of disobedience to God's commandments. In <a href="/bsb/deuteronomy/28.htm">Deuteronomy 28</a>, God sets forth blessings for obedience and curses for disobedience. The chapter outlines various curses that would befall the Israelites if they turned away from God, including disease, defeat, and exile. <a href="/deuteronomy/28-15.htm">Deuteronomy 28:15</a> states, "But if you do not obey the LORD your God by carefully following all His commandments and statutes I am giving you today, all these curses will come upon you and overtake you."<br><br>The first curse recorded in the Bible is found in <a href="/bsb/genesis/3.htm">Genesis 3</a>, where God curses the serpent, the ground, and pronounces consequences upon Adam and Eve following the Fall. <a href="/genesis/3-14.htm">Genesis 3:14-17</a> details these curses, highlighting the introduction of pain, toil, and mortality into human experience.<br><br>Curses also appear in the form of imprecations, where individuals call down divine judgment upon others. For example, in <a href="/bsb/numbers/22.htm">Numbers 22-24</a>, Balak, the king of Moab, hires Balaam to curse the Israelites. However, God intervenes, and Balaam ends up blessing Israel instead.<br><br><b>New Testament Context</b><br><br>In the New Testament, the concept of curses shifts focus with the advent of Christ. Jesus Christ, through His sacrificial death, becomes a curse for humanity to redeem them from the curse of the Law. <a href="/galatians/3-13.htm">Galatians 3:13</a> states, "Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us. For it is written: 'Cursed is everyone who is hung on a tree.'"<br><br>The New Testament also warns against the misuse of curses. <a href="/james/3-9.htm">James 3:9-10</a> admonishes believers about the power of the tongue, stating, "With the tongue we bless our Lord and Father, and with it we curse men, who have been made in God&#8217;s likeness. Out of the same mouth come blessing and cursing. My brothers, this should not be!"<br><br><b>Theological Implications</b><br><br>Curses in the Bible underscore the seriousness of sin and the holiness of God. They serve as a reminder of the consequences of turning away from God's commandments. However, through Christ, believers are offered redemption and freedom from the ultimate curse of sin and death.<br><br>The Bible also emphasizes the power of words and the responsibility of believers to use their speech to bless rather than curse. This reflects a broader biblical principle of love and forgiveness, encouraging believers to leave judgment to God.<br><br><b>Practical Considerations</b><br><br>In practical terms, Christians are encouraged to focus on blessings rather than curses, reflecting the transformative power of the Gospel. The call to love one's enemies and pray for those who persecute (<a href="/matthew/5-44.htm">Matthew 5:44</a>) stands in stark contrast to the invocation of curses, highlighting the radical nature of Christian love and forgiveness.<br><br>Overall, while curses are a significant biblical theme, the redemptive work of Christ offers a path to overcome the power of curses, emphasizing grace, mercy, and the hope of eternal life.<a name="grk" id="grk"></a><div class="vheading2">Greek</div><a href="/greek/332.htm"><span class="l">332. anathematizo -- to declare anathema, devote to destruction</span></a> <br><b>...</b> destruction. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: anathematizo Phonetic Spelling:<br> (an-ath-em-at-id&#39;-zo) Short Definition: I curse, invoke <b>curses</b> Definition: I <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/332.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 7k</font><p><a href="/greek/1944.htm"><span class="l">1944. epikataratos -- accursed</span></a> <br><b>...</b> destruction. Word Origin from epikataraomai (to invoke <b>curses</b> on) Definition<br> accursed NASB Word Usage cursed (2). accursed. From <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/1944.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><a name="heb" id="heb"></a><div class="vheading2">Strong's Hebrew</div><a href="/hebrew/779.htm"><span class="l">779. arar -- to curse</span></a><br><b>...</b> curse NASB Word Usage brings a curse (6), curse (8), curse is cursed (1), cursed<br> (40), cursed be those who curse (1), cursed is everyone who <b>curses</b> (1), cursed <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/779.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/7043.htm"><span class="l">7043. qalal -- to be slight, swift or trifling</span></a><br><b>...</b> swift or trifling NASB Word Usage abated (2), accursed (1), brought a curse (1),<br> contempt (1), contemptible (1), curse (15), cursed (16), <b>curses</b> (8), cursing (2 <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/7043.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/3994.htm"><span class="l">3994. meerah -- a curse</span></a><br><b>...</b> Word Origin from the same as arar Definition a curse NASB Word Usage curse (3),<br> <b>curses</b> (2). curse. From &#39;arar; an execration -- curse. see HEBREW &#39;arar. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/3994.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/7045.htm"><span class="l">7045. qelalah -- a curse</span></a><br><b>...</b> Word Origin from qalal Definition a curse NASB Word Usage accursed (1), curse<br> (27), <b>curses</b> (2), cursing (3), imprecation (2). accursed,. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/7045.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/423.htm"><span class="l">423. alah -- an oath</span></a><br><b>...</b> Word Origin from alah Definition an oath NASB Word Usage adjuration (1), curse<br> (12), <b>curses</b> (6), oath (13). curse, cursing, execration, oath, swearing. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/423.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/1288.htm"><span class="l">1288. barak -- to kneel, bless</span></a><br><b>...</b> those who bless (1), blessed is everyone who blesses (1), blesses (10), blessing<br> (1), boast (1), congratulates (1), curse (3), cursed (3), <b>curses</b> (1), greatly <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/1288.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><a name="lib" id="lib"></a><div class="vheading2">Library</div><p><a href="/library/aquinas/summa_theologica/whether_it_is_lawful_to_13.htm"><span class="l">Whether it is Lawful to Curse Anyone?</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Objection 3: Further, he that <b>curses</b> another would seem to wish him some evil either<br> of fault or of punishment, since a curse appears to be a kind of <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/...//christianbookshelf.org/aquinas/summa theologica/whether it is lawful to 13.htm</font><p><a href="/library/kingsley/david/sermon_iii_davids_anger.htm"><span class="l">David&#39;s Anger</span></a> <br><b>...</b> of David; that in order to prove them inspired, I ignored an element in them which<br> is plainly uninspired, wrong, and offensive; namely, the <b>curses</b> which he <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//christianbookshelf.org/kingsley/david/sermon iii davids anger.htm</font><p><a href="/library/archelaus/the_acts_of_the_disputation_with_the_heresiarch_manes/31_listen_also_to_what.htm"><span class="l">Listen Also to what I have to Say on this Other Expression which <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> brought up with the Egyptians were thus severely pressed by the restrictive power<br> of the law, and they were unable to bear the penalties and the <b>curses</b> of the <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../31 listen also to what.htm</font><p><a href="/library/ephraim/hymns_and_homilies_of_ephraim_the_syrian/hymn_lix_lo_death_for.htm"><span class="l">Lo! Death for us on Satan, Inflicts Vengeance</span></a> <br><b>...</b> ministers."10. Manifold are Thy <b>curses</b>, and how shall I count them? Lo!<br> the sum of all thy <b>curses</b>, is on thy members."11. The evil <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../ephraim/hymns and homilies of ephraim the syrian/hymn lix lo death for.htm</font><p><a href="/library/kingsley/town_and_country_sermons/sermon_xi_blessing_and_cursing.htm"><span class="l">Blessing and Cursing</span></a> <br><b>...</b> unto the voice of the Lord thy God, to observe to do all his commandments and his<br> statutes which I command thee this day; that all these <b>curses</b> shall come upon <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../kingsley/town and country sermons/sermon xi blessing and cursing.htm</font><p><a href="/library/watson/a_body_of_divinity/4_mans_misery_by_the.htm"><span class="l">Man&#39;s Misery by the Fall</span></a> <br><b>...</b> says, There remains nothing but a fearful looking for of fiery indignation.&#39; Hebrews<br> 10: While children of wrath we are heirs to all God&#39;s <b>curses</b>.&#39; Galatians 3 <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//christianbookshelf.org/watson/a body of divinity/4 mans misery by the.htm</font><p><a href="/library/chrysostom/homilies_on_gal_eph_phi_col_thess_tim_titus_and_philemon/homily_vi_1_timothy_ii.htm"><span class="l">1 Timothy ii. 4-Jan</span></a> <br><b>...</b> [1162] Let not the tongue that has touched the Lord&#39;s Body utter anything offensive,<br> let it be kept pure, let not <b>curses</b> be borne upon it. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../homily vi 1 timothy ii.htm</font><p><a href="/library/lightfoot/from_the_talmud_and_hebraica/chapter_86_the_difference_of.htm"><span class="l">The Difference of Some Customs of the Galileans from those of <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> And in the same text is added, &quot;If any vows generally by <b>curses</b>, he is loosed in<br> Judea; he is bound in Galilee, because the Galileans do not know the <b>curses</b> of <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../lightfoot/from the talmud and hebraica/chapter 86 the difference of.htm</font><p><a href="/library/ephraim/hymns_and_homilies_of_ephraim_the_syrian/hymn_lii_concerning_satan_and.htm"><span class="l">Concerning Satan and Death</span></a> <br><b>...</b> whole, am exceeding powerful."7. D., The Evil One prevails not over all those that<br> revile him: but for me he that has cursed me and he that <b>curses</b> me, come <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../hymns and homilies of ephraim the syrian/hymn lii concerning satan and.htm</font><p><a href="/library/borrow/letters_of_george_borrow/to_the_rev_a_brandram_5.htm"><span class="l">To the Rev. A. Brandram</span></a> <br><b>...</b> SPECIMENS OF THE HORRID <b>CURSES</b> IN USE AMONGST THE SPANISH GYPSIES. [Here follow<br> sixteen of these &#39;<b>curses</b>,&#39; to each of which is added a rendering in English.]. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../borrow/letters of george borrow/to the rev a brandram 5.htm</font><a name="thes" id="thes"></a><div class="vheading2">Thesaurus</div><a href="/topical/c/curses.htm"><span class="l"><b>Curses</b> (55 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b><b>Curses</b> (55 Occurrences). <b>...</b> Matthew 26:74 Then with <b>curses</b> and oaths he declared, &quot;I<br> do not know the man.&quot; Immediately a cock crowed, (WEY BBE NIV). <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/c/curses.htm - 22k</font><p><a href="/topical/c/cursed.htm"><span class="l">Cursed (115 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 1 Corinthians 4:12 And with our hands we do the hardest work: when they give us<br><b>curses</b> we give blessings, when we undergo punishment we take it quietly; (See <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/c/cursed.htm - 38k</font><p><a href="/topical/c/curse.htm"><span class="l">Curse (211 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Prophetical <b>curses</b> were sometimes pronounced by holy men (Genesis 9:25;<br> 49:7; Deuteronomy 27:15; Joshua 6:26). Such <b>curses</b> are not <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/c/curse.htm - 46k</font><p><a href="/topical/o/oaths.htm"><span class="l">Oaths (49 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> RSV NIV). Matthew 26:74 Then with <b>curses</b> and oaths he declared, &quot;I do not<br> know the man.&quot; Immediately a cock crowed, (WEY BBE). Mark 6 <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/o/oaths.htm - 21k</font><p><a href="/topical/b/blesses.htm"><span class="l">Blesses (18 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Be lord over your brothers. Let your mother's sons bow down to you. Cursed be everyone<br> who <b>curses</b> you. <b>...</b> Everyone who <b>curses</b> you is cursed.&quot; (WEB NAS RSV). <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/b/blesses.htm - 11k</font><p><a href="/topical/b/blessings.htm"><span class="l">Blessings (45 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> David.' (WEB ASV NAS RSV NIV). Romans 12:14 Invoke blessings on your<br> persecutors--blessings, not <b>curses</b>. (WEY). Romans 15:27 Yes, they <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/b/blessings.htm - 19k</font><p><a href="/topical/j/josiah.htm"><span class="l">Josiah (51 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> It was a book in which were commands of Yahweh that had long been unknown or<br> disregarded, and along with these, fearful <b>curses</b> to follow the infraction of them <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/j/josiah.htm - 42k</font><p><a href="/topical/p/peoples.htm"><span class="l">Peoples (305 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> (BBE). Genesis 12:3 I will bless those who bless you, and I will curse him<br> who <b>curses</b> you. All <b>...</b> you. Cursed be everyone who <b>curses</b> you. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/p/peoples.htm - 37k</font><p><a href="/topical/r/recorded.htm"><span class="l">Recorded (141 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Deuteronomy 29:20 The Lord will have no mercy on him, but the wrath of the Lord<br> will be burning against that man, and all the <b>curses</b> recorded in this book will <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/r/recorded.htm - 39k</font><p><a href="/topical/d/disaster.htm"><span class="l">Disaster (131 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Deuteronomy 29:21 Yahweh will set him apart to evil out of all the tribes of Israel,<br> according to all the <b>curses</b> of the covenant that is written in this book <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/d/disaster.htm - 36k</font><p><a name="res" id="res"></a><div class="vheading2">Resources</div><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/curses-disobedience.html">What are the curses God promised Israel for disobedience? &#124; GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/generational-curses.html">What does the Bible say about breaking generational curses? &#124; GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/mount-Ebal.html">What is the significance of Mount Ebal in the Bible? &#124; GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="/concordance/">Bible Concordance</a> &#8226; <a href="/dictionary/">Bible Dictionary</a> &#8226; <a href="/encyclopedia/">Bible Encyclopedia</a> &#8226; <a href="/topical/">Topical Bible</a> &#8226; <a href="/thesaurus/">Bible Thesuarus</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="cnc" id="cnc"></a><div class="vheading2">Concordance</div><span class="encheading">Curses (55 Occurrences)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/matthew/15-4.htm">Matthew 15:4</a></span><br />For God commanded,'Honor your father and your mother,' and,'He who speaks evil of father or mother, let him be put to death.'<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/matthew/26-74.htm">Matthew 26:74</a></span><br />Then with <span class="boldtext">curses</span> and oaths he declared, "I do not know the man." Immediately a cock crowed,<br /><span class="source">(WEY BBE NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/mark/7-10.htm">Mark 7:10</a></span><br />For Moses said, 'Honour thy father and thy mother' and again, 'He who <span class="boldtext">curses</span> father or mother, let him die the death.'<br /><span class="source">(WEY NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/mark/14-71.htm">Mark 14:71</a></span><br />But he broke out into <span class="boldtext">curses</span> and oaths, declaring, "I know nothing of the man you are talking about."<br /><span class="source">(WEY BBE NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/luke/6-28.htm">Luke 6:28</a></span><br />Give blessing to those who give you <span class="boldtext">curses</span>, say prayers for those who are cruel to you.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/romans/3-14.htm">Romans 3:14</a></span><br />Whose mouth is full of <span class="boldtext">curses</span> and bitter words: <br /><span class="source">(BBE RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/romans/12-14.htm">Romans 12:14</a></span><br />Invoke blessings on your persecutors--blessings, not <span class="boldtext">curses</span>.<br /><span class="source">(WEY BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_corinthians/4-12.htm">1 Corinthians 4:12</a></span><br />And with our hands we do the hardest work: when they give us <span class="boldtext">curses</span> we give blessings, when we undergo punishment we take it quietly;<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/colossians/3-8.htm">Colossians 3:8</a></span><br />But now it is right for you to put away all these things; wrath, passion, bad feeling, <span class="boldtext">curses</span>, unclean talk;<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/genesis/12-3.htm">Genesis 12:3</a></span><br />I will bless those who bless you, and I will curse him who <span class="boldtext">curses</span> you. All of the families of the earth will be blessed in you."<br /><span class="source">(WEB NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/genesis/27-29.htm">Genesis 27:29</a></span><br />Let peoples serve you, and nations bow down to you. Be lord over your brothers. Let your mother's sons bow down to you. Cursed be everyone who <span class="boldtext">curses</span> you. Blessed be everyone who blesses you."<br /><span class="source">(WEB RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/exodus/21-17.htm">Exodus 21:17</a></span><br />"Anyone who <span class="boldtext">curses</span> his father or his mother shall surely be put to death. <br /><span class="source">(WEB NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/leviticus/20-9.htm">Leviticus 20:9</a></span><br />"'For everyone who <span class="boldtext">curses</span> his father or his mother shall surely be put to death: he has cursed his father or his mother; his blood shall be upon him. <br /><span class="source">(WEB NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/leviticus/24-11.htm">Leviticus 24:11</a></span><br />And the son of the Israelite woman said evil against the holy Name, with <span class="boldtext">curses</span>; and they took him to Moses. His mother's name was Shelomith, the daughter of Dibri, of the tribe of Dan.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/leviticus/24-15.htm">Leviticus 24:15</a></span><br />You shall speak to the children of Israel, saying,'Whoever <span class="boldtext">curses</span> his God shall bear his sin.<br /><span class="source">(WEB NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/numbers/5-23.htm">Numbers 5:23</a></span><br />"'The priest shall write these <span class="boldtext">curses</span> in a book, and he shall blot them out into the water of bitterness.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/numbers/23-7.htm">Numbers 23:7</a></span><br />And in the words which the Lord had given him he said, From Aram Balak has sent for me, the king of Moab from the mountains of the East: come, put <span class="boldtext">curses</span> on Jacob for me and be angry with Israel.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/numbers/23-8.htm">Numbers 23:8</a></span><br />How may I put <span class="boldtext">curses</span> on him who is not cursed by God? how may I be angry with him with whom the Lord is not angry? <br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/numbers/23-13.htm">Numbers 23:13</a></span><br />And Balak said to him, Come with me now into another place from which you will not be able to see them all, but only the outskirts of them; and you will send <span class="boldtext">curses</span> on them from there.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/numbers/24-9.htm">Numbers 24:9</a></span><br />He couched, he lay down as a lion, as a lioness; who shall rouse him up? Everyone who blesses you is blessed. Everyone who <span class="boldtext">curses</span> you is cursed."<br /><span class="source">(WEB NAS RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/deuteronomy/11-29.htm">Deuteronomy 11:29</a></span><br />And it shall come to pass, when the LORD thy God shall bring thee into the land whither thou goest to possess it, that thou shalt set the blessing upon mount Gerizim, and the curse upon mount Ebal.<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/deuteronomy/23-4.htm">Deuteronomy 23:4</a></span><br />Because they gave you no bread or water on your way, when you came out of Egypt: and they got Balaam, the son of Peor, from Pethor in Aram-naharaim to put <span class="boldtext">curses</span> on you.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/deuteronomy/27-13.htm">Deuteronomy 27:13</a></span><br />and these shall stand upon mount Ebal for the curse: Reuben, Gad, and Asher, and Zebulun, Dan, and Naphtali.<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/deuteronomy/28-15.htm">Deuteronomy 28:15</a></span><br />But it shall come to pass, if you will not listen to the voice of Yahweh your God, to observe to do all his commandments and his statutes which I command you this day, that all these <span class="boldtext">curses</span> shall come on you, and overtake you.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/deuteronomy/28-20.htm">Deuteronomy 28:20</a></span><br />The LORD will send upon thee cursing, discomfiture, and rebuke, in all that thou puttest thy hand unto to do, until thou be destroyed, and until thou perish quickly; because of the evil of thy doings, whereby thou hast forsaken Me.<br /><span class="source">(See NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/deuteronomy/28-45.htm">Deuteronomy 28:45</a></span><br />All these <span class="boldtext">curses</span> shall come on you, and shall pursue you, and overtake you, until you are destroyed; because you didn't listen to the voice of Yahweh your God, to keep his commandments and his statutes which he commanded you:<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/deuteronomy/29-20.htm">Deuteronomy 29:20</a></span><br />The LORD will not spare him, but then the anger of the LORD and his jealousy shall smoke against that man, and all the <span class="boldtext">curses</span> that are written in this book shall lie upon him, and the LORD shall blot out his name from under heaven.<br /><span class="source">(KJV BBE WBS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/deuteronomy/29-21.htm">Deuteronomy 29:21</a></span><br />Yahweh will set him apart to evil out of all the tribes of Israel, according to all the <span class="boldtext">curses</span> of the covenant that is written in this book of the law.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/deuteronomy/29-27.htm">Deuteronomy 29:27</a></span><br />And the anger of the LORD was kindled against this land, to bring upon it all the <span class="boldtext">curses</span> that are written in this book:<br /><span class="source">(KJV WBS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/deuteronomy/30-1.htm">Deuteronomy 30:1</a></span><br />And it shall come to pass, when all these things are come upon thee, the blessing and the curse, which I have set before thee, and thou shalt bethink thyself among all the nations, whither the LORD thy God hath driven thee,<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/deuteronomy/30-7.htm">Deuteronomy 30:7</a></span><br />Yahweh your God will put all these <span class="boldtext">curses</span> on your enemies, and on those who hate you, who persecuted you.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/deuteronomy/30-19.htm">Deuteronomy 30:19</a></span><br />I call heaven and earth to witness against you this day, that I have set before thee life and death, the blessing and the curse; therefore choose life, that thou mayest live, thou and thy seed;<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/joshua/8-34.htm">Joshua 8:34</a></span><br />And afterward he read all the words of the law, the blessing and the curse, according to all that is written in the book of the law.<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_samuel/17-43.htm">1 Samuel 17:43</a></span><br />And the Philistine said to David, Am I a dog, that you come out to me with sticks? And the Philistine put <span class="boldtext">curses</span> on David by all his gods.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_samuel/16-5.htm">2 Samuel 16:5</a></span><br />And when King David came to Bahurim, a man of Saul's family named Shimei, the son of Gera, came out from there, calling <span class="boldtext">curses</span> after him.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_samuel/16-7.htm">2 Samuel 16:7</a></span><br />And Shimei said, with <span class="boldtext">curses</span>, Be gone, be gone, you man of blood, you good-for-nothing:<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_samuel/16-10.htm">2 Samuel 16:10</a></span><br />The king said, "What have I to do with you, you sons of Zeruiah? Because he <span class="boldtext">curses</span>, and because Yahweh has said to him,'Curse David;' who then shall say,'Why have you done so?'"<br /><span class="source">(WEB NAS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_kings/2-8.htm">1 Kings 2:8</a></span><br />And, behold, there is with thee Shimei the son of Gera, the Benjamite, of Bahurim, who cursed me with a grievous curse in the day when I went to Mahanaim; but he came down to meet me at the Jordan, and I swore to him by the LORD, saying: I will not put thee to death with the sword.<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_chronicles/34-24.htm">2 Chronicles 34:24</a></span><br />Thus says Yahweh, Behold, I will bring evil on this place, and on its inhabitants, even all the <span class="boldtext">curses</span> that are written in the book which they have read before the king of Judah.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/nehemiah/13-25.htm">Nehemiah 13:25</a></span><br />And I contended with them, and cursed them, and smote certain of them, and plucked off their hair, and made them swear by God: 'Ye shall not give your daughters unto their sons, nor take their daughters for your sons, or for yourselves.<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/psalms/10-3.htm">Psalms 10:3</a></span><br />For the wicked boasts of his heart's cravings. He blesses the greedy, and condemns Yahweh.<br /><span class="source">(See NAS RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/psalms/10-7.htm">Psalms 10:7</a></span><br />His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and oppression; under his tongue is mischief and iniquity. <br /><span class="source">(See NAS NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/psalms/37-22.htm">Psalms 37:22</a></span><br />For such as are blessed of Him shall inherit the land; and they that are cursed of Him shall be cut off. <br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/psalms/59-7.htm">Psalms 59:7</a></span><br />See, hate is dropping from their lips; <span class="boldtext">curses</span> are on their tongues: they say, Who gives attention to it?<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/psalms/59-12.htm">Psalms 59:12</a></span><br />For the sin of their mouth, and the words of their lips, let them be caught in their pride, for the <span class="boldtext">curses</span> and lies which they utter.<br /><span class="source">(WEB BBE NAS NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/psalms/109-17.htm">Psalms 109:17</a></span><br />Yea, he loved cursing, and it came unto him; and he delighted not in blessing, and it is far from him.<br /><span class="source">(See RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/psalms/109-28.htm">Psalms 109:28</a></span><br />They may give <span class="boldtext">curses</span> but you give blessing; when they come up against me, put them to shame; but let your servant be glad.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/proverbs/20-20.htm">Proverbs 20:20</a></span><br />Whoever <span class="boldtext">curses</span> his father or his mother, his lamp shall be put out in blackness of darkness.<br /><span class="source">(WEB NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/proverbs/28-27.htm">Proverbs 28:27</a></span><br />One who gives to the poor has no lack; but one who closes his eyes will have many <span class="boldtext">curses</span>. <br /><span class="source">(WEB BBE YLT NAS NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/proverbs/30-11.htm">Proverbs 30:11</a></span><br />There is a generation that <span class="boldtext">curses</span> their father, and doesn't bless their mother.<br /><span class="source">(WEB NAS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/ecclesiastes/7-21.htm">Ecclesiastes 7:21</a></span><br />Do not give ear to all the words which men say, for fear of hearing the <span class="boldtext">curses</span> of your servant.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/isaiah/51-7.htm">Isaiah 51:7</a></span><br />Give ear to me, you who have knowledge of righteousness, in whose heart is my law; have no fear of the evil words of men, and give no thought to their <span class="boldtext">curses</span>.<br /><span class="source">(BBE)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/jeremiah/11-8.htm">Jeremiah 11:8</a></span><br />But they gave no attention and did not give ear, but they went on, every man in the pride of his evil heart: so I sent on them all the <span class="boldtext">curses</span> in this agreement, which I gave them orders to keep, but they did not.<br /><span class="source">(BBE NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/jeremiah/15-10.htm">Jeremiah 15:10</a></span><br />Woe is me, my mother, that thou hast borne me a man of strife and a man of contention to the whole earth! I have not lent, neither have men lent to me; yet every one of them doth curse me.<br /><span class="source">(See NAS NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/daniel/9-11.htm">Daniel 9:11</a></span><br />And all Israel have been sinners against your law, turning away so as not to give ear to your voice: and the curse has been let loose on us, and the oath recorded in the law of Moses, the servant of God, for we have done evil against him.<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><a name="sub" id="sub"></a><div class="vheading2">Subtopics</div><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/c/curses.htm">Curses</a></p><a name="rel" id="rel"></a><div class="vheading2">Related Terms</div><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/c/curseth.htm">Curseth (11 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/c/curses.htm">Curses (55 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/m/mightier.htm">Mightier (21 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/b/blessest.htm">Blessest (5 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/w/wot.htm">Wot (10 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/p/peradventure.htm">Peradventure (35 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/s/smite.htm">Smite (230 Occurrences)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/topical/c/cursers.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Cursers"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Cursers" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/topical/c/curses_and_blessings.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Curses and Blessings"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Curses and Blessings" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div> <div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"><script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-728x90-ATF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-300x250-ATF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-728x90-BTF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-300x250-BTF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-728x90-BTF2 --> <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script></div></td></tr></table></div></div></div> <br /><br /> <div align="center"> <div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>

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