Bible Verses about βcussingβ
The Bible contains 45 verses about cussing across both Old and New Testaments. These scriptures offer guidance and inspiration for your spiritual journey.
βAnd be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what [is] that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.β
βLet no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers.β
βFinally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things [are] honest, whatsoever things [are] just, whatsoever things [are] pure, whatsoever things [are] lovely, whatsoever things [are] of good report; if [there be] any virtue, and if [there be] any praise, think on these things.β
βHusbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it;β
βNevertheless let every one of you in particular so love his wife even as himself; and the wife [see] that she reverence [her] husband.β
βSo ought men to love their wives as their own bodies. He that loveth his wife loveth himself.β
βWives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord.β
βFor no man ever yet hated his own flesh; but nourisheth and cherisheth it, even as the Lord the church:β
βAnd be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit;β
βFor this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall be joined unto his wife, and they two shall be one flesh.β
βFor the husband is the head of the wife, even as Christ is the head of the church: and he is the saviour of the body.β
βThat he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word,β
βThat he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish.β
βTherefore as the church is subject unto Christ, so [let] the wives [be] to their own husbands in every thing.β
βNeither filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor jesting, which are not convenient: but rather giving of thanks.β
βRedeeming the time, because the days are evil.β
βFor we are members of his body, of his flesh, and of his bones.β
βThis is a great mystery: but I speak concerning Christ and the church.β
βAnd have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove [them].β
βSee then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise,β
βSpeaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord;β
βΒΆ But now ye also put off all these; anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communication out of your mouth.β
βWherefore be ye not unwise, but understanding what the will of the Lord [is].β
βΒΆ But fornication, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not be once named among you, as becometh saints;β
βGiving thanks always for all things unto God and the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ;β
ββΉBut I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment.βΊβ
βAnd walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath given himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweetsmelling savour.β
βΒΆ Submitting yourselves one to another in the fear of God.β
βLet no man deceive you with vain words: for because of these things cometh the wrath of God upon the children of disobedience.β
βFor ye were sometimes darkness, but now [are ye] light in the Lord: walk as children of light:β
βΒΆ Be ye therefore followers of God, as dear children;β
βFor this ye know, that no whoremonger, nor unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, hath any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God.β
βWherefore he saith, Awake thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light.β
βΒΆ Death and life [are] in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.β
βBe not ye therefore partakers with them.β
β(For the fruit of the Spirit [is] in all goodness and righteousness and truth;)β
βProving what is acceptable unto the Lord.β
βFor it is a shame even to speak of those things which are done of them in secret.β
βΒΆ But above all things, my brethren, swear not, neither by heaven, neither by the earth, neither by any other oath: but let your yea be yea; and [your] nay, nay; lest ye fall into condemnation.β
βBut all things that are reproved are made manifest by the light: for whatsoever doth make manifest is light.β
βOut of the same mouth proceedeth blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not so to be.β
ββΉNot that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man; but that which cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man.βΊβ
βThe fear of the LORD [is] to hate evil: pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the froward mouth, do I hate.β
βBut shun profane [and] vain babblings: for they will increase unto more ungodliness.β
βBy swearing, and lying, and killing, and stealing, and committing adultery, they break out, and blood toucheth blood.β
