Bible Verses about “swearing and cursing”
The Bible contains 21 verses about swearing and cursing across both Old and New Testaments. These scriptures offer guidance and inspiration for your spiritual journey.
“Let 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.”
“If any man among you seem to be religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, this man's religion [is] vain.”
“Neither filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor jesting, which are not convenient: but rather giving of thanks.”
“‹But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment: and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council: but whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire.›”
“‹But let your communication be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay: for whatsoever is more than these cometh of evil.›”
“¶ But now ye also put off all these; anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communication out of your mouth.”
“‹Neither shalt thou swear by thy head, because thou canst not make one hair white or black.›”
“‹But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment.›”
“‹But I say unto you, Swear not at all; neither by heaven; for it is God's throne:›”
“‹Nor by the earth; for it is his footstool: neither by Jerusalem; for it is the city of the great King.›”
“¶ ‹Again, ye have heard that it hath been said by them of old time, Thou shalt not forswear thyself, but shalt perform unto the Lord thine oaths:›”
“Thou shalt not take the name of the LORD thy God in vain; for the LORD will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain.”
“¶ 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.”
“Out of the same mouth proceedeth blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not so to be.”
“‹For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned.›”
“‹Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man; but that which cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man.›”
“‹A good man out of the good treasure of the heart bringeth forth good things: and an evil man out of the evil treasure bringeth forth evil things.›”
“‹A good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is evil: for of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaketh.›”
“‹O generation of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.›”
“Put away from thee a froward mouth, and perverse lips put far from thee.”
“Whose mouth [is] full of cursing and bitterness:”