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 speech proceed out of your mouth, but such as is good for building up as the need may be, that it may give grace to those who hear.”
“If anyone among you thinks himself to be religious while he doesn't bridle his tongue, but deceives his heart, this man's religion is worthless.”
“nor filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor jesting, which are not appropriate; but rather giving of thanks.”
“But I tell you, that everyone who is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment; and whoever shall say to his brother, 'Raca!' shall be in danger of the council; and whoever shall say, 'You fool!' shall be in danger of the fire of Gehenna.”
“But let your 'Yes' be 'Yes' and your 'No' be 'No.' Whatever is more than these is of the evil one.”
“but now you also put them all away: anger, wrath, malice, slander, and shameful speaking out of your mouth.”
“Neither shall you swear by your head, for you can't make one hair white or black.”
“I tell you that every idle word that men speak, they will give account of it in the day of judgment.”
“but I tell you, don't swear at all: neither by heaven, for it is the throne of God;”
“nor by the earth, for it is the footstool of his feet; nor by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King.”
“"Again you have heard that it was said to them of old time, 'You shall not make false vows, but shall perform to the Lord your vows,'”
“"You shall not take the name of Yahweh your God in vain, for Yahweh will not hold him guiltless who takes his name in vain.”
“But above all things, my brothers, don't swear, neither by heaven, nor by the earth, nor by any other oath; but let your "yes" be "yes," and your "no," "no;" so that you don't fall into hypocrisy.”
“Out of the same mouth comes forth blessing and cursing. My brothers, these things ought not to be so.”
“For by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned."”
“That which enters into the mouth doesn't defile the man; but that which proceeds out of the mouth, this defiles the man."”
“The good man out of his good treasure brings out good things, and the evil man out of his evil treasure brings out evil things.”
“The good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings out that which is good, and the evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart brings out that which is evil, for out of the abundance of the heart, his mouth speaks.”
“You offspring of vipers, how can you, being evil, speak good things? For out of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaks.”
“Put away from yourself a perverse mouth. Put corrupt lips far from you.”
“"whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness."”