James 3:9 “With the tongue we bless our Lord and Father, and with it we curse men…”

James 3:9

With the tongue we bless our Lord and Father, and with it we curse men, who have been made in God’s likeness.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

Therewith bless we God, even the Father; and therewith curse we men, which are made after the similitude of God.

World English Bible

With it we bless our God and Father, and with it we curse men who are made in the image of God.

American Standard Version

Therewith bless we the Lord and Father; and therewith curse we men, who are made after the likeness of God:

Geneva Bible 1599

Therewith blesse we God euen the Father, and therewith curse we men, which are made after the similitude of God.

Darby Translation

Therewith bless we the Lord and Father, and therewith curse we men made after [the] likeness of God.

Young's Literal Translation

with it we do bless the God and Father, and with it we do curse the men made according to the similitude of God;

Bible in Basic English

With it we give praise to our Lord and Father; and with it we put a curse on men who are made in God's image.

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Cross references

“Therewith”

Psalm 62:4 Acts 2:26 Psalm 16:9 Psalm 30:12 Psalm 35:28 Psalm 51:14

Psalm 62:4 · BSB

They fully intend to cast him down from his lofty perch; they delight in lies; with their mouths they bless, but inwardly they curse. Selah

Acts 2:26 · BSB

Therefore my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices; my body also will dwell in hope,

Psalm 16:9 · BSB

Therefore my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices; my body also will dwell securely.

Psalm 30:12 · BSB

that my heart may sing Your praises and not be silent. O LORD my God, I will give thanks forever.

Psalm 35:28 · BSB

Then my tongue will proclaim Your righteousness and Your praises all day long.

Psalm 51:14 · BSB

Deliver me from bloodguilt, O God, the God of my salvation, and my tongue will sing of Your righteousness.

“bless”

Isaiah 29:13 1 Chronicles 29:10 1 Chronicles 29:20 Psalm 34:1 Psalm 63:4 Psalm 145:1

Isaiah 29:13 · BSB

Therefore the Lord said: “These people draw near to Me with their mouths and honor Me with their lips, but their hearts are far from Me. Their worship of Me is but rules taught by men.

1 Chronicles 29:10 · BSB

Then David blessed the LORD in the sight of all the assembly and said: “May You be blessed, O LORD, God of our father Israel, from everlasting to everlasting.

1 Chronicles 29:20 · BSB

Then David said to the whole assembly, “Bless the LORD your God.” So the whole assembly blessed the LORD, the God of their fathers. They bowed down and paid homage to the LORD and to the king.

Psalm 34:1 · BSB

I will bless the LORD at all times; His praise will always be on my lips.

Psalm 63:4 · BSB

So I will bless You as long as I live; in Your name I will lift my hands.

Psalm 145:1 · BSB

I will exalt You, my God and King; I will bless Your name forever and ever.

“therewith curse”

Psalm 10:7 Psalm 59:12 2 Samuel 19:21 Judges 9:27 2 Samuel 16:5 Ecclesiastes 7:22

Psalm 10:7 · BSB

His mouth is full of cursing, deceit, and violence; trouble and malice are under his tongue.

Psalm 59:12 · BSB

By the sins of their mouths and the words of their lips, let them be trapped in their pride, in the curses and lies they utter.

2 Samuel 19:21 · BSB

But Abishai son of Zeruiah said, “Shouldn’t Shimei be put to death for this, because he cursed the LORD’s anointed?”

Judges 9:27 · BSB

And after they had gone out into the fields, gathered grapes from their vineyards, and trodden them, they held a festival and went into the house of their god; and as they ate and drank, they cursed Abimelech.

2 Samuel 16:5 · BSB

As King David approached Bahurim, a man from the family of the house of Saul was just coming out. His name was Shimei son of Gera, and as he approached, he kept yelling out curses.

Ecclesiastes 7:22 · BSB

For you know in your heart that many times you yourself have cursed others.

“made”

Genesis 9:6 Genesis 5:1 1 Corinthians 11:7 Genesis 1:26 Genesis 1:27

Genesis 9:6 · BSB

Whoever sheds the blood of man, by man his blood will be shed; for in His own image God has made mankind.

Genesis 5:1 · BSB

This is the book of the generations of Adam. In the day that God created man, He made him in His own likeness.

1 Corinthians 11:7 · BSB

A man ought not to cover his head, since he is the image and glory of God; but the woman is the glory of man.

Genesis 1:26 · BSB

Then God said, “Let Us make man in Our image, after Our likeness, to rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air, over the livestock, and over all the earth itself and every creature that crawls upon it.”

Genesis 1:27 · BSB

So God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

8but no man can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison.

10Out of the same mouth come blessing and cursing. My brothers, this should not be!

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