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Want to know what the Bible says about Cursing? Here are 155 Bible verses about Cursing from the Old and New Testaments of the Holy Bible, New International Version (NIV), sorted from the most relevant to the least relevant.

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Hosea 4:2 NIV
There is only cursing, lying and murder,
    stealing and adultery;
they break all bounds,
    and bloodshed follows bloodshed.
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Romans 3:14-17 NIV
14     “Their mouths are full of cursing and bitterness.”
15 “Their feet are swift to shed blood;
16     ruin and misery mark their ways,
17 and the way of peace they do not know.”
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Matthew 5:34 NIV
But I tell you, do not swear an oath at all: either by heaven, for it is God’s throne;
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Proverbs 26:2 NIV
Like a fluttering sparrow or a darting swallow,
    an undeserved curse does not come to rest.
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Deuteronomy 5:11 NIV
“You shall not misuse the name of the Lord your God, for the Lord will not hold anyone guiltless who misuses his name.
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Psalm 10:7 NIV
His mouth is full of lies and threats;
    trouble and evil are under his tongue.
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Proverbs 12:16 NIV
Fools show their annoyance at once,
    but the prudent overlook an insult.
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James 3:5-6 NIV
5 Likewise, the tongue is a small part of the body, but it makes great boasts. Consider what a great forest is set on fire by a small spark. 6 The tongue also is a fire, a world of evil among the parts of the body. It corrupts the whole body, sets the whole course of one’s life on fire, and is itself set on fire by hell.
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Matthew 5:37 NIV
All you need to say is simply ‘Yes’ or ‘No’; anything beyond this comes from the evil one.
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James 4:7 NIV
Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
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