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Bible Quotes About Curse
58 Scripture verses about curse from the King James Version, with full verse text for study and meditation.
What does the Bible say about curse? Browse 9 carefully selected verses that illuminate this biblical theme.
58
Total Verses
52
Old Testament
6
New Testament
Top 10 Bible Quotes About Curse
- Genesis 3:14 — “And the LORD God said unto the serpent, Because thou hast done this, thou art cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field; upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the...”
- Genesis 3:15 — “And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.”
- Genesis 3:16 — “Unto the woman he said, I will greatly multiply thy sorrow and thy conception; in sorrow thou shalt bring forth children; and thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee. to thy: o...”
- Genesis 3:17 — “And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sak...”
- Genesis 3:18 — “Thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth to thee; and thou shalt eat the herb of the field; bring: Heb. cause to bud”
- Genesis 3:19 — “In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return.”
- Genesis 4:11 — “And now art thou cursed from the earth, which hath opened her mouth to receive thy brother's blood from thy hand;”
- Genesis 4:12 — “When thou tillest the ground, it shall not henceforth yield unto thee her strength; a fugitive and a vagabond shalt thou be in the earth.”
- Genesis 4:13 — “And Cain said unto the LORD, My punishment is greater than I can bear. My: or, Mine iniquity is greater than that it may be forgiven”
- Genesis 4:14 — “Behold, thou hast driven me out this day from the face of the earth; and from thy face shall I be hid; and I shall be a fugitive and a vagabond in the earth; and it shall come to pass, that every one ...”
Subtopics of Curse
blessings and curses
breaking curses
breaking generational curses
curses
financial curses
generation curse
Denounced
Against the serpent
Against Adam and Eve
Against the ground
Against Cain
Against Canaan, Noah's son
Against Meroz
Against Gehazi
Barak commands Balaam to curse Israel
CURSES OF THE MOSAIC LAW
Curses of the Mosaic Law
Old Testament Quotes About Curse (52)
“And the LORD God said unto the serpent, Because thou hast done this, thou art cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field; upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life:”
Genesis 3:14KJV
“And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.”
Genesis 3:15KJV
“Unto the woman he said, I will greatly multiply thy sorrow and thy conception; in sorrow thou shalt bring forth children; and thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee. to thy: or, subject to thy husband”
Genesis 3:16KJV
“And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life;”
Genesis 3:17KJV
“Thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth to thee; and thou shalt eat the herb of the field; bring: Heb. cause to bud”
Genesis 3:18KJV
“In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return.”
Genesis 3:19KJV
“And now art thou cursed from the earth, which hath opened her mouth to receive thy brother's blood from thy hand;”
Genesis 4:11KJV
“When thou tillest the ground, it shall not henceforth yield unto thee her strength; a fugitive and a vagabond shalt thou be in the earth.”
Genesis 4:12KJV
“And Cain said unto the LORD, My punishment is greater than I can bear. My: or, Mine iniquity is greater than that it may be forgiven”
Genesis 4:13KJV
“Behold, thou hast driven me out this day from the face of the earth; and from thy face shall I be hid; and I shall be a fugitive and a vagabond in the earth; and it shall come to pass, that every one that findeth me shall slay me.”
Genesis 4:14KJV
“And the LORD said unto him, Therefore whosoever slayeth Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him sevenfold. And the LORD set a mark upon Cain, lest any finding him should kill him.”
Genesis 4:15KJV
“And Cain went out from the presence of the LORD, and dwelt in the land of Nod, on the east of Eden.”
Genesis 4:16KJV
“And Noah awoke from his wine, and knew what his younger son had done unto him.”
Genesis 9:24KJV
“And he said, Cursed be Canaan; a servant of servants shall he be unto his brethren.”
Genesis 9:25KJV
“And he said, Blessed be the LORD God of Shem; and Canaan shall be his servant. his servant: or, servant to them”
Genesis 9:26KJV
“God shall enlarge Japheth, and he shall dwell in the tents of Shem; and Canaan shall be his servant. enlarge: or, persuade”
Genesis 9:27KJV
“Come now therefore, I pray thee, curse me this people; for they are too mighty for me: peradventure I shall prevail, that we may smite them, and that I may drive them out of the land: for I wot that he whom thou blessest is blessed, and he whom thou cursest is cursed.”
Numbers 22:6KJV
“And Balak said unto Balaam, What hast thou done unto me? I took thee to curse mine enemies, and, behold, thou hast blessed them altogether.”
“And Moses with the elders of Israel commanded the people, saying, Keep all the commandments which I command you this day.”
“And it shall be on the day when ye shall pass over Jordan unto the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee, that thou shalt set thee up great stones, and plaister them with plaister:”
“And thou shalt write upon them all the words of this law, when thou art passed over, that thou mayest go in unto the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee, a land that floweth with milk and honey; as the LORD God of thy fathers hath promised thee.”
“Therefore it shall be when ye be gone over Jordan, that ye shall set up these stones, which I command you this day, in mount Ebal, and thou shalt plaister them with plaister.”
“And there shalt thou build an altar unto the LORD thy God, an altar of stones: thou shalt not lift up any iron tool upon them.”
“Thou shalt build the altar of the LORD thy God of whole stones: and thou shalt offer burnt offerings thereon unto the LORD thy God:”
“And thou shalt offer peace offerings, and shalt eat there, and rejoice before the LORD thy God.”
“And thou shalt write upon the stones all the words of this law very plainly.”
“And Moses and the priests the Levites spake unto all Israel, saying, Take heed, and hearken, O Israel; this day thou art become the people of the LORD thy God.”
“Thou shalt therefore obey the voice of the LORD thy God, and do his commandments and his statutes, which I command thee this day.”
“And Moses charged the people the same day, saying,”
“These shall stand upon mount Gerizim to bless the people, when ye are come over Jordan; Simeon, and Levi, and Judah, and Issachar, and Joseph, and Benjamin:”
“And these shall stand upon mount Ebal to curse; Reuben, Gad, and Asher, and Zebulun, Dan, and Naphtali. to curse: Heb. for a cursing”
“And the Levites shall speak, and say unto all the men of Israel with a loud voice,”
“Cursed be the man that maketh any graven or molten image, an abomination unto the LORD, the work of the hands of the craftsman, and putteth it in a secret place. And all the people shall answer and say, Amen.”
“Cursed be he that setteth light by his father or his mother. And all the people shall say, Amen.”
“Cursed be he that removeth his neighbour's landmark. And all the people shall say, Amen.”
“Cursed be he that maketh the blind to wander out of the way. And all the people shall say, Amen.”
“Cursed be he that perverteth the judgment of the stranger, fatherless, and widow. And all the people shall say, Amen.”
“Cursed be he that lieth with his father's wife; because he uncovereth his father's skirt. And all the people shall say, Amen.”
“Cursed be he that lieth with any manner of beast. And all the people shall say, Amen.”
“Cursed be he that lieth with his sister, the daughter of his father, or the daughter of his mother. And all the people shall say, Amen.”
“Cursed be he that lieth with his mother in law. And all the people shall say, Amen.”
“Cursed be he that smiteth his neighbour secretly. And all the people shall say, Amen.”
“Cursed be he that taketh reward to slay an innocent person . And all the people shall say, Amen.”
“Cursed be he that confirmeth not all the words of this law to do them. And all the people shall say, Amen.”
“Then Joshua built an altar unto the LORD God of Israel in mount Ebal,”
Joshua 8:30KJV
“As Moses the servant of the LORD commanded the children of Israel, as it is written in the book of the law of Moses, an altar of whole stones, over which no man hath lift up any iron: and they offered thereon burnt offerings unto the LORD, and sacrificed peace offerings.”
Joshua 8:31KJV
“And he wrote there upon the stones a copy of the law of Moses, which he wrote in the presence of the children of Israel.”
Joshua 8:32KJV
“And all Israel, and their elders, and officers, and their judges, stood on this side the ark and on that side before the priests the Levites, which bare the ark of the covenant of the LORD, as well the stranger, as he that was born among them; half of them over against mount Gerizim, and half of them over against mount Ebal; as Moses the servant of the LORD had commanded before, that they should bless the people of Israel.”
Joshua 8:33KJV
“And afterward he read all the words of the law, the blessings and cursings, according to all that is written in the book of the law.”
Joshua 8:34KJV
“Curse ye Meroz, said the angel of the LORD, curse ye bitterly the inhabitants thereof; because they came not to the help of the LORD, to the help of the LORD against the mighty.”
Judges 5:23KJV
“As the bird by wandering, as the swallow by flying, so the curse causeless shall not come.”
“No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper; and every tongue that shall rise against thee in judgment thou shalt condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and their righteousness is of me, saith the LORD.”
Isaiah 54:17KJV
New Testament Quotes About Curse (6)
“Bless them that curse you, and pray for them which despitefully use you.”
Luke 6:28KJV
“Bless them which persecute you: bless, and curse not.”
Romans 12:14KJV
“Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord.”
Romans 12:19KJV
“Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree:”
“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. to: or, to edify profitably”
“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.”
James 1:26KJV
Frequently Asked Questions About Curse in the Bible
What does the Bible say about curse?
The Bible contains 58 verses about curse, covering this topic from Genesis to Revelation. Scripture provides guidance, instruction, and comfort regarding curse through both the Old and New Testaments.
How many Bible verses are about curse?
There are 58 Bible verses about curse in the King James Version. These verses span multiple books of the Bible and cover various aspects of this topic.
What is the best Bible verse about curse?
While many verses address curse, the most well-known passages come from various books of the Bible. The best verse depends on your specific situation and what aspect of curse you are studying.
Where in the Bible does it talk about curse?
Curse is discussed throughout the Bible in both the Old and New Testaments. You can find 58 references to this topic across multiple books including the Psalms, Proverbs, the Gospels, and the Epistles.
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