Bible Verses About Swearing and Cursing

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.

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.

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.

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.

Put away from thee a froward mouth, and perverse lips put far from thee.

But now ye also put off all these; anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communication out of your mouth.

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.

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.

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:

Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man; but that which cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man.

Whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness:

And ye shall not swear by my name falsely, neither shalt thou profane the name of thy God: I am the LORD.

The fear of the LORD is to hate evil: pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the froward mouth, do I hate.

But shun profane and vain babblings: for they will increase unto more ungodliness.

For he that will love life, and see good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips that they speak no guile:

But let your communication be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay: for whatsoever is more than these cometh of evil.

Bless them that curse you, and pray for them which despitefully use you.

Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.

Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue keepeth his soul from troubles.

Bless them which persecute you: bless, and curse not.

My brethren, be not many masters, knowing that we shall receive the greater condemnation.

Abstain from all appearance of evil.

But as he which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of conversation;

Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O LORD, my strength, and my redeemer.

A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger.

For every one that curseth his father or his mother shall be surely put to death: he hath cursed his father or his mother; his blood shall be upon him.

I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.