Cursing Is the Act of Wishing Bad Things to Happen to The Bible Makes It Clear that Cursing in Any Form Is a Sin.
Cursing is the act of wishing bad things to happen to someone, usually using profanity. The Bible makes it clear that cursing in any form is a sin.
Examples of cursing:
• “I hate you!” (Proverbs 30:11)
• “You’re an idiot!” (James 3:8)
• “Go away! I don’t want to see you anymore!” (1 Corinthians 5:11)
There Are Many Forms of Cursing, and Each Type Is a Sin Against God.
The first form of cursing is using God’s name in vain or using it to curse someone else. This includes any word or phrase that does not glorify God.
One example from the Bible would be when Jesus said, “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” (Exodus 20:7). In this verse, we can see that Jesus understands that there are many forms of cursing and each type is a sin against God.
Let No Corrupting Talk Come out Of Your Mouths, but Only Such as Is Good for Building Up, as Fits the Occasion, that It May Give Grace to Those Who Hear. Eph 4:29
What does this verse mean?
This verse is talking about how we should use our words. The Greek word translated as “corrupting” means “to make impure and thus worthless or useless.” So what kind of language are we not supposed to use? It’s anything that will damage someone else or their relationship with God or other people. Words like curses and insults can cause harm by hurting someone’s feelings, lowering their self-esteem, and causing anxiety instead of peace. They also damage others’ relationships with God when they speak against His character or His plan for their lives.
But Now You Must Put Them All Away: Anger, Wrath, Malice, Slander, and Obscene Talk from Your Mouth.
While cursing is usually thought of as an act of speech, it can also be done in other ways. For example, when you are angry at someone or something and spit on the ground in disgust, you’ve cursed that person or thing. In I Samuel 2:8-10 we read about Eli’s sons who would take a sacrifice to God and then turn around and eat it themselves before anyone else could eat it. This was called “cursing” the Lord because they were not offering the sacrifice up to Him and instead keeping it for themselves.
So let’s get into some examples from the Bible itself:
- “The one who curses his father or mother must surely be put to death.” (Leviticus 20:9).
- “I tell you this straight-up: anyone who curses his father or mother must die!” (Exodus 21:17).
Anyone Who Curses Their Father or Mother Must Be Put to Death.
In the Bible, God commands that anyone who curses their parents should be put to death. This includes cursing your father or mother:
- Ex 21:17 Anyone who curses their father or mother must be put to death. (NIV)
- Deut 21:18-21 If a man has a stubborn and rebellious son who does not obey his father and mother and will not listen to them when they discipline him, his father and mother shall take hold of him and bring him out to the elders of his town at the gate of that place. There they shall say to the elders of his town, “This son of ours is stubborn and rebellious; he will not obey us; he is a glutton and a drunkard.” Then all the men of the town shall stone him to death with stones. So you must purge the evil from among you. (NIV)
Profanity Does Not Glorify God or Please Him in Any Way.
- God is not pleased by profanity.
- Cursing does not glorify God or please Him in any way.
- Profanity does not honor God, nor does it give glory to Him.
Cursing Is a Sin Against God and Should Not Be Part of Our Vocabulary if We Want to Honor Him.
Cursing is a sin against God.
It is not honoring him.
It does not glorify him, and it does not please him.
If you want to honor God, you will avoid cursing altogether in your vocabulary and actions.