James 3:9
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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Genesis 1:26And God said, Let us make man in our image, like us: and let him have rule over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the air and over the cattle and over all the earth and over every living thing which goes flat on the earth.
Genesis 9:6Whoever takes a man's life, by man will his life be taken; because God made man in his image.
2 Samuel 16:5And when King David came to Bahurim, a man of Saul's family named Shimei, the son of Gera, came out from there, calling curses after him.
1 Chronicles 29:10So David gave praise to the Lord before all the people; and David said, Praise be to you, O Lord the God of Israel, our father for ever and ever.
Psalms 10:7His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and false words: under his tongue are evil purposes and dark thoughts.
Psalms 30:12\30:11\By you my sorrow is turned into dancing; you have taken away my clothing of grief, and given me robes of joy;
Matthew Henry on James 3:2-13
Government of the Tongue. ( a. d. 61.) 1 My brethren, be not many masters, knowing that we shall receive the greater condemnation. 2 For in many things we offend all. If any man offend not in word, the same is a perfect man, and able also to bridle the whole body. 3 Behold, we put bits in the horses' mouths, that they may obey us; and we turn about their whole body. 4 Behold also the ships, which though they be so great, and are driven of fierce winds, yet are they turned about with a very small helm,… Read the whole commentary →