⁹ With it we bless our God and Father, and with it we curse men, who are made in the image of God.

⁷ For a man indeed ought not to have his head covered, because he is the image and glory of God, but the woman is the glory of the man.

⁷⁴ Then he began to curse and to swear, "I don't know the man!" Immediately the rooster crowed.

²⁶ God said, "Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the birds of the sky, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth."

²⁷ God created man in his own image. In God's image he created him; male and female he created them.

²¹ My mouth will speak the praise of Yahweh. Let all flesh bless his holy name forever and ever.

²² for often your own heart knows that you yourself have likewise cursed others.

²⁶ Therefore my heart was glad, and my tongue rejoiced. Moreover my flesh also will dwell in hope;

²⁴ My tongue will also talk about your righteousness all day long, For they are disappointed, and they are confounded, who want to harm me.

¹ > My heart is steadfast, God. I will sing and I will make music with my soul.

¹⁷ Yes, he loved cursing, and it came to him. He didn't delight in blessing, and it was far from him.

¹⁸ He clothed himself also with cursing as with his garment. It came into his inward parts like water, Like oil into his bones.

¹ > I will exalt you, my God, the King. I will praise your name forever and ever.

¹³ The Lord said, Because this people draw near [to me], and with their mouth and with their lips to honor me, but have removed their heart far from me, and their fear of me is a commandment of men which has been taught [them];

⁴⁴ But I tell you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who mistreat you and persecute you,

¹⁴ "Whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness."

³ Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ;

³ Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to his great mercy became our father again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,

⁴ So I will bless you while I live. I will lift up my hands in your name.

⁴ They fully intend to throw him down from his lofty place. They delight in lies. They bless with their mouth, but they curse inwardly. Selah.

⁶ Whoever sheds man's blood, by man will his blood be shed, for in the image of God made he man.

²⁷ They went out into the field, and gathered their vineyards, and trod [the grapes], and held festival, and went into the house of their god, and did eat and drink, and cursed Abimelech.

⁵ When king David came to Bahurim, behold, a man of the family of the house of Saul came out, whose name was Shimei, the son of Gera. He came out, and cursed still as he came.

²¹ But Abishai the son of Zeruiah answered, Shall Shimei not be put to death for this, because he cursed Yahweh's anointed?

¹⁰ Therefore David blessed Yahweh before all the assembly; and David said, You are blessed, Yahweh, the God of Israel our father, forever and ever.

²⁰ David said to all the assembly, Now bless Yahweh your God. All the assembly blessed Yahweh, the God of their fathers, and bowed down their heads, and worshiped Yahweh, and the king.

⁷ His mouth is full of cursing, deceit, and oppression. Under his tongue is mischief and iniquity.

⁹ Therefore my heart is glad, and my tongue rejoices. My body shall also dwell in safety.

¹² To the end that my heart may sing praise to you, and not be silent. Yahweh my God, I will give thanks to you forever!

¹ > I will bless Yahweh at all times. His praise will always be in my mouth.

²⁸ My tongue shall talk about your righteousness and about your praise all day long.

¹⁴ Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God, the God of my salvation. My tongue shall sing aloud of your righteousness.

⁸ Wake up, my glory! Wake up, psaltery and harp! I will wake up the dawn.

¹² For the sin of their mouth, and the words of their lips, Let them be caught in their pride, For the curses and lies which they utter.

¹ This is the book of the generations of Adam. In the day that God created man, he made him in God's likeness.