People like to curse and use vulgar language. Additionally, some people utter curses that involve casting spells or hexes. In this way, they want to destroy a person spiritually, psychologically, and physically. This usually happens through hurling insults and curses at that person.
But have you ever wondered, dear reader, who would be responsible for transforming these curses, spells, and insults into suffering/illnesses?
Who would carry out these insults on your behalf?
Have you thought about this?
Do you think God would do it?
Please see these verses to understand what God thinks about this…
1) Cursing and swearing
Do not curse either God or the authorities:
„You shall not revile God (Elohim), nor curse a ruler of your people.” – Exodus 22:28.
The Bible treats cursing as a real offense against the order established by God.
Do not curse the weak (even the „powerless”):
“You shall not curse the deaf, nor put a stumbling block before the blind, but you shall fear your God: I am the Lord.” – Leviticus 19:14.
The ban also applies to situations where a person is unable to hear and therefore cannot defend themselves.
2) Insults, abuse, and „a fiery tongue„
The same mouth speaks both blessings and curses:
„With the tongue we bless God and the Father, and with it we curse men, who have been made in the likeness of God” – James 3:9.
„From the same mouth come blessing and cursing. My brothers, this should not be so” – James 3:10.
„If anyone among you thinks he is religious, and does not bridle his tongue but deceives his own heart, this one’s religion/godliness/devoutness is worthless” – James 1:26.
Man bears within himself the „likeness of God,” therefore a curse directed against a person is an act against God, against His most important commandments of love: love your neighbor…
Malice, blasphemy, indecent words:
„But now you must also rid yourselves of all these things: anger, rage, malice, slander, and obscene language from your lips.” – Colossians 3:8
Remove from your heart: bitterness, anger, shouting, and insults.
„Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, clamor, and slander be removed from you, along with all malice.” – Ephesians 4:31
3) Slander and defamation
Slander against one’s neighbor:
„You shall not slander your people. You shall not endanger the life of your neighbor. I am the LORD.” – Leviticus 19:16.
God destroys hidden slander:
“Whoever secretly slanders his neighbor, I will destroy; I will not tolerate haughty eyes and a proud heart.” – Psalm 101:5.
Secret slander is an abomination to God—it is a “silent evil” that is often spoken by people.
A ban on destructive speech — speech should be constructive:
“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.” – Ephesians 4:29.
Gossip, taunts, ridicule, and undermining others fall under the category of „harmful speech.” Slander and cursing share a common root: accusation, contempt, and the desire to humiliate.
4) Bless, instead of retaliating.
Do not return insult for insult—instead, bless:
„Do not repay evil with evil or insult with insult. On the contrary, bless, for you know that you were called to this, so that you may inherit a blessing.” – 1 Peter 3:9
The prohibition against cursing – the commandment to bless:
“Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse!” – Romans 12:14.
A disciple of God has no right to respond to wrongdoing with curses. The Bible commands us to bless, because judgment and vengeance belong to God.
5) A simple „mechanism for defusing” arguments.
When there is no gossipmonger, the dispute ceases:
„Where there is no wood, the fire goes out; so where there is no gossip, contention ceases.” – Proverbs 26:20.
This is pure wisdom: a dispute often lives on because it is „fed” with words. Cut off the supply of words to the wrong person, and the conflict dies down.
These are very interesting verses and give much food for thought. It is worth remembering and implementing them, because spoken thoughts and words do not go into a vacuum. They have consequences:
„If you do not obey the voice of the Lord your God and do not faithfully observe all His commands and decrees that I am giving you today, all these curses will come upon you and overtake you.” – Deuteronomy 28:15
When a person rejects God’s way, they experience the consequences of sin and separation from the Covenant.
Let’s look at this very interesting verse:
“But I tell you that anyone who is angry with his brother will be subject to judgment. Again, anyone who says to his brother, ‘Raca’ (an insult meaning ‘empty,’ ‘worthless’), is answerable to the Sanhedrin (the high court). But anyone who says, ‘You fool’ (an insult meaning ‘senseless,’ ‘mindless’), will be in danger of the fire of hell.” – Matthew 5:22.
At first glance, dear reader, you might wonder why such harsh penalties are imposed for such seemingly trivial words. Calling someone stupid, foolish, or thoughtless is commonplace these days. However, it’s not the specific words that matter; we could replace them with even stronger terms. This verse is about our journey: from uttering the first insult to hatred and unforgiveness.
Let’s walk this path together.
1 – The process begins with a simple grievance against a particular person. Perhaps they wronged us, or perhaps something happened by accident. We can’t explain it, and we continue to feel anger towards that person. If we don’t stop the anger, process the situation, and forgive, then we are subject to judgment. Elsewhere, Scripture advises us to forgive by sunset at the latest:
„Be angry, and do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your anger” – Ephesians 4:26.
2 – The next stage of our stubbornness is escalating anger, resentment, and grievances. We hurl further insults and hateful words. We do not stop on our path to ruin. Such behavior warrants a Sanhedrin/Court. Today it’s difficult to imagine, but in the past, God-fearing families lived in communities, in congregations. The elders/bishops watched over the congregation. They could form a court, a judicial council. Those who openly spread hatred were brought before these individuals.
“If your brother sins against you, go and tell him his fault, between you and him alone. If he listens to you, you have gained your brother. But if he does not listen, take one or two others along with you, that every charge may be established by the evidence of two or three witnesses. If he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the congregation/church; and if he refuses to listen even to the congregation, let him be to you as a gentile and a tax collector.” – Matthew 18:15-17.
3 – And now the worst begins. This person did not listen to their loved ones, did not listen to the congregation. They remain mired in their hatred, in grievances, in accusations, in inciting rebellion and evil. Through their behavior, they can negatively influence others. They can cause division and destroy other people. If they do not stop on this path, they must be removed from the congregation. If they never forgive, they are subject to Gehenna, that is, the second death.
In other words, instead of quickly forgiving and leaving judgment to God, in their hatred they fall spiritually, physically, psychologically, as well as in terms of health…
„As a dog (an unclean animal / an image of uncontrolled nature) returns to its vomit (that which has been rejected as harmful),
so a fool (unintelligent / spiritually undisciplined) repeats his folly (unwisdom / sinful behavior)” – Proverbs 26:11.
“What the true proverb says has happened to them: ‘A dog (an image of unchanged nature) returns to its vomit (what it previously rejected),
and a washed pig (apparent external cleanliness) returns to wallowing in the mud (a return to impurity/former life)’” – 2 Peter 2:22.
And finally, an important warning:
“Do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the Kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who practice homosexuality, nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor slanderers, nor swindlers will inherit the Kingdom of God.” – 1 Corinthians 6:9-10.
“Now the works of the flesh are evident: adultery (marital infidelity), fornication (sexual immorality/sexual relations outside of marriage), uncleanness (impurity/moral defilement), lewdness (debauchery/licentiousness), idolatry (worship of images/worship of something instead of God), sorcery (magic/pharmacy), hatred (enmity/hostility), strife (quarrels/disputes), jealousy (envy/jealousy), wrath (anger/fury), rivalries (contentions/brawls), divisions (schisms/breaking up of the community), heresies (factions/heretical doctrines), envy (malicious resentment), murders (killings/homicides), drunkenness (intoxication/habitual drinking), orgies (riotous feasts/licentious revelries), and things like these; of which I tell you beforehand, just as I also told you in time past, that those who practice such things will not inherit the Kingdom of God.” – Galatians 5:19-21.
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