Bible Cross References
Let them
Psalm 109:17
He loved to curse---may he be cursed! He hated to give blessings---may no one bless him!
Numbers 22:12
God said to Balaam, "Do not go with them, and do not put a curse on the people of Israel, because they have my blessing."
Numbers 23:20
I have been instructed to bless, And when God blesses, I cannot call it back.
Numbers 23:23
There is no magic charm, no witchcraft, That can be used against the nation of Israel. Now people will say about Israel, 'Look what God has done!'
2 Samuel 16:10-13
10
"This is none of your business," the king said to Abishai and his brother Joab. "If he curses me because the LORD told him to, who has the right to ask why he does it?"
11
And David said to Abishai and to all his officials, "My own son is trying to kill me; so why should you be surprised at this Benjaminite? The LORD told him to curse; so leave him alone and let him do it.
12
Perhaps the LORD will notice my misery and give me some blessings to take the place of his curse."
13
So David and his men continued along the road. Shimei kept up with them, walking on the hillside; he was cursing and throwing stones and dirt at them as he went.
but let
Isaiah 65:13-16
13
And so I tell you that those who worship and obey me will have plenty to eat and drink, but you will be hungry and thirsty. They will be happy, but you will be disgraced.
14
They will sing for joy, but you will cry with a broken heart.
15
My chosen people will use your name as a curse. I, the Sovereign LORD, will put you to death. But I will give a new name to those who obey me.
16
Anyone in the land who asks for a blessing will ask to be blessed by the faithful God. Whoever takes an oath will swear by the name of the faithful God. The troubles of the past will be gone and forgotten."
John 16:22
That is how it is with you: now you are sad, but I will see you again, and your hearts will be filled with gladness, the kind of gladness that no one can take away from you.
Hebrews 12:2
Let us keep our eyes fixed on Jesus, on whom our faith depends from beginning to end. He did not give up because of the cross! On the contrary, because of the joy that was waiting for him, he thought nothing of the disgrace of dying on the cross, and he is now seated at the right side of God's throne.