Cross references

James 3:9

With the tongue we bless our Lord and Father, and with it we curse men, who have been made in God’s likeness.

James 3:9 BSB

James 3:9 has 32 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 13 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to Psalm 10:7 (11 votes) and Genesis 1:26–27 (10 votes). 22 other verses point back to it. It links with 18 other books, from Genesis 1 to 1 John 2.

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Which verses does James 3:9 point to?

The 20 strongest of 32, ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.

  1. Psalm 10:711 votes

    His mouth is full of cursing, deceit, and violence; trouble and malice are under his tongue.

  2. Then God said, “Let Us make man in Our image, after Our likeness, to rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air, over the livestock, and over all the earth itself and every creature that crawls upon it.” So God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them.

  3. Whoever sheds the blood of man, by man his blood will be shed; for in His own image God has made mankind.

  4. Psalm 62:46 votes

    They fully intend to cast him down from his lofty perch; they delight in lies; with their mouths they bless, but inwardly they curse. Selah

  5. This is the book of the generations of Adam. In the day that God created man, He made him in His own likeness.

  6. By the sins of their mouths and the words of their lips, let them be trapped in their pride, in the curses and lies they utter.

  7. Therefore the Lord said: “These people draw near to Me with their mouths and honor Me with their lips, but their hearts are far from Me. Their worship of Me is but rules taught by men.

  8. “Their mouths are full of cursing and bitterness.”

  9. But Abishai son of Zeruiah said, “Shouldn’t Shimei be put to death for this, because he cursed the LORD’s anointed?”

  10. The cursing that he loved, may it fall on him; the blessing in which he refused to delight, may it be far from him. The cursing that he wore like a coat, may it soak into his body like water, and into his bones like oil.

  11. Acts 2:264 votes
  12. Psalm 16:93 votes

Which verses point to James 3:9?

The 10 strongest of 22.