KJV dictionary & concordance
Third-person singular present form of curse (to utter a wish of evil against one; to imprecate evil upon; to call for mischief or injury to fall upon; to execrate).
Definition sources
First occurrence: Genesis 12:3
Complete exact-word concordance
And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.
And I will blesse them that blesse thee, and curse him, that curseth thee: and in thee shal all families of the earth be blessed.
1611 marginal noteChap. 18.18. and 22.18. acts. 3.25. galat. 3.8.
Let people serve thee, and nations bow down to thee: be lord over thy brethren, and let thy mother’s sons bow down to thee: cursed be every one that curseth thee, and blessed be he that blesseth thee.
Let people serue thee, and nations bow downe to thee: bee LORD ouer thy brethren, & let thy mothers sonnes bow downe to thee: Cursed bee euery one that curseth thee, and blessed be hee that blesseth thee.
¶ And he that curseth his father, or his mother, shall surely be put to death.
¶ And hee that curseth his father or his mother, shall surely bee put to death.
1611 marginal noteOr reuileth.
1611 marginal noteLeuit. 20.9. prou. 20.20. matth. 15.4. mark. 7.10.
¶ For every one that curseth his father or his mother shall be surely put to death: he hath cursed his father or his mother; his blood shall be upon him.
¶ For euery one that curseth his father or his mother, shalbe surely put to death: hee hath cursed his father or his mother; his blood shalbe vpon him.
1611 marginal noteExod. 21.17. pro. 20.20. matth. 15.4.
And thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel, saying, Whosoever curseth his God shall bear his sin.
And thou shalt speake vnto the children of Israel, saying, Whosoeuer curseth his God, shall beare his sinne.
He couched, he lay down as a lion, and as a great lion: who shall stir him up? Blessed is he that blesseth thee, and cursed is he that curseth thee.
Hee couched, he lay downe as a Lyon, and as a great Lyon: who shal stirre him vp? Blessed is hee that blesseth thee, and cursed is hee that curseth thee.
1611 marginal noteGen. 49.9.
Whoso curseth his father or his mother, his lamp shall be put out in obscure darkness.
Who so curseth his father or his mother, his lampe shall be put out in obscure darkenesse.
1611 marginal noteOr, candle.
1611 marginal noteExod.21.17. leuit.20.9. matt.15.4.
There is a generation that curseth their father, and doth not bless their mother.
There is a generation that curseth their father, and doth not blesse their mother.
For God commanded, saying, Honour thy father and mother: and, He that curseth father or mother, let him die the death.
For God commaunded, saying, Honour thy father and mother: And hee that curseth father or mother, let him die the death.
1611 marginal noteExod. 20.12. deut. 5.16.
1611 marginal noteExod. 21.17. leui. 20.9. pro. 20.20.
For Moses said, Honour thy father and thy mother; and, Whoso curseth father or mother, let him die the death:
For Moses said, Honour thy father & thy mother: and who so curseth father or mother, let him die the death.
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