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The only time Jesus used violence was to kick a rich guy tax collector out of a temple.
Depends on the book actually! In the Infancy Gospel of Thomas, Jesus kills a kid for bumping into him and then blinds his parents for being mad. It was considered cannon up till the 4th century.
IV. 1 After that again he went through the village, and a child ran and dashed against his shoulder. And Jesus was provoked and said unto him: Thou shalt not finish thy course (lit. go all thy way). And immediately he fell down and died. But certain when they saw what was done said: Whence was this young child born, for that every word of his is an accomplished work? And the parents of him that was dead came unto Joseph, and blamed him, saying: Thou that hast such a child canst not dwell with us in the village: or do thou teach him to bless and not to curse: for he slayeth our children.
V. 1 And Joseph called the young child apart and admonished him, saying: Wherefore doest thou such things, that these suffer and hate us and persecute us? But Jesus said: I know that these thy words are not thine: nevertheless for thy sake I will hold my peace: but they shall bear their punishment. And straightway they that accused him were smitten with blindness.
Is the "do thou teach him to bless and not to curse" why people do not like swearing (well not sure much about christians but I always got the impression swearing is frowned upon in those communities)
This is not a book in any modern bible, and it’s not something that most Christians have generally read, so probably not. A literal thousand years ago, maybe, but today you would probably only have read it if you’re in academia or have a specific interest in it.
The ban on cursing is from the 10 commandments, basically, "don't take God's name in vain" got expanded to every type of cursing, not just the ones that had God in them.