Prov.26.2

Proverbs 26:2

KJV

As the bird by wandering, as the swallow by flying, so the curse causeless shall not come.

Similitudes and Instructions

Cross References

Numbers 23:8

KJV

How shall I curse, whom God hath not cursed? or how shall I defy, whom the Lord hath not defied?

Balaam’s First Oracle

Deuteronomy 23:5

KJV

Nevertheless the Lord thy God would not hearken unto Balaam; but the Lord thy God turned the curse into a blessing unto thee, because the Lord thy God loved thee.

Exclusion from the Congregation

2 Samuel 16:12

KJV

It may be that the Lord will look on mine affliction, and that the Lord will requite me good for his cursing this day.

Shimei Curses David

Proverbs 27:8

KJV

As a bird that wandereth from her nest, so is a man that wandereth from his place.

Do Not Boast about Tomorrow

Isaiah 16:2

KJV

For it shall be, that, as a wandering bird cast out of the nest, so the daughters of Moab shall be at the fords of Arnon.