Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
As the bird by wandering, as the swallow by flying, so the curse causeless shall not come.
So
General references
Bible References
So
Numbers 23:8
“How shall I curse those whom God has not cursed?
Or how can I [violently] denounce those the Lord has not denounced?
“How shall I curse those whom God has not cursed?
Or how can I [violently] denounce those the Lord has not denounced?
Deuteronomy 23:4
because they did not meet you with bread (food) and water on the road as you came out of Egypt, and because they hired [to act] against you Balaam the son of Beor from Pethor of Mesopotamia, to curse you.
1 Samuel 14:28
But one of the people told him, “Your father strictly put the people under an oath, saying, ‘Cursed be the man who eats food today.’” And the people were exhausted [and hungry].
1 Samuel 17:43
The Philistine said to David, “Am I a dog, that you come to me with [shepherd’s] staffs?” And the Philistine cursed David by his gods.
2 Samuel 16:12
Perhaps the Lord will look on the wrong done to me [by Shimei, if he is acting on his own]; and [in that case perhaps] the Lord will this day return good to me in place of his cursing.”
Nehemiah 13:2
because they did not meet the Israelites with bread and water, but hired Balaam against them to curse them. Yet our God turned the curse into a blessing.
Psalm 109:28
Let them curse, but You bless.
When adversaries arise, let them be ashamed,
But let Your servant rejoice.
Let them curse, but You bless.
When adversaries arise, let them be ashamed,
But let Your servant rejoice.
General references
2 Corinthians 13:8
For we can do nothing against the truth, but only for the truth [and the gospel—the good news of salvation].