Proverbs 26:2


Like the sparrow in her wandering, like the swallow in her flying,
So the curse without cause does not come and alight [on the undeserving].

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?

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.”

Deuteronomy 23:4-5

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 14:28-29

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.

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.

Proverbs 27:8


Like a bird that wanders from her nest [with its comfort and safety],
So is a man who wanders from his home.

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Summary

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

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?
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.

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].