Proverbs 26:2

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

Like a flitting sparrow or a fluttering swallow, an undeserved curse goes nowhere.

Cross References

Numbers 23:8

How can I curse someone God has not cursed? How can I denounce someone the  Lord has not denounced?

Nehemiah 13:2

because they did not meet the Israelites with food and water. Instead, they hired Balaam against them to curse them,  but our God turned the curse into a blessing.

2 Samuel 16:12

Perhaps the Lord will see my affliction  and restore goodness to me instead of Shimei’s curses today.’

1 Samuel 17:43

He said to David, ‘Am I a dog  that you come against me with sticks? ’  Then he cursed David by his gods.

Proverbs 27:8

Anyone wandering from his home is like a bird wandering from its nest.

Isaiah 16:2

Like a bird fleeing, forced from the nest, the daughters of Moab will be at the fords of the Arnon.

2 Samuel 16:8

The Lord has paid you back for all the blood of the house of Saul in whose place you became king, and the Lord has handed the kingdom over to your son Absalom. Look, you are in trouble because you’re a man of bloodshed! ’