Proverbs 26:2

New Century Version

Curses will not harm someone who is innocent; they are like sparrows or swallows that fly around and never land.

Cross References

2 Samuel 16:12

Maybe the Lord will see my misery and repay me with something good for Shimei’s curses today!”

2 Samuel 16:8

The Lord is punishing you for the people in Saul’s family you killed! You took Saul’s place as king, but now the Lord has given the kingdom to your son Absalom! Now you are ruined because you are a murderer!”

Nehemiah 13:2

The Ammonites and Moabites had not welcomed the Israelites with food and water. Instead, they had hired Balaam to put a curse on Israel. (But our God turned the curse into a blessing.)

Psalm 109:28

They may curse me, but you bless me. They may attack me, but they will be disgraced. Then I, your servant, will be glad.

Proverbs 27:8

A person who leaves his home is like a bird that leaves its nest.

Isaiah 16:2

The women of Moab try to cross the river Arnon like little birds that have fallen from their nest.

Numbers 23:8

But God has not cursed them, so I cannot curse them. The Lord has not called down evil on them, so I cannot call down evil on them.

1 Samuel 17:43

He said, “Do you think I am a dog, that you come at me with a stick?” He used his gods’ names to curse David.