Proverbs 26:2

New International Reader's Version

A curse given for no reason is like a wandering bird or a flying sparrow. It doesn’t go anywhere.

Cross References

2 Samuel 16:12

Maybe the Lord will see how much I’m suffering. Maybe he’ll bring back to me his covenant blessing instead of his curse I’m hearing today.”

2 Samuel 16:8

You spilled the blood of a lot of people in Saul’s family. You took over his kingdom. Now the Lord is paying you back. He has handed the kingdom over to your son Absalom. You have been destroyed because you are a murderer!”

Nehemiah 13:2

That’s because they hadn’t given the people of Israel food and water. Instead, they had hired Balaam to put a curse on them. But our God turned the curse into a blessing.

Psalm 109:28

They may curse me. But may you bless me. May those who attack me be put to shame. But may I be filled with joy.

Proverbs 27:8

Anyone who runs away from home is like a bird that flies away from its nest.

Isaiah 16:2

The women of Moab are at the places where people go across the Arnon River. They are like birds that flap their wings when they are pushed from their nest.

Numbers 23:8

But how can I put a curse on people God hasn’t cursed? How can I speak against people the Lord hasn’t spoken against?

1 Samuel 17:43

He said to David, “Why are you coming at me with sticks? Do you think I’m only a dog?” The Philistine cursed David in the name of his gods.