Proverbs 26:2
Proverbs · Old Testament · Chapter 26
“As the bird by wandering, as the swallow by flying, so the curse causeless shall not come.”Proverbs 26:2
What Does Proverbs 26:2 Mean?
Proverbs 26:2 is found in the book of Proverbs, chapter 26, verse 2 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 16 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (16)
These passages are connected to Proverbs 26:2 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Numbers 23:8“How shall I curse, whom God hath not cursed? or how shall I defy, whom the LORD hath not defied?”Nehemiah 13:2“Because they met not the children of Israel with bread and with water, but hired Balaam against them, that he should curse them: howbeit our God turned the curse into a blessing.”Psalms 109:28“Let them curse, but bless thou: when they arise, let them be ashamed; but let thy servant rejoice.”Deuteronomy 23:4“Because they met you not with bread and with water in the way, when ye came forth out of Egypt; and because they hired against thee Balaam the son of Beor of Pethor of Mesopotamia, to curse thee.”2 Samuel 16:12“It may be that the LORD will look on mine affliction, and that the LORD will requite me good for his cursing this day.”1 Samuel 17:43“And the Philistine said unto David, Am I a dog, that thou comest to me with staves? And the Philistine cursed David by his gods.”1 Samuel 14:28“Then answered one of the people, and said, Thy father straitly charged the people with an oath, saying, Cursed be the man that eateth any food this day. And the people were faint.”Proverbs 27:8“As a bird that wandereth from her nest, so is a man that wandereth from his place.”Deuteronomy 23:5“Nevertheless the LORD thy God would not hearken unto Balaam; but the LORD thy God turned the curse into a blessing unto thee, because the LORD thy God loved thee.”Numbers 23:7“And he took up his parable, and said, Balak the king of Moab hath brought me from Aram, out of the mountains of the east, saying, Come, curse me Jacob, and come, defy Israel.”Deuteronomy 18:22“When a prophet speaketh in the name of the LORD, if the thing follow not, nor come to pass, that is the thing which the LORD hath not spoken, but the prophet hath spoken it presumptuously: thou shalt not be afraid of him.”2 Samuel 16:5“And when king David came to Bahurim, behold, thence came out a man of the family of the house of Saul, whose name was Shimei, the son of Gera: he came forth, and cursed still as he came.”Jeremiah 15:10“Woe is me, my mother, that thou hast borne me a man of strife and a man of contention to the whole earth! I have neither lent on usury, nor men have lent to me on usury; yet every one of them doth curse me.”Ezekiel 14:23“And they shall comfort you, when ye see their ways and their doings: and ye shall know that I have not done without cause all that I have done in it, saith the Lord GOD.”2 Corinthians 13:8“For we can do nothing against the truth, but for the truth.”Numbers 22:6“Come now therefore, I pray thee, curse me this people; for they are too mighty for me: peradventure I shall prevail, that we may smite them, and that I may drive them out of the land: for I wot that he whom thou blessest is blessed, and he whom thou cursest is cursed.”
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