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Pro 26:2 — As the bird by wandering, as the swallow by flying, so the curse causeless shall not come.

Phrase of Scripture		Correlating Passages

so		Num 23:8; Deu 23:4,5; 1Sa 14:28,29; 1Sa 17:43; 2Sa 16:12; Neh 13:2; Psa 109:28

Correlating Passages

	Num 23:8	How shall I curse, whom God hath not cursed? or how shall I defy, [whom] the LORD hath not defied?
	Deu 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.
	Deu 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.
	1Sa 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.
	1Sa 14:29	Then said Jonathan, My father hath troubled the land: see, I pray you, how mine eyes have been enlightened, because I tasted a little of this honey.
	1Sa 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.
	2Sa 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.
	Neh 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.
	Psa 109:28	Let them curse, but bless thou: when they arise, let them be ashamed; but let thy servant rejoice.

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Scott, Thomas. "Proverbs 26:2," The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Blue Letter Bible. 1836. 9 Jul 2004. .
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