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Proverbs 26:2

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As the bird by wandering, as the swallow by flying, so the curse causeless shall not come.
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  1. Numbers 23:8Rank 1 from verse 2
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    8How shall I curse, whom God hath not cursed? or how shall I defy, whom the Lord hath not defied?

  2. Nehemiah 13:2Rank 2 from verse 2
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    2Because 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.

  3. Psalms 109:28Rank 3 from verse 2
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    28Let them curse, but bless thou: when they arise, let them be ashamed; but let thy servant rejoice.

  4. 2 Samuel 16:12Rank 4 from verse 2
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    12It may be that the Lord will look on mine affliction, and that the Lord will requite me good for his cursing this day.

  5. Deuteronomy 23:4–5Rank 5 from verse 2
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    4Because 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.

    5Nevertheless 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.

  6. 1 Samuel 17:43Rank 6 from verse 2
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    43And the Philistine said unto David, Am I a dog, that thou comest to me with staves? And the Philistine cursed David by his gods.

  7. Proverbs 27:8Rank 7 from verse 2
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    8As a bird that wandereth from her nest, so is a man that wandereth from his place.

  8. 1 Samuel 14:28–29Rank 8 from verse 2
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    28Then 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.

    29Then 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.

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Proverbs 26:2

COMBINED MEANING

swallow

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Sense 1: A small bird. Sense 2: To take into the mouth and pass inward, consume, engulf, devour, or overwhelm.

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curse

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Sense 1: A pronouncement, sentence, or imposed condition of evil, loss, or judgment; an oath invoking such a penalty. Sense 2: As a verb, to pronounce judgment or evil upon, condemn, or revile.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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shall

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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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26:1AS snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, so honour is not seemly for a fool.

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

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26:3A whip for the horse, a bridle for the ass, and a rod for the fool’s back.

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