Proverbs 26:2 Cross References - Leeser

² As the bird cometh to flit away, as the swallow, to fly off: so will an undeserved curse not come to fulfillment.

⁸ How shall I denounce, whom God hath not denounced? and how shall I defy, whom the Lord hath not defied?

^{4 (23:5)} For the reason, that they met you not with bread and with water on the way, when ye came forth out of Egypt; and because he hired against thee Bil’am the son of Beor of Pethor in Mesopotamia, to curse thee; ^{5 (23:6)} But the Lord thy God would not hearken unto Bil’am; and the Lord thy God changed unto thee the curse into a blessing, because the Lord thy God loved thee.

²⁸ Then commenced one of the people, and said, Thy father strictly charged the people with an oath, saying, Cursed be the man that will eat food this day; though the people were faint. ²⁹ Then said Jonathan, My father hath troubled the land: see, I pray you, how my eyes become clear, because I have tasted a little of this honey.

⁴³ And the Philistine said unto David, Am I a dog, that thou comest unto me with sticks? And the Philistine cursed David by his gods.

¹² Perhaps the Lord will look on my affliction, and the Lord will requite me good instead of his cursing this day.

² Because they had not met the children of Israel with bread and with water, but had hired Bil’am against them, that he should curse them; although our God had changed the curse into a blessing.

²⁸ Let them then curse, but do thou bless: when they arise, let them be made ashamed; but let thy servant rejoice.

⁸ As a bird that wandereth away from her nest, so is a man that wandereth away from his place.