Proverbs 26:2
As the sparrow for flitting about, as the swallow for flying, so a curse undeserved shall not come.
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
As the bird by wandering, as the swallow by flying, so the curse causeless shall not come.
In Context
1As snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, so honour beseemeth not a fool.
3A whip for the horse, a bridle for the ass, and a rod for the back of fools.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 23:4because they met you not with bread and with water on 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.
1 Samuel 17:43And the Philistine said to David, Am I a dog, that thou comest to me with staves? And the Philistine cursed David by his gods.
2 Samuel 16:12It may be that Jehovah will look on mine affliction, and that Jehovah will requite me good for my being cursed this day.
Psalms 109:28Let *them* curse, but bless *thou*; when they rise up, let them be ashamed, and let thy servant rejoice.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 26:2
Proper Treatment of Fools. 1 As snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, so honour is not seemly for a fool. Note, 1. It is too common a thing for honour to be given to fools, who are utterly unworthy of it and unfit for it. Bad men, who have neither wit nor grace, are sometimes preferred by princes, and applauded and cried up by the people. Folly is set in great dignity, as Solomon observed, Eccl. x. 6 . 2. It is very absurd and unbecoming when it is so. It is an incongruous as snow in summer, and as great a… Read the whole commentary →