Proverbs 26:2
As birds and sparrows fly, so a curse shall not come upon any one without a cause.
Brenton Septuagint
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 dew in harvest, and as rain in summer, so honour is not seemly for a fool.
3As a whip for a horse, and a goad for an ass, so is a rod for a simple nation.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 23:4The Ammanite and Moabite shall not enter into the assembly of the Lord, even until the tenth generation he shall not enter into the assembly of the Lord, even for ever:
1 Samuel 17:43And the Philistine said to David, Am I as a dog, that thou comest against me with a staff and stones? + 17:43 The following words in italics not in Alex. or Heb.[and David said, Nay, but worse than a dog.] And the Philistine cursed David by his gods.
2 Samuel 16:12If by any means the Lord may look on my affliction, thus shall he return me good for his cursing this day.
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 →