Proverbs 26:2
As the sparowe by flying, and the swallow by flying escape, so the curse that is causeles, shall not come.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
As the bird by wandering, as the swallow by flying, so the curse causeless shall not come.
In Context
3Vnto the horse belongeth a whip, to the asse a bridle, and a rod to the fooles backe.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 23:4Because they met you not with bread and water in the way, when yee came out of Egypt, and because they hyred against thee Balaam the sonne of Beor, of Pethor in Aram-naharaim, to curse thee.
1 Samuel 17:43And the Philistim sayde vnto Dauid, Am I a dog, that thou commest to me with staues? And the Philistim cursed Dauid by his gods.
2 Samuel 16:12It may be that the Lord will looke on mine affliction, and doe me good for his cursing this day.
Psalms 109:28Though they curse, yet thou wilt blesse: they shall arise and be confounded, but thy seruant shall reioyce.
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 →