Proverbs 26:2
As the bird by wandering, as the swallow by flying, so the curse causeless shall not come.
Updated King James Version
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 is not suitable for a fool.
3A whip for the horse, a bridle for the ass, and a rod for the fool's back.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 23:4Because they met you not with bread and with water in the way, when all of you came forth out of Egypt; and because they hired against you Balaam the son of Beor of Pethor of Mesopotamia, to curse you.
1 Samuel 17:43And the Philistine said unto David, Am I a dog, that you come to me with staves? And the Philistine cursed David by his gods.
2 Samuel 16:12It may be that the LORD will look on mine affliction, and that the LORD will requite me good for his cursing this day.
Psalms 109:28Let them curse, but bless you: when they arise, let them be ashamed; but let your 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 →