Verse 2

As the byrde and the swalowe take their flight and flee here and there: so the curse that is geuen in vayne, shall not light vpon a man.

Referenced Verses

  • Num 23:8 : 8 Howe shall I curse hym, whom God hath not cursed? or howe shall I defie hym, whom God hath not defied?
  • 2 Sam 16:12 : 12 It may be that the Lorde will loke on myne affliction, and do me good for his cursing this day.
  • Neh 13:2 : 2 Because they met not the children of Israel with bread and water, but hired Balaam against them that he should curse them: and our God turned the curse into a blessing.
  • Ps 109:28 : 28 They will curse, but thou wylt blesse: they wyl rise vp against me but let them be confounded, and thy seruaunt wyll reioyce.
  • Prov 27:8 : 8 He that oft times flitteth, is like a byrd that forsaketh her nest.
  • Deut 23:4-5 : 4 Because they met you not with bread and water in the way, when ye came out of Egypt, and because they hyred against thee Balaam the sonne of Beor of Pethor of Mesopotamia, to curse thee. 5 Neuerthelesse, the Lorde thy God woulde not hearken vnto Balaam: but the Lord thy God turned the curse to a blessing vnto thee, because the Lord thy God loued thee.
  • 1 Sam 14:28-29 : 28 Then aunswered one of the people, and sayde: Thy father made the people to sweare, saying: Cursed be the ma that eateth any sustenaunce this day. And the people were faynt. 29 The sayd Ionathan, My father hath troubled the lande: See howe myne eyes hath receaued sight, because I tasted a litle of this honie:
  • 1 Sam 17:43 : 43 And the Philistine sayd vnto Dauid: Am I a dogge, that thou commest to me with staues? And the Philistine cursed Dauid in ye name of his goddes.