Proverbs 26:2
Old Testament • 7 words with Strong's data
"As the bird by wandering, as the swallow by flying, so the curse causeless shall not come."
Word-by-Word Analysis
תָּעָה
tâʻâh
to vacillate, i.e. reel or stray (literally or figuratively); also causative of both
עוֹף
ʻôwph
a bird (as covered with feathers, or rather as covering with wings), often collectively
חִנָּם
chinnâm
gratis, i.e. devoid of cost, reason or advantage
בּוֹא
bôwʼ
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
Key Terms in This Verse
תָּעָה tâʻâh
to vacillate, i.e. reel or stray (literally or figuratively); also causative of both
Study H8582 →עוֹף ʻôwph
a bird (as covered with feathers, or rather as covering with wings), often collectively
Study H5775 →Cross References
How shall I curse, whom God hath not cursed? or how shall I defy, whom the LORD hath not defied?
Because they met not the children of Israel with bread and with water, but hired Balaam against them, that he should curse them: howbeit our God turned the curse into a blessing.
Let them curse, but bless thou: when they arise, let them be ashamed; but let thy servant rejoice.
It may be that the LORD will look on mine affliction, and that the LORD will requite me good for his cursing this day.
And the Philistine said unto David, Am I a dog, that thou comest to me with staves? And the Philistine cursed David by his gods.
As a bird that wandereth from her nest, so is a man that wandereth from his place.
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