Proverbs 26:2
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2 Like a sparrow in its flitting, like a swallow in its flying,
an undeserved curse goes nowhere.(A)
Numbers 23:8
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8 How can I curse whom God has not cursed?
How can I denounce those whom the Lord has not denounced?(A)
Psalm 109:28
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28 Let them curse, but you will bless.
Let my assailants be put to shame;[a] may your servant be glad.(A)
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- 109.28 Gk: Heb They have risen up and have been put to shame
Nehemiah 13:2
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2 because they did not meet the Israelites with bread and water but hired Balaam against them to curse them—yet our God turned the curse into a blessing.(A)
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2 Samuel 16:12
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12 It may be that the Lord will look on my distress,[a] and the Lord will repay me with good for this cursing of me today.”(A)
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- 16.12 Gk Vg: Heb iniquity
Deuteronomy 23:4-5
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4 because they did not meet you with food and water on your journey out of Egypt and because they hired against you Balaam son of Beor, from Pethor of Mesopotamia, to curse you. 5 (Yet the Lord your God refused to heed Balaam; the Lord your God turned the curse into a blessing for you, because the Lord your God loved you.)
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1 Samuel 17:43
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43 The Philistine said to David, “Am I a dog, that you come to me with sticks?” And the Philistine cursed David by his gods.(A)
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Proverbs 27:8
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8 Like a bird that strays from its nest
is one who strays from home.
1 Samuel 14:28-29
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28 Then one of the soldiers said, “Your father strictly charged the troops with an oath, saying, ‘Cursed be anyone who eats food this day.’ And so the troops are faint.” 29 Then Jonathan said, “My father has troubled the land; see how my eyes have brightened because I tasted a little of this honey.(A)
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