⁴³ The Philistine said to David, Am I a dog, that you come to me with sticks? The Philistine cursed David by his gods.

⁸ Then was Abner very angry for the words of Ish-bosheth, and said, Am I a dog's head that belongs to Judah? This day do I show kindness to the house of Saul your father, to his brothers, and to his friends, and have not delivered you into the hand of David; and yet you charge me this day with a fault concerning this woman.

¹⁴ After whom is the king of Israel come out? after whom do you pursue? after a dead dog, after a flea.

¹³ Hazael said, But what is your servant, who is but a dog, that he should do this great thing? Elisha answered, Yahweh has shown me that you shall be king over Syria.

⁸ He did obeisance, and said, "What is your servant, that you should look on such a dead dog as I am?"

⁹ Then said Abishai the son of Zeruiah to the king, "Why should this dead dog curse my lord the king? Please let me go over and take off his head."

² Like a fluttering sparrow, Like a darting swallow, So the undeserved curse doesn't come to rest.

²⁷ They went out into the field, and gathered their vineyards, and trod [the grapes], and held festival, and went into the house of their god, and did eat and drink, and cursed Abimelech.

¹¹ Behold, the people that is come out of Egypt, it covers the surface of the earth: now, come curse me them; peradventure I shall be able to fight against them, and shall drive them out.

¹² God said to Balaam, You shall not go with them; you shall not curse the people; for they are blessed.

⁶ Please come now therefore curse me this people; for they are too mighty for me: peradventure I shall prevail, that we may strike them, and that I may drive them out of the land; for I know that he whom you bless is blessed, and he whom you curse is cursed.

²⁹ Let peoples serve you, Nations bow down to you. Be lord over your brothers, Let your mother's sons bow down to you. Cursed be everyone who curses you, Blessed be everyone who blesses you."