כלי יקר — ואברכה מברכיך ומקללך אאור

Q — Why does Hashem's blessing precede the blesser ('ואברכה מברכיך') but the curse follow the curser ('ומקללך אאור') in the same verse?

A — Speech is always preceded by thought — 'לאדם מערכי לב.' But there is a moral asymmetry: Hashem joins מחשבה טובה to action (and rewards accordingly), while He does not join מחשבה רעה to action. So one who *thinks* about blessing Avraham is already rewarded — Hashem blesses him before the words ever leave his mouth. But the one who would curse him is cursed only *after* the curse is uttered, not for the malicious thought alone. The verse's reversed word order is a window into the asymmetric reckoning of merit and demerit.