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Proverbs 26:2

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2Like a flitting sparrow or a fluttering swallow,o

an undeserved curse goes nowhere.p

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Cross references

  1. oPr 27:8
  2. pNm 23:8; Dt 23:5; 2Sm 16:12

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Like a sparrow in its flitting, like a swallow in its flying,

a curse that is causeless does not alight.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Like a fluttering sparrow or a darting swallow,

an undeserved curse does not come to rest.

NLTNew Living Translation

Like a fluttering sparrow or a darting swallow,

an undeserved curse will not land on its intended victim.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Like the sparrow is to fluttering and like the swallow is to flying,

so an undeserved curse does not go forth.

KJV 1900King James Version

As the bird by wandering, as the swallow by flying,

So the curse causeless shall not come.