Proverbs 26:2
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2Curses cannot hurt you unless you deserve them. They are like birds that fly by and never settle.
Copyright 1966, 1971, 1976, 1992 American Bible Society
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.
Copyright 2001 Crossway Bibles
NIVNew International Version (2011)
Like a fluttering sparrow or a darting swallow,
an undeserved curse does not come to rest.
Copyright 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 Biblica, Inc.
CSBChristian Standard Bible
Like a flitting sparrow or a fluttering swallow,
an undeserved curse goes nowhere.
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NLTNew Living Translation
Like a fluttering sparrow or a darting swallow,
an undeserved curse will not land on its intended victim.
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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.
Copyright 2012 Lexham Press
KJV 1900King James Version
As the bird by wandering, as the swallow by flying,
So the curse causeless shall not come.
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