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Proverbs 26:2

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2As the dbird by wandering, as the dswallow by flying,

So ethe curse causeless shall not come.

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Footnotes

  1. dPs. 84:3 (Heb.). ch. 27:8.
  2. dPs. 84:3 (Heb.). ch. 27:8.
  3. eNum. 23:8. Deut. 23:5. 2 Sam. 16:12. Comp. ch. 30:10.

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.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Like a flitting sparrow or a fluttering swallow,

an undeserved curse goes nowhere.

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.