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Proverbs 26:2
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KJ21
As the bird by wandering, as a swallow by flying, so a curse without cause shall not alight.
ASV
As the sparrow in her wandering, as the swallow in her flying, So the curse that is causeless alighteth not.
AMP
Like the sparrow in her wandering, like the swallow in her flying, So the curse without cause does not come and alight [on the undeserving].
AMPC
Like the sparrow in her wandering, like the swallow in her flying, so the causeless curse does not alight.
BRG
As the bird by wandering, as the swallow by flying, so the curse causeless shall not come.
CSB
Like a flitting sparrow or a fluttering swallow, an undeserved curse goes nowhere.
CSBA
Like a flitting sparrow or a fluttering swallow, an undeserved curse goes nowhere.
CEB
Like a darting sparrow, like a flying swallow, so an undeserved curse never arrives.
CJB
Like a fluttering sparrow or a flying swallow, an undeserved curse will come home to roost.
CEV
A curse you don't deserve will take wings and fly away like a sparrow or a swallow.
DARBY
As the sparrow for flitting about, as the swallow for flying, so a curse undeserved shall not come.
DRA
As a bird flying to other places, and a sparrow going here or there: so a curse uttered without cause shall come upon a man.
ERV
Don’t worry when someone curses you for no reason. Nothing bad will happen. Such words are like birds that fly past and never stop.
EASY
If someone curses you for no reason, it will not stay with you. Their words will be like birds that never stop to rest.
EHV
Like a migrating bird or a flying swallow, so an undeserved curse does not come to rest.
ESV
Like a sparrow in its flitting, like a swallow in its flying, a curse that is causeless does not alight.
ESVUK
Like a sparrow in its flitting, like a swallow in its flying, a curse that is causeless does not alight.
EXB
Curses ·will not harm someone who is innocent [that are undeserved never stick]; they are like ·darting [flitting] birds or flying swallows.
GNV
As the sparrow by flying, and the swallow by flying escape, so the curse that is causeless, shall not come.
GW
Like a fluttering sparrow, like a darting swallow, so a hastily spoken curse does not come to rest.
GNT
Curses cannot hurt you unless you deserve them. They are like birds that fly by and never light.
HCSB
Like a flitting sparrow or a fluttering swallow, an undeserved curse goes nowhere.
ICB
Curses will not harm someone who is innocent. They are like sparrows or swallows that fly around and never land.
ISV
Like a fluttering sparrow or a swallow in flight, a curse without cause will not alight.
JUB
¶ As the sparrow in its wandering, as the swallow in its flight, so the curse causeless shall never come.
KJV
As the bird by wandering, as the swallow by flying, so the curse causeless shall not come.
AKJV
As the bird by wandering, as the swallow by flying, so the curse causeless shall not come.
LSB
Like a sparrow in its flitting, like a swallow in flying, So a curse without cause does not come to pass.
LEB
Like the sparrow is to fluttering and like the swallow is to flying, so an undeserved curse does not go forth.
TLB
An undeserved curse has no effect. Its intended victim will be no more harmed by it than by a sparrow or swallow flitting through the sky.
MSG
You have as little to fear from an undeserved curse as from the dart of a wren or the swoop of a swallow.
MEV
As the bird by flitting, as the swallow by flying, so the curse without cause will not alight.
NOG
Like a fluttering sparrow, like a darting swallow, so a hastily spoken curse does not come to rest.
NABRE
Like the sparrow in its flitting, like the swallow in its flight, a curse uncalled-for never lands.
NASB
Like a sparrow in its flitting, like a swallow in its flying, So a curse without cause does not come to rest.
NASB1995
Like a sparrow in its flitting, like a swallow in its flying, So a curse without cause does not alight.
NCB
Like a fluttering sparrow or a swallow in flight, an undeserved curse will never reach home.
NCV
Curses will not harm someone who is innocent; they are like sparrows or swallows that fly around and never land.
NET
Like a fluttering bird or like a flying swallow, so a curse without cause does not come to rest.
NIRV
A curse given for no reason is like a wandering bird or a flying sparrow. It doesn’t go anywhere.
NIV
Like a fluttering sparrow or a darting swallow, an undeserved curse does not come to rest.
NIVUK
Like a fluttering sparrow or a darting swallow, an undeserved curse does not come to rest.
NKJV
Like a flitting sparrow, like a flying swallow, So a curse without cause shall not alight.
NLV
Like a sparrow in its traveling, like a swallow in its flying, so bad words said against someone without reason do not come to rest.
NLT
Like a fluttering sparrow or a darting swallow, an undeserved curse will not land on its intended victim.
NRSVA
Like a sparrow in its flitting, like a swallow in its flying, an undeserved curse goes nowhere.
NRSVACE
Like a sparrow in its flitting, like a swallow in its flying, an undeserved curse goes nowhere.
NRSVCE
Like a sparrow in its flitting, like a swallow in its flying, an undeserved curse goes nowhere.
NRSVUE
Like a sparrow in its flitting, like a swallow in its flying, an undeserved curse goes nowhere.
OJB
As the tzippor in its fluttering, as the swallow in its flying, so the kelelah (curse) without cause shall not alight.
RGT
As the sparrow by wandering and the swallow by flying, so shall the causeless curse not come.
RSV
Like a sparrow in its flitting, like a swallow in its flying, a curse that is causeless does not alight.
RSVCE
Like a sparrow in its flitting, like a swallow in its flying, a curse that is causeless does not alight.
TLV
Like a fluttering sparrow or a flying swallow, so an undeserved curse does not land.
VOICE
Like a bird that flits and flutters or a swallow in mid-flight, so a curse that lacks cause will never come to light.
WEB
Like a fluttering sparrow, like a darting swallow, so the undeserved curse doesn’t come to rest.
WYC
For as a bird flying over to high things, and as a sparrow going into uncertain; so cursing brought forth without reasonable cause shall come above into some man. (Like a bird flying over to high places, and like a sparrow going into uncertainty; so cursing brought forth without a reasonable cause, shall simply go over someone, and not touch them.)
YLT
As a bird by wandering, as a swallow by flying, So reviling without cause doth not come.
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