Proverbs 26:2 | |
NASB: Like a sparrow in [its] flitting, like a swallow in [its] flying, So a curse without cause does not alight. (NASB ©1995) GWT: Like a fluttering sparrow, like a darting swallow, so a hastily spoken curse does not come to rest. (GOD'S WORD®) KJV: As the bird by wandering, as the swallow by flying, so the curse causeless shall not come. ASV: As the sparrow in her wandering, as the swallow in her flying, So the curse that is causeless alighteth not. BBE: As the sparrow in her wandering and the swallow in her flight, so the curse does not come without a cause. DBY: As the sparrow for flitting about, as the swallow for flying, so a curse undeserved shall not come. JPS: As the wandering sparrow, as the flying swallow, so the curse that is causeless shall come home. WBS: As the bird by wandering, as the swallow by flying, so the curse causeless shall not come. WEB: Like a fluttering sparrow, like a darting swallow, so the undeserved curse doesn't come to rest. YLT: As a bird by wandering, as a swallow by flying, So reviling without cause doth not come. | |
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