KJV King James Version
As the bird by wandering, as the swallow by flying, so the curse causeless shall not come.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Proverbs 26:2
As the bird by wandering, as the swallow by flying, so the curse causeless shall not come.
Read it in 5 translations
BSB Berean Standard Bible
Like a fluttering sparrow or darting swallow, an undeserved curse does not come to rest.
WEB World English Bible
Like a fluttering sparrow, like a darting swallow, so the undeserved curse doesn’t come to rest.
ASV American Standard Version
As the sparrow in her wandering, as the swallow in her flying, So the curse that is causeless alighteth not.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
As a bird by wandering, as a swallow by flying, So reviling without cause doth not come.
Surrounding context — Proverbs 26
1 As snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, so honour is not seemly for a fool.
2 As the bird by wandering, as the swallow by flying, so the curse causeless shall not come.
3 A whip for the horse, a bridle for the ass, and a rod for the fool’s back.
4 Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest thou also be like unto him.
5 Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own conceit.
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Cross-references
Numbers 23:8How shall I curse, whom God hath not cursed? or how shall I defy, [whom] the LORD hath not defied?Nehemiah 13:2Because they met not the children of Israel with bread and with water, but hired Balaam against them, that he should curse them: howbeit our God turned the curse into a blessing.Psalm 109:28Let them curse, but bless thou: when they arise, let them be ashamed; but let thy servant rejoice.Deuteronomy 23:4-5Because they met you not with bread and with water in the way, when ye came forth out of Egypt; and because they hired against thee Balaam the son of Beor of Pethor of Mesopotamia, to curse thee.2 Samuel 16:12It may be that the LORD will look on mine affliction, and that the LORD will requite me good for his cursing this day.1 Samuel 17:43And the Philistine said unto David, [Am] I a dog, that thou comest to me with staves? And the Philistine cursed David by his gods.Proverbs 27:8As a bird that wandereth from her nest, so [is] a man that wandereth from his place.1 Samuel 14:28-29Then answered one of the people, and said, Thy father straitly charged the people with an oath, saying, Cursed [be] the man that eateth [any] food this day. And the people were faint.
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