Proverbs 26:2 - Compare All Versions

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You have as little to fear from an undeserved curse as from the dart of a wren or the swoop of a swallow.

As the bird by wandering, as the swallow by flying, So the curse causeless shall not come.

Like a sparrow in its flitting, like a swallow in its flying, So a curse without cause does not alight.

Curses will not harm someone who is innocent; they are like sparrows or swallows that fly around and never land.

As the sparrow in her wandering, as the swallow in her flying, So the curse that is causeless alighteth not.

Like a fluttering sparrow or a darting swallow, an undeserved curse does not come to rest.

Like a flitting sparrow, like a flying swallow, So a curse without cause shall not alight.

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]. [Num 23:8]

Like a fluttering sparrow or a darting swallow, an undeserved curse will not land on its intended victim.

An undeserved curse will be powerless to harm you. It may flutter over you like a bird, but it will find no place to land.

Like a sparrow in its flitting, like a swallow in its flying, a curse that is causeless does not alight.