Proverbs 26:2,20,27 - 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.

When you run out of wood, the fire goes out; when the gossip ends, the quarrel dies down.

Malice backfires; spite boomerangs.

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

Where no wood is, there the fire goeth out: So where there is no talebearer, the strife ceaseth.

Whoso diggeth a pit shall fall therein: And he that rolleth a stone, it will return upon him.

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

For lack of wood the fire goes out, And where there is no whisperer, contention quiets down.

He who digs a pit will fall into it, And he who rolls a stone, it will come back on him.

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

Without wood, a fire will go out, and without gossip, quarreling will stop.

Whoever digs a pit for others will fall into it. Whoever tries to roll a boulder down on others will be crushed by it.

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

For lack of wood the fire goeth out; And where there is no whisperer, contention ceaseth.

Whoso diggeth a pit shall fall therein; And he that rolleth a stone, it shall return upon him.

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

Without wood a fire goes out; without a gossip a quarrel dies down.

Whoever digs a pit will fall into it; if someone rolls a stone, it will roll back on them.

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

Where there is no wood, the fire goes out; And where there is no talebearer, strife ceases.

Whoever digs a pit will fall into it, And he who rolls a stone will have it roll back on him.

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]

For lack of wood the fire goes out, And where there is no whisperer [who gossips], contention quiets down.

Whoever digs a pit [for another man’s feet] will fall into it, And he who rolls a stone [up a hill to do mischief], it will come back on him. [Ps 7:15, 16; 9:15; 10:2; 57:6; Prov 28:10; Eccl 10:8]

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

Fire goes out without wood, and quarrels disappear when gossip stops.

If you set a trap for others, you will get caught in it yourself. If you roll a boulder down on others, it will crush you instead.

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.

It takes fuel to have a fire— a fire dies down when you run out of fuel. So quarrels disappear when the gossip ends.

Go ahead, set a trap for others— and then watch as it snaps back on you! Start a landslide and you’ll be the one who gets crushed.

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

For lack of wood the fire goes out, and where there is no whisperer, quarreling ceases.

Whoever digs a pit will fall into it, and a stone will come back on him who starts it rolling.