Proverbs 26:2,20,27 - Compare All Versions

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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 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.

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.

Like a flitting sparrow or a fluttering swallow,  an undeserved curse goes nowhere.

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

The one who digs a pit will fall into it, and whoever rolls a stone — it will come back on him.

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 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.

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.

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

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

One who digs a pit will fall into it, And one who rolls a stone, it will come 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 bird or like a flying swallow, so a curse without cause does not come to rest.

Where there is no wood, a fire goes out, and where there is no gossip, contention ceases.

The one who digs a pit will fall into it; the one who rolls a stone – it will come back on him.