Proverbs 26:2 - Compare All Versions
Proverbs 26:2 NIV (New International Version)
Like a fluttering sparrow or a darting swallow, an undeserved curse does not come to rest.
Proverbs 26:2 ESV (English Standard Version 2025)
Like a sparrow in its flitting, like a swallow in its flying, a curse that is causeless does not alight.
Proverbs 26:2 NLT (New Living Translation)
Like a fluttering sparrow or a darting swallow, an undeserved curse will not land on its intended victim.
Proverbs 26:2 CSB (Christian Standard Bible)
Like a flitting sparrow or a fluttering swallow, an undeserved curse goes nowhere.
Proverbs 26:2 KJV (King James Version)
As the bird by wandering, as the swallow by flying, So the curse causeless shall not come.
Proverbs 26:2 NKJV (New King James Version)
Like a flitting sparrow, like a flying swallow, So a curse without cause shall not alight.
Proverbs 26:2 MSG (The Message)
You have as little to fear from an undeserved curse as from the dart of a wren or the swoop of a swallow.
Proverbs 26:2 NASB2020 (New American Standard Bible - NASB)
Like a sparrow in its flitting, like a swallow in its flying, So a curse without cause does not come to rest.
Proverbs 26:2 AMP (Amplified Bible)
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]
Proverbs 26:2 NET (New English Translation)
Like a fluttering bird or like a flying swallow, so a curse without cause does not come to rest.