2As the bird by wandering, as the swallow by flying, so the curse causeless shall not come.


In Context

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.

Proverbs 26:2 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

26:2Like a fluttering sparrow or a darting swallow, an undeserved curse does not come to rest.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

26:2As a bird flying to other places, and a sparrow going here or there: so a curse uttered without cause shall come upon a man.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

26:2As the sparrow in her wandering, as the swallow in her flying, So the curse that is causeless alighteth not.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

26:2As the sparrow for flitting about, as the swallow for flying, so a curse undeserved shall not come.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

26:2As the sparrow in her wandering, as the swallow in her flying, so the curse that is causeless lighteth not.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

26:2As the bird by wandering, as the swallow by flying, so the curse causeless shall not come.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

26:2Like a fluttering sparrow, like a darting swallow, so the undeserved curse doesn't come to rest.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

26:2As a bird by wandering, as a swallow by flying, So reviling without cause doth not come.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

26:2As the bird by wandering, as the swallow by flying, so the curse causeless shall not come.