Old Testament · SCRIPTURE
Proverbs 26:2
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Berean Standard Bible
Like a fluttering sparrow or darting swallow, an undeserved curse does not come to rest.
King James Version
As the bird by wandering, as the swallow by flying, so the curse causeless shall not come.
World English Bible
Like a fluttering sparrow, like a darting swallow, so the undeserved curse doesn’t come to rest.
American Standard Version
As the sparrow in her wandering, as the swallow in her flying, So the curse that is causeless alighteth not.
Berean Literal Bible
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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB
Proverbs 26
1 Like snow in summer and rain at harvest, honor does not befit a fool.
2 Like a fluttering sparrow or darting swallow, an undeserved curse does not come to rest.
3 A whip for the horse, a bridle for the donkey, and a rod for the backs of fools!
4 Do not answer a fool according to his folly, or you yourself will be like him.
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