Matthew Henry · Verse 2
He that is cursed without cause, the curse shall do him no more harm than the bird that flies over his head.
Proverbs 26:2
Like a fluttering sparrow, like a darting swallow, so the undeserved curse doesn’t come to rest.
World English Bible
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WEBBE
Like a fluttering sparrow, like a darting swallow, so the undeserved curse doesn’t come to rest.
BSB
Like a fluttering sparrow or darting swallow, an undeserved curse does not come to rest.
KJV
As the bird by wandering, as the swallow by flying, so the curse causeless shall not come.
ASV
As the sparrow in her wandering, as the swallow in her flying, So the curse that is causeless alighteth not.
BBE
As the sparrow in her wandering and the swallow in her flight, so the curse does not come without a cause.
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