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Proverbs 26:2

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

Proverbs 26:2 · Berean Standard Bible

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Proverbs 26:2 in other translations

KJV King James Version

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

WEB World English Bible

Like a fluttering sparrow, like a darting swallow, so the undeserved curse doesn’t come to rest.

NHEB New Heart English Bible

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

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In context

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.

5 Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he become wise in his own eyes.

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