Proverbs 26:2

American Standard Version (1901) ☆

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

ASV Byzantine Text ☆

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

English Berean Standard Bible ☆

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

Bible in Basic English ☆

As the sparrow in her wandering and the swallow in her flight, so the curse does not come without a cause.

Brenton English Septuagint ☆

As birds and sparrows fly, so a curse shall not come upon any one without a cause.

Darby Translation ☆

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

Douay-Rheims 1899 ☆

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

Geneva Bible 1599 ☆

As the sparowe by flying, and the swallow by flying escape, so the curse that is causeles, shall not come.

Noyes Bible ☆

As the sparrow wandereth, and the swallow flieth away, So the curse without cause shall not come.

Leeser Tanakh ☆

As the bird [cometh] to flit away, as the swallow, to fly off: so will an undeserved curse not come [to fulfillment].

JPS TaNaKH 1917 ☆

As the wandering sparrow, as the flying swallow, so the curse that is causeless shall come home.

King James Version ☆

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

King James Version + Apocrypha ☆

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

KJV Cambridge Paragraph ☆

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

LXX2012 U. S. English ☆

As birds and sparrows fly, so a curse shall not come upon any one without a cause.

British English Septuagint 2012 ☆

As birds and sparrows fly, so a curse shall not come upon any one without a cause.

Majority Standard BIble ☆

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

Webster Bible ☆

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

Revised Version ☆

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

Updated Brenton English Septuagint ☆

As birds and sparrows fly, So a curse shall not come upon anyone without a cause.

World English Bible ☆

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

World English Bible (Catholic) ☆

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

World English Bible British Edition ☆

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

World English Bible British Edition with Deuterocanon ☆

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

World English Bible Classic ☆

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

World English Bible Updated ☆

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

World Messianic Bible ☆

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

World Messianic Bible British Edition ☆

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

Young's Literal Translation ☆

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

The Orthodox Jewish Bible - Tanakh and Orthodox Jewish Brit Chadasha - The Holy Bible ☆

As the tzippor in its fluttering, as the swallow in its flying, so the kelelah (curse) without cause shall not alight.

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Arabic Van Dyck Bible ☆

كَٱلْعُصْفُورِ لِلْفَرَارِ وَكَالسُّنُونَةِ لِلطَّيَرَانِ، كَذَلِكَ لَعْنَةٌ بِلَا سَبَبٍ لَا تَأْتِي.

Burmese Common Language Bible ☆

စာငှက်သည် အရပ်ရပ်လှည့်လည်၍၊ ဇရက်သည် လည်း ပျံသွားသကဲ့သို့၊ ထိုနည်းတူ အကြောင်းမရှိသော ကျိန်ဆဲခြင်းသည် မသင့်မရောက်တတ်။

Judson Burmese Bible ☆

စာငှက် သည် အရပ်ရပ် လှည့်လည်၍ ၊ ဇရက် သည် လည်း ပျံ သွားသကဲ့သို့ ၊ ထိုနည်းတူ အကြောင်း မရှိသော ကျိန်ဆဲ ခြင်းသည် မ သင့်မရောက် တတ်။

Asang Khongca Bible ☆

Takung om ai ah kasae thuihaih loe ahmuen kruekah kamhet parit caa hoi anghak ai ah azawk pungpae baktiah ni oh.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible 2019 ☆

Vaa a rhaehba bangla, pumpil a ding bangla, rhunkhuennah he lunglilungla la a thoeng moenih.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible w/ Strongs ☆

Vaa a rhaehba bangla, pumpil a ding bangla, rhunkhuennah he lunglilungla la a thoeng moenih.

Chinese Union Version (simplified) ☆

麻雀往来，燕子翻飞； 这样，无故的咒诅也必不临到。

Chinese Union Version (traditional) ☆

麻雀往來，燕子翻飛； 這樣，無故的咒詛也必不臨到。

World Chinese Bible ☆

麻雀翻飞， 燕子疾掠， 无故的咒诅也不会落定。

Croatian Bible ☆

Kao vrabac kad prhne i lastavica kad odleti, tako se i bezrazložna kletva ne ispunja.

Czech Kralická Bible 1613 ☆

Jako vrabec přenáší se, a vlaštovice létá, tak zlořečení bez příčiny nedojde.

Danish Bible 1931 ☆

Som en Spurv i Fart, som en Svale i Flugt så rammer ej Banden mod sagesløs Mand.

Dutch Bible 1917 ☆

Gelijk de mus is tot wegzweven, gelijk een zwaluw tot vervliegen, alzo zal een vloek, die zonder oorzaak is, niet komen.

Dutch Bible, Petrus Canisius ☆

Als een vogel, die fladdert, en een zwaluw, die vliegt: Zo is een onverdiende verwensing; zij treft geen doel.

Esperanto Bible ☆

Kiel birdo forleviĝas, kiel hirundo forflugas, Tiel senkaŭza malbeno ne efektiviĝas.

French: Bible J.N. Darby ☆

Comme le moineau qui va çà et là, et l’hirondelle qui vole, ainsi la malédiction sans cause n’arrivera point.

French Ostervald Bible ☆

Comme l'oiseau s'enfuit, et comme l'hirondelle s'envole, ainsi la malédiction non méritée n'atteindra point.

French Louis Segond 1910 Bible ☆

Comme l’oiseau s’échappe, comme l’hirondelle s’envole, Ainsi la malédiction sans cause n’a point d’effet.

French Free Holy Bible for the World ☆

Comme le moineau qui voltige, comme l'hirondelle qui s'envole, ainsi une malédiction imméritée reste sans effet.

German Unrevised Elberfelder Bible ☆

Wie der Sperling hin und her flattert, wie die Schwalbe wegfliegt, so ein unverdienter Fluch: er trifft nicht ein.

German Luther Bible 1912 ☆

Wie ein Vogel dahinfährt und eine Schwalbe fliegt, also ein unverdienter Fluch trifft nicht.

German Textbibel ☆

Wie ein Sperling davon flattert, wie eine Schwalbe wegfliegt, so ist unverdienter Fluch - er trifft nicht ein.

German Schlachter Bible 1951 ☆

Wie ein Sperling davonflattert und eine Schwalbe wegfliegt, so ein unverdienter Fluch: er trifft nicht ein.

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SEPTUAGINTA ☆

ὥσπερ ὄρνεα πέταται καὶ στρουθοί, οὕτως ἀρὰ ματαία οὐκ ἐπελεύσεται οὐδενί.

Brenton Septuagint ☆

Ὥσπερ ὄρνεα πέταται καὶ στρουθοί, οὕτως ἀρὰ ματαία οὐκ ἐπελεύσεται οὐδενί.

Haitian Creole Bible 1985 ☆

Madichon pa ka fè ou anyen si ou pa antò. Se tankou ti zwezo k'ap vòltije sou branch bwa, ziwondèl k'ap vole nan syèl la yo ye.

Hawaiian Bible 1868 ☆

E like me ka zepora e auwana ana, E like me ka derora e lele ana, Pela ka poino, aole ia e hiki wale mai.

Hebrew Masoretic OT ☆

כַּצִּפֹּ֣ור לָ֭נוּד כַּדְּרֹ֣ור לָע֑וּף כֵּ֥ן קִֽלְלַ֥ת חִ֝נָּ֗ם *לֹא (לֹ֣ו) תָבֹֽא׃

Modern Hebrew Bible ☆

כצפור לנוד כדרור לעוף כן קללת חנם לא תבא׃

Italian Diodati Bible ☆

Come il passero vaga, e la rondinella vola, Così la maledizione data senza cagione non avverrà .

Italian Riveduta Bible ☆

Come il passero vaga qua e là e la rondine vola, così la maledizione senza motivo, non raggiunge l’effetto.

Japanese Freedom Bible ☆

飛び回る雀、 飛び交うつばめのように、 理由のない呪いは降りかからない。

Korean Bible 1910 ☆

까닭 없는 저주는 참새의 떠도는 것과 제비의 날아가는 것 같이 이르지 아니하느니라

Kosraean Bible ☆

Kas in selnga tia ku in akkolukyekomla fin wangin ma sufal kom orala. Ac oana won ma sohklana ac tia tuhwi.

Clementine Vulgate 1598 ☆

Sicut avis ad alia transvolans, et passer quolibet vadens, sic maledictum frustra prolatum in quempiam superveniet.

Old Persion Version Bible ☆

لعنت، بی‌سبب نمی آید، چنانکه گنجشک در طیران و پرستوک در پریدن.

World Portuguese Bible ☆

Como o pardal que voa sem rumo, como a andorinha que esvoaça, assim a maldição sem motivo não encontra repouso.

Portuguese Bíblia Livre ☆

Como um pássaro a vaguear, como a andorinha a voar, assim também a maldição não virá sem causa.

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Romanian BTF Bible ☆

Cum rătăcește pasărea, cum zboară rândunica, tot așa nu va veni blestemul neîntemeiat.

Romanian Bible (Cyrillic) ☆

Кум саре врабия ынкоаче ши ынколо ши кум збоарэ рындуника, аша ну нимереште блестемул неынтемеят.

Russian Synodal Bible ☆

Как воробей вспорхнет, как ласточка улетит, так незаслуженное проклятие не сбудется.

Serbian DK Bible (Latin) ☆

Kao vrabac kad prhne i lasta kad odleti, tako kletva nezaslužena neće doći.

Serbian DK Bible (Cyrillic) ☆

Као врабац кад прхне и ласта кад одлети, тако клетва незаслужена неће доћи.

Mashi Bible ☆

Kula akafûnzi kaburuduka, na kulîra ehiremberembe hiheneka, kwo n’enfûlago y’obumâma egenda ciru.

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Reina Valera 1909 ☆

Como el gorrión en su vagar, y como la golondrina en su vuelo, así la maldición sin causa nunca vendrá.

Spanish BLL ☆

Como gorrión que vuela y golondrina que revolotea, la maldición sin motivo nunca llega a su destino.

Spanish Free Bible for the World ☆

Como el gorrión en su vagar, y como la golondrina en su vuelo, así la maldición sin causa nunca alcanzará.

La Biblia en Español Sencillo ☆

Como el gorrión en su vagabundeo y la golondrina sin nido, así la maldición no llega sin una causa.

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Spanish Bible (God's Word for You) ☆

Como pájaro que aletea y golondrina que vuela, Así la maldición sin causa no se cumple.

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Revised West Version ☆

Hangē ko e manupuna ʻoku hēhē, pea mo e pekepeka ʻi heʻene puna, ʻoku pehē, ʻe ʻikai hoko mai ʻae fakamalaʻia taʻehanoʻuhinga.

Ukrainian Bible by P. Kulish ☆

Як пурхне горобець і ластівка полине, так і незаслужене прокляттє прогуде.

Ukrainian Freedom Bible ☆

Як пурхне горобець і ластівка полине, так і незаслужене прокляттє прогуде.

Vietnamese Bible 1923 ☆

Như chim sẻ bay đi đây đó, như con én liệng đi, Lời rủa sả vô cớ cũng vậy, nó chẳng hề xảy đến.

Hebrew OT (WLC) ☆

כַּצִּפּ֣וֹר לָ֭נוּד כַּדְּר֣וֹר לָע֑וּף כֵּ֥ן קִֽלְלַ֥ת חִ֝נָּ֗ם לא תָבֹֽא׃