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

Other Translations of Proverbs 26:2

King James Version

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

English Standard Version

2 Like a sparrow in its flitting, like a swallow in its flying, a curse that is causeless does not alight.

The Message

2 You have as little to fear from an undeserved curse as from the dart of a wren or the swoop of a swallow.

New King James Version

2 Like a flitting sparrow, like a flying swallow, So a curse without cause shall not alight.

New Living Translation

2 Like a fluttering sparrow or a darting swallow, an undeserved curse will not land on its intended victim.

Matthew Henry's Commentary on Proverbs 26:2

Commentary on Proverbs 26:2

(Read Proverbs 26:2)

He that is cursed without cause, the curse shall do him no more harm than the bird that flies over his head.