NASB Lexicon
KJV Lexicon As the birdtsippowr (tsip-pore') a little bird (as hopping) -- bird, fowl, sparrow. by wandering nuwd (nood) to nod, i.e. waver; figuratively, to wander, flee, disappear; also (from shaking the head in sympathy), to console, deplore, or (from tossing the head in scorn) taunt as the swallow drowr (der-ore') the swift, a kind of swallow -- swallow. by flying `uwph (oof) to cover (with wings or obscurity); hence to fly; also (by implication of dimness) to faint (from the darkness of swooning) so the curse qlalah (kel-aw-law') vilification -- (ac-)curse(-d, -ing). causeless chinnam (khin-nawm') gratis, i.e. devoid of cost, reason or advantage -- without a cause (cost, wages), causeless, to cost nothing, free(-ly), innocent, for nothing (nought, in vain. shall not come bow' (bo) to go or come (in a wide variety of applications) Parallel Verses New American Standard Bible Like a sparrow in its flitting, like a swallow in its flying, So a curse without cause does not alight. King James Bible As the bird by wandering, as the swallow by flying, so the curse causeless shall not come. Holman Christian Standard Bible Like a flitting sparrow or a fluttering swallow, an undeserved curse goes nowhere. International Standard Version Like a fluttering sparrow or a swallow in flight, a curse without cause will not alight. NET Bible Like a fluttering bird or like a flying swallow, so a curse without cause does not come to rest. Aramaic Bible in Plain English Like a bird and a flying creature in the air, so an empty curse wanders. GOD'S WORD® Translation Like a fluttering sparrow, like a darting swallow, so a hastily spoken curse does not come to rest. King James 2000 Bible As the bird by flitting, as the swallow by flying, so the curse without cause shall not alight. Links Proverbs 26:2Proverbs 26:2 NIV Proverbs 26:2 NLT Proverbs 26:2 ESV Proverbs 26:2 NASB Proverbs 26:2 KJV |