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Proverbs 26:2
21st Century King James Version
Proverbs 26:2
21st Century King James Version
2 As the bird by wandering, as a swallow by flying, so a curse without cause shall not alight.
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Proverbs 26:2
American Standard Version
Proverbs 26:2
American Standard Version
2 As the sparrow in her wandering, as the swallow in her flying,
So the curse that is causeless [a]alighteth not.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 26:2 Hebrew cometh not.
Proverbs 26:2
New International Version
Proverbs 26:2
New International Version
2 Like a fluttering sparrow or a darting swallow,
an undeserved curse does not come to rest.(A)
Proverbs 26:17
21st Century King James Version
Proverbs 26:17
21st Century King James Version
17 He that passeth by and meddleth in strife belonging not to him, is like one that taketh a dog by the ears.
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Proverbs 26:17
American Standard Version
Proverbs 26:17
American Standard Version
17 [a]He that passeth by, and vexeth himself with strife belonging not to him,
Is like one that taketh a dog by the ears.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 26:17 Or, He that vexeth himself . . . Is like one that taketh a passing dog etc.
Proverbs 26:17
New International Version
Proverbs 26:17
New International Version
17 Like one who grabs a stray dog by the ears
is someone who rushes into a quarrel not their own.
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