It may be that the Lord will look on the wrong done to me, and that the Lord will repay me with good for his cursing today.”
Proverbs 26:2 - English Standard Version 2016 Like a sparrow in its flitting, like a swallow in its flying, a curse that is causeless does not alight. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 As the bird by wandering, as the swallow by flying, So the curse causeless shall not come. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Like the sparrow in her wandering, like the swallow in her flying, so the causeless curse does not alight. [Num. 23:8.] American Standard Version (1901) As the sparrow in her wandering, as the swallow in her flying, So the curse that is causeless alighteth not. Common English Bible Like a darting sparrow, like a flying swallow, so an undeserved curse never arrives. Catholic Public Domain Version Like a bird flying away to another place, and like a sparrow that hurries away freely, so also a curse uttered against someone without cause will pass away. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version 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. |
It may be that the Lord will look on the wrong done to me, and that the Lord will repay me with good for his cursing today.”
The Lord has avenged on you all the blood of the house of Saul, in whose place you have reigned, and the Lord has given the kingdom into the hand of your son Absalom. See, your evil is on you, for you are a man of blood.”
for they did not meet the people of Israel with bread and water, but hired Balaam against them to curse them—yet our God turned the curse into a blessing.
Let them curse, but you will bless! They arise and are put to shame, but your servant will be glad!
Like a bird that strays from its nest is a man who strays from his home.
Like fleeing birds, like a scattered nest, so are the daughters of Moab at the fords of the Arnon.
How can I curse whom God has not cursed? How can I denounce whom the Lord has not denounced?
And the Philistine said to David, “Am I a dog, that you come to me with sticks?” And the Philistine cursed David by his gods.