It may be that the LORD will look on mine affliction, and that the LORD will requite me good for his cursing this day.
Proverbs 26:2 - King James Version (Oxford) 1769 As the bird by wandering, as the swallow by flying, So the curse causeless shall not come. Matoleo zaidiAmplified 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. English Standard Version 2016 Like a sparrow in its flitting, like a swallow in its flying, a curse that is causeless does not alight. |
It may be that the LORD will look on mine affliction, and that the LORD will requite me good for his cursing this day.
the LORD hath returned upon thee all the blood of the house of Saul, in whose stead thou hast reigned; and the LORD hath delivered the kingdom into the hand of Absalom thy son: and, behold, thou art taken in thy mischief, because thou art a bloody man.
because they met not the children of Israel with bread and with water, but hired Balaam against them, that he should curse them: howbeit our God turned the curse into a blessing.
Let them curse, but bless thou: When they arise, let them be ashamed; but let thy servant rejoice.
As a bird that wandereth from her nest, So is a man that wandereth from his place.
For it shall be, that, as a wandering bird cast out of the nest, so the daughters of Moab shall be at the fords of Arnon.
How shall I curse, whom God hath not cursed? Or how shall I defy, whom the LORD hath not defied?
And the Philistine said unto David, Am I a dog, that thou comest to me with staves? And the Philistine cursed David by his gods.