As the bird by wandering, as the swallow by flying, so the curse causeless shall not come.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
As the sparrow in her wandering, as the swallow in her flying, So the curse that is causeless alighteth not.
WEB
Like a fluttering sparrow or darting swallow, an undeserved curse does not come to rest.
YLT
As a bird by wandering, as a swallow by flying, So reviling without cause doth not come.
DBT
As the sparrow for flitting about, as the swallow for flying, so a curse undeserved shall not come.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old TestamentProverbs — Gnomic wisdom — sayings, instructions, and the binary of wisdom vs. folly. Fear of the LORD as the integrative theme; the virtuous woman of Prov 31 as the book's closing portrait of wisdom embodied.
- Author
- Solomon principally (1:1; chs 10–22:16 and 25–29 explicitly); Agur (ch 30); Lemuel's mother (ch 31:1–9); editorial compilation by Hezekiah's men (25:1).
- Date
- Solomon's reign c. 970–930 BC; Hezekiah's editorial layer c. 715–687 BC.