Proverbs
Proverbs 26:2
2Like a fluttering sparrow or darting swallow,
an undeserved curse does not come to rest.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Like a fluttering | לָ֭נוּד | lā·nūḏ | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H5110 move to and fro, wander, flutter, shew grief |
| sparrow | כַּצִּפּ֣וֹר | kaṣ·ṣip·pō·wr | Preposition-k, Article; Noun - common singular | H6833 bird |
| or darting | לָע֑וּף | lā·‘ūp̄ | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H5774 fly |
| swallow | כַּדְּר֣וֹר | kad·də·rō·wr | Preposition-k, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H1866 swallow |
| an undeserved | חִ֝נָּ֗ם | ḥin·nām | Adverb | H2600 out of favour |
| curse | קִֽלְלַ֥ת | qil·laṯ | Noun - feminine singular construct | H7045 curse |
| does not | לֹא | lō | Preposition; third person masculine singular | H3808 not |
| come to rest | תָבֹֽא׃ | ṯā·ḇō | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Numbers 23:8 · Nehemiah 13:2 · Psalm 109:28 · Deuteronomy 23:4–5 · 2 Samuel 16:12 · 1 Samuel 17:43 · 1 Samuel 14:28–29 · Proverbs 27:8
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.