Proverbs 26:2
As a bird by wandering, as a swallow by flying, So reviling without cause doth not come.This verse in the real world
In what words
- דְּרוֹרdᵉrôwrthe swift, a kind of swallow
- נוּדnûwdto nod, i.e. waver; figuratively, to wander, flee, disappear; also (from shaking the head
- חִנָּםchinnâmgratis, i.e. devoid of cost, reason or advantage
- עוּףʻûwphto fly; also (by implication of dimness) to faint (from the darkness of swooning)
- קְלָלָהqᵉlâlâhvilification
- צִפּוֹרtsippôwra little bird (as hopping)
The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.
Cross-references
Num 23:8, Neh 13:2, Psa 109:28, 2Sa 16:12, Deu 23:4–5, 1Sa 17:43, Pro 27:8, 1Sa 14:28–29