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Proverbs 25:26
Like a muddied spring or a polluted well is a righteous man who gives way to the wicked.
Proverbs 25:26 · Berean Standard Bible
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Proverbs 25:26 in other translations
A righteous man falling down before the wicked is as a troubled fountain, and a corrupt spring.
Like a muddied spring and a polluted well, so is a righteous man who gives way before the wicked.
Like a muddied spring, and a polluted well, so is a righteous man who gives way before the wicked.
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In context
23 As the north wind brings forth rain, so a backbiting tongue brings angry looks.
24 Better to live on a corner of the roof than to share a house with a quarrelsome wife.
25 Like cold water to a weary soul is good news from a distant land.
26 Like a muddied spring or a polluted well is a righteous man who gives way to the wicked.
27 It is not good to eat too much honey or to search out one’s own glory.
28 Like a city whose walls are broken down is a man who does not control his temper.
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