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Proverbs 25:26
A spring troubled, and a fountain corrupt, Is the righteous falling before the wicked.
Proverbs 25:26 · Young's Literal Translation
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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 or a polluted well is a righteous man who gives way to 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 A north wind bringeth forth rain, And a secret tongue--indignant faces.
24 Better to sit on a corner of a roof, Than with a woman of contentions, and a house of company.
25 As cold waters for a weary soul, So is a good report from a far country.
26 A spring troubled, and a fountain corrupt, Is the righteous falling before the wicked.
27 The eating of much honey is not good, Nor a searching out of one's own honour--honour.
28 A city broken down without walls, Is a man without restraint over his spirit!
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