26A just man falling down before the wicked, is as a fountain troubled with the foot, and a corrupted spring.


In Context

23 The north wind driveth away rain, as doth a sad countenance a backbiting tongue.

24 It is better to sit m a corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman, and in a common house.

25 As cold water to a thirsty soul, so is good tidings from a far country.

26 A just man falling down before the wicked, is as a fountain troubled with the foot, and a corrupted spring.

27 As it is not good for a man to eat much honey, so he that is a searcher of majesty, shall be overwhelmed by glory.

28 As a city that lieth open and is not compassed with walls, so is a man that cannot refrain his own spirit in speaking.

Proverbs 25:26 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

25:26A righteous man falling down before the wicked [is as] a troubled fountain, and a corrupt spring.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

25:26Like a muddied spring or a polluted well is a righteous man who gives way to the wicked.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

25:26As a troubled fountain, and a corrupted spring,'so is a righteous man that giveth way before the wicked.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

25:26A troubled fountain, and a defiled well, is a righteous man that giveth way before the wicked.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

25:26As a troubled fountain, and a corrupted spring, so is a righteous man that giveth way before the wicked.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

25:26A righteous man falling down before the wicked is as a turbid fountain, and a corrupt spring.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

25:26Like a muddied spring, and a polluted well, so is a righteous man who gives way before the wicked.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

25:26A spring troubled, and a fountain corrupt, Is the righteous falling before the wicked.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

25:26A righteous man falling down before the wicked is as a troubled fountain, and a corrupt spring.