Old Testament · SCRIPTURE
Proverbs 25:26
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Berean Standard Bible
Like a muddied spring or a polluted well is a righteous man who gives way to the wicked.
King James Version
A righteous man falling down before the wicked [is as] a troubled fountain, and a corrupt spring.
World English Bible
Like a muddied spring and a polluted well, so is a righteous man who gives way before the wicked.
American Standard Version
[As] a troubled fountain, and a corrupted spring, [So is] a righteous man that giveth way before the wicked.
Berean Literal Bible
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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB
Proverbs 25
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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