Proverbs 25:26 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“A righteous man falling down before the wicked is as a troubled fountain, and a corrupt spring.”
Proverbs 25:26 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Proverbs 25:26 in 6 Bible Translations
Read Proverbs 25:26 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
Proverbs 25:26 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Like a muddied spring and a polluted well, so is a righteous man who gives way before the wicked.”
Proverbs 25:26 — World English Bible
Proverbs 25:26 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“As a troubled fountain, and a corrupted spring, So is a righteous man that giveth way before the wicked.”
Proverbs 25:26 — American Standard Version
Proverbs 25:26 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“A spring troubled, and a fountain corrupt, <FI>Is<Fi> the righteous falling before the wicked.”
Proverbs 25:26 — Young's Literal Translation
Proverbs 25:26 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“A troubled fountain, and a defiled well, is a righteous [man] that giveth way before the wicked.”
Proverbs 25:26 — Darby Translation
Proverbs 25:26 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“A righteous man falling downe before the wicked, is like a troubled well, and a corrupt spring.”
Proverbs 25:26 — Geneva Bible
Proverbs 25:26 in Context — Proverbs 25
24 Mejor es estar en un rincón de casa, que con la mujer rencillosa en espaciosa casa.
25 [Como] el agua fría al alma sedienta, así son las buenas nuevas de lejanas tierras.
26 [Como] fuente turbia y manantial corrompido, [es] el justo que cae delante del impío.
27 Comer mucha miel no es bueno: ni el buscar la propia gloria es gloria.
28 [Como] ciudad derribada y sin muro, es el hombre cuyo espíritu no tiene rienda.
What Does Proverbs 25:26 Mean?
Proverbs 25:26 is a verse from the Book of Proverbs, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Proverbs chapter 25. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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