Proverbs 25:26

Proverbs 25:26 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)A righteous man falling down before the wicked is as a troubled fountain, and a corrupt spring.
• New International Version (NIV)Like a muddied spring or a polluted well are the righteous who give way to the wicked.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Like a muddied spring or a polluted fountain is a righteous man who gives way before the wicked.
• New King James Version (NKJV)A righteous man who falters before the wicked Is like a murky spring and a polluted well.

Context of Proverbs 25:26

24It is better to live in a corner of the housetop [on the flat roof, exposed to the weather] Than in a house shared with a quarrelsome (contentious) woman. 25Like cold water to a thirsty soul, So is good news from a distant land. Like a muddied fountain and a polluted spring Is a righteous man who yields and compromises his integrity before the wicked. 27It is not good to eat much honey, Nor is it glorious to seek one’s own glory. 28Like a city that is broken down and without walls [leaving it unprotected] Is a man who has no self-control over his spirit [and sets himself up for trouble].

Proverbs 25:26 word by word

מַעְיָ֣ן נִ֭רְפָּשׂ וּמָק֣וֹר מָשְׁחָ֑ת צַ֝דִּ֗יק מָ֣ט לִפְנֵֽי־רָשָֽׁע׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• A righteousצַדִּיקtsaddîyq · righteousH6662
• man falling downמוֹטmôţ · to shakeH4131
• beforeפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
• the wickedרָשָׁעrâshâ‛ · wickedH7563
• a troubledרָפַשׂrâphaώ · to foulH7515
• fountainמַעְיָןma‛yân ma‛yenô ma‛yânâh · springH4599
• and a corruptשָׁחַתshâchath · to ruinH7843
• springמָקוֹרmâqôr mâqôr · fountainH4726

Cross-references for Proverbs 25:26

• Genesis 4:8Cain talked with Abel his brother [about what God had said]. And when they were [alone, working] in the field, Cain attacked Abel his brother and killed him.
• 1 Samuel 22:14Then Ahimelech answered the king, “And who among all your servants is as faithful and trustworthy as David, who is the king’s son-in-law, and who is captain over your guard [and your confidant], and is honored in your house?
• 2 Chronicles 24:21So they conspired against Zechariah and stoned him [to death] at the command of the king, in the courtyard of the house of the Lord.
• Matthew 23:34“Therefore, take notice, I am sending you prophets and wise men [interpreters, teachers] and scribes [men educated in the Mosaic Law and the writings of the prophets]; some of them you will kill and even crucify, and some you will flog in your synagogues, and pursue and persecute from city to city,
• Matthew 26:69Now Peter was sitting outside in the courtyard, and a servant-girl came up to him and said, “You too were with Jesus the Galilean.”
• Acts 7:52Which one of the prophets did your fathers not persecute? They killed those who proclaimed beforehand the coming of the Righteous One, whose betrayers and murderers you have now become;
• 1 Thessalonians 2:15who killed both the Lord Jesus and the prophets, and harassed and drove us out; and [they] continue to be highly displeasing to God and [to show themselves] hostile to all people,
• Revelation 17:6I saw that the woman was drunk with the blood of the saints (God’s people), and with the blood of the witnesses of Jesus [who were martyred]. When I saw her, I wondered in amazement.

Commentaries on Proverbs 25:26

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 26Falling down before - i. e., Yielding and cringing. To see this instead of stedfastness, is as grievous as for the traveler to find the spring at which he hoped to quench his thirst turbid and defiled.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 26Verse 26 When the righteous are led into sin, it is as hurtful as if the public fountains were poisoned.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 26A spring or fountain that provides fresh water gives life. When good people let the wicked control them, what was once life-giving becomes harmful.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2626. From troubled fountains and corrupt springs no healthy water is to be had, so when the righteous are oppressed by the wicked, their power for good is lessened or destroyed.Read the comment

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Commentaries on Proverbs 25

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings