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’s better to live alone in the corner of an attic than with a quarrelsome wife in a lovely home. 25Good news from far away is like cold water to the thirsty. If the godly give in to the wicked, it’s like polluting a fountain or muddying a spring. 27It’s not good to eat too much honey, and it’s not good to seek honors for yourself. 28A person without self-control is like a city with broken-down walls.

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 4:8One day Cain suggested to his brother, “Let’s go out into the fields.” And while they were in the field, Cain attacked his brother, Abel, and killed him.
• 1 Samuel 22:14“But sir,” Ahimelech replied, “is anyone among all your servants as faithful as David, your son-in-law? Why, he is the captain of your bodyguard and a highly honored member of your household!
• 2 Chronicles 24:21Then the leaders plotted to kill Zechariah, and King Joash ordered that they stone him to death in the courtyard of the Lord’s Temple.
• Matthew 23:34“Therefore, I am sending you prophets and wise men and teachers of religious law. But you will kill some by crucifixion, and you will flog others with whips in your synagogues, chasing them from city to city.
• Matthew 26:69Meanwhile, Peter was sitting outside in the courtyard. A servant girl came over and said to him, “You were one of those with Jesus the Galilean.”
• Acts 7:52Name one prophet your ancestors didn’t persecute! They even killed the ones who predicted the coming of the Righteous One—the Messiah whom you betrayed and murdered.
• 1 Thessalonians 2:15For some of the Jews killed the prophets, and some even killed the Lord Jesus. Now they have persecuted us, too. They fail to please God and work against all humanity
• Revelation 17:6I could see that she was drunk—drunk with the blood of God’s holy people who were witnesses for Jesus. I stared at her in complete 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