Proverbs 25:26
Parallel Translations


NASB: [Like] a trampled spring and a polluted well Is a righteous man who gives way before the wicked. (NASB ©1995)
GWT: [Like] a muddied spring and a polluted well, [so] is a righteous person who gives in to a wicked person. (GOD'S WORD®)
KJV: A righteous man falling down before the wicked is as a troubled fountain, and a corrupt spring.
ASV: As a troubled fountain, and a corrupted spring,'so is a righteous man that giveth way before the wicked.
BBE: Like a troubled fountain and a dirty spring, is an upright man who has to give way before evil-doers.
DBY: A troubled fountain, and a defiled well, is a righteous man that giveth way before the wicked.
JPS: As a troubled fountain, and a corrupted spring, so is a righteous man that giveth way before the wicked.
WBS: A righteous man falling down before the wicked is as a turbid fountain, and a corrupt spring.
WEB: Like a muddied spring, and a polluted well, so is a righteous man who gives way before the wicked.
YLT: A spring troubled, and a fountain corrupt, [Is] the righteous falling before the wicked.

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