Proverbs 25:26 | |
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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