26 Like a muddied spring or a polluted well is a righteous man who gives way to the wicked.
Focused Passage
Proverbs 25:26
Wisdom Before Kings: Hidden Matters, Fitting Words, Faithful Messengers, Enemies, Restraint, and Self-Control
The chapter moves from the historical introduction and royal wisdom, to humility and restraint before kings, to disputes and fitting speech, to faithful and unfaithful communication, to patience and neighborly limits, to mercy toward enemies, and finally to warnings about slander, quarrels, compromise, excess, and the necessity of self-control.
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Verse 26
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Like a muddied נִ֭רְפָּשׂ H7515 Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular spring מַעְיָ֣ן H4599 Noun - masculine singular or a polluted מָשְׁחָ֑ת H7843 Verb - Hofal - Participle - masculine singular well וּמָק֣וֹר H4726 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular is a righteous man צַ֝דִּ֗יק H6662 Adjective - masculine singular who gives way מָ֣ט H4131 Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular to לִפְנֵֽי־ H6440 Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct the wicked רָשָֽׁע׃ H7563 Adjective - masculine singular