26Like 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 muddiedנִ֭רְפָּשׂH7515Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singularspringמַעְיָ֣ןH4599Noun - masculine singularor a pollutedמָשְׁחָ֑תH7843Verb - Hofal - Participle - masculine singularwellוּמָק֣וֹרH4726Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singularis a righteous manצַ֝דִּ֗יקH6662Adjective - masculine singularwho gives wayמָ֣טH4131Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singulartoלִפְנֵֽי־H6440Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural constructthe wickedרָשָֽׁע׃H7563Adjective - masculine singular