Proverbs 25:26 - Revised Version 1885 As a troubled fountain, and a corrupted spring, So is a righteous man that giveth way before the wicked. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 A righteous man falling down before the wicked Is as a troubled fountain, and a corrupt spring. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Like a muddied fountain and a polluted spring is a righteous man who yields, falls down, and compromises his integrity before the wicked. American Standard Version (1901) As a troubled fountain, and a corrupted spring, So is a righteous man that giveth way before the wicked. Common English Bible A righteous person giving in to the wicked is like a contaminated spring or a polluted fountain. Catholic Public Domain Version The just falling down before the impious is like a fountain stirred up by feet and like a corrupted spring. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version A just man falling down before the wicked, is as a fountain troubled with the foot, and a corrupted spring. |