Proverbs 25:26
▸ Hear this chapter, lit word by wordA righteous man falling down before the wicked is as a troubled fountain, and a corrupt spring.
— Proverbs 25:26, King James Version
In other translations
World English Bible (WEB)
Like a muddied spring, and a polluted well, So is a righteous man who gives way before the wicked.
American Standard Version (ASV)
Asa troubled fountain, and a corrupted spring, So isa righteous man that giveth way before the wicked.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
A spring troubled, and a fountain corrupt, <FI>Is<Fi> the righteous falling before the wicked.