Proverbs 25:26
Good people who give in to the wicked are like a muddied spring or a polluted well.
Free Bible Version
In The King James Version
A righteous man falling down before the wicked is as a troubled fountain, and a corrupt spring.
In Context
25Good news from a distant country is like cold water to an exhausted traveler.
27It's not good to eat too much honey, or to want too much praise.
Cross References
Genesis 4:8Later, when Cain was talking with his brother Abel they went out into the fields where Cain attacked his brother and killed him.
2 Chronicles 24:21Then the leaders hatched a plot to kill Zechariah, and on the orders of the king they stoned him to death in the courtyard of the Lord's Temple.
Ezekiel 34:18Aren't you satisfied with feeding in good pasture? Do you have to trample down the rest of the pasture with your feet? Aren't you satisfied to drink the clear water? Do you have to muddy the rest of it with your feet?
Matthew 26:69Meanwhile Peter was sitting outside in the courtyard. A servant girl came up to him, and said, “You, you were with Jesus the Galilean!”
1 Thessalonians 2:15who killed the Lord Jesus and the prophets, and chased us out. They don't please God and they are hostile to everyone,
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 25:26
25 As cold waters to a thirsty soul, so is good news from a far country. See here, 1. How natural it is to us to desire to hear good news from our friends, and concerning our affairs at a distance. It is sometimes with impatience that we expect to hear from abroad; our souls thirst after it. But we should check the inordinateness of that desire; if it be bad news, it will come too soon, if good, it will be welcome at any time. 2. How acceptable such good news will be when it does come, as refreshing as cold water… Read the whole commentary →