Proverbs 25:26
Like a fouled spring or a ruined fountain 1 is a righteous person tottering before wicked people. 1
Unlocked Literal Bible
In The King James Version
A righteous man falling down before the wicked is as a troubled fountain, and a corrupt spring.
In Context
25Like cold waters to one who is thirsty, 1 so is good news from a far country. 1
Cross References
Genesis 4:8Cain spoke to Abel his brother. It came about that while they were in the fields, Cain rose up against Abel his brother and killed him. + 4:8 The best ancient copies read in this way. However, some old translations and some modern translations read, Cain said to Abel his brother, “Let us go into the fields.” It came about that while they were in the fields, Cain rose up against Abel his brother and killed him .
2 Chronicles 24:21But they plotted against him; at the king's command, they stoned him with stones in the courtyard of the house of Yahweh.
Ezekiel 34:18Is it not enough to feed on the good pasture, that you must trample down with your feet what is left of the pasture; and to drink from clear waters, that you must muddy the rivers with your feet?
Matthew 26:69Now Peter was sitting outside in the courtyard, and a servant girl came to him and said, “You were also with Jesus of Galilee.”
1 Thessalonians 2:15It was the Jews who killed both the Lord Jesus and the prophets. It was the Jews who drove us out. They do not please God. Instead, they are hostile to all people.
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 →