26 A righteous man falling down before the wicked is as a troubled fountain, and a corrupt spring.
26 Like a muddied spring or a polluted well are the righteous who give way to the wicked.
26 Like a muddied spring or a polluted fountain is a righteous man who gives way before the wicked.
26 A good person who gives in to a bad person is a muddied spring, a polluted well.
26 A righteous man who falters before the wicked Is like a murky spring and a polluted well.
26 If the godly give in to the wicked, it's like polluting a fountain or muddying a spring.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Proverbs 25:26
Commentary on Proverbs 25:26
(Read Proverbs 25:26)
When the righteous are led into sin, it is as hurtful as if the public fountains were poisoned.