Proverbs 25:26

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A righteous man falling down before the wicked is as a troubled fountain, and a corrupt spring.Like a muddied spring or a polluted well is a righteous man who gives way to the wicked.

In other translations

A righteous man falling down before the wicked is as a troubled fountain, and a corrupt spring.Like a muddied spring or a polluted well is a righteous man who gives way to the wicked.

Hebrew words

מַעְיָןma'yana springH4599נִרְפָּשׂnirposfouledH7515וּמָקוֹרumakorand a fountainH4726מָשְׁחָתmashechatruinedH7843צַדִּיקtzadika righteous [person]H6662מָטmat[who] swaysH4131לִפְנֵי־lifnei-<to> beforeH6440רָשָׁע׃rasha'a wicked [person]H7563

Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.

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