Proverbs 25:26 meaning and explanation

Like a muddied spring or a polluted well is a righteous man who gives way to the wicked.

Proverbs 25:26, Berean Standard Bible

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This verse comes from a collection of Solomon's proverbs copied by King Hezekiah's men, and it uses two pictures from daily life in ancient Israel. A spring or well was a community's lifeline, and muddying it ruined what should have been clean and life giving.

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