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Proverbs 25:26-28
New King James Version
Proverbs 25:26-28
New King James Version
26 A righteous man who falters before the wicked
Is like a murky spring and a [a]polluted well.
27 It is not good to eat much honey;
So (A)to seek one’s own glory is not glory.
28 (B)Whoever has no rule over his own spirit
Is like a city broken down, without walls.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 25:26 ruined
Proverbs 25:26-28
English Standard Version
Proverbs 25:26-28
English Standard Version
26 Like (A)a muddied spring or a polluted fountain
is a righteous man who gives way before the wicked.
27 It is (B)not good to eat much honey,
nor is it glorious to (C)seek one's own glory.[a]
28 A man (D)without self-control
is like (E)a city broken into and left without walls.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 25:27 The meaning of the Hebrew line is uncertain
Proverbs 25:26-28
New International Version
Proverbs 25:26-28
New International Version
26 Like a muddied spring or a polluted well
are the righteous who give way to the wicked.
27 It is not good to eat too much honey,(A)
nor is it honorable to search out matters that are too deep.(B)
28 Like a city whose walls are broken through
is a person who lacks self-control.
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