Proverbs 25:26 Go deeper

A righteous man falling down before the wicked is as a troubled fountain, and a corrupt spring. (KJV)

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מַעְיָ֣ןma'.Yana spring

Lemma: מַעְיָן (ma.yan) · Strong's: H4599

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: spring

Used 23 times. Also: Genesis 7:11, Genesis 8:2, Leviticus 11:36, Joshua 15:9, Joshua 18:15, 1 Kings 18:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4599; TAHOT Proverbs 25:26 word 1

נִ֭רְפָּשׂNir.posfouled

Lemma: רָפַשׂ (ra.pha.s) · Strong's: H7515

Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVNrmsa)

Meaning: to foul

Used 3 times. Also: Ezekiel 32:2, Ezekiel 34:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7515; TAHOT Proverbs 25:26 word 2

וּמָק֣וֹרu.ma.Korand a fountain

Lemma: מָקוֹר (ma.qor) · Strong's: H4726

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: fountain

Used 18 times. Also: Leviticus 12:7, Leviticus 20:18, Psalms 36:9, Psalms 68:26, Proverbs 5:18, Proverbs 10:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4726; TAHOT Proverbs 25:26 word 3

מָשְׁחָ֑תma.she.Chatruined

Lemma: שָׁחַת (sha.chat) · Strong's: H7843

Parsing: Verb · Hophal (hence Action · Passive) · Participle passive · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVHsmsa)

Meaning: to ruin

Used 146 times. Also: Genesis 6:11, Genesis 6:12, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 6:17, Genesis 9:11, Genesis 9:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7843; TAHOT Proverbs 25:26 word 4

צַ֝דִּ֗יקtza.Dika righteous [person]

Lemma: צַדִּיק (tsad.diq) · Strong's: H6662

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)

Meaning: righteous

Used 206 times. Also: Genesis 6:9, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 18:23, Genesis 18:24, Genesis 18:25, Genesis 18:26 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6662; TAHOT Proverbs 25:26 word 5

מָ֣טmat[who] sways

Lemma: מוֹט (mot) · Strong's: H4131

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)

Meaning: to shake

Used 37 times. Also: Leviticus 25:35, Deuteronomy 32:35, 1 Chronicles 16:30, Job 41:23, Psalms 10:6, Psalms 13:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4131; TAHOT Proverbs 25:26 word 6

לִפְנֵֽי\־lif.nei-<to> before

Lemma: פָּנֶה (pa.neh) · Strong's: H6440G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: face: before

Used 1388 times. Also: Genesis 6:11, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:7, Genesis 10:9, Genesis 13:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6440G; TAHOT Proverbs 25:26 word 7

רָשָֽׁע\׃ra.Sha'a wicked [person]

Lemma: רָשָׁע (ra.sah) · Strong's: H7563

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: wicked

Used 262 times. Also: Genesis 18:23, Genesis 18:25, Exodus 2:13, Exodus 9:27, Exodus 23:1, Exodus 23:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7563; TAHOT Proverbs 25:26 word 8

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

Like a muddied	→	רָפַשׂ H7515 to foul
spring	→	מַעְיָן H4599 spring
or a polluted	→	שָׁחַת H7843 to ruin
well	→	מָקוֹר H4726 fountain
is a righteous man	→	צַדִּיק H6662 righteous
who gives way	→	מוֹט H4131 to shake
to	→	פָּנֶה H6440G face: before
the wicked	→	רָשָׁע H7563 wicked

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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