Proverbs 25:26
“A righteous man falling down before the wicked is as a troubled fountain, and a corrupt spring.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
It is not good to eat much honey,.... That is too much otherwise it is good to eat, Pro 24:13; but too much is hurtful,…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Falling down before - i. e., Yielding and cringing. To see this instead of stedfastness, is as grievous as for the…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714
It is here represented as a very lamentable thing, and a public grievance, and of ill consequence to many, like the…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
falling down Better, with R.V., that giveth way, or (marg.) is moved. To see a righteous man moved from his stedfastness…
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