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Proverbs 25:24-26 in English

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Proverbs 25:24-26 in American Standard Version (1901)

24 It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, Than with a contentious woman in a wide house.
25 As cold waters to a thirsty soul, So is good news from a far country.
26 As a troubled fountain, and a corrupted spring, So is a righteous man that giveth way before the wicked.
Proverbs 25 in American Standard Version (1901)

Proverbs 25:24-26 in Brenton Septuagint Translation

24 It is better to dwell on a corner of the roof, than with a railing woman in an open house.
25 As cold water is agreeable to a thirsting soul, so is a good message from a land far off.
26 As if one should stop a well, and corrupt a spring of water, so is it unseemly for a righteous man to fall before an ungodly man.
Proverbs 25 in Brenton Septuagint Translation

Proverbs 25:24-26 in King James Version + Apocrypha

24 It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman and in a wide house.
25 As cold waters to a thirsty soul, so is good news from a far country.
26 A righteous man falling down before the wicked is as a troubled fountain, and a corrupt spring.
Proverbs 25 in King James Version + Apocrypha

Proverbs 25:24-26 in King James (Authorized) Version

24 It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman and in a wide house.
25 As cold waters to a thirsty soul, so is good news from a far country.
26 A righteous man falling down before the wicked is as a troubled fountain, and a corrupt spring.
Proverbs 25 in King James (Authorized) Version

Proverbs 25:24-26 in LXX2012: Septuagint in American English 2012

24 It is better to dwell on a corner of the roof, than with a railing woman in an open house.
25 As cold water is agreeable to a thirsting soul, so is a good message from a land far off.
26 As if one should stop a well, and corrupt a spring of water, so is it unseemly for a righteous man to fall before an ungodly man.
Proverbs 25 in LXX2012: Septuagint in American English 2012

PROVERBS 25:24-26 in Revised Version with Apocrypha (1895)

24 It is better to dwell in the comer of the housetop, than with a contentious woman in a wide house.
25 As cold waters to a thirsty soul, so is good news from a far country.
26 As a troubled fountain, and a corrupted spring, so is a righteous man that giveth way before the wicked.
PROVERBS 25 in Revised Version with Apocrypha (1895)

Proverbs 25:24-26 in Translation for Translators

24 It is better to live ◄ alone/by yourself► in the corner of an attic/housetop than to live inside the house with a wife who is always nagging.
25 Receiving good news from a country far away refreshes our spirits like SIM cold water refreshes us when we are very thirsty.
26 When a righteous/good person ◄gives in/yields► to wicked people, that is as bad as SIM a spring that becomes muddied or a fountain that becomes polluted.
Proverbs 25 in Translation for Translators

Proverbs 25:24-26 in LXX2012: Septuagint in British/International English 2012

24 It is better to dwell on a corner of the roof, than with a railing woman in an open house.
25 As cold water is agreeable to a thirsting soul, so is a good message from a land far off.
26 As if one should stop a well, and corrupt a spring of water, so is it unseemly for a righteous man to fall before an ungodly man.
Proverbs 25 in LXX2012: Septuagint in British/International English 2012

Proverbs 25:24-26 in World English Bible with Deuterocanon

24 It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop than to share a house with a contentious woman.
25 Like cold water to a thirsty soul, so is good news from a far country.
26 Like a muddied spring and a polluted well, so is a righteous man who gives way before the wicked.
Proverbs 25 in World English Bible with Deuterocanon

Proverbs 25:24-26 in World English Bible (Catholic)

24 It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop than to share a house with a contentious woman.
25 Like cold water to a thirsty soul, so is good news from a far country.
26 Like a muddied spring and a polluted well, so is a righteous man who gives way before the wicked.
Proverbs 25 in World English Bible (Catholic)

Proverbs 25:24-26 in World English Bible British Edition with Deuterocanon

24 It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop than to share a house with a contentious woman.
25 Like cold water to a thirsty soul, so is good news from a far country.
26 Like a muddied spring and a polluted well, so is a righteous man who gives way before the wicked.
Proverbs 25 in World English Bible British Edition with Deuterocanon

Proverbs 25:24-26 in Bible in Basic English

24 It is better to be living in an angle of the house-top, than with a bitter-tongued woman in a wide house.
25 As cold water to a tired soul, so is good news from a far country.
26 Like a troubled fountain and a dirty spring, is an upright man who has to give way before evil-doers.
Proverbs 25 in Bible in Basic English

Proverbs 25:24-26 in Darby Translation

24 It is better to dwell in a corner of the housetop, than with a contentious woman, and a house in common.
25 As cold waters to a thirsty soul, so is good news from a far country.
26 A troubled fountain, and a defiled well, is a righteous man that giveth way before the wicked.
Proverbs 25 in Darby Translation

Proverbs 25:24-26 in Douay-Rheims 1899

24 It is better to sit in a corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman, and in a common house.
25 As cold water to a thirsty soul, so is good tidings from a far country.
26 A just man falling down before the wicked, is as a fountain troubled with the foot, and a corrupted spring.
Proverbs 25 in Douay-Rheims 1899

Proverbs 25:24-26 in Free Bible Version

24 It's better to live in a corner of a housetop than to share a whole house with an argumentative wife.
25 Good news from a distant country is like cold water to an exhausted traveler.
26 Good people who give in to the wicked are like a muddied spring or a polluted well.
Proverbs 25 in Free Bible Version

Proverbs 25:24-26 in Geneva Bible 1599

24 It is better to dwell in a corner of the house top, then with a contentious woman in a wide house.
25 As are the colde waters to a weary soule, so is good newes from a farre countery.
26 A righteous man falling downe before the wicked, is like a troubled well, and a corrupt spring.
Proverbs 25 in Geneva Bible 1599

Proverbs 25:24-26 in JPS TaNaKH 1917

24 It is better to dwell in a corner of the housetop, than in a house in common with a contentious woman.
25 As cold waters to a faint soul, so is good news from a far country.
26 As a troubled fountain, and a corrupted spring, so is a righteous man that giveth way before the wicked.
Proverbs 25 in JPS TaNaKH 1917

Proverbs 25:24-26 in KJV Cambridge Paragraph Bible

24 It is better to dwell in a corner of the housetop, Than with a brawling woman and in a wide house.
25 As cold waters to a thirsty soul, So is good news from a far country.
26 A righteous man falling down before the wicked Is as a troubled fountain, and a corrupt spring.
Proverbs 25 in KJV Cambridge Paragraph Bible

Proverbs 25:24-26 in Isaac Leeser Tanakh

24 It is better to dwell in the corner of a roof, than with a quarrelsome woman even in a roomy house.
25 As cold water is to a fainting soul, so are good news from a far-off country.
26 Like a turbid spring and a corrupt fountain, is a righteous man that giveth way before the wicked.
Proverbs 25 in Isaac Leeser Tanakh

Proverbs 25:24-26 in Updated Brenton English Septuagint

24 It is better to dwell on a corner of the roof, Than with a railing woman in an open house.
25 As cold water is agreeable to a thirsting soul, So is a good message from a land far off.
26 As if one should stop a well, and corrupt a spring of water, So is it unseemly for a righteous man to fall before an ungodly man.
Proverbs 25 in Updated Brenton English Septuagint

Proverbs 25:24-26 in Nyangumarta English Bible

Proverbs 25:24-26 don't exist in Nyangumarta English Bible.

Proverbs 25:24-26 in George Noyes Bible

24 Better is it to dwell in a corner of the housetop, Than with a quarrelsome woman in a large house.
25 As cold water to the thirsty, So is good news from a far country.
26 As a troubled fountain, and as a corrupted spring, So is a righteous man falling before the wicked.
Proverbs 25 in George Noyes Bible

Proverbs [Sayings] 25:24-26 in One Unity Resource Bible

24 It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, than to share a house with a contentious woman.
25 Like cold water to a thirsty soul, so is good news from a far country.
26 Like a muddied spring, and a polluted well, so is a upright man who gives way before the wicked.
Proverbs [Sayings] 25 in One Unity Resource Bible

Proverbs 25:24-26 in Unlocked Literal Bible

24 It is better to live on a corner of the roof than in a house shared with a quarreling wife.
25 Like cold waters to one who is thirsty, so is good news from a far country.
26 Like a fouled spring or a ruined fountain is a righteous person tottering before wicked people.
Proverbs 25 in Unlocked Literal Bible

Proverbs 25:24-26 in World English Bible

24 It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop than to share a house with a contentious woman.
25 Like cold water to a thirsty soul, so is good news from a far country.
26 Like a muddied spring and a polluted well, so is a righteous man who gives way before the wicked.
Proverbs 25 in World English Bible

Proverbs 25:24-26 in World English Bible British Edition

24 It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop than to share a house with a contentious woman.
25 Like cold water to a thirsty soul, so is good news from a far country.
26 Like a muddied spring and a polluted well, so is a righteous man who gives way before the wicked.
Proverbs 25 in World English Bible British Edition

Proverbs 25:24-26 in Noah Webster Bible

24 It is better to dwell in a corner of the house-top, than with a brawling woman and in a wide house.
25 As cold waters to a thirsty soul, so is good news from a far country.
26 A righteous man falling down before the wicked is as a turbid fountain, and a corrupt spring.
Proverbs 25 in Noah Webster Bible

Proverbs 25:24-26 in World Messianic Bible

24 It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop than to share a house with a contentious woman.
25 Like cold water to a thirsty soul, so is good news from a far country.
26 Like a muddied spring and a polluted well, so is a righteous man who gives way before the wicked.
Proverbs 25 in World Messianic Bible

Proverbs 25:24-26 in World Messianic Bible British Edition

24 It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop than to share a house with a contentious woman.
25 Like cold water to a thirsty soul, so is good news from a far country.
26 Like a muddied spring and a polluted well, so is a righteous man who gives way before the wicked.
Proverbs 25 in World Messianic Bible British Edition

Proverbs 25:24-26 in Wycliffe's Bible with Modern Spelling

24 It is better to sit in the corner of an house without a roof, than with a woman full of chiding, and in a common house.
25 Cold water to a thirsty man; and a good messenger from a far land.
26 A well disturbed with foot, and a vein broken, is a just or rightwise man falling before a wicked man.

Proverbs 25:24-26 in Wycliffe's Bible with Modern Spelling (Enhanced)

24 It is better to sit in the corner of an house without a roof, than with a woman full of chiding, and in a common house. (It is better to sit in the corner of a house without a roof, than to be with a woman full of arguments, or of bickering, in a house together.)
25 Cold water to a thirsty man; and a good messenger from a far land. (Like cold water to a thirsty man, is good news from a far land.)
26 (As) A well disturbed with foot, and a vein broken, (is) a just man falling before a wicked man. (Like a well disturbed with a foot, and a broken fountain, is the righteous falling before the wicked.)

Proverbs 25:24-26 in Young's Literal Translation

24 Better to sit on a corner of a roof, Than with a woman of contentions, and a house of company.
25 As cold waters for a weary soul, So is a good report from a far country.
26 A spring troubled, and a fountain corrupt, Is the righteous falling before the wicked.