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Proverbs 25:26-27 in English

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Proverbs 25:26-27 in American Standard Version (1901)

26 As a troubled fountain, and a corrupted spring, So is a righteous man that giveth way before the wicked.
27 It is not good to eat much honey; So for men to search out their own glory is grievous.
Proverbs 25 in American Standard Version (1901)

Proverbs 25:26-27 in Brenton Septuagint Translation

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.
27 It is not good to eat much honey; but it is right to honour venerable sayings.
Proverbs 25 in Brenton Septuagint Translation

Proverbs 25:26-27 in King James Version + Apocrypha

26 A righteous man falling down before the wicked is as a troubled fountain, and a corrupt spring.
27 It is not good to eat much honey: so for men to search their own glory is not glory.
Proverbs 25 in King James Version + Apocrypha

Proverbs 25:26-27 in King James (Authorized) Version

26 A righteous man falling down before the wicked is as a troubled fountain, and a corrupt spring.
27 It is not good to eat much honey: so for men to search their own glory is not glory.
Proverbs 25 in King James (Authorized) Version

Proverbs 25:26-27 in LXX2012: Septuagint in American English 2012

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.
27 It is not good to eat much honey; but it is right to honor venerable sayings.
Proverbs 25 in LXX2012: Septuagint in American English 2012

PROVERBS 25:26-27 in Revised Version with Apocrypha (1895)

26 As a troubled fountain, and a corrupted spring, so is a righteous man that giveth way before the wicked.
27 It is not good to eat much honey: so for men to search out their own glory is not glory.
PROVERBS 25 in Revised Version with Apocrypha (1895)

Proverbs 25:26-27 in Translation for Translators

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.
27 It is not good to eat too much honey, and trying to get people to praise you is also not good.
Proverbs 25 in Translation for Translators

Proverbs 25:26-27 in LXX2012: Septuagint in British/International English 2012

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.
27 It is not good to eat much honey; but it is right to honour venerable sayings.
Proverbs 25 in LXX2012: Septuagint in British/International English 2012

Proverbs 25:26-27 in World English Bible with Deuterocanon

26 Like a muddied spring and a polluted well, so is a righteous man who gives way before the wicked.
27 It is not good to eat much honey, nor is it honorable to seek one’s own honor.
Proverbs 25 in World English Bible with Deuterocanon

Proverbs 25:26-27 in World English Bible (Catholic)

26 Like a muddied spring and a polluted well, so is a righteous man who gives way before the wicked.
27 It is not good to eat much honey, nor is it honorable to seek one’s own honor.
Proverbs 25 in World English Bible (Catholic)

Proverbs 25:26-27 in World English Bible British Edition with Deuterocanon

26 Like a muddied spring and a polluted well, so is a righteous man who gives way before the wicked.
27 It is not good to eat much honey, nor is it honourable to seek one’s own honour.
Proverbs 25 in World English Bible British Edition with Deuterocanon

Proverbs 25:26-27 in Bible in Basic English

26 Like a troubled fountain and a dirty spring, is an upright man who has to give way before evil-doers.
27 It is not good to take much honey: so he who is not looking for honour will be honoured.
Proverbs 25 in Bible in Basic English

Proverbs 25:26-27 in Darby Translation

26 A troubled fountain, and a defiled well, is a righteous man that giveth way before the wicked.
27 It is not good to eat much honey; and to search into weighty matters is itself a weight.
Proverbs 25 in Darby Translation

Proverbs 25:26-27 in Douay-Rheims 1899

26 A just man falling down before the wicked, is as a fountain troubled with the foot, and a corrupted spring.
27 As it is not good for a man to eat much honey, so he that is a searcher of majesty, shall be overwhelmed by glory.
Proverbs 25 in Douay-Rheims 1899

Proverbs 25:26-27 in Free Bible Version

26 Good people who give in to the wicked are like a muddied spring or a polluted well.
27 It's not good to eat too much honey, or to want too much praise.
Proverbs 25 in Free Bible Version

Proverbs 25:26-27 in Geneva Bible 1599

26 A righteous man falling downe before the wicked, is like a troubled well, and a corrupt spring.
27 It is not good to eate much hony: so to search their owne glory is not glory.
Proverbs 25 in Geneva Bible 1599

Proverbs 25:26-27 in JPS TaNaKH 1917

26 As a troubled fountain, and a corrupted spring, so is a righteous man that giveth way before the wicked.
27 It is not good to eat much honey; so for men to search out their own glory is not glory.
Proverbs 25 in JPS TaNaKH 1917

Proverbs 25:26-27 in KJV Cambridge Paragraph Bible

26 A righteous man falling down before the wicked Is as a troubled fountain, and a corrupt spring.
27 It is not good to eat much honey: So for men to search their own glory is not glory.
Proverbs 25 in KJV Cambridge Paragraph Bible

Proverbs 25:26-27 in Isaac Leeser Tanakh

26 Like a turbid spring and a corrupt fountain, is a righteous man that giveth way before the wicked.
27 To eat too much honey is not good: so is it honor to set a limit to men's honor.
Proverbs 25 in Isaac Leeser Tanakh

Proverbs 25:26-27 in Updated Brenton English Septuagint

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.
27 It is not good to eat much honey; But it is right to honor venerable sayings.
Proverbs 25 in Updated Brenton English Septuagint

Proverbs 25:26-27 in Nyangumarta English Bible

Proverbs 25:26-27 don't exist in Nyangumarta English Bible.

Proverbs 25:26-27 in George Noyes Bible

26 As a troubled fountain, and as a corrupted spring, So is a righteous man falling before the wicked.
27 To eat much honey is not good; So the search of high things is weariness.
Proverbs 25 in George Noyes Bible

Proverbs [Sayings] 25:26-27 in One Unity Resource Bible

26 Like a muddied spring, and a polluted well, so is a upright man who gives way before the wicked.
27 It is not good to eat much honey; nor is it kavod ·weighty glory· to seek one’s own kavod ·weighty glory·.
Proverbs [Sayings] 25 in One Unity Resource Bible

Proverbs 25:26-27 in Unlocked Literal Bible

26 Like a fouled spring or a ruined fountain is a righteous person tottering before wicked people.
27 It is not good to eat too much honey; that is like searching for honor after honor.
Proverbs 25 in Unlocked Literal Bible

Proverbs 25:26-27 in World English Bible

26 Like a muddied spring and a polluted well, so is a righteous man who gives way before the wicked.
27 It is not good to eat much honey, nor is it honorable to seek one’s own honor.
Proverbs 25 in World English Bible

Proverbs 25:26-27 in World English Bible British Edition

26 Like a muddied spring and a polluted well, so is a righteous man who gives way before the wicked.
27 It is not good to eat much honey, nor is it honourable to seek one’s own honour.
Proverbs 25 in World English Bible British Edition

Proverbs 25:26-27 in Noah Webster Bible

26 A righteous man falling down before the wicked is as a turbid fountain, and a corrupt spring.
27 It is not good to eat much honey: so for men to search their own glory is not glory.
Proverbs 25 in Noah Webster Bible

Proverbs 25:26-27 in World Messianic Bible

26 Like a muddied spring and a polluted well, so is a righteous man who gives way before the wicked.
27 It is not good to eat much honey, nor is it honorable to seek one’s own honor.
Proverbs 25 in World Messianic Bible

Proverbs 25:26-27 in World Messianic Bible British Edition

26 Like a muddied spring and a polluted well, so is a righteous man who gives way before the wicked.
27 It is not good to eat much honey, nor is it honourable to seek one’s own honour.
Proverbs 25 in World Messianic Bible British Edition

Proverbs 25:26-27 in Wycliffe's Bible with Modern Spelling

26 A well disturbed with foot, and a vein broken, is a just or rightwise man falling before a wicked man.
27 As it is not good to him that eateth much honey; so he that is a searcher of majesty, shall be put down from glory.

Proverbs 25:26-27 in Wycliffe's Bible with Modern Spelling (Enhanced)

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.)
27 As it is not good to him that eateth much honey; so he that is a searcher of majesty, shall be put down from glory. (Like it is not good for him who eateth too much honey; so he who seeketh his own glory, shall be brought down from his place of honour.)

Proverbs 25:26-27 in Young's Literal Translation

26 A spring troubled, and a fountain corrupt, Is the righteous falling before the wicked.
27 The eating of much honey is not good, Nor a searching out of one's own honour — honour.