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by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
Bible Verse Dictionary
Proverbs 25:26 - Wicked
Proverbs 25:26 - A righteous man falling down before the wicked is as a troubled fountain, and a corrupt spring.
| Verse | Strongs No. | Hebrew | |
|---|---|---|---|
| A righteous | H6662 | צַדִּיק |
[Adjective] just |
| man falling down | H4131 | מוֹט |
[Verb] to waver; by implication to {slip} {shake } fall |
| before | H6440 | פָּנִים |
[Noun Masculine] from 6437); the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition ({before } etc.) |
| the wicked | H7563 | רָשָׁע |
[Adjective] morally wrong; concretely an (actively) bad person |
| is as a troubled | H7515 | רָפַשׂ |
[Verb] to {trample} that {is} roil water |
| fountain | H4599 | מַעְיָן |
[Noun Masculine] a fountain (also {collectively}) figuratively a source (of satisfaction) |
| and a corrupt | H7843 | שָׁחַת |
[Verb] to {decay} that {is} (causatively) ruin (literally or figuratively) |
| spring | H4726 | מָקוֹר |
[Noun Masculine] properly something {dug} that {is} a (generally) source (of {water} even when naturally flowing; also of {tears} blood (by euphemism of the female pudenda); figuratively of {happiness} {wisdom} progeny) |
Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.