Passage

Proverbs 25.28

Book: Proverbs · NASB95

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV (ASV)

"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."

"28. He whose spirit is without restraint Is like a city that is broken down and without walls." (Proverbs 25:26-28, ASV)

WEB (WEB)

"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."

"28. Like a city that is broken down and without walls is a man whose spirit is without restraint." (Proverbs 25:26-28, WEB)

KJV (KJV)

"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."

"28. He that hath no rule over his own spirit is like a city that is broken down, and without walls." (Proverbs 25:26-28, KJV)

YLT (YLT)

"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."

"28. A city broken down without walls, [Is] a man without restraint over his spirit!" (Proverbs 25:26-28, YLT)

Setting

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Theological reading

Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added.

Key words

Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap.

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Quoted in

H7307 - ruach

Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the most literal English translations available (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the public domain in the United States, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

ASV (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
YLT (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

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