Like a muddied spring or a polluted well is a righteous man who gives way to the wicked. Cross References Ezekiel 32:2 "Son of man, take up a lament for Pharaoh king of Egypt and say to him: 'You are like a lion among the nations; you are like a monster in the seas. You thrash about in your rivers, churning up the waters with your feet and muddying the streams.' Ezekiel 34:18 Is it not enough for you to feed on the good pasture? Must you also trample the rest of the pasture with your feet? Is it not enough for you to drink the clear waters? Must you also muddy the rest with your feet? Ezekiel 34:19 Why must My flock feed on what your feet have trampled, and drink what your feet have muddied?' Treasury of Scripture A righteous man falling down before the wicked is as a troubled fountain, and a corrupt spring. Genesis 4:8 1 Samuel 22:14-18 2 Chronicles 24:21,22 |