Matthew Poole Commentary - Proverbs 25:26 - 25:26

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Matthew Poole Commentary - Proverbs 25:26 - 25:26


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Falling down; either,



1. Into sin. So the sense is, When a just man is either allured or terrified into any sinful practice before wicked men, or into any base and servile compliance with their lusts, he who by his excellent counsels was like a fountain or well of life, as his mouth is called, Pro_10:11, sending forth refreshing streams for the benefit of many, is now corrupted and rendered unserviceable. Or rather,



2. Into misery, of which kind of falling this word is constantly used, and never to my remembrance of falling into sin. And so the sense is this, When righteous men are oppressed and devoured by the wicked, the state of that commonwealth is as deplorable, as if the public fountains, from whence all the people fetch their water, were corrupted, and it is a sign that the fountains of justice are poisoned.