Proverbs 25:26

A troubled fountain, and a defiled well, is a righteous man that giveth way before the wicked.

Genesis 4:8

And Cain spoke to Abel his brother, and it came to pass when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother, and slew him.

1 Samuel 22:14-18

And Ahimelech answered the king and said, And who is so faithful among all thy servants as David, who is the king's son-in-law, and has access to thy secret council, and is honourable in thy house?

2 Chronicles 24:21-22

And they conspired against him, and stoned him with stones at the command of the king in the court of the house of Jehovah.

Ezekiel 32:2

Son of man, take up a lamentation for Pharaoh king of Egypt, and say unto him, Thou wast like a young lion among the nations, and thou wast as a monster in the seas; and thou didst break forth in thy rivers, and troubledst the waters with thy feet, and fouledst their rivers.

Ezekiel 34:18-19

Is it too small a thing unto you to have eaten up the good pastures, but ye must tread down with your feet the rest of your pastures; and to have drunk of the settled waters, but ye must foul the rest with your feet?

Matthew 23:34-37

Therefore, behold, I send unto you prophets, and wise men, and scribes; and some of them ye will kill and crucify, and some of them ye will scourge in your synagogues, and will persecute from city to city;

Matthew 26:69-74

But Peter sat without in the palace-court; and a maid came to him, saying, And thou wast with Jesus the Galilaean.

Acts 7:52

Which of the prophets have not your fathers persecuted? and they have slain those who announced beforehand concerning the coming of the Just One, of whom ye have now become deliverers up and murderers!

1 Thessalonians 2:15

who have both slain the Lord Jesus and the prophets, and have driven us out by persecution, and do not please God, and are against all men,

Revelation 17:6

And I saw the woman drunk with the blood of the saints, and with the blood of the witnesses of Jesus. And I wondered, seeing her, with great wonder.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

A righteous man falling down before the wicked is as a troubled fountain, and a corrupt spring.

Bible References

General references

Genesis 4:8
And Cain spoke to Abel his brother, and it came to pass when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother, and slew him.
1 Samuel 22:14
And Ahimelech answered the king and said, And who is so faithful among all thy servants as David, who is the king's son-in-law, and has access to thy secret council, and is honourable in thy house?
2 Chronicles 24:21
And they conspired against him, and stoned him with stones at the command of the king in the court of the house of Jehovah.
Matthew 23:34
Therefore, behold, I send unto you prophets, and wise men, and scribes; and some of them ye will kill and crucify, and some of them ye will scourge in your synagogues, and will persecute from city to city;
Matthew 26:69
But Peter sat without in the palace-court; and a maid came to him, saying, And thou wast with Jesus the Galilaean.
Acts 7:52
Which of the prophets have not your fathers persecuted? and they have slain those who announced beforehand concerning the coming of the Just One, of whom ye have now become deliverers up and murderers!
1 Thessalonians 2:15
who have both slain the Lord Jesus and the prophets, and have driven us out by persecution, and do not please God, and are against all men,
Revelation 17:6
And I saw the woman drunk with the blood of the saints, and with the blood of the witnesses of Jesus. And I wondered, seeing her, with great wonder.