Parallel Verses
Lexham Expanded Bible
A breached city [where] there is no wall [is like] a man who {has no} self-control for his spirit.
New American Standard Bible
Is a man
King James Version
He that hath no rule over his own spirit is like a city that is broken down, and without walls.
Holman Bible
is like a city whose wall is broken down.
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International Standard Version
Like a city with breached walls is a man without self-control.
A Conservative Version
He whose spirit is without restraint is a city that is broken down and without walls.
American Standard Version
He whose spirit is without restraint Is like a city that is broken down and without walls.
Amplified
Like a city that is broken down and without walls [leaving it unprotected]
Is a man who has no self-control over his spirit [and sets himself up for trouble].
Bible in Basic English
He whose spirit is uncontrolled is like an unwalled town which has been broken into.
Darby Translation
He that hath no rule over his own spirit is as a city broken down, without walls.
Julia Smith Translation
A city being broken down, and not a wall, a man who restrains not to his spirit.
King James 2000
He that has no rule over his own spirit is like a city that is broken down, and without walls.
Modern King James verseion
He who has no rule over his own spirit is like a broken down city without a wall.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
He that can not rule himself, is like a city which is broken down, and hath no walls.
NET Bible
Like a city that is broken down and without a wall, so is a person who cannot control his temper.
New Heart English Bible
Like a city that is broken down and without walls is a man whose spirit is without restraint.
The Emphasized Bible
A city broken down without a wall, is a man who hath no control over his own spirit.
Webster
He that hath no rule over his own spirit is like a city that is broken down, and without walls.
World English Bible
Like a city that is broken down and without walls is a man whose spirit is without restraint.
Youngs Literal Translation
A city broken down without walls, Is a man without restraint over his spirit!
Themes
Anger » Brings its own punishment
Temperance » In speech self-control, duty of » Over the spirit
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Ruwach
Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 25:28
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More Proverbs Of Solomon
27 To eat much honey is not good, nor [is] seeking one's honor honorable. 28 A breached city [where] there is no wall [is like] a man who {has no} self-control for his spirit.
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Cross References
Proverbs 16:32
He who is slow to anger [is] better than him who is mighty, and he who controls his spirit than him who captures a city.
1 Samuel 20:30
Then {Saul became angry} at Jonathan and said to him, "[You] son of a perverse, rebellious woman! Do I not know that you have chosen the son of Jesse to your shame and to the shame of your mother's nakedness?
2 Chronicles 32:5
Then he strengthened himself and built up all the walls that were broken down, and raised towers upon [them] and another wall {outside}. And he strengthened the Millo of the city of David and made much weaponry and small shields.
Nehemiah 1:3
They replied to me, "The survivors in the province who have survived the captivity are in great trouble and disgrace. The wall of Jerusalem is broken down, and its gates have been burned in the fire."
Proverbs 22:24
Do not befriend an owner of {anger}, and with a man of wrath you shall not associate;
1 Samuel 25:17
And so then, know and {consider} what you should do, for evil has been decided against our master and against all his household, and he [is such] {a wicked man}, {nobody can reason with him}!"