Parallel Verses
NET Bible
Like a city that is broken down and without a wall, so is a person who cannot control his temper.
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.
Lexham Expanded Bible
A breached city [where] there is no wall [is like] a man who {has no} self-control for his spirit.
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.
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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Context Readings
More Proverbs Of Solomon
27 It is not good to eat too much honey, nor is it honorable for people to seek their own glory. 28 Like a city that is broken down and without a wall, so is a person who cannot control his temper.
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Proverbs 16:32
Better to be slow to anger than to be a mighty warrior, and one who controls his temper is better than one who captures a city.
1 Samuel 20:30
Saul became angry with Jonathan and said to him, "You stupid traitor! Don't I realize that to your own disgrace and to the disgrace of your mother's nakedness you have chosen this son of Jesse?
2 Chronicles 32:5
Hezekiah energetically rebuilt every broken wall. He erected towers and an outer wall, and fortified the terrace of the City of David. He made many weapons and shields.
Nehemiah 1:3
They said to me, "The remnant that remains from the exile there in the province are experiencing considerable adversity and reproach. The wall of Jerusalem lies breached, and its gates have been burned down!"
Proverbs 22:24
Do not make friends with an angry person, and do not associate with a wrathful person,
1 Samuel 25:17
Now be aware of this, and see what you can do. For disaster has been planned for our lord and his entire household. He is such a wicked person that no one tells him anything!"