Proverbs 25:28
“Hee that hath no rule ouer his owne spirit, is like a citie that is broken downe, and without walles.”
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Proverbs 25:28 Context
26A righteous man falling downe before the wicked, is as a troubled fountaine, aud a corrupt spring. 27It is not good to eat much hony: so for men to search their owne glory, is not glory. 28Hee that hath no rule ouer his owne spirit, is like a citie that is broken downe, and without walles.
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He that [hath] no rule over his own spirit [is like] a city [that is] broken down, [and] without walls.
- King James Version
{Like} a city that is broken into {and} without walls Is a man who has no control over his spirit.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
He whose spirit is without restraint Is `like' a city that is broken down and without walls.
- American Standard Version (1901)
He whose spirit is uncontrolled is like an unwalled town which has been broken into.
- Basic English Bible
He that hath no rule over his own spirit is [as] a city broken down, without walls.
- Darby Bible
He that hath no rule over his own spirit is like a city that is broken down, and without walls.
- Webster's Bible
Like a city that is broken down and without walls is a man whose spirit is without restraint.
- World English Bible
A city broken down without walls, [Is] a man without restraint over his spirit!
- Youngs Literal Bible
Like a city broken down and without a wall, so is he whose spirit is without restraint.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible