Parallel Verses
Holman Bible
is like a city whose wall is broken down.
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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.
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.
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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Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 25:28
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More Proverbs Of Solomon
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or to seek glory after glory.
is like a city whose wall is broken down.
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Cross References
Proverbs 16:32
and controlling one’s temper,
1 Samuel 20:30
Then Saul became angry with Jonathan and shouted, “You son of a perverse and rebellious woman! Don’t I know that you are siding with Jesse’s son to your own shame and to the disgrace of your mother?
2 Chronicles 32:5
Then Hezekiah strengthened his position by rebuilding the entire broken-down wall
Nehemiah 1:3
They said to me, “The remnant in the province,
Proverbs 22:24
and don’t be a companion of a hot-tempered man,
1 Samuel 25:17
Now consider carefully what you must do, because there is certain to be trouble for our master and his entire family. He is such a worthless fool nobody can talk to him!”