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Proverbs 25:28

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28A man swithout self-control

is like ta city broken into and left without walls.

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Cross references

  1. s[ch. 16:32]
  2. t[2 Chr. 32:5; 36:19; Neh. 1:3]

In other versions

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Like a city whose walls are broken through

is a person who lacks self-control.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

A person who does not control his temper

is like a city whose wall is broken down.

NLTNew Living Translation

A person without self-control

is like a city with broken-down walls.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

A breached city where there is no wall

is like a man who has no self-control for his spirit.

KJV 1900King James Version

He that hath no rule over his own spirit

Is like a city that is broken down, and without walls.