28Like a city whose walls are broken down is a man who lacks self-control.


In Context

25 Like cold water to a weary soul is good news from a distant land.

26 Like a muddied spring or a polluted well is a righteous man who gives way to the wicked.

27 It is not good to eat too much honey, nor is it honorable to seek one's own honor.

28 Like a city whose walls are broken down is a man who lacks self-control.

Proverbs 25:28 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

25:28He that [hath] no rule over his own spirit [is like] a city [that is] broken down, [and] without walls.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

25:28As a city that lieth open and is not compassed with walls, so is a man that cannot refrain his own spirit in speaking.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

25:28He whose spirit is without restraint Is like a city that is broken down and without walls.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

25:28He that hath no rule over his own spirit is as a city broken down, without walls.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

25:28He whose spirit is without restraint is like a city that is broken down and hath no wall.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

25:28He that hath no rule over his own spirit is like a city that is broken down, and without walls.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

25:28Like a city that is broken down and without walls is a man whose spirit is without restraint.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

25:28A city broken down without walls, Is a man without restraint over his spirit!

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

25:28He that has no rule over his own spirit is like a city that is broken down, and without walls.