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


In Context

25 As cold waters for a weary soul, So is a good report from a far country.

26 A spring troubled, and a fountain corrupt, Is the righteous falling before the wicked.

27 The eating of much honey is not good, Nor a searching out of one's own honour — honour.

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

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 New International Version of the Holy Bible

25:28Like a city whose walls are broken down is a man who lacks self-control.

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 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.