Catholic Public Domain Version
"Just like a city lying in the open and without surrounding walls, so also is a man who is unable to restrain his own spirit in speaking. "
— Proverbs 25:28, Catholic Public Domain Version
“He that hath no rule over his own spirit is like a city that is broken down, and without walls. ”
“He whose spirit is without restraint Islikea city that is broken down and without walls. ”
“Like a city that is broken down and without walls is a man whose spirit is without restraint.”
“Like a city that is broken down and without a wall, so is a person who cannot control his temper.”
“As a city that lieth open and is not compassed with walls, so is a man that cannot refrain his own spirit in speaking. ”
“He whose spirit is uncontrolled is like an unwalled town which has been broken into.”
“He that hath no rule over his own spirit is like a city that is broken down, and without walls. ”
Like cold water to a thirsty soul, so too are good reports from a far away land.
The just falling down before the impious is like a fountain stirred up by feet and like a corrupted spring.
Just as whoever eats too much honey, it is not good for him, so also whoever is an investigator of what is majestic will be overwhelmed by glory.
Just like a city lying in the open and without surrounding walls, so also is a man who is unable to restrain his own spirit in speaking.