NET Bible
"Like a city that is broken down and without a wall, so is a person who cannot control his temper."
— Proverbs 25:28, NET Bible
“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.”
“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 weary person, so is good news from a distant land.
Like a muddied spring and a polluted well, so is a righteous person who gives way before the wicked.
It is not good to eat too much honey, nor is it honorable for people to seek their own glory.
Like a city that is broken down and without a wall, so is a person who cannot control his temper.