Lectionary Calendar
Saturday, May 3rd, 2025
the Second Week after Easter
the Second Week after Easter
video advertismenet
advertisement
advertisement
advertisement
Attention!
For 10¢ a day you can enjoy StudyLight.org ads
free while helping to build churches and support pastors in Uganda.
Click here to learn more!
free while helping to build churches and support pastors in Uganda.
Click here to learn more!
Read the Bible
New Living Translation
Proverbs 25:28
A person without self-control is like a city with broken-down walls.
Jump to:Bible Study Tools • Parallel Bible Verse • Bible Contextual Overview • Bible Cross-References • Gill's Bible Notes
Bible Study Resources
Concordances:
- Nave'sDictionaries:
- AmericanEncyclopedias:
- InternationalParallel Translations
Christian Standard Bible®
A person who does not control his temperis like a city whose wall is broken down.
A person who does not control his temperis like a city whose wall is broken down.
Hebrew Names Version
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 walls Is a man whose spirit is without restraint.
King James Version
He that hath no rule over his own spirit is like a city that is broken down, and without walls.
He that hath no rule over his own spirit is like a city that is broken down, and without walls.
English Standard Version
A man without self-control is like a city broken into and left without walls.
A man without self-control is like a city broken into and left without walls.
New American Standard Bible
Like a city that is broken into and without walls So is a person who has no self-control over his spirit.
Like a city that is broken into and without walls So is a person who has no self-control over his spirit.
New Century Version
Those who do not control themselves are like a city whose walls are broken down.
Those who do not control themselves are like a city whose walls are broken down.
Amplified Bible
Like a city that is broken down and without walls [leaving it unprotected] Is a man who has no self-control over his spirit [and sets himself up for trouble].
Like a city that is broken down and without walls [leaving it unprotected] Is a man who has no self-control over his spirit [and sets himself up for trouble].
World English Bible
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 walls Is a man whose spirit is without restraint.
Geneva Bible (1587)
A man that refraineth not his appetite, is like a citie which is broken downe and without walles.
A man that refraineth not his appetite, is like a citie which is broken downe and without walles.
Legacy Standard Bible
Like a city that is broken into and without a wallIs a man without restraint over his spirit.
Like a city that is broken into and without a wallIs a man without restraint over his spirit.
Berean Standard Bible
Like a city whose walls are broken down is a man who does not control his temper.
Like a city whose walls are broken down is a man who does not control his temper.
Contemporary English Version
Losing self-control leaves you as helpless as a city without a wall.
Losing self-control leaves you as helpless as a city without a wall.
Complete Jewish Bible
Like a city breached, without walls, is a person who lacks self-control.
Like a city breached, without walls, is a person who lacks self-control.
Darby Translation
He that hath no rule over his own spirit is [as] a city broken down, without walls.
He that hath no rule over his own spirit is [as] a city broken down, without walls.
Easy-to-Read Version
People who cannot control themselves are like cities without walls to protect them.
People who cannot control themselves are like cities without walls to protect them.
George Lamsa Translation
Like a breached city that has no wall, so is a man who is impatient.
Like a breached city that has no wall, so is a man who is impatient.
Good News Translation
If you cannot control your anger, you are as helpless as a city without walls, open to attack.
If you cannot control your anger, you are as helpless as a city without walls, open to attack.
Lexham English Bible
A breached city where there is no wall is like a man who has no self-control for his spirit.
A breached city where there is no wall is like a man who has no self-control for his spirit.
Literal Translation
A man to whom there is no control to his spirit is like a broken down city without a wall.
A man to whom there is no control to his spirit is like a broken down city without a wall.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
He that can not rule himself, is like a cite, which is broken downe, and hath no walles.
He that can not rule himself, is like a cite, which is broken downe, and hath no walles.
American Standard Version
He whose spirit is without restraint Is like a city that is broken down and without walls.
He whose spirit is without restraint Is like a city that is broken down and without walls.
Bible in Basic English
He whose spirit is uncontrolled is like an unwalled town which has been broken into.
He whose spirit is uncontrolled is like an unwalled town which has been broken into.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
Like a city broken down and without a wall, so is he whose spirit is without restraint.
Like a city broken down and without a wall, so is he whose spirit is without restraint.
King James Version (1611)
Hee that hath no rule ouer his owne spirit, is like a citie that is broken downe, and without walles.
Hee that hath no rule ouer his owne spirit, is like a citie that is broken downe, and without walles.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
He that can not rule him selfe, is like a citie whiche is broken downe and hath no walles.
He that can not rule him selfe, is like a citie whiche is broken downe and hath no walles.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And the eft, which supports itself by its hands, and is easily taken, dwells in the fortresses of kings.
And the eft, which supports itself by its hands, and is easily taken, dwells in the fortresses of kings.
English Revised Version
He whose spirit is without restraint is like a city that is broken down and hath no wall.
He whose spirit is without restraint is like a city that is broken down and hath no wall.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
As a citee opyn, and with out cumpas of wallis; so is a man that mai not refreyne his spirit in speking.
As a citee opyn, and with out cumpas of wallis; so is a man that mai not refreyne his spirit in speking.
Update Bible Version
He whose spirit is without restraint Is [like] a city that is broken down and without walls.
He whose spirit is without restraint Is [like] a city that is broken down and without walls.
Webster's Bible Translation
He that [hath] no rule over his own spirit [is like] a city [that is] broken down, [and] without walls.
He that [hath] no rule over his own spirit [is like] a city [that is] broken down, [and] without walls.
New English Translation
Like a city that is broken down and without a wall, so is a person who cannot control his temper.
Like a city that is broken down and without a wall, so is a person who cannot control his temper.
New King James Version
Whoever has no rule over his own spirit Is like a city broken down, without walls.
Whoever has no rule over his own spirit Is like a city broken down, without walls.
New Life Bible
A man who cannot rule his own spirit is like a city whose walls are broken down.
A man who cannot rule his own spirit is like a city whose walls are broken down.
New Revised Standard
Like a city breached, without walls, is one who lacks self-control.
Like a city breached, without walls, is one who lacks self-control.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
A city broken down without a wall, is a man who hath no control over his own spirit.
A city broken down without a wall, is a man who hath no control over his own spirit.
Douay-Rheims Bible
As a city that lieth open and is not compassed with walls, so is a man that cannot refrain his own spirit in speaking.
As a city that lieth open and is not compassed with walls, so is a man that cannot refrain his own spirit in speaking.
Revised Standard Version
A man without self-control is like a city broken into and left without walls.
A man without self-control is like a city broken into and left without walls.
Young's Literal Translation
A city broken down without walls, [Is] a man without restraint over his spirit!
A city broken down without walls, [Is] a man without restraint over his spirit!
THE MESSAGE
A person without self-control is like a house with its doors and windows knocked out.
A person without self-control is like a house with its doors and windows knocked out.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Like a city that is broken into and without walls Is a man who has no control over his spirit.
Like a city that is broken into and without walls Is a man who has no control over his spirit.
Contextual Overview
28 A person without self-control is like a city with broken-down walls.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Proverbs 16:32, Proverbs 22:24, 1 Samuel 20:30, 1 Samuel 25:17
Reciprocal: Proverbs 12:16 - fool's Proverbs 14:29 - but Proverbs 19:19 - man James 1:19 - slow to wrath
Cross-References
Genesis 25:6
But before he died, he gave gifts to the sons of his concubines and sent them off to a land in the east, away from Isaac.
But before he died, he gave gifts to the sons of his concubines and sent them off to a land in the east, away from Isaac.
Genesis 25:7
Abraham lived for 175 years,
Abraham lived for 175 years,
Genesis 27:4
Prepare my favorite dish, and bring it here for me to eat. Then I will pronounce the blessing that belongs to you, my firstborn son, before I die."
Prepare my favorite dish, and bring it here for me to eat. Then I will pronounce the blessing that belongs to you, my firstborn son, before I die."
Genesis 27:9
Go out to the flocks, and bring me two fine young goats. I'll use them to prepare your father's favorite dish.
Go out to the flocks, and bring me two fine young goats. I'll use them to prepare your father's favorite dish.
Genesis 27:19
Jacob replied, "It's Esau, your firstborn son. I've done as you told me. Here is the wild game. Now sit up and eat it so you can give me your blessing."
Jacob replied, "It's Esau, your firstborn son. I've done as you told me. Here is the wild game. Now sit up and eat it so you can give me your blessing."
Genesis 27:25
Then Isaac said, "Now, my son, bring me the wild game. Let me eat it, and then I will give you my blessing." So Jacob took the food to his father, and Isaac ate it. He also drank the wine that Jacob served him.
Then Isaac said, "Now, my son, bring me the wild game. Let me eat it, and then I will give you my blessing." So Jacob took the food to his father, and Isaac ate it. He also drank the wine that Jacob served him.
Genesis 27:31
Esau prepared a delicious meal and brought it to his father. Then he said, "Sit up, my father, and eat my wild game so you can give me your blessing."
Esau prepared a delicious meal and brought it to his father. Then he said, "Sit up, my father, and eat my wild game so you can give me your blessing."
Gill's Notes on the Bible
He that [hath] no rule over his own spirit,.... His affections and passions, puts no restraint, unto them, as the word signifies; no guard against them, no fence about them, to curb his curiosity, to check his pride and vanity, to restrain his wrath and anger and revenge, and keep within due bounds his ambition and itch of vainglory;
[is like] a city that broken down [and] without walls; into which the may go with pleasure, and which is exposed to the rapine and violence of everyone; and so a man that has no command of himself and passions, but gives the reins to them, is exposed to the enemy of souls, Satan and is liable to every sin, snare and temptation.
