Proverbs 25:28

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

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All Translations

BBE BBE

He whose spirit is uncontrolled is like an unwalled town which has been broken into.

DBY DBY

He that hath no rule over his own spirit is [as] a city broken down, without walls.

KJV King James Version

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

WBT WBT

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

WEB WEB

Like a city that is broken down and without walls Is a man whose spirit is without restraint.

YLT YLT

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