Proverbs 25:28 — Compare Translations
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English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young
A city broken down without walls, [Is] a man without restraint over his spirit!
English ASV
He whose spirit is without restraint Is like a city that is broken down and without walls.
English Amplified
He who has no rule over his own spirit is like a city that is broken down and without walls. [Prov. 16:32.]
English Amplified Classic Bible 1987
He who has no rule over his own spirit is like a city that is broken down and without walls. [Prov. 16:32.]
English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025
Like a city whose walls are broken down is a man who does not control his temper.
English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible
A person who does not control his temper is like a city whose wall is broken down.
English Darby 1890 : Public Domain
He that hath no rule over his own spirit is [as] a city broken down, without walls.
English EASY 2024
Somebody who cannot control his anger is in danger. He is like a city that no longer has a strong wall round it.
English ERV 2006 - Only For Website
People who cannot control themselves are like cities without walls to protect them.
English ESV 2016 == The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles
A man without self-control is like a city broken into and left without walls.
English GNT (Good News Translation)
If you cannot control your anger, you are as helpless as a city without walls, open to attack.
English God's Word - GW 1995
{Like} a city broken into {and} left without a wall, {so} is a person who lacks self-control.
English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website
A man who does not control his temper is like a city whose wall is broken down.
English KJV 1611
He that hath no rule over his own spirit is like a city that is broken down, and without walls.
English LSB
Like a city that is broken into and without a wall Is a man without restraint over his spirit.
English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)
He who has no rule over his own spirit is like a city that is broken down and without walls.
English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)
Like a city that is broken into and without walls Is a man who has no control over his spirit.
English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website
Like an open city with no defenses is the man with no check on his feelings.
English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)
Like a city that is broken down and without a wall, so is a person who cannot control his temper.
English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website
A man who can't control himself is like a city whose walls are broken down.
English NIV
Like a city whose walls are broken down is a man who lacks self-control.
English NKJ 1982
Whoever has no rule over his own spirit Is like a city broken down, without walls.
English NLT
A person without self-control is as defenseless as a city with broken-down walls.
English NRSV 1989 - Only for website
Like a city breached, without walls, is one who lacks self-control.
English Passion Translation Bible 2020
If you live without restraint and are unable to control your temper, you’re as helpless as a city with broken-down defenses, open to attack.
English RSV (Revised Standard Version)
A man without self-control is like a city broken into and left without walls.
English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)
A man without self-control is as defenseless as a city with broken-down walls.
English Tyndale 1537
He that can not rule himself, is like a city which is broken down, and hath no walls.