Proverbs 25:28
Like a city whose walls are broken through is a person who lacks self-control.
In context
25 Like cold water to a weary soul is good news from a distant land. 26 Like a muddied spring or a polluted well are the righteous who give way to the wicked.
27 It is not good to eat too much honey, nor is it honorable to search out matters that are too deep. 28 Like a city whose walls are broken through is a person who lacks self-control.
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- KJV King James Version
— Proverbs 25:28 in the KJV
He that hath no rule over his own spirit Is like a city that is broken down, and without walls.
- ESV English Standard Version
— Proverbs 25:28 in the ESV
A man without self-control is like a city broken into and left without walls.