He that hath no rule over his own spirit is like a city that is broken down, and without walls.
KJV
Parallel translations
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Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
He whose spirit is without restraint Islikea city that is broken down and without walls.
WEB
Like a city whose walls are broken down is a man who does not control his temper.
YLT
A city broken down without walls, Is a man without restraint over his spirit!
DBT
He that hath no rule over his own spirit is [as] a city broken down, without walls.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old TestamentProverbs — Gnomic wisdom — sayings, instructions, and the binary of wisdom vs. folly. Fear of the LORD as the integrative theme; the virtuous woman of Prov 31 as the book's closing portrait of wisdom embodied.
- Author
- Solomon principally (1:1; chs 10–22:16 and 25–29 explicitly); Agur (ch 30); Lemuel's mother (ch 31:1–9); editorial compilation by Hezekiah's men (25:1).
- Date
- Solomon's reign c. 970–930 BC; Hezekiah's editorial layer c. 715–687 BC.