Verse Comparison: Proverbs 25:28
American Standard Version
He whose spirit is without restraint Is `like' a city that is broken down and without walls.
Amplified® Bible
He who has no rule over his own spirit is like a city that is broken down and without walls.
Contemporary English Version
Losing self-control leaves you as helpless as a city without a wall.
Darby English Version
He that hath no rule over his own spirit is [as] a city broken down, without walls.
Good News Bible
If you cannot control your anger, you are as helpless as a city without walls, open to attack.
King James Version
He that hath no rule over his own spirit is like a city that is broken down, and without walls.
New American Standard Bible
{Like} a city that is broken into {and} without walls Is a man who has no control over his spirit.
New International Version
Like a city whose walls are broken down
is a man who lacks self-control.
New King James Version
Whoever has no rule over his own spirit
Is like a city broken down, without walls.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
A man who has no control over his spirit resembles a city that an enemy has broken into and has destroyed the walls.
Revised Standard Version
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!