Proverbs 25:28 - Easy To Read Version A person that can’t control himself is like a city without walls to protect it. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 He that hath no rule over his own spirit Is like a city that is broken down, and without walls. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition He who has no rule over his own spirit is like a city that is broken down and without walls. [Prov. 16:32.] American Standard Version (1901) He whose spirit is without restraint Is like a city that is broken down and without walls. Common English Bible A person without self-control is like a breached city, one with no walls. Catholic Public Domain Version Just like a city lying in the open and without surrounding walls, so also is a man who is unable to restrain his own spirit in speaking. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version As a city that lieth open and is not compassed with walls, so is a man that cannot refrain his own spirit in speaking. |
Hezekiah made Jerusalem stronger. This is how he did it: He built again all the parts of the wall that were broken down. He built towers on the wall. He also built another wall outside the first wall. He built again the strong places on the east side of the old part of Jerusalem. He made many weapons and shields.
Hanani and the men with him said, “Nehemiah, those Jews that escaped captivity and are in the land of Judah are in much trouble. Those people are having many problems and are full of shame. Why? Because the wall of Jerusalem is broken down, and its gates have been burned with fire.”
It is better to be patient than to be a strong soldier. It is better to control your anger than to take control over a whole city.
Teach your son and punish him when he is wrong. That is the only hope. If you refuse to do this, then you are helping him destroy himself.
A person with a short temper must pay the price. The more you get him out of trouble, the worse he becomes.
Don’t be friends with a person who becomes angry easily. Don’t go near a person who becomes mad fast.
Saul was very angry with Jonathan. He said to Jonathan, “You are the son of a slave woman who refuses to obey. {And you are just like her.} I know you are on David’s side! You bring shame to yourself and to your mother.
Now think about it and decide what you can do. Nabal was foolish to say the things he did! Terrible trouble is coming to our master (Nabal) and all his family.”