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Proverbs 25:28
A man that refraineth not his appetite, is like a citie which is broken downe and without walles.
Proverbs 25:28 · Geneva Bible
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Proverbs 25:28 in other translations
He that hath no rule over his own spirit is like a city that is broken down, and without walls.
Like a city whose walls are broken down is a man who does not control his temper.
Like a city that is broken down and without walls is a man whose spirit is without restraint.
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In context
25 As are the colde waters to a weary soule, so is good newes from a farre countery.
26 A righteous man falling downe before the wicked, is like a troubled well, and a corrupt spring.
27 It is not good to eate much hony: so to search their owne glory is not glory.
28 A man that refraineth not his appetite, is like a citie which is broken downe and without walles.
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