28 Like a city whose walls are broken down is a man who does not control his temper.
Focused Passage
Proverbs 25:28
Wisdom Before Kings: Hidden Matters, Fitting Words, Faithful Messengers, Enemies, Restraint, and Self-Control
The chapter moves from the historical introduction and royal wisdom, to humility and restraint before kings, to disputes and fitting speech, to faithful and unfaithful communication, to patience and neighborly limits, to mercy toward enemies, and finally to warnings about slander, quarrels, compromise, excess, and the necessity of self-control.
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Verse 28
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Like a city עִ֣יר H5892 Noun - feminine singular construct whose walls חוֹמָ֑ה H2346 Noun - feminine singular are broken down פְּ֭רוּצָה H6555 Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - feminine singular is a man אִ֝֗ישׁ H376 Noun - masculine singular who אֲשֶׁ֤ר H834 Pronoun - relative . . . אֵ֖ין H369 Adverb does not אֵ֣ין H369 Adverb control מַעְצָ֣ר H4623 Noun - masculine singular his temper לְרוּחֽוֹ׃ H7307 Preposition-l | Noun - common singular construct | third person masculine singular