28Like 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 cityעִ֣ירH5892Noun - feminine singular constructwhose wallsחוֹמָ֑הH2346Noun - feminine singularare broken downפְּ֭רוּצָהH6555Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - feminine singularis a manאִ֝֗ישׁH376Noun - masculine singularwhoאֲשֶׁ֤רH834Pronoun - relative. . .אֵ֖יןH369Adverbdoes notאֵ֣יןH369Adverbcontrolמַעְצָ֣רH4623Noun - masculine singularhis temperלְרוּחֽוֹ׃H7307Preposition-l | Noun - common singular construct | third person masculine singular