Cross References As a city that lieth open and is not compassed with walls, so is a man that cannot refrain his own spirit in speaking. 2 Chronicles 32:5 He built up also with great diligence all the wall that had been broken down, and built towers upon it, and another wall without: and he repaired Mello in the city of David, and made all sorts of arms and shields: Nehemiah 1:3 And they said to me: They that have remained, and are left of the captivity there in the province, are in great affliction, and reproach: and the wall of Jerusalem is broken down, and the gates thereof are burnt with fire. Proverbs 16:32 The patient man is better than the valiant: and he that ruleth his spirit, than he that taketh cities. Treasury of Scripture Knowledge As a city that lieth open and is not compassed with walls, so is a man that cannot refrain his own spirit in speaking. Proverbs 16:32 The patient man is better than the valiant: and he that ruleth his spirit, than he that taketh cities. Proverbs 22:24 Be not a friend to an angry man, and do not walk with a furious man: 1 Samuel 20:30 Then Saul being angry against Jonathan, said to him: Thou son of a woman that is the ravisher of a man, do I not know that thou lovest the son of Isai to thy own confusion, and to the confusion of thy shameless mother? 1 Samuel 25:17 Wherefore consider, and think what thou hast to do: for evil is determined against thy husband, and against thy house, and he is a son of Belial, so that no man can speak to him. Context More Proverbs of Solomon…27As it is not good for a man to eat much honey, so he that is a searcher of majesty shall be overwhelmed by glory. 28As a city that lieth open and is not compassed with walls, so is a man that cannot refrain his own spirit in speaking. Lexicon Like a cityעִ֣יר (‘îr) Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 5892: Excitement whose walls חוֹמָ֑ה (ḥō·w·māh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 2346: A wall of protection are broken down פְּ֭רוּצָה (pə·rū·ṣāh) Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 6555: To break through is a man אִ֝֗ישׁ (’îš) Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 376: A man as an individual, a male person who אֲשֶׁ֤ר (’ă·šer) Pronoun - relative Strong's Hebrew 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that does not אֵ֣ין (’ên) Adverb Strong's Hebrew 369: A non-entity, a negative particle control מַעְצָ֣ר (ma‘·ṣār) Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 4623: Subjectively, control his temper. לְרוּחֽוֹ׃ (lə·rū·ḥōw) Preposition-l | Noun - common singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 7307: Wind, breath, exhalation, life, anger, unsubstantiality, a region of the sky, spirit Additional Translations Like a city whose walls are broken down is a man who does not control his temper.He that has no rule over his own spirit is like a city that is broken down, and without walls. He whose spirit is without restraint Is like a city that is broken down and without walls. As a city whose walls are broken down, and which is unfortified, so is a man who does anything without counsel. He that hath no rule over his own spirit is [as] a city broken down, without walls. He whose spirit is without restraint is like a city that is broken down and hath no wall. He that hath no rule over his own spirit is like a city that is broken down, and without walls. Like a city that is broken down and without walls is a man whose spirit is without restraint. A city broken down without walls, Is a man without restraint over his spirit! Jump to Previous Broken City Control Lacks Restraint Rule Self-Control Spirit Uncontrolled Unwalled Wall WallsJump to Next Broken City Control Lacks Restraint Rule Self-Control Spirit Uncontrolled Unwalled Wall WallsExternal Links Proverbs 25:28 NIVProverbs 25:28 NLT Proverbs 25:28 ESV Proverbs 25:28 NASB Proverbs 25:28 ASV Proverbs 25:28 Bible Apps Proverbs 25:28 Biblia Paralela Proverbs 25:28 Chinese Bible Proverbs 25:28 French Bible Proverbs 25:28 German Bible Alphabetical: a and are broken city control down has his into is lacks Like man no over self-control spirit that walls who whose without OT Poetry: Proverbs 25:28 Like a city that is broken down (Prov. Pro Pr) Bible Study Resources, Dictionary, Concordance and Search Tools |
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