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proverbs_25:28

Proverbs 25:28

Hebrew
עִ֣יר פְּ֭רוּצָה אֵ֣ין חוֹמָ֑ה אִ֝֗ישׁ אֲשֶׁ֤ר אֵ֖ין מַעְצָ֣ר לְרוּחֽוֹplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigרוּחַ

hebrew

Meaning:

* Wind * Breath * Spirit

Noun. Occurs about 380 times in the Old Testament.

Though usually feminine, רוּחַ sometimes takes masculine verbs and adjectives, especially when referring to the Spirit of God (רוּחַ יְהוָה).Exodus 10:13Genesis 6:17Genesis 41:8Proverbs 16:32Ecclesiastes 12:7Genesis 1:2Judges 3:10Ezekiel 36:27Genesis 2:7John 3:8Genesis 1:2Genesis 8:1
ESV
A man without self-control is like a city broken into and left without walls.
NIV
Like a city whose walls are broken down is a man who lacks self-control.
NLT
A person without self-control is like a city with broken-down walls.
LXX
KJV
He that hath no rule over his own spirit is like a city that is broken down, and without walls.

Proverbs 25:27 ← Proverbs 25:28 → Proverbs 26:1

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