Verse of the Day

Tuesday, October 29, 2024

Proverbs 25:28 NIV

Like a city whose walls are broken down is a man who lacks self-control.

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Translations of Today's Verse

King James Version

He that hath no rule over his own spirit is like a city that is broken down, and without walls.

English Standard Version

A man without self-control is like a city broken into and left without walls.

The Message

A person without self-control is like a house with its doors and windows knocked out.

New King James Version

Whoever has no rule over his own spirit Is like a city broken down, without walls.

New Living Translation

A person without self-control is as defenseless as a city with broken-down walls.

Commentary on Today's Verse

Commentary on Proverbs 25:28

(Read Proverbs 25:28)

The man who has no command over his anger, is easily robbed of peace. Let us give up ourselves to the Lord, and pray him to put his Spirit within us, and cause us to walk in his statutes.


Proverbs 25:28 In-Context

26 Like a muddied spring or a polluted well are the righteous who give way to the wicked.

27 It is not good to eat too much honey, nor is it honorable to search out matters that are too deep.

28 Like a city whose walls are broken through is a person who lacks self-control.


This Week's Daily Bible Verses

Monday, October 28

1 Peter 3:15

But in your hearts set apart Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. But do this with gentleness and respect.

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Sunday, October 27

Isaiah 45:5-6

"I am the LORD, and there is no other; apart from me there is no God. I will strengthen you, though you have not acknowledged me, so that from the rising of the sun to the place of its setting men may know there is none besides me. I am the LORD, and there is no other."

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Saturday, October 26

Isaiah 40:28-31

Do you not know? Have you not heard? The LORD is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He will not grow tired or weary, and his understanding no one can fathom. He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak. Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall; but those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.

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Friday, October 25

1 Corinthians 3:16

Don't you know that you yourselves are God's temple and that God's Spirit lives in you?

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Thursday, October 24

Isaiah 26:8-9

Yes, LORD, walking in the way of your laws, we wait for you; your name and renown are the desire of our hearts. My soul yearns for you in the night; in the morning my spirit longs for you. When your judgments come upon the earth, the people of the world learn righteousness.

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Wednesday, October 23

Romans 2:5-6

But because of your stubbornness and your unrepentant heart, you are storing up wrath against yourself for the day of God's wrath, when his righteous judgment will be revealed. God "will give to each person according to what he has done."

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Tuesday, October 22

Proverbs 5:22-23

The evil deeds of a wicked man ensnare him; the cords of his sin hold him fast. He will die for lack of discipline, led astray by his own great folly.

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