Proverbs 25:28 (BSB)

Like a city whose walls are broken down is a man who does not control his temper.

From Proverbs 25. Also in the ESV.

Commentary on Proverbs 25:28

• Matthew Henry (Presbyterian), Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary on Proverbs 25:28: Here is, 1. The good character of a wise and virtuous man implied. He is one that has rule over his own spirit; he maintains the government of himself, and of his own appetites and passions, and does not suffer them to rebel against reason and conscience. He has the rule of his own thoughts, his desires, his inclinations, his resentments, and keeps them all in good order. 2.
• Jamieson-Fausset-Brown (Reformed), Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible on Proverbs 25:28: Such are exposed to the incursions of evil thoughts and successful temptations. Next: Proverbs Chapter 26
• Geneva Bible Notes (Reformed), Geneva Bible Study Notes on Proverbs 25:28: He that [hath] no rule over his own spirit [is like] a city [that is] broken down, [and] without walls. (q) And so is in extreme danger.
• Keil & Delitzsch (Lutheran), Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament on Proverbs 25:28: Pro 25:28 This verse, counselling restraint as to the spirit, is connected with the foregoing, which counsels to self-control as to enjoyment: A city broken through, now without walls - A man without self-control over his spirit. A “city broken down” is one whose wall is “broken,” 2Ch 32:5, whether it has met with breaches (פּרצים), or is wholly broken; in the former case also...