Proverbs 25:28

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

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 16:32 : 32 Better a patient person than a warrior, one with self-control than one who takes a city.
  • 1 Sam 20:30 : 30 Saul’s anger flared up at Jonathan, and he said to him, 'You son of a perverse and rebellious woman! Don’t I know that you have sided with the son of Jesse to your own shame and to the shame of your mother’s nakedness?'
  • 2 Chr 32:5 : 5 Hezekiah took courage and rebuilt all the broken sections of the wall. He built towers on it and constructed another wall outside it. He strengthened the Millo in the City of David and made plenty of weapons and shields.
  • Neh 1:3 : 3 They said to me, 'Those who survived the exile and are back in the province are in great trouble and disgrace. The wall of Jerusalem is broken down, and its gates have been burned with fire.'
  • 1 Sam 25:17 : 17 Now consider and see what you should do, for disaster is certain for our master and his entire household. He is such a worthless man that no one can speak to him.
  • Prov 22:24 : 24 Do not make friends with a hot-tempered person, and do not associate with one easily angered.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 16:32
    77%

    32Better a patient person than a warrior, one with self-control than one who takes a city.

  • Prov 21:22-23
    2 verses
    72%

    22A wise person ascends the city of warriors and brings down the fortress in which they trust.

    23Whoever guards their mouth and tongue keeps themselves from troubles.

  • Prov 14:28-29
    2 verses
    72%

    28A large population is a king's glory, but without subjects, a ruler is ruined.

    29Whoever is patient shows great understanding, but a quick-tempered person promotes folly.

  • Prov 18:14
    71%

    14A person's spirit sustains him in sickness, but a crushed spirit who can bear?

  • Prov 25:26-27
    2 verses
    71%

    26Like a muddied spring or a polluted fountain is a righteous person who gives way before the wicked.

    27It is not good to eat too much honey, nor is it honorable to seek one’s own glory.

  • Prov 29:1
    70%

    1A man who is often corrected but stubbornly stiffens his neck will be suddenly broken beyond healing.

  • Prov 6:7
    70%

    7She has no commander, no overseer or ruler,

  • Prov 18:11-12
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    70%

    11The wealth of the rich is like their fortified city; they imagine it is a wall too high to scale.

    12Before destruction, the heart of a person is proud, but humility comes before honor.

  • Prov 17:27
    69%

    27The one who holds back his words has knowledge, and the one who is calm in spirit is a person of understanding.

  • Prov 16:18
    69%

    18Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.

  • Prov 29:22-23
    2 verses
    69%

    22An angry man stirs up strife, and a hot-tempered man commits many transgressions.

    23A man's pride will bring him low, but a humble spirit will obtain honor.

  • Isa 24:10
    68%

    10The city of chaos is shattered; every house is shut up so no one may enter.

  • Eccl 10:4
    68%

    4If the anger of a ruler rises against you, do not abandon your post, for calmness can lay great offenses to rest.

  • Prov 11:29
    68%

    29Whoever troubles his own household will inherit the wind, and the fool will be a servant to the wise of heart.

  • Hab 2:5
    68%

    5Indeed, because wine betrays, and an arrogant man is restless, enlarging his appetite like Sheol and never satisfied, he gathers all the nations to himself and collects all peoples as his own.

  • Prov 19:2-3
    2 verses
    68%

    2Enthusiasm without knowledge is not good, and one who hurries makes wrong choices.

    3A man’s foolishness twists his way, and his heart rages against the LORD.

  • Gal 5:23
    68%

    23gentleness, and self-control. Against such things there is no law.

  • Eccl 8:8
    67%

    8No one has power over the wind to restrain it, and no one has power over the day of death. No one is discharged in the time of war, and wickedness will not save those who practice it.

  • Prov 20:1-2
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    67%

    1Wine is a mocker, strong drink is a brawler, and whoever is led astray by them is not wise.

    2The roar of a king is like the growl of a young lion; whoever provokes him to anger risks his life.

  • Job 12:25
    67%

    25They grope in the darkness without light; He makes them stagger like a drunkard.

  • Prov 11:12
    67%

    12Whoever belittles his neighbor lacks sense, but a man of understanding remains silent.

  • Prov 28:26
    67%

    26Whoever trusts in his own heart is a fool, but the one who walks in wisdom will be delivered.

  • Prov 24:31
    67%

    31Thorns had grown all over it, the ground was covered with nettles, and its stone wall was broken down.

  • 1 Tim 3:5
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    5(For if someone does not know how to manage his own household, how will he take care of God’s church?)

  • Prov 26:18
    67%

    18Like a madman who shoots fiery arrows, arrows, and death,

  • Prov 29:11
    67%

    11A fool vents all his anger, but a wise man calmly holds it back.

  • Prov 14:17
    66%

    17A quick-tempered person does foolish things, and one who devises evil is hated.

  • Eccl 9:14
    66%

    14There was a small city with a few men in it, and a great king came against it, surrounded it, and built large siegeworks around it.

  • Prov 28:15-16
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    66%

    15Like a roaring lion or a charging bear is a wicked ruler over helpless people.

    16A ruler lacking understanding is abundant in extortions, but one who hates unjust gain will prolong his days.

  • Prov 25:15
    66%

    15With patience a ruler may be persuaded, and a gentle tongue can break a bone.

  • Eccl 10:15
    66%

    15The work of fools wearies them because they do not even know how to go to the city.

  • Job 12:14
    66%

    14"What He tears down cannot be rebuilt; the man He imprisons cannot be set free."

  • Prov 29:9
    66%

    9When a wise man contends with a foolish man, whether he rages or laughs, there is no peace.

  • Ps 107:27
    66%

    27They reeled and staggered like drunkards, and all their skill was useless.

  • Eccl 7:9
    66%

    9Do not be quickly provoked in your spirit, for anger resides in the lap of fools.

  • Job 15:28
    66%

    28he will dwell in desolated cities, in houses no one inhabits, destined to become ruins.

  • Nah 2:5
    66%

    5The chariots race wildly through the streets; they rush back and forth in the squares. Their appearance is like torches, and they dart about like lightning.

  • Prov 17:20
    66%

    20A crooked heart will not find good, and the one with a deceitful tongue will fall into trouble.

  • Prov 29:18
    66%

    18Where there is no vision, the people run wild; but blessed is he who keeps the law.

  • Isa 22:10
    66%

    10You counted the houses of Jerusalem and tore down houses to fortify the wall.

  • Ps 127:1
    66%

    1Unless the Lord builds the house, the builders labor in vain. Unless the Lord watches over the city, the watchmen stay awake in vain.

  • Prov 10:19
    66%

    19When words are many, sin is unavoidable, but the one who restrains his lips is wise.