Proverbs 25:28

World English Bible (2000)

Like a city that is broken down and without walls is a man whose spirit is without restraint.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 16:32 : 32 One who is slow to anger is better than the mighty; one who rules his spirit, than he who takes a city.
  • 1 Sam 20:30 : 30 Then Saul's anger was kindled against Jonathan, and he said to him, "You son of a perverse rebellious woman, don't I know that you have chosen the son of Jesse to your own shame, and to the shame of your mother's nakedness?
  • 2 Chr 32:5 : 5 He took courage, and built up all the wall that was broken down, and raised [it] up to the towers, and the other wall outside, and strengthened Millo [in] the city of David, and made weapons and shields in abundance.
  • Neh 1:3 : 3 They said to me, "The remnant who are left of the captivity there in the province are in great affliction and reproach. The wall of Jerusalem also is broken down, and its gates are burned with fire."
  • 1 Sam 25:17 : 17 Now therefore know and consider what you will do; for evil is determined against our master, and against all his house; for he is such a worthless fellow that one can't speak to him."
  • Prov 22:24 : 24 Don't befriend a hot-tempered man, and don't associate with one who harbors anger:

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 16:32
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    32One who is slow to anger is better than the mighty; one who rules his spirit, than he who takes a city.

  • Prov 21:22-23
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    72%

    22A wise man scales the city of the mighty, and brings down the strength of its confidence.

    23Whoever guards his mouth and his tongue keeps his soul from troubles.

  • Prov 14:28-29
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    72%

    28In the multitude of people is the king's glory, but in the lack of people is the destruction of the prince.

    29He who is slow to anger has great understanding, but he who has a quick temper displays folly.

  • Prov 18:14
    71%

    14A man's spirit will sustain him in sickness, but a crushed spirit, who can bear?

  • Prov 25:26-27
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    71%

    26Like a muddied spring, and a polluted well, so is a righteous man who gives way before the wicked.

    27It is not good to eat much honey; nor is it honorable to seek one's own honor.

  • Prov 29:1
    70%

    1He who is often rebuked and stiffens his neck will be destroyed suddenly, with no remedy.

  • Prov 6:7
    70%

    7which having no chief, overseer, or ruler,

  • Prov 18:11-12
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    11The rich man's wealth is his strong city, like an unscalable wall in his own imagination.

    12Before destruction the heart of man is proud, but before honor is humility.

  • Prov 17:27
    69%

    27He who spares his words has knowledge. He who is even tempered is a man of understanding.

  • Prov 16:18
    69%

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

  • Prov 29:22-23
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    69%

    22An angry man stirs up strife, and a wrathful man abounds in sin.

    23A man's pride brings him low, but one of lowly spirit gains honor.

  • Isa 24:10
    68%

    10The confused city is broken down. Every house is shut up, that no man may come in.

  • Eccl 10:4
    68%

    4If the spirit of the ruler rises up against you, don't leave your place; for gentleness lays great offenses to rest.

  • Prov 11:29
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    29He who troubles his own house shall inherit the wind. The foolish shall be servant to the wise of heart.

  • Hab 2:5
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    5Yes, moreover, wine is treacherous. A haughty man who doesn't stay at home, who enlarges his desire as Sheol, and he is like death, and can't be satisfied, but gathers to himself all nations, and heaps to himself all peoples.

  • Prov 19:2-3
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    68%

    2It isn't good to have zeal without knowledge; nor being hasty with one's feet and missing the way.

    3The foolishness of man subverts his way; his heart rages against Yahweh.

  • Gal 5:23
    68%

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

  • Eccl 8:8
    67%

    8There is no man who has power over the spirit to contain the spirit; neither does he have power over the day of death. There is no discharge in war; neither shall wickedness deliver those who practice it.

  • Prov 20:1-2
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    67%

    1Wine is a mocker, and beer is a brawler. Whoever is led astray by them is not wise.

    2The terror of a king is like the roaring of a lion. He who provokes him to anger forfeits his own life.

  • Job 12:25
    67%

    25They grope in the dark without light. He makes them stagger like a drunken man.

  • Prov 11:12
    67%

    12One who despises his neighbor is void of wisdom, but a man of understanding holds his peace.

  • Prov 28:26
    67%

    26One who trusts in himself is a fool; but one who walks in wisdom is kept safe.

  • Prov 24:31
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    31Behold, it was all grown over with thorns. Its surface was covered with nettles, and its stone wall was broken down.

  • 1 Tim 3:5
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    5(but if a man doesn't know how to rule his own house, how will he take care of the assembly of God?)

  • Prov 26:18
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    18Like a madman who shoots torches, arrows, and death,

  • Prov 29:11
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    11A fool vents all of his anger, but a wise man brings himself under control.

  • Prov 14:17
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    17He who is quick to become angry will commit folly, and a crafty man is hated.

  • Eccl 9:14
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    14There was a little city, and few men within it; and a great king came against it, besieged it, and built great bulwarks against it.

  • Prov 28:15-16
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    66%

    15As a roaring lion or a charging bear, so is a wicked ruler over helpless people.

    16A tyrannical ruler lacks judgment. One who hates ill-gotten gain will have long days.

  • Prov 25:15
    66%

    15By patience a ruler is persuaded. A soft tongue breaks the bone.

  • Eccl 10:15
    66%

    15The labor of fools wearies every one of them; for he doesn't know how to go to the city.

  • Job 12:14
    66%

    14Behold, he breaks down, and it can't be built again. He imprisons a man, and there can be no release.

  • Prov 29:9
    66%

    9If a wise man goes to court with a foolish man, the fool rages or scoffs, and there is no peace.

  • Ps 107:27
    66%

    27They reel back and forth, and stagger like a drunken man, and are at their wits' end.

  • Eccl 7:9
    66%

    9Don't be hasty in your spirit to be angry, for anger rests in the bosom of fools.

  • Job 15:28
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    28He has lived in desolate cities, in houses which no one inhabited, which were ready to become heaps.

  • Nah 2:5
    66%

    5He summons his picked troops. They stumble on their way. They dash to its wall, and the protective shield is put in place.

  • Prov 17:20
    66%

    20One who has a perverse heart doesn't find prosperity, and one who has a deceitful tongue falls into trouble.

  • Prov 29:18
    66%

    18Where there is no revelation, the people cast off restraint; but one who keeps the law is blessed.

  • Isa 22:10
    66%

    10You numbered the houses of Jerusalem, and you broke down the houses to fortify the wall.

  • Ps 127:1
    66%

    1Unless Yahweh builds the house, they labor in vain who build it. Unless Yahweh watches over the city, the watchman guards it in vain.

  • Prov 10:19
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    19In the multitude of words there is no lack of disobedience, but he who restrains his lips does wisely.