Proverbs 25:28
A city broken down without walls, `Is' a man without restraint over his spirit!
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Referenced Verses
- Prov 16:32 : 32 Better `is' the slow to anger than the mighty, And the ruler over his spirit than he who is taking a city.
- 1 Sam 20:30 : 30 And the anger of Saul burneth against Jonathan, and he saith to him, `Son of a perverse rebellious woman! have I not known that thou art fixing on the son of Jesse to thy shame, and to the shame of the nakedness of thy mother?
- 2 Chr 32:5 : 5 And he strengtheneth himself, and buildeth the whole of the wall that is broken, and causeth `it' to ascend unto the towers, and at the outside of the wall another, and strengtheneth Millo, `in' the city of David, and maketh darts in abundance, and shields.
- Neh 1:3 : 3 and they say to me, `Those left, who have been left of the captivity there in the province, `are' in great evil, and in reproach, and the wall of Jerusalem is broken down, and its gates have been burnt with fire.'
- 1 Sam 25:17 : 17 `And, now, know and consider what thou dost; for evil hath been determined against our lord, and against all his house, and he `is' too much a son of worthlessness to be spoken to.'
- Prov 22:24 : 24 Shew not thyself friendly with an angry man, And with a man of fury go not in,
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32 Better `is' the slow to anger than the mighty, And the ruler over his spirit than he who is taking a city.
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22 A city of the mighty hath the wise gone up, And bringeth down the strength of its confidence.
23 Whoso is keeping his mouth and his tongue, Is keeping from adversities his soul.
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28 In the multitude of a people `is' the honour of a king, And in lack of people the ruin of a prince.
29 Whoso is slow to anger `is' of great understanding, And whoso is short in temper is exalting folly.
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14 The spirit of a man sustaineth his sickness, And a smitten spirit who doth bear?
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26 A spring troubled, and a fountain corrupt, `Is' the righteous falling before the wicked.
27 The eating of much honey is not good, Nor a searching out of one's own honour -- honour.
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1 A man often reproved, hardening the neck, Is suddenly broken, and there is no healing.
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11 The wealth of the rich `is' the city of his strength, And as a wall set on high in his own imagination.
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27 One acquainted with knowledge is sparing his words, And the cool of temper `is' a man of understanding.
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18 Before destruction `is' pride, And before stumbling -- a haughty spirit.'
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22 An angry man stirreth up contention, And a furious man is multiplying transgression.
23 The pride of man humbleth him, And humility of spirit upholdeth honour.
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10 It was broken down -- a city of emptiness, Shut hath been every house from entrance.
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4 If the spirit of the ruler go up against thee, Thy place leave not, For yielding quieteth great sinners.
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29 Whoso is troubling his own house inheriteth wind, And a servant `is' the fool to the wise of heart.
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5 And also, because the wine `is' treacherous, A man is haughty, and remaineth not at home, Who hath enlarged as sheol his soul, And is as death that is not satisfied, And doth gather unto itself all the nations, And doth assemble unto itself all the peoples,
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2 Also, without knowledge the soul `is' not good, And the hasty in feet is sinning.
3 The folly of man perverteth his way, And against Jehovah is his heart wroth.
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23 meekness, temperance: against such there is no law;
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8 There is no man ruling over the spirit to restrain the spirit, and there is no authority over the day of death, and there is no discharge in battle, and wickedness delivereth not its possessors.
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1 Wine `is' a scorner -- strong drink `is' noisy, And any going astray in it is not wise.
2 The fear of a king `is' a growl as of a young lion, He who is causing him to be wroth is wronging his soul.
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25 They feel darkness, and not light, He causeth them to wander as a drunkard.
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12 Whoso is despising his neighbour lacketh heart, And a man of understanding keepeth silence.
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26 Whoso is trusting in his heart is a fool, And whoso is walking in wisdom is delivered.
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31 And lo, it hath gone up -- all of it -- thorns! Covered its face have nettles, And its stone wall hath been broken down.
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5 (and if any one his own house `how' to lead hath not known, how an assembly of God shall he take care of?)
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18 As `one' pretending to be feeble, Who is casting sparks, arrows, and death,
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11 A fool bringeth out all his mind, And the wise till afterwards restraineth it.
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17 Whoso is short of temper doth folly, And a man of wicked devices is hated.
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14 A little city, and few men in it, and a great king hath come unto it, and hath surrounded it, and hath built against it great bulwarks;
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15 A growling lion, and a ranging bear, `Is' the wicked ruler over a poor people.
16 A leader lacking understanding multiplieth oppressions, Whoso is hating dishonest gain prolongeth days.
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15 By long-suffering is a ruler persuaded, And a soft tongue breaketh a bone.
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15 The labour of the foolish wearieth him, In that he hath not known to go unto the city.
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14 Lo, He breaketh down, and it is not built up, He shutteth against a man, And it is not opened.
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9 A wise man is judged by the foolish man, And he hath been angry, And he hath laughed, and there is no rest.
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27 They reel to and fro, and move as a drunkard, And all their wisdom is swallowed up.
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9 Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry, For anger in the bosom of fools resteth.
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28 And he inhabiteth cities cut off, houses not dwelt in, That have been ready to become heaps.
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5 He doth remember his honourable ones, They stumble in their goings, They hasten `to' its wall, and prepared is the covering.
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20 The perverse of heart findeth not good, And the turned in his tongue falleth into evil.
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18 Without a Vision is a people made naked, And whoso is keeping the law, O his happiness!
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10 And the houses of Jerusalem ye did number, And ye break down the houses to fence the wall.
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1 A Song of the Ascents, by Solomon. If Jehovah doth not build the house, In vain have its builders laboured at it, If Jehovah doth not watch a city, In vain hath a watchman waked.
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19 In the abundance of words transgression ceaseth not, And whoso is restraining his lips `is' wise.