Proverbs 25:28
He that can not rule him selfe, is like a citie whiche is broken downe and hath no walles.
Bible (Bishops')
In The King James Version
He that hath no rule over his own spirit is like a city that is broken down, and without walls.
In Context
Cross References
Proverbs 19:18Chasten thy sonne whyle there is hope: and let not thy soule spare for his crying.
Proverbs 22:24Make no frendship with an angrye wylfull man, and walke not with the furious:
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 25:28
27 It is not good to eat much honey: so for men to search their own glory is not glory. I. Two things we must be graciously dead to:—1. To the pleasures of sense, for it is not good to eat much honey; though it pleases the taste, and, if eaten with moderation, is very wholesome, yet, if eaten to excess, it becomes nauseous, creates bile, and is the occasion of many diseases. It is true of all the delights of the children of men that they will surfeit, but never satisfy, and they are dangerous to those that allow… Read the whole commentary →