Proverbs 25:28
As a city broken through and without a wall, So is he that hath no rule over his spirit.
Noyes Bible
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
27To eat much honey is not good; So the search of high things is weariness.
Cross References
Proverbs 19:18Chasten thy son because there is hope, But let not thy soul desire to slay him.
Proverbs 22:24Make no friendship with a passionate man, Nor be the companion of a man prone to wrath;
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 →