Proverbs 25:28
A city broken down without a wall, is a man who hath no control over his own spirit.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
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 honey in abundance, is not good, nor is, searching out their own honour, an honourable thing.
Cross References
1 Samuel 25:17Now, therefore, know thou, and see, what thou canst do, for mischief is determined against our lord, and against all his household,—but, he, is such an abandoned man, that one cannot speak unto him.
Nehemiah 1:3And they said unto me, The remnant who are left of the captivity, there in the province, are in great misfortune and reproach, the wall of Jerusalem, is broken down, and, the gates thereof, are burned with fire.
Proverbs 19:18Correct thy son, because there is hope, yet, not so as to slay him, let thy passion be excited.
Proverbs 22:24Do not have friendship with one given to anger, and, with a wrathful man, shall thou not enter in:
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 →