Proverbs 25:28 - Heartlight

²⁸Like a city whose walls are broken down

is a man who does not control his temper.

— Proverbs 25:28

(BSB)

Related Resources from Heartlight

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Unprotected!

Devo: Together in Christ

"A person without self-control is like a city with broken-down walls."

Self-control and City Walls

Article by Rubel Shelly

Why is it so hard to control our own behavior? Rubel Shelly talks about ancient cities and how they needed walls and how we need self-control today.

Cross References for Proverbs 25:28

Proverbs 16:32
Proverbs 22:24
2 Chronicles 32:5
1 Samuel 20:30
Nehemiah 1:3
1 Samuel 25:17

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