Proverbs 25:28

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

A person who does not control his temper is like a city whose wall is broken down.

Cross References

Proverbs 16:32

Patience is better than power, and controlling one’s emotions,  than capturing a city.

Proverbs 22:24

Don’t make friends with an angry person, and don’t be a companion of a hot-tempered one,

Nehemiah 1:3

They said to me, ‘The remnant in the province,  who survived the exile, are in great trouble and disgrace. Jerusalem’s wall has been broken down, and its gates have been burned.’

2 Chronicles 32:5

Then Hezekiah strengthened his position by rebuilding the entire broken-down wall  and heightening the towers and the other outside wall.  He repaired the supporting terraces  of the city of David, and made an abundance of weapons and shields.

1 Samuel 25:17

Now consider carefully  what you should do, because there is certain to be trouble for our master and his entire family. He is such a worthless fool nobody can talk to him! ’

1 Samuel 20:30

Then Saul became angry with Jonathan and shouted, ‘You son of a perverse and rebellious woman! Don’t I know that you are siding with Jesse’s son to your own shame and to the disgrace of your mother?

Proverbs 19:18

Discipline your son while there is hope; don’t set your heart on being the cause of his death.  ,

Proverbs 19:19

A person with intense anger bears the penalty; if you rescue him, you’ll have to do it again.