A moment in scripture
Proverbs 25:28
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He that hath no rule over his own spirit is like a city that is broken down, and without walls.
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The surrounding passage
- Proverbs 25:26
A righteous man falling down before the wicked is as a troubled fountain, and a corrupt spring.
- Proverbs 25:27
It is not good to eat much honey: so for men to search their own glory is not glory.
Scripture: King James Version (KJV), English, 66-book canon. The quotation retains the wording and numbering of our source corpus.