Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
He that hath no rule over his own spirit is like a city that is broken down, and without walls.
General references
Bible References
General references
Proverbs 16:32
He who is slow to anger is better and more honorable than the mighty [soldier],
And he who rules and controls his own spirit, than he who captures a city.
He who is slow to anger is better and more honorable than the mighty [soldier],
And he who rules and controls his own spirit, than he who captures a city.
Proverbs 22:24
Do not even associate with a man given to angry outbursts;
Or go [along] with a hot-tempered man,
Do not even associate with a man given to angry outbursts;
Or go [along] with a hot-tempered man,
1 Samuel 20:30
Then Saul’s anger burned against Jonathan and he said to him, “You son of a wayward, rebellious woman! Do I not know that you have chosen the son of Jesse [over me] to your own shame, and to the shame of your mother’s nakedness?
1 Samuel 25:17
Now then, know this and consider what you should do, for evil is [already] planned against our master and against all his household; but he is such a worthless and wicked man that one cannot speak [reasonably] to him.”