26 Like a muddied spring or a polluted well is a righteous man who gives way to the wicked. 27 It is not good to eat too much honey or to search out one’s own glory. 28 Like a city whose walls are broken down is a man who does not control his temper.
Proverbs 25:26–28
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Proverbs 9:6–8
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Sirach 1:21–23
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Proverbs 28:2–4
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Ecclesiastes 10:11–13
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Proverbs 29:10–12
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Proverbs 11:21–23
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Proverbs 16:31–33
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Proverbs 26:22–24
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