Bible Verses about 'Control'
- He that hath no rule over his own spirit
is like a city that is broken down, and without walls. - And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge; And to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness; And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity.
- But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.
- Defraud ye not one the other, except it be with consent for a time, that ye may give yourselves to fasting and prayer; and come together again, that Satan tempt you not for your incontinency.
- For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.
- And every man that striveth for the mastery is temperate in all things. Now they do it to obtain a corruptible crown; but we an incorruptible.
- For this is the will of God, even your sanctification, that ye should abstain from fornication: That every one of you should know how to possess his vessel in sanctification and honour; Not in the lust of concupiscence, even as the Gentiles which know not God.
- He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty;
and he that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city. - For in many things we offend all. If any man offend not in word, the same is a perfect man, and able also to bridle the whole body.
- But I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection: lest that by any means, when I have preached to others, I myself should be a castaway.
- For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace.
- A fool uttereth all his mind:
but a wise man keepeth it in till afterwards. - He that is slow to wrath is of great understanding:
but he that is hasty of spirit exalteth folly. - So then they that are in the flesh cannot please God.
- He that keepeth his mouth keepeth his life:
but he that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction. - If any man among you seem to be religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, this man's religion is vain.
- Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath: Neither give place to the devil.
- But Peter said, Ananias, why hath Satan filled thine heart to lie to the Holy Ghost, and to keep back part of the price of the land? Whiles it remained, was it not thine own? and after it was sold, was it not in thine own power? why hast thou conceived this thing in thine heart? thou hast not lied unto men, but unto God.
- Wherefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and hope to the end for the grace that is to be brought unto you at the revelation of Jesus Christ.
- But the scripture hath concluded all under sin, that the promise by faith of Jesus Christ might be given to them that believe.
- In like manner also, that women adorn themselves in modest apparel, with shamefacedness and sobriety; not with broided hair, or gold, or pearls, or costly array; But (which becometh women professing godliness) with good works.
- And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness:
God was manifest in the flesh,
justified in the Spirit,
seen of angels,
preached unto the Gentiles,
believed on in the world,
received up into glory.
Now all this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying, Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us. And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us.Next verse!With image 
