Bible Verses about 'Control'
- Like a city that has been breached and made defenseless
is the man devoid of self-control. - In view of all this, you should make every effort to supplement your faith with virtue, and virtue with knowledge, and knowledge with self-control, and self-control with endurance, and endurance with piety, and piety with mutual affection, and mutual affection with love.
- In contrast, the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, generosity, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. There is no law against such things.
- Do not deprive one another, except perhaps by mutual consent for a specified time so as to devote yourselves to prayer. Then come together again so that Satan may not tempt you by taking advantage of your lack of self-control.
- For all of us fall short in many ways. Anyone who never makes a mistake in speech has reached perfection and is able to control every part of his body.
- Rather, I discipline my body and bring it under control, for fear that after preaching to others I myself may be disqualified.
- For God did not give us a spirit of timidity but rather a spirit of power and of love and of wisdom.
- Everyone who seeks a prize submits himself to rigorous self-discipline in every respect. They do so to win a perishable crown, while we seek an imperishable one.
- It is the will of God that you should lead a life of sanctity. You must refrain from sexual immorality. Each of you must learn to acquire a wife from pure and honorable motives, not to gratify passion like the Gentiles who do not know God.
- It is better to be a patient man rather than a warrior,
one who controls his temper rather than one who captures a city. - The desires of the flesh result in death, but the desires of the Spirit result in life and peace.
- Then Peter asked, “Ananias, why has Satan so gained control of your heart that you lied to the Holy Spirit and retained part of the sale price of the land? While it remained unsold, did it not belong to you? And after it was sold, were not the proceeds yours? What caused you to contrive this scheme? You have lied not to men but to God.”
- A fool gives free rein to his anger,
but a wise man bides his time and calms it. - A patient man shows good sense,
but a quick-tempered man displays the height of folly. - Those who live according to the flesh can never be pleasing to God.
- He who guards his mouth makes his life secure,
but one who talks excessively ensures his own downfall. - If anyone thinks that he is religious but does not restrain his tongue, he is deceiving himself, and his religion is worthless.
- If you are angry, do not sin. Do not let the sun set on your anger, and do not give the devil an opening.
- Therefore, prepare your minds for action. Be calm and fix your hopes completely on the grace that you will be granted at the revelation of Jesus Christ.
- But according to Scripture all things have been confined under sin, so that through faith in Jesus Christ what was promised might be given to those who believe.
- I also ask that the women should dress themselves modestly and decently in suitable clothing. They should be adorned not with braided hair or with gold or pearls or expensive clothes, but with good works, as is fitting for women who profess their reverence for God.
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