Bible Verses about 'Control'

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• Yes, and for this very cause adding on your part all diligence, in your faith supply moral excellence; and in moral excellence, knowledge; and in knowledge, self-control; and in self-control, perseverance; and in perseverance, godliness; and in godliness, brotherly affection; and in brotherly affection, love.
  2 Peter 1:5-7faithgoodnessself-control
• Like a city that is broken down and without walls
  is a man whose spirit is without restraint.
  Proverbs 25:28self-controldesires
• But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faith, gentleness, and self-control. Against such things there is no law.
  Galatians 5:22-23lawSpiritblessing
• For God didn’t give us a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and self-control.
  2 Timothy 1:7loveself-controlstrength
• Don’t deprive one another, unless it is by consent for a season, that you may give yourselves to fasting and prayer, and may be together again, that Satan doesn’t tempt you because of your lack of self-control.
  1 Corinthians 7:5marriagedevilself-control
• A fool vents all of his anger,
  but a wise man brings himself under control.
  Proverbs 29:11angerwisdomself-control
• Every man who strives in the games exercises self-control in all things. Now they do it to receive a corruptible crown, but we an incorruptible.
  1 Corinthians 9:25self-controlrewardeternal life
• For this is the will of God: your sanctification, that you abstain from sexual immorality, that each one of you know how to control his own body in sanctification and honor, not in the passion of lust, even as the Gentiles who don’t know God.
  1 Thessalonians 4:3-5holinesssexualitybody
• One who is slow to anger is better than the mighty;
  one who rules his spirit, than he who takes a city.
  Proverbs 16:32peacepatienceself-control
• For we all stumble in many things. Anyone who doesn’t stumble in word is a perfect person, able to bridle the whole body also.
  James 3:2blamelessspeakingbody
• But I beat my body and bring it into submission, lest by any means, after I have preached to others, I myself should be disqualified.
  1 Corinthians 9:27self-controljudgmentbody
• For the mind of the flesh is death, but the mind of the Spirit is life and peace.
  Romans 8:6Spiritpeacelife
• He who is slow to anger has great understanding,
  but he who has a quick temper displays folly.
  Proverbs 14:29wisdompatienceunderstanding
• Those who are in the flesh can’t please God.
  Romans 8:8sindependencedesires
• He who guards his mouth guards his soul.
  One who opens wide his lips comes to ruin.
  Proverbs 13:3speakingwisdomlife
• If anyone among you thinks himself to be religious while he doesn’t bridle his tongue, but deceives his heart, this man’s religion is worthless.
  James 1:26speaking
• “Be angry, and don’t sin.” Don’t let the sun go down on your wrath, and don’t give place to the devil.
  Ephesians 4:26-27sinangerevil
• But Peter said, “Ananias, why has Satan filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit and to keep back part of the price of the land? While you kept it, didn’t it remain your own? After it was sold, wasn’t it in your power? How is it that you have conceived this thing in your heart? You haven’t lied to men, but to God.”
  Acts 5:3-4lyingmoneyhonesty
• Therefore prepare your minds for action. Be sober, and set your hope fully on the grace that will be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ.
  1 Peter 1:13graceJesusSpirit
• But the Scripture imprisoned all things under sin, that the promise by faith in Jesus Christ might be given to those who believe.
  Galatians 3:22sintrustfaith
• In the same way, that women also adorn themselves in decent clothing, with modesty and propriety, not with braided hair, gold, pearls, or expensive clothing, but with good works, which is appropriate for women professing godliness.
  1 Timothy 2:9-10beautyworshipmaterialism