Bible Verses about 'Self control'

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• A person without self-control
  is like a city with broken-down walls.
  Proverbs 25:28 self-control desires
• Better to be patient than powerful;
  better to have self-control than to conquer a city.
  Proverbs 16:32 peace patience self-control
• In view of all this, make every effort to respond to God’s promises. Supplement your faith with a generous provision of moral excellence, and moral excellence with knowledge, and knowledge with self-control, and self-control with patient endurance, and patient endurance with godliness, and godliness with brotherly affection, and brotherly affection with love for everyone.
  2 Peter 1:5-7 faith goodness self-control
• But the Holy Spirit produces this kind of fruit in our lives: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. There is no law against these things!
  Galatians 5:22-23 law Spirit blessing
• Do not deprive each other of sexual relations, unless you both agree to refrain from sexual intimacy for a limited time so you can give yourselves more completely to prayer. Afterward, you should come together again so that Satan won’t be able to tempt you because of your lack of self-control.
  1 Corinthians 7:5 marriage devil self-control
• So prepare your minds for action and exercise self-control. Put all your hope in the gracious salvation that will come to you when Jesus Christ is revealed to the world.
  1 Peter 1:13 grace Jesus Spirit
• For God has not given us a spirit of fear and timidity, but of power, love, and self-discipline.
  2 Timothy 1:7 love self-control strength
• Indeed, we all make many mistakes. For if we could control our tongues, we would be perfect and could also control ourselves in every other way.
  James 3:2 blameless speaking body
• So letting your sinful nature control your mind leads to death. But letting the Spirit control your mind leads to life and peace.
  Romans 8:6 Spirit peace life
• All athletes are disciplined in their training. They do it to win a prize that will fade away, but we do it for an eternal prize.
  1 Corinthians 9:25 self-control reward eternal life
• People with understanding control their anger;
  a hot temper shows great foolishness.
  Proverbs 14:29 wisdom patience understanding
• That’s why those who are still under the control of their sinful nature can never please God.
  Romans 8:8 sin dependence desires
• Those who control their tongue will have a long life;
  opening your mouth can ruin everything.
  Proverbs 13:3 speaking wisdom life
• God’s will is for you to be holy, so stay away from all sexual sin. Then each of you will control his own body and live in holiness and honor— not in lustful passion like the pagans who do not know God and his ways.
  1 Thessalonians 4:3-5 holiness sexuality body
• Don’t lie to each other, for you have stripped off your old sinful nature and all its wicked deeds. Put on your new nature, and be renewed as you learn to know your Creator and become like him.
  Colossians 3:9-10 lying life conversion
• If you claim to be religious but don’t control your tongue, you are fooling yourself, and your religion is worthless.
  James 1:26 speaking
• And “don’t sin by letting anger control you.” Don’t let the sun go down while you are still angry, for anger gives a foothold to the devil.
  Ephesians 4:26-27 sin anger evil
• That is why we never give up. Though our bodies are dying, our spirits are being renewed every day.
  2 Corinthians 4:16 beauty encouragement receiving
• I discipline my body like an athlete, training it to do what it should. Otherwise, I fear that after preaching to others I myself might be disqualified.
  1 Corinthians 9:27 self-control judgment body
• Fools vent their anger,
  but the wise quietly hold it back.
  Proverbs 29:11 anger wisdom self-control
• Since we have been united with him in his death, we will also be raised to life as he was. We know that our old sinful selves were crucified with Christ so that sin might lose its power in our lives. We are no longer slaves to sin.
  Romans 6:5-6 sin resurrection addiction
• The end of the world is coming soon. Therefore, be earnest and disciplined in your prayers.
  1 Peter 4:7 second coming end times rest
• My old self has been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me. So I live in this earthly body by trusting in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.
  Galatians 2:20 faith Savior life
• Then Peter said, “Ananias, why have you let Satan fill your heart? You lied to the Holy Spirit, and you kept some of the money for yourself. The property was yours to sell or not sell, as you wished. And after selling it, the money was also yours to give away. How could you do a thing like this? You weren’t lying to us but to God!”
  Acts 5:3-4 lying money honesty
• For the grace of God has been revealed, bringing salvation to all people. And we are instructed to turn from godless living and sinful pleasures. We should live in this evil world with wisdom, righteousness, and devotion to God.
  Titus 2:11-12 grace righteousness salvation
• Don’t be concerned about the outward beauty of fancy hairstyles, expensive jewelry, or beautiful clothes. You should clothe yourselves instead with the beauty that comes from within, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is so precious to God.
  1 Peter 3:3-4 humility beauty heart
• For wherever there is jealousy and selfish ambition, there you will find disorder and evil of every kind.
  James 3:16 sin selfishness evil
• And I want women to be modest in their appearance. They should wear decent and appropriate clothing and not draw attention to themselves by the way they fix their hair or by wearing gold or pearls or expensive clothes. For women who claim to be devoted to God should make themselves attractive by the good things they do.
  1 Timothy 2:9-10 beauty worship materialism
• But the Scriptures declare that we are all prisoners of sin, so we receive God’s promise of freedom only by believing in Jesus Christ.
  Galatians 3:22 sin trust faith
• Stay alert! Watch out for your great enemy, the devil. He prowls around like a roaring lion, looking for someone to devour.
  1 Peter 5:8 desires persecution overcoming
• He personally carried our sins
  in his body on the cross
  so that we can be dead to sin
  and live for what is right.
  By his wounds
  you are healed.
  1 Peter 2:24 sin righteousness healing
• For you have been called to live in freedom, my brothers and sisters. But don’t use your freedom to satisfy your sinful nature. Instead, use your freedom to serve one another in love.
  Galatians 5:13 freedom humility desires
• Love is patient and kind. Love is not jealous or boastful or proud or rude. It does not demand its own way. It is not irritable, and it keeps no record of being wronged.
  1 Corinthians 13:4-5 love patience anger
• I pray that from his glorious, unlimited resources he will empower you with inner strength through his Spirit. Then Christ will make his home in your hearts as you trust in him. Your roots will grow down into God’s love and keep you strong.
  Ephesians 3:16-17 faith love Spirit