Bible Verses about Self-control
- He that hath no rule over his own spirit
is like a city that is broken down, and without walls. - For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.
- 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.
- He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty;
and he that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city. - But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.
- Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath.
- Death and life are in the power of the tongue:
and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof. - There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.
- Therefore let us not sleep, as do others; but let us watch and be sober.
- A fool's wrath is presently known:
but a prudent man covereth shame. - A fool uttereth all his mind:
but a wise man keepeth it in till afterwards. - For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men, Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world.
- 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.
- And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.
- 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 we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.
- Turn not to the right hand nor to the left:
remove thy foot from evil. - Look to yourselves, that we lose not those things which we have wrought, but that we receive a full reward.
- I made a covenant with mine eyes;
why then should I think upon a maid? - 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 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.
And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. 
