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Bible Verses about Self-control

Whoever has no rule over his own spirit Is like a city broken down, without walls.Like a city that is broken down and without walls is a man whose spirit is without restraint.
For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.For God didn’t give us a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and self-control.
But also for this very reason, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue, to virtue knowledge, to knowledge self-control, to self-control perseverance, to perseverance godliness, to godliness brotherly kindness, and to brotherly kindness love.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.
He who is slow to anger is better than the mighty, And he who rules his spirit than he who takes a city.One who is slow to anger is better than the mighty; one who rules his spirit, than he who takes a city.
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control. Against such there is no law.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.
So then, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath.So, then, my beloved brothers, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, and slow to anger.
Death and life are in the power of the tongue, And those who love it will eat its fruit.Death and life are in the power of the tongue; those who love it will eat its fruit.
No temptation has overtaken you except such as is common to man; but God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will also make the way of escape, that you may be able to bear it.No temptation has taken you except what is common to man. God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted above what you are able, but will with the temptation also make the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it.
Therefore let us not sleep, as others do, but let us watch and be sober.So then let’s not sleep, as the rest do, but let’s watch and be sober.
A fool’s wrath is known at once, But a prudent man covers shame.A fool shows his annoyance the same day, but one who overlooks an insult is prudent.
A fool vents all his feelings, But a wise man holds them back.A fool vents all of his anger, but a wise man brings himself under control.
For the grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to all men, teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly in the present age.For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to all men, instructing us to the intent that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we would live soberly, righteously, and godly in this present age.
But I discipline my body and bring it into subjection, lest, when I have preached to others, I myself should become disqualified.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.
And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God.Don’t be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what is the good, well-pleasing, and perfect will of God.
And everyone who competes for the prize is temperate in all things. Now they do it to obtain a perishable crown, but we for an imperishable crown.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.
For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places.For our wrestling is not against flesh and blood, but against the principalities, against the powers, against the world’s rulers of the darkness of this age, and against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places.
Do not turn to the right or the left; Remove your foot from evil.Don’t turn to the right hand nor to the left. Remove your foot from evil.
Look to yourselves, that we do not lose those things we worked for, but that we may receive a full reward.Watch yourselves, that we don’t lose the things which we have accomplished, but that we receive a full reward.
I have made a covenant with my eyes; Why then should I look upon a young woman?I made a covenant with my eyes; how then should I look lustfully at a young woman?
Do not deprive one another except with consent for a time, that you may give yourselves to fasting and prayer; and come together again so that Satan does not tempt you because of your lack of self-control.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.
For this is the will of God, your sanctification: that you should abstain from sexual immorality; that each of you should know how to possess his own vessel in sanctification and honor, not in passion of lust, like the Gentiles who do not know God.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.

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