Self Control
10 passages
- Proverbs 25:28
Like a city whose walls are broken down is a man who does not control his temper.
Read it in context - Titus 1:8
Instead, he must be hospitable, a lover of good, self-controlled, upright, holy, and disciplined.
Read it in context - 2 Timothy 1:7
For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and self-control.
Read it in context - 1 Peter 4:7
The end of all things is near. Therefore be clear-minded and sober, so that you can pray.
Read it in context - Galatians 5:22–23
22But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23gentleness, and self-control. Against such things there is no law.
Read it in context - Proverbs 16:32
He who is slow to anger is better than a warrior, and he who controls his temper is greater than one who captures a city.
Read it in context - 2 Peter 1:5–6
5For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith virtue; and to virtue, knowledge; 6and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perseverance; and to perseverance, godliness;
Read it in context - Titus 2:6
In the same way, urge the younger men to be self-controlled.
Read it in context - 1 Corinthians 9:27
No, I discipline my body and make it my slave, so that after I have preached to others, I myself will not be disqualified.
Read it in context - 1 Corinthians 10:13
No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; He will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, He will also provide an escape, so that you can stand up under it.
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