Bible Verses About Self-Control

"But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,"

"For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind."

"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."

"Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:"

"He that hath no rule over his own spirit is like a city that is broken down, and without walls."

"And to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness;"

"This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh."

"For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace."

"Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world;"

"Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:"

"He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; and he that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city."

"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."

"Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law."

"But a lover of hospitality, a lover of good men, sober, just, holy, temperate;"

"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."

"Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies, Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God. But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law. And they that are Christ’s have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts. If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit."

"But the end of all things is at hand: be ye therefore sober, and watch unto prayer."

"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;"

"Know ye not that they which run in a race run all, but one receiveth the prize? So run, that ye may obtain. 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. I therefore so run, not as uncertainly; so fight I, not as one that beateth the air: 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."

"Young men likewise exhort to be sober minded."

"A fool uttereth all his mind: but a wise man keepeth it in till afterwards."

"Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord."

"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; Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ; Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works."

"(For the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth;)"

"Flee also youthful lusts: but follow righteousness, faith, charity, peace, with them that call on the Lord out of a pure heart."