Bible Verses About Self-Control

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

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.

I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.

Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.

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

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

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.

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

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

Then said Jesus unto him, Put up again thy sword into his place: for all they that take the sword shall perish with the sword.

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

And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge;

For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men,

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.

Know ye not that they which run in a race run all , but one receiveth the prize? So run, that ye may obtain.

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

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

A fool's wrath is presently known: but a prudent man covereth shame.

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.

Thinkest thou that I cannot now pray to my Father, and he shall presently give me more than twelve legions of angels?

Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness,

I made a covenant with mine eyes; why then should I think upon a maid?

For the wrath of man worketh not the righteousness 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.

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.

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

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

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

And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity.

Look to yourselves, that we lose not those things which we have wrought, but that we receive a full reward.

And it shall come to pass, if thou shalt hearken diligently unto the voice of the LORD thy God, to observe and to do all his commandments which I command thee this day, that the LORD thy God will set thee on high above all nations of the earth:

Turn not to the right hand nor to the left: remove thy foot from evil.

Therefore let us not sleep, as do others; but let us watch and be sober.

A righteous man falling down before the wicked is as a troubled fountain, and a corrupt spring.

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

Young men likewise exhort to be sober minded.

I therefore so run, not as uncertainly; so fight I, not as one that beateth the air:

Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.