Scriptures
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Self Control

Scriptures on Self Control from the Word of God.

 

Proverbs 4:23-26 (NIV)
²³ Above all else, guard your heart, for it is the wellspring of life.
²⁴ Put away perversity from your mouth; keep corrupt talk far from your lips.
²⁵ Let your eyes look straight ahead, fix your gaze directly before you.
²⁶ Make level paths for your feet and take only ways that are firm.

Proverbs 25:28 (NIV)
²⁸ Like a city whose walls are broken down is a man who lacks self-control.

Proverbs 29:11 (NIV)
¹¹ A fool gives full vent to his anger, but a wise man keeps himself under control.

Romans 13:14 (NIV)
¹⁴ Rather, clothe yourselves with the Lord Jesus Christ, and do not think about how to gratify the desires of the sinful nature.

 

Scriptures on Self Control

1 Corinthians 9:25 (NIV)
²⁵ Everyone who competes in the games goes into strict training. They do it to get a crown that will not last; but we do it to get a crown that will last forever.

1 Corinthians 16:13 (NIV)
¹³ Be on your guard; stand firm in the faith; be men of courage; be strong.

Galatians 5:22-23 (NIV)
²² But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
²³ gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law.

1 Timothy 1:7 (NIV)
⁷ They want to be teachers of the law, but they do not know what they are talking about or what they so confidently affirm.

 

Scriptures on Self Control

1 Timothy 6:11-12 (NIV)
¹¹ But you, man of God, flee from all this, and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, endurance and gentleness.
¹² Fight the good fight of the faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called when you made your good confession in the presence of many witnesses.

2 Timothy 2:3-5 (NIV)
³ Endure hardship with us like a good soldier of Christ Jesus.
⁴ No one serving as a soldier gets involved in civilian affairs--he wants to please his commanding officer.
⁵ Similarly, if anyone competes as an athlete, he does not receive the victor's crown unless he competes according to the rules.

Titus 2:2-6 (NIV)
² Teach the older men to be temperate, worthy of respect, self-controlled, and sound in faith, in love and in endurance.
³ Likewise, teach the older women to be reverent in the way they live, not to be slanderers or addicted to much wine, but to teach what is good.
⁴ Then they can train the younger women to love their husbands and children,
⁵ to be self-controlled and pure, to be busy at home, to be kind, and to be subject to their husbands, so that no one will malign the word of God.
⁶ Similarly, encourage the young men to be self-controlled.

 

Scriptures on Self Control

1 Peter 1:13 (NIV)
¹³ Therefore, prepare your minds for action; be self-controlled; set your hope fully on the grace to be given you when Jesus Christ is revealed.

2 Peter 1:5-6 (NIV)
⁵ For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith goodness; and to goodness, knowledge;
⁶ and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perseverance; and to perseverance, godliness;

Scriptures on Self Control from God’s Word.

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