Bible Verses about
Self-control

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

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

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.

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

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.

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 .

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

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

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

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;

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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 .