Bible Verses About Loss of Control
Bible verses about Loss of Control
Discover what the Bible says about loss of control.
Each verse has been chosen for its relevance and insight into this important biblical topic.
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He that hath no rule over his own spirit is like a city that is broken down, and without walls.
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.
But I see another law in my members, warring against the law of my mind, and bringing me into captivity to the law of sin which is in my members.
Scripture Passages
For when we were in the flesh, the motions of sins, which were by the law, did work in our members to bring forth fruit unto death.
Know now that God hath overthrown me, and hath compassed me with his net.
Then shall his mind change, and he shall pass over, and offend, imputing this his power unto his god.
Brethren, if a man be overtaken in a fault, ye which are spiritual, restore such an one in the spirit of meekness; considering thyself, lest thou also be tempted.
And many among them shall stumble, and fall, and be broken, and be snared, and be taken.
Because he hath loosed my cord, and afflicted me, they have also let loose the bridle before me.
And I was with you in weakness, and in fear, and in much trembling.
But the Spirit of the Lord departed from Saul, and an evil spirit from the Lord troubled him.
A righteous man falling down before the wicked is as a troubled fountain, and a corrupt spring.
They reel to and fro, and stagger like a drunken man, and are at their wits’ end.
When I said, My foot slippeth; thy mercy, O Lord, held me up.
Surely thou didst set them in slippery places: thou castedst them down into destruction.
And that they may recover themselves out of the snare of the devil, who are taken captive by him at his will.
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.
I was almost in all evil in the midst of the congregation and assembly.
So the spirit lifted me up, and took me away, and I went in bitterness, in the heat of my spirit; but the hand of the Lord was strong upon me.
And these things give in charge, that they may be blameless.
But after long abstinence Paul stood forth in the midst of them, and said, Sirs, ye should have hearkened unto me, and not have loosed from Crete, and to have gained this harm and loss.
If my step hath turned out of the way, and mine heart walked after mine eyes, and if any blot hath cleaved to mine hands;
Thou hast thrust sore at me that I might fall: but the Lord helped me.
What fruit had ye then in those things whereof ye are now ashamed? for the end of those things is death.
Now then it is no more I that do it, but sin that dwelleth in me.
But sin, taking occasion by the commandment, wrought in me all manner of concupiscence. For without the law sin was dead.
The yoke of my transgressions is bound by his hand: they are wreathed, and come up upon my neck: he hath made my strength to fall, the Lord hath delivered me into their hands, from whom I am not able to rise up.
Fear came upon me, and trembling, which made all my bones to shake.
Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down: for the Lord upholdeth him with his hand.
For innumerable evils have compassed me about: mine iniquities have taken hold upon me, so that I am not able to look up; they are more than the hairs of mine head: therefore my heart faileth me.
Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, that ye should obey it in the lusts thereof.
Holding faith, and a good conscience; which some having put away concerning faith have made shipwreck:
Who knoweth the power of thine anger? even according to thy fear, so is thy wrath.
And Jesus said, Somebody hath touched me: for I perceive that virtue is gone out of me.
It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.
For we would not, brethren, have you ignorant of our trouble which came to us in Asia, that we were pressed out of measure, above strength, insomuch that we despaired even of life:
Therefore I was left alone, and saw this great vision, and there remained no strength in me: for my comeliness was turned in me into corruption, and I retained no strength.
Keep back thy servant also from presumptuous sins; let them not have dominion over me: then shall I be upright, and I shall be innocent from the great transgression.
Looking diligently lest any man fail of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you, and thereby many be defiled;
If they sin against thee, (for there is no man that sinneth not,) and thou be angry with them, and deliver them to the enemy, so that they carry them away captives unto the land of the enemy, far or near;
Who being past feeling have given themselves over unto lasciviousness, to work all uncleanness with greediness.
As if a man did flee from a lion, and a bear met him; or went into the house, and leaned his hand on the wall, and a serpent bit him.
And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient;