100 Bible Verses About Self-Control

And he washed his face, and went out, and refrained himself, and said, Set on bread.

Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry: for anger resteth in the bosom of fools.

Add thou not unto his words, lest he reprove thee, and thou be found a liar.

The words of a wise man’s mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow up himself.

As coals are to burning coals, and wood to fire; so is a contentious man to kindle strife.

Passing through the street near her corner; and he went the way to her house,

Now therefore beware, I pray thee, and drink not wine nor strong drink, and eat not any unclean thing:

And Eli said unto her, How long wilt thou be drunken? put away thy wine from thee.

Thorns and snares are in the way of the froward: he that doth keep his soul shall be far from them.

There be three things which go well, yea, four are comely in going:

Butter and honey shall he eat, that he may know to refuse the evil, and choose the good.

An inheritance may be gotten hastily at the beginning; but the end thereof shall not be blessed.

Nevertheless Haman refrained himself: and when he came home, he sent and called for his friends, and Zeresh his wife.

Seest thou a man that is hasty in his words? there is more hope of a fool than of him.

Rejoice, O young man, in thy youth; and let thy heart cheer thee in the days of thy youth, and walk in the ways of thine heart, and in the sight of thine eyes: but know thou, that for all these things God will bring thee into judgment.

The fear of a king is as the roaring of a lion: whoso provoketh him to anger sinneth against his own soul.

O that ye would altogether hold your peace! and it should be your wisdom.

Wrath is cruel, and anger is outrageous; but who is able to stand before envy?

Suffer not thy mouth to cause thy flesh to sin; neither say thou before the angel, that it was an error: wherefore should God be angry at thy voice, and destroy the work of thine hands?

Turn away thine eyes from me, for they have overcome me: thy hair is as a flock of goats that appear from Gilead.

He teareth himself in his anger: shall the earth be forsaken for thee? and shall the rock be removed out of his place?

When he is about to fill his belly, God shall cast the fury of his wrath upon him, and shall rain it upon him while he is eating.

If thou faint in the day of adversity, thy strength is small.

Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.

The nobles held their peace, and their tongue cleaved to the roof of their mouth.

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

Only by pride cometh contention: but with the well advised is wisdom.

And put a knife to thy throat, if thou be a man given to appetite.

The princes refrained talking, and laid their hand on their mouth.

Envy thou not the oppressor, and choose none of his ways.

Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man.

He that is slow to wrath is of great understanding: but he that is hasty of spirit exalteth folly.

Give not sleep to thine eyes, nor slumber to thine eyelids.

But they also have erred through wine, and through strong drink are out of the way; the priest and the prophet have erred through strong drink, they are swallowed up of wine, they are out of the way through strong drink; they err in vision, they stumble in judgment.

Neither have I suffered my mouth to sin by wishing a curse to his soul.

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

Lift not up your horn on high: speak not with a stiff neck.

It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine; nor for princes strong drink:

Now he hath not directed his words against me: neither will I answer him with your speeches.

For she hath cast down many wounded: yea, many strong men have been slain by her.

The foolishness of man perverteth his way: and his heart fretteth against the Lord.

And there was set meat before him to eat: but he said, I will not eat, until I have told mine errand. And he said, Speak on.

They shall not drink wine with a song; strong drink shall be bitter to them that drink it.

But he refused, and said unto his master’s wife, Behold, my master wotteth not what is with me in the house, and he hath committed all that he hath to my hand;

A wise man feareth, and departeth from evil: but the fool rageth, and is confident.

My son, if sinners entice thee, consent thou not.

Better is the end of a thing than the beginning thereof: and the patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.

I will not give sleep to mine eyes, or slumber to mine eyelids,

Surely the churning of milk bringeth forth butter, and the wringing of the nose bringeth forth blood: so the forcing of wrath bringeth forth strife.

And they made their father drink wine that night also: and the younger arose, and lay with him; and he perceived not when she lay down, nor when she arose.

Go not forth hastily to strive, lest thou know not what to do in the end thereof, when thy neighbour hath put thee to shame.

He that getteth wisdom loveth his own soul: he that keepeth understanding shall find good.

Let thine eyes look right on, and let thine eyelids look straight before thee.

And tarry with him a few days, until thy brother’s fury turn away;

The thoughts of the diligent tend only to plenteousness; but of every one that is hasty only to want.

Put away from thee a froward mouth, and perverse lips put far from thee.

Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest thou also be like unto him.

I charge you, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, by the roes, and by the hinds of the field, that ye stir not up, nor awake my love, till he please.

In the mouth of the foolish is a rod of pride: but the lips of the wise shall preserve them.

And Jacob sod pottage: and Esau came from the field, and he was faint:

To deliver thee from the strange woman, even from the stranger which flattereth with her words;

They were not estranged from their lust. But while their meat was yet in their mouths,

The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness: and the end of his talk is mischievous madness.

Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned?

Be not among winebibbers; among riotous eaters of flesh:

And Esau said, Behold, I am at the point to die: and what profit shall this birthright do to me?

Woe unto them that are mighty to drink wine, and men of strength to mingle strong drink:

Stolen waters are sweet, and bread eaten in secret is pleasant.

He that walketh with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed.

Be not desirous of his dainties: for they are deceitful meat.

Say not, I will do so to him as he hath done to me: I will render to the man according to his work.

And Jacob was wroth, and chode with Laban: and Jacob answered and said to Laban, What is my trespass? what is my sin, that thou hast so hotly pursued after me?

He deviseth mischief upon his bed; he setteth himself in a way that is not good; he abhorreth not evil.

Lest thou learn his ways, and get a snare to thy soul.

A wrathful man stirreth up strife: but he that is slow to anger appeaseth strife.

It is in the power of my hand to do you hurt: but the God of your father spake unto me yesternight, saying, Take thou heed that thou speak not to Jacob either good or bad.

Through desire a man, having separated himself, seeketh and intermeddleth with all wisdom.

A gift in secret pacifieth anger: and a reward in the bosom strong wrath.

Wisdom is too high for a fool: he openeth not his mouth in the gate.

Proud and haughty scorner is his name, who dealeth in proud wrath.

Can one go upon hot coals, and his feet not be burned?

He that tilleth his land shall be satisfied with bread: but he that followeth vain persons is void of understanding.

Surely I will not come into the tabernacle of my house, nor go up into my bed;

There is none greater in this house than I; neither hath he kept back any thing from me but thee, because thou art his wife: how then can I do this great wickedness, and sin against God?

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

And it came to pass, when he heard that I lifted up my voice and cried, that he left his garment with me, and fled, and got him out.

The thoughts of the wicked are an abomination to the Lord: but the words of the pure are pleasant words.

Better is the poor that walketh in his integrity, than he that is perverse in his lips, and is a fool.

Thou lovest all devouring words, O thou deceitful tongue.

And she caught him by his garment, saying, Lie with me: and he left his garment in her hand, and fled, and got him out.

For a servant when he reigneth; and a fool when he is filled with meat;

Put not forth thyself in the presence of the king, and stand not in the place of great men:

And it came to pass about this time, that Joseph went into the house to do his business; and there was none of the men of the house there within.

It is good for a man that he bear the yoke in his youth.

He that keepeth the commandment keepeth his own soul; but he that despiseth his ways shall die.

When Elihu saw that there was no answer in the mouth of these three men, then his wrath was kindled.

And it came to pass, as she spake to Joseph day by day, that he hearkened not unto her, to lie by her, or to be with her.

For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty: and drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags.

He that answereth a matter before he heareth it, it is folly and shame unto him.

Then Judah came near unto him, and said, Oh my lord, let thy servant, I pray thee, speak a word in my lord’s ears, and let not thine anger burn against thy servant: for thou art even as Pharaoh.