What Does the Bible Say About Self-Control? 15+ Verses on Discipline

"But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faith, gentleness, and self-control. Against such things there is no law."

"Like a city that is broken down and without walls is a man whose spirit is without restraint."

"For God didn’t give us a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and self-control."

"Every man who strives in the games exercises self-control in all things. Now they do it to receive a corruptible crown, but we an incorruptible. I therefore run like that, not aimlessly. I fight like that, not beating the air, but I beat my body and bring it into submission, lest by any means, after I have preached to others, I myself should be rejected."

"For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to all men, instructing us to the intent that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we would live soberly, righteously, and godly in this present age;"

"Yes, and for this very cause adding on your part all diligence, in your faith supply moral excellence; and in moral excellence, knowledge; and in knowledge, self-control; and in self-control perseverance; and in perseverance godliness;"

"One who is slow to anger is better than the mighty; one who rules his spirit, than he who takes a city."

"So, then, my beloved brothers, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, and slow to anger; for the anger of man doesn’t produce the righteousness of God."

"Be sober and self-controlled. Be watchful. Your adversary, the devil, walks around like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour."

"But the end of all things is near. Therefore be of sound mind, self-controlled, and sober in prayer."

"A fool vents all of his anger, but a wise man brings himself under control."

"so then let’s not sleep, as the rest do, but let’s watch and be sober."

"but given to hospitality, a lover of good, sober minded, fair, holy, self-controlled;"

"Therefore prepare your minds for action, be sober, and set your hope fully on the grace that will be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ—"

"He who spares his words has knowledge. He who is even tempered is a man of understanding."

"Don’t be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what is the good, well-pleasing, and perfect will of God."