The best Bible verses for self control (KJV) include passages about God's love, strength, and guidance. This page features 15+ carefully curated Scripture passages for self control (KJV), each selected for its relevance and depth. Read, save, and share the perfect verse for your situation.
"A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach; of"1 Timothy 3:2
"A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach; of"1 Timothy 3:2
"Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good,"2 Timothy 3:3
"He that hath no rule over his own spirit is like a city that is broken down, and without walls."Proverbs 25:28
"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."1 Corinthians 7:5
"And as he reasoned of righteousness, temperance, and judgment to come, Felix trembled, and answered, Go thy way for this time; when I have a convenient season, I will call for thee."Acts 24:25
"To be discreet, chaste, keepers at home, good, obedient to their own husbands, that the word of God be not blasphemed."Titus 2:5
"Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world;"Titus 2:12
"But let it be the hidden man of the heart, in that which is not corruptible, even the ornament of a meek and quiet spirit, which is in the sight of God of great price."1 Peter 3:4
"That which I speak, I speak it not after the Lord, but as it were foolishly, in this confidence of boasting."2 Corinthians 11:17
"And have put on the new man, which is renewed in knowledge after the image of him that created him:"Colossians 3:10
Translations differ in what they optimise for. Some follow the original wording closely at the cost of a natural English sentence; others read smoothly and make interpretive choices to get there. Neither is wrong, but they produce noticeably different verses.
Each of the 15 verses below is shown in the translation you asked for, and every verse links to a page comparing all six side by side — which is usually the fastest way to see where the translators disagreed.
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The most-cited Bible verses for self control (KJV) are 1 Timothy 3:2, 2 Peter 1:6, 2 Timothy 3:3. This page collects 15 of them, each with its full passage, context and the text in six translations.
Read the verse in its surrounding passage before you use it — a verse that fits in isolation sometimes says something different in context. Compare two translations where the wording is unclear, and pick for the person who will read it rather than for the theme.
Scripture returns to self control (KJV) across both testaments rather than settling it in one passage, which is why the verses on this page do not all say the same thing. Read together they give a fuller answer than any single verse does.
There is no single best translation. The NIV and NLT read most naturally and communicate well to someone outside the church; the ESV and NASB stay closer to the original wording; the KJV carries the phrasing most people recognise. Every verse here links to a page showing all six side by side.
More than any page can list. This one carries the 15 that are most often turned to for self control (KJV), chosen so each stands on its own and links through to the full chapter it belongs to.