Bible Verses About Self-Control

"He himself was not the light; he came only as a witness to the light."

"Finally they said, “Who are you? Give us an answer to take back to those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?”"

"I myself did not know him, but the reason I came baptizing with water was that he might be revealed to Israel.”"

"But Jesus would not entrust himself to them, for he knew all men."

"Know that the Lord has set apart the godly for himself;the Lord will hear when I call to him."

"The trouble he causes recoils on himself;his violence comes down on his own head."

"God’s Righteous JudgmentYou, therefore, have no excuse, you who pass judgment on someone else, for at whatever point you judge the other, you are condemning yourself, because you who pass judgment do the same things."

"But because of your stubbornness and your unrepentant heart, you are storing up wrath against yourself for the day of God’s wrath, when his righteous judgment will be revealed."

"But for those who are self-seeking and who reject the truth and follow evil, there will be wrath and anger."

"The Jews and the LawNow you, if you call yourself a Jew; if you rely on the law and brag about your relationship to God;"

"you, then, who teach others, do you not teach yourself? You who preach against stealing, do you steal?"

"“If you are the Son of God,” he said, “throw yourself down. For it is written:“‘He will command his angels concerning you,and they will lift you up in their hands,so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.’”"

"For he himself is our peace, who has made the two one and has destroyed the barrier, the dividing wall of hostility,"

"by abolishing in his flesh the law with its commandments and regulations. His purpose was to create in himself one new man out of the two, thus making peace,"

"built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus himself as the chief cornerstone."

"From him the whole body, joined and held together by every supporting ligament, grows and builds itself up in love, as each part does its work."

"You were taught, with regard to your former way of life, to put off your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires;"

"and to put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness."

"and live a life of love, just as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us as a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God."

"The former preach Christ out of selfish ambition, not sincerely, supposing that they can stir up trouble for me while I am in chains."