Each competitor must exercise self-control in everything. They do it to receive a perishable crown, but we an imperishable one.

But she will be delivered through childbearing, ¹  if she ²  continues in faith and love and holiness with self-control.

The overseer ¹  then must be above reproach, the husband of one wife, ²  temperate, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, an able teacher,

It trains us ¹  to reject godless ways ²  and worldly desires and to live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives in the present age,

We know that ¹  our old man was crucified with him so that the body of sin would no longer dominate us, ²  so that we would no longer be enslaved to sin.

You were taught with reference to your former way of life to lay aside ¹  the old man who is being corrupted in accordance with deceitful desires,

Do not lie to one another since you have put off the old man with its practices

and have been clothed with the new man ¹  that is being renewed in knowledge according to the image of the one who created it.

to be self-controlled, ¹  pure, fulfilling their duties at home, ²  kind, being subject to their own husbands, so that the message ³  of God may not be discredited. ⁴ 

especially those who indulge their fleshly desires ¹  and who despise authority. Brazen and insolent, ²  they are not afraid to insult ³  the glorious ones, ⁴ 

So ¹  they will give ²  life to you, ³  and grace to adorn ⁴  your neck. ⁵ 

Do not deprive each other, except by mutual agreement for a specified time, so that you may devote yourselves to prayer. ¹  Then resume your relationship, ²  so that Satan may not tempt you because of your lack of self-control.

But as it is, ¹  you boast in your arrogance. All such boasting is evil.

You have lived indulgently and luxuriously on the earth. You have fattened your hearts in a day of slaughter. ¹ 

Remember Abraham, Isaac, and Israel your servants, to whom you swore by yourself and told them, ‘I will multiply your descendants ¹  like the stars of heaven, and all this land that I have spoken about ²  I will give to your descendants, ³  and they will inherit it forever.’”

Better is a person of humble standing ¹  who nevertheless has a servant, ²  than one who pretends to be somebody important ³  yet has no food.

One who has isolated himself ¹  seeks his own desires; ²  he rejects ³  all sound judgment.

The sluggard is wiser in his own estimation ¹  than seven people who respond with good sense. ² 

The words of a wise person ¹  win him ²  favor, ³  but the words ⁴  of a fool are self-destructive. ⁵ 

So let the one who thinks he is standing be careful that he does not fall.