to knowledge, self-control; to self-control, perseverance; ¹  to perseverance, godliness;

gentleness, and ¹  self-control. Against such things there is no law.

unloving, irreconcilable, slanderers, without self-control, savage, opposed to what is good,

Encourage younger men likewise to be self-controlled, ¹ 

Like a city that is broken down and without a wall, so is a person who cannot control his temper. ¹ 

Older men are to be temperate, dignified, self-controlled, ¹  sound in faith, in love, and in endurance. ² 

But if they do not have self-control, let them get married. For it is better to marry than to burn with sexual desire. ¹ 

Instead he must be hospitable, devoted to what is good, sensible, upright, devout, and self-controlled.

For God did not give us a Spirit ¹  of fear but of power and love and self-control.

While Paul ¹  was discussing ²  righteousness, self-control, ³  and the coming judgment, Felix ⁴  became ⁵  frightened and said, “Go away for now, and when I have an opportunity, ⁶  I will send for you.”

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

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,

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

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 

For the culmination of all things is near. So be self-controlled and sober-minded for the sake of prayer. ¹ 

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.

So then we must not sleep as the rest, but must stay alert and sober.

Likewise also their wives ¹  must be dignified, not slanderous, temperate, faithful in every respect.

Better to be slow to anger ¹  than to be a mighty warrior, and one who controls his temper ²  is better than ³  one who captures a city. ⁴