Self-Control Through Trials
2 Timothy 4:5 BSB
But you, be sober in all things, endure hardship, do the work of an evangelist, fulfill your ministry.
Romans 12:3 BSB
For by the grace given me I say to every one of you: Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but think of yourself with sober judgment, according to the measure of faith God has given you.
James 1:12 BSB
Blessed is the man who perseveres under trial, because when he has stood the test, he will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love Him.
James 1:3 BSB
because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance.
Matthew 22:18 BSB
But Jesus knew their evil intent and said, “You hypocrites, why are you testing Me?
Luke 8:13 BSB
The seeds on rocky ground are those who hear the word and receive it with joy, but they have no root. They believe for a season, but in the time of testing, they fall away.
Proverbs 12:19 BSB
Truthful lips endure forever, but a lying tongue lasts only a moment.
Proverbs 27:24 BSB
for riches are not forever, nor does a crown endure to every generation.
Psalm 89:36 BSB
his offspring shall endure forever, and his throne before Me like the sun,
Psalm 89:29 BSB
I will establish his line forever, his throne as long as the heavens endure.
Psalm 104:31 BSB
May the glory of the LORD endure forever; may the LORD rejoice in His works.
Psalm 49:12 BSB
But a man, despite his wealth, cannot endure; he is like the beasts that perish.
Proverbs 18:14 BSB
The spirit of a man can endure his sickness, but who can survive a broken spirit?
Isaiah 66:22 BSB
“For just as the new heavens and the new earth, which I will make, will endure before Me,” declares the LORD, “so your descendants and your name will endure.
Galatians 5:23 BSB
gentleness, and self-control. Against such things there is no law.
Proverbs 25:28 BSB
Like a city whose walls are broken down is a man who does not control his temper.
2 Timothy 1:7 BSB
For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and self-control.
1 Corinthians 9:25 BSB
Everyone who competes in the games trains with strict discipline. They do it for a crown that is perishable, but we do it for a crown that is imperishable.
1 Corinthians 9:27 BSB
No, I discipline my body and make it my slave, so that after I have preached to others, I myself will not be disqualified.
Galatians 5:22 BSB
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,