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When You Need Self-Control

“Like a city whose walls are broken through is a person who lacks self-control.”
— Proverbs 25:28 (NIV)
“For the Spirit God gave us does not make us timid, but gives us power, love and self-discipline.”
— 2 Timothy 1:7 (NIV)
“But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control.”
— Galatians 5:22–23 (NIV)
“Better a patient person than a warrior, one with self-control than one who takes a city.”
— Proverbs 16:32 (NIV)
“No discipline seems pleasant at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it produces a harvest of righteousness and peace for those who have been trained by it.”
— Hebrews 12:11 (NIV)
“I discipline my body and keep it under control, lest after preaching to others I myself should be disqualified.”
— 1 Corinthians 9:27 (ESV)