self-control

Proverbs 25:28 He that hath no rule over his own spirit is like a city that is broken down, and without walls. Context: Proverbs 25:26-27 Like a muddied spring or a polluted fountain is a righteous man who gives way before the wicked. 27It is not good to eat much honey, nor is it glorious […]

James 1:21 Wherefore lay apart all filthiness and superfluity of naughtiness, and receive with meekness the engrafted word, which is able to save your souls. Context: James 1:19,20 Know this, my beloved brothers: let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger; 20 for the anger of man does not produce […]