15 Bible Verses about Control

Most Relevant Verses

Streams of water [are] the heart of a king in the hand of Yahweh; {wherever} he will desire, he will turn.

and the spirits of prophets are subject to prophets.

He who is slow to anger [is] better than him who is mighty, and he who controls his spirit than him who captures a city.

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A fool gives all his breath, but [the] wise holds back in quiet.

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[that] each of you know how to possess his own vessel in sanctification and honor,

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We know that we are from God, and the whole world lies in [the power of] the evil one.

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For the love of Christ controls us, [because we] have concluded this: that one died for all; as a result all died.

For we all stumble [in] many [ways]. If anyone does not stumble in what he says, he [is] a perfect individual, able to hold in check his whole body also.

But if they cannot control themselves, they should marry, for it is better to marry than to burn [with sexual desire].

Topics on Control

Birth Control

Genesis 38:8-10

Then Judah said to Onan, "Go in to the wife of your brother and perform the duty of a brother-in-law to her, and raise up offspring for your brother."

Elements, Control Of

Genesis 7:4

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For {within seven days} I will send rain upon the earth [for] forty days and forty nights. And I will blot out all the living creatures that I have made from upon the face of the ground."