25 Bible Verses about Restraint

Then Jesus said to him, Put up your sword in its place; for all who take the sword shall perish by the sword. Do you think that I could not ask my Father, and he would furnish me more than twelve legions of angels?

but had a rebuke of his transgression; the dumb ass, speaking with a man's voice, forbade the madness of the prophet.

For to this you were called, because Christ also suffered for us, leaving you a copy that you should follow his steps, who committed no sin, neither was deceit found in his mouth, who being reviled reviled not, suffering threatened not, but committed himself to him that judges righteously,

And the chief priest rising up said to him, Do you answer nothing? What do these testify against you? But Jesus was silent. And the chief priest answering, said to him, I adjure you, by the living God, to tell me if you are the Christ, the Son of God.

And the chief priest standing up in the midst asked Jesus, saying, Do you not answer any thing to what these testify against you? And he was silent, and answered nothing. Again the chief priest asked him, and said to him, Are you the Christ, the Son of the Blessed?

And when he was accused by the chief priests and elders he answered nothing. Then Pilate said to him, Do you not hear how many things they testify against you? And he answered him not a word; so that the procurator wondered greatly.

And Pilate again asked him saying, Do you answer nothing? see how many things they charge against you. And Jesus answered him not any more; so that Pilate wondered.

And he entered into a ship, and his disciples followed him. And behold there was a great tempest on the lake, so that the ship was covered with the waves; but he was asleep. And they came and awoke him, saying, Lord, save us; we perish.read more.
And he said to them, Why are you afraid, men of little faith? Then he arose, and rebuked the winds and the lake, and there was a great calm. And the men wondered, saying, What kind of a man is this, that the winds and the lake obey him?

And dismissing the multitude, they took him as he was in the ship; and other ships also were with him. And there was a great tempest of wind, and the waves beat over the ship, so that the ship was already filled. And he was in the stern, on the pillow, asleep. And they awoke him and said to him, Teacher, do you not care that we perish?read more.
And he arose, and rebuked the wind, and said to the lake, Hush! Be still! And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm. And he said to them, Why are you so fearful? How have you no faith? And they were greatly afraid, and said one to another, What man is this, that even the wind and the lake obey him?

AND on one of those days both he and his disciples went into the ship; and he said to them, Let us cross over to the other side of the lake. And they set sail; and as they were sailing he fell asleep. And a tempest of wind came down on the lake, and they were flooded with water, and in peril. And they came and awoke him, saying, Master! Master! we are perishing! And he arose, and rebuked the wind and the waves, and they ceased, and there was a calm.read more.
And he said to them, Where is your faith? And they were afraid, and wondered, saying one to another, What man then is this, that he commands the winds and the water and they obey him?

And unless the Lord had shortened those days no flesh would be saved; but for the elects' sake, whom he has chosen, he has shortened the days.

And unless those days were shortened no flesh would be saved: but on account of the elect those days shall be shortened.

And now you know what hinders him from being revealed in his time. For the mystery of wickedness already works, [God] only restrains it just now, till it shall be out of the way;

And he took the dragon, which is the old serpent, who is the devil and Satan, and bound him a thousand years,

I ask not that thou wouldst take them out of the world, but that thou wouldst keep them from evil.

and bring us not into trial, but deliver us from evil.

and forgive us our sins, for we ourselves also forgive every one who is indebted to us; and bring us not into trial.

saying, Injure not the earth nor the sea nor the trees, till we seal the servants of our God on their foreheads.

The Lord is not slow in respect to his promise, as some men account slowness, but is long-suffering toward us, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to a change of mind.

But if any one among you thinks he is religious, and bridles not his tongue, but deceives his mind, that man's religion is vain.

For in many things we all offend; if one offends not in word he is a perfect man, able to keep in subjection also the whole body. But we put bits into the mouths of horses that they may obey us, and direct their whole body; behold also the ships, though of so great size and driven by powerful winds, are directed by a very small helm wherever the will of the pilot chooses;read more.
so also the tongue is a small member and boasts of great things. Behold, how much wood a little fire kindles! And the tongue is a fire, the tongue is made a world of wickedness among our members, it defiles the whole body and sets on fire the course of nature and is set on fire by hell. For every kind of beasts, and birds, and reptiles, and fishes, is tamed and has been tamed by the human race, but the tongue can no man tame; it is a disorderly evil, full of a deadly poison. With it bless we the Lord and Father, and with it curse we men made in the likeness of God. Out of the same mouth proceeds a blessing and a curse. My brothers, these things ought not so to be. Does a fountain send forth sweet water and bitter from the same opening? Can a fig tree, my brothers, produce olives, or a vine, figs? So you cannot make salt water sweet.

For he that will love life and see good days, let him withhold his tongue from evil and his lips from speaking deceit,

Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal bodies, to obey its desires,