5 Bible Verses about Sobriety

Be sober, be alert. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.

Let us walk properly, as in the day, not in reveling and drunkenness, not in lewdness and lust, not in quarreling and jealousy.

And do not get drunk with wine, for that is debauchery; but be filled with the Spirit,

The end of all things is near; therefore be clear minded and sober for your prayers.

It is a trustworthy saying: if any one aspires to the office of overseer, he desires a noble task. Now the overseer must be above reproach, the husband of one wife, temperate, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach, not given to drunkenness, not violent but gentle, not quarrelsome, not a lover of money. read more.
He must manage his own household well, keeping his children under control with all dignity (If a man does not know how to manage his own household, how can he take care of God's church?). He must not be a recent convert, or he may become conceited and fall into the same condemnation as the devil. He must also have a good reputation with outsiders, so that he will not fall into reproach and the snare of the devil. Deacons likewise must be men of dignity, not double-tongued, not addicted to much wine, and not fond of sordid gain; they must hold the mystery of the faith with a clear conscience. They must also first be tested; and then if they are beyond reproach, let them serve as deacons. The women must likewise be dignified, not malicious gossips, but temperate, faithful in all things.

But as for you, teach what befits sound doctrine. The older men are to be temperate, serious, sensible, sound in faith, in love, and in endurance. The older women likewise are to be reverent in behavior, not to be slanderers or slaves to much wine, but they are to teach what is good, read more.
so they can train the young women to love their husbands and children, to be sensible, pure, workers at home, kind, being subject to their own husbands, so that the word of God will not be dishonored. Likewise urge the young men to be sensible. Show yourself in all respects an example of good deeds, and in your teaching show integrity, seriousness, and sound speech that cannot be condemned, so that an opponent may be put to shame, having nothing bad to say about us. Teach slaves to be subject to their masters in everything, to be well-pleasing, not to talk back to them, and not to steal, but to show that they can be fully trusted, so that in everything they will adorn the doctrine of God our Savior. For the grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to all men, training us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live sober, upright, and godly lives in this present age,

But, since we belong to the day, let us be sober, and put on the breastplate of faith and love, and as a helmet the hope of salvation.

So then let us not sleep, as others do, but let us be alert and sober.

Be sober, be alert. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.

Therefore, prepare your minds for action, be sober in spirit, set your hope fully on the grace to be given you at the revelation of Jesus Christ.

Be sober, be alert. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.

The end of all things is near; therefore be clear minded and sober for your prayers.

So then let us not sleep, as others do, but let us be alert and sober.

but hospitable, a lover of what is good, master of himself, upright, holy, and self-controlled;

Now the overseer must be above reproach, the husband of one wife, temperate, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach, not given to drunkenness, not violent but gentle, not quarrelsome, not a lover of money.

Now the overseer must be above reproach, the husband of one wife, temperate, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach, not given to drunkenness, not violent but gentle, not quarrelsome, not a lover of money.

The women must likewise be dignified, not malicious gossips, but temperate, faithful in all things.

I also want women to adorn themselves with proper clothing, modestly and sensibly, not with braided hair or gold or pearls or costly garments,

training us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live sober, upright, and godly lives in this present age,

For the grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to all men, training us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live sober, upright, and godly lives in this present age,

Be sober, be alert. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.

The end of all things is near; therefore be clear minded and sober for your prayers.

For by the grace given to me I say to every one among you not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think, but to think with sober judgment, each according to the measure of faith which God has assigned him.

The end of all things is near; therefore be clear minded and sober for your prayers.

training us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live sober, upright, and godly lives in this present age,

so they can train the young women to love their husbands and children,

Likewise urge the young men to be sensible.

The older men are to be temperate, serious, sensible, sound in faith, in love, and in endurance.

The women must likewise be dignified, not malicious gossips, but temperate, faithful in all things.