4 Bible Verses about Temperance
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Likewise must the deacons be grave, not double-tongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre,
Not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre, but patient; not a brawler, not covetous;
For a bishop must be blameless, as the steward of God; not self-willed, not soon angry, not given to wine, no striker, not given to filthy lucre;
The aged women likewise, that they be in behavior as becometh holiness, not false accusers, not given to much wine, teachers of good things;
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Patience » Should be accompanied by » Temperance
Temperance » Drunkards examples of » In eating
And he said to his disciples, Therefore I say to you, Be not anxious for your life, what ye shall eat; neither for the body, what ye shall put on.
When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, consider diligently what is before thee: And put a knife to thy throat, if thou art a man given to appetite.
Whether therefore ye eat or drink, or whatever ye do, do all to the glory of God.
Whatever is sold in the provision market, that eat, asking no question for conscience' sake:
Incline not my heart to any evil thing, to practice wicked works with men that work iniquity: and let me not eat of their dainties.
Temperance » Pr 23; isa 5; 28; da 1 » General references to
He that loveth pleasure shall be a poor man: he that loveth wine and oil shall not be rich.
When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, consider diligently what is before thee: And put a knife to thy throat, if thou art a man given to appetite.
Hast thou found honey? eat so much as is sufficient for thee, lest thou be filled with it, and vomit it.
And as he reasoned of righteousness, temperance, and judgment to come, Felix trembled, and answered, depart for this time; when I have a convenient season, I will call for thee.
And every man that striveth for the mastery is temperate in all things. Now they do it to obtain a corruptible crown; but we an incorruptible.
Temperance » Drunkards examples of » Excess, general references to
For the time past of our life may suffice us to have wrought the will of the Gentiles, when we walked in lasciviousness, lusts, excess of wine, revelings, banquetings, and abominable idolatries:
He who keepeth the law is a wise son: but he that is a companion of riotous men shameth his father.
And shall receive the reward of unrighteousness, as they that count it pleasure to riot in the day-time. Spots they are and blemishes, sporting themselves with their own deceivings while they feast with you;
Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revelings, and such like: of which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they who do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.
Belshazzar the king made a great feast to a thousand of his lords, and drank wine before the thousand.
Temperance » In relation to food in relation to speech » Appetites to be restrained
But I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection: lest by any means when I have preached to others, I myself should be a cast-away.
And he said to his disciples, Therefore I say to you, Be not anxious for your life, what ye shall eat; neither for the body, what ye shall put on.
And take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting and drunkenness, and cares of this life, and so that day come upon you unawares.
When thou sittest to eat with a ruler, consider diligently what is before thee: And put a knife to thy throat, if thou art a man given to appetite.
Temperance » Drunkards examples of » General references to
As a thorn goeth up into the hand of a drunkard, so is a parable in the mouth of fools.
The crown of pride, the drunkards of Ephraim shall be trodden under feet.
Awake, ye drunkards, and weep; and howl, all ye drinkers of wine, because of the new wine; for it is cut off from your mouth.
For while they are folded together as thorns, and while they are drunken as drunkards, they shall be devoured as stubble fully dry.
Temperance » Total abstinence » Law from the nazarites
He shall separate himself from wine and strong drink, and shall drink no vinegar of wine, or vinegar of strong drink, neither shall he drink any liquor of grapes, nor eat moist grapes, or dried.
Ye have not eaten bread, neither have ye drank wine or strong drink: that ye might know that I am the LORD your God.
Now therefore beware, I pray thee, and drink not wine, nor strong drink, and eat not any unclean thing:
Temperance » Drunkards examples of » Other examples
And they have cast lots for my people; and have given a boy for a harlot, and sold a girl for wine, that they might drink.
But if that servant shall say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming; and shall begin to beat the men-servants, and maidens, and to eat and drink, and to be drunken?
For in eating every one taketh before another his own supper: and one is hungry, and another is drunken.
Temperance » Total abstinence » Daniel's temperance principles
But Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself with the portion of the king's food, nor with the wine which he drank: therefore he requested of the prince of the eunuchs that he might not defile himself.
I ate no pleasant bread, neither came flesh nor wine in my mouth, neither did I anoint myself at all, till three whole weeks were fulfilled.
Temperance » Total abstinence » Brotherly love demands
It is good neither to eat flesh, nor to drink wine, nor any thing by which thy brother stumbleth, or is offended, or is made weak.
Wherefore, if food maketh my brother to fall into sin, I will eat no flesh while the world standeth, lest I make my brother to fall into sin.
Temperance » In speech self-control, duty of » Over the lusts of the flesh
All things are lawful to me, but all things are not expedient: all things are lawful for me, but I will not be brought under the power of any.
Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, that ye should obey it in the lusts of it.
Temperance » In speech self-control, duty of » Over the spirit
He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; and he that ruleth his spirit, than he that taketh a city.
He that hath no rule over his own spirit is like a city that is broken down, and without walls.
Temperance » Those that are temperate
He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; and he that ruleth his spirit, than he that taketh a city.
Simon Peter, a servant and an apostle of Jesus Christ, to them that have obtained like precious faith with us through the righteousness of God and our Savior Jesus Christ: Grace and peace be multiplied to you through the knowledge of God, and of Jesus our Lord, According as his divine power hath given to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue: read more.
Whereby are given to us exceeding great and precious promises; that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust. And besides this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge; And to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness; And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity. For if these things be in you, and abound, they make you that ye shall neither be barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. But he that lacketh these things is blind, and cannot see afar off, and hath forgotten that he was purified from his old sins. Wherefore the rather, brethren, give diligence to make your calling and election sure: for if ye do these things, ye shall never fall: For so an entrance shall be ministered to you abundantly into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
Temperance » Those that are not temperate
He that hath no rule over his own spirit is like a city that is broken down, and without walls.
Simon Peter, a servant and an apostle of Jesus Christ, to them that have obtained like precious faith with us through the righteousness of God and our Savior Jesus Christ: Grace and peace be multiplied to you through the knowledge of God, and of Jesus our Lord, According as his divine power hath given to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue: read more.
Whereby are given to us exceeding great and precious promises; that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust. And besides this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge; And to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness; And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity. For if these things be in you, and abound, they make you that ye shall neither be barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. But he that lacketh these things is blind, and cannot see afar off, and hath forgotten that he was purified from his old sins.
Temperance » Who is temperate
Know ye not, that they who run in a race, all run, but one receiveth the prize? So run, that ye may obtain. And every man that striveth for the mastery is temperate in all things. Now they do it to obtain a corruptible crown; but we an incorruptible.
Temperance » Total abstinence » Encouraged upon the priests
Do not drink wine nor strong drink, thou, nor thy sons with thee, when ye go into the tabernacle of the congregation, lest ye die: it shall be a statute for ever throughout your generations:
Temperance » Total abstinence » The wise man's injunction
Look not thou upon the wine when it is red, when it giveth its color in the cup, when it moveth itself aright.
Temperance » Drunkards examples of » Nabal
And Abigail came to Nabal; and behold, he held a feast in his house, like the feast of a king; and Nabal's heart was merry within him, for he was very drunken: Therefore she told him nothing, less or more, until the morning light.
Temperance » Drunkards examples of » Uriah
And when David had called him, he ate and drank before him; and he made him drunk: and at evening he went out to lie on his bed with the servants of his lord, but went not down to his house.
Temperance » Drunkards examples of » benhadad
And they went out at noon. But Ben-hadad was drinking himself drunk in the pavilions, he and the kings, the thirty and two kings that helped him.
Temperance » Total abstinence » The law of the rechabites
But they said, We will drink no wine: for Jonadab the son of Rechab our father commanded us, saying, Ye shall drink no wine, neither ye, nor your sons for ever:
Temperance » Total abstinence » Rule for kings
It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine; nor for princes strong drink:
Temperance » In speech self-control, duty of » A cardinal virtue
And besides this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge; And to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness; And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity.
Temperance » Drunkards examples of » Watchmen of israel
Come ye, say they, I will bring wine, and we will fill ourselves with strong drink; and to-morrow shall be as this day, and much more abundant.
Temperance » Drunkards examples of » Elah
And his servant Zimri, captain of half his chariots, conspired against him, as he was in Tirzah, drinking himself drunk in the house of Arza steward of his house in Tirzah.
Temperance » Drunkards examples of » Noah
Temperance » Drunkards examples of » Ahasuerus
On the seventh day, when the heart of the king was merry with wine, he commanded Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha, and Abagtha, Zethar, and Carcas, the seven chamberlains that served in the presence of Ahasuerus the king,
Temperance » Who should be temperate
But speak thou the things which become sound doctrine: That the aged men be sober, grave, temperate, sound in faith, in charity, in patience;
Temperance » In speech self-control, duty of » Over the life
And as he reasoned of righteousness, temperance, and judgment to come, Felix trembled, and answered, depart for this time; when I have a convenient season, I will call for thee.
Temperance » Drunkards examples of » Kings of israel
In the day of our king the princes have made him sick with bottles of wine; he stretched out his hand with scorners.
Temperance » Total abstinence » John the baptist a total abstainer
For he shall be great in the sight of the Lord, and shall drink neither wine nor strong drink; and he shall be filled with the Holy Spirit, even from his mother's womb.
Temperance » In speech self-control, duty of » Over the tongue
For in many things we all offend. If any man offendeth not in word, the same is a perfect man, able also to bridle the whole body.