Quotes about Self-control
You will vomit up what little you have eaten and waste your pleasant words.
— Proverbs 23:8
Do not join those who drink too much wine or gorge themselves on meat.
— Proverbs 23:20
Those who linger over wine, who go to taste mixed drinks.
— Proverbs 23:30
Do not gaze at wine while it is red, when it sparkles in the cup and goes down smoothly.
— Proverbs 23:31
If you find honey, eat just what you need, lest you have too much and vomit it up.
— Proverbs 25:16
It is not good to eat too much honey or to search out one’s own glory.
— Proverbs 25:27
A fool vents all his anger, but a wise man holds it back.
— Proverbs 29:11
If you have foolishly exalted yourself or if you have plotted evil, put your hand over your mouth.
— Proverbs 30:32
Do not be overly righteous, and do not make yourself too wise. Why should you destroy yourself?
— Ecclesiastes 7:16
I ate no rich food, no meat or wine entered my mouth, and I did not anoint myself with oil until the three weeks were completed.
— Daniel 10:3
If your right eye causes you to sin, gouge it out and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to be thrown into hell.
— Matthew 5:29
And if your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to depart into hell.
— Matthew 5:30