Temperance: General Scriptures Concerning

Scripture references

• Est 1:7, 8 Beverages were served in an array of goblets of gold, each with a
• Pro 23:1–3 When you sit down to dine with a ruler, consider carefully what is set
• Pro 25:16 If you find honey, eat just what you need, lest you have too much and
• Dan 1:8 But Daniel made up his mind that he would not defile himself with the
• Rom 13:14 Instead, clothe yourselves with the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no
• 1Co 9:25, 27 Everyone who competes in the games trains with strict discipline. They
• Php 4:5 Let your gentleness be apparent to all. The Lord is near.
• 1Th 5:6–8 So then, let us not sleep as the others do, but let us remain awake and
• 1Ti 3:2, 3, 8 An overseer, then, must be above reproach, the husband of but one
• Tts 1:7, 8 As God’s steward, an overseer must be above reproach—not self-absorbed,
• Tts 2:2, 3, 12 Older men are to be temperate, dignified, self-controlled, and sound
• 2Pe 1:5, 6 For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith virtue; and