Browse 7 quotations connecting Paul the Apostle with Self-Control, with meanings, source notes and related themes.
Each quotation is included because its central idea connects with this theme, not simply because one matching word appears in the sentence.
Sources represented here include King James Bible — Galatians 6:9, King James Bible — 1 Corinthians 13:4, King James Bible — 1 Corinthians 16:13. Keeping the work and source note beside each quotation makes differences in setting, speaker and emphasis easier to see.
Sources represented here include King James Bible — Galatians 6:9, King James Bible — 1 Corinthians 13:4, King James Bible — 1 Corinthians 16:13.
“Charity suffereth long, and is kind.”
Love is defined partly through patience and kindness, shifting the idea from emotion alone toward repeated behavior under strain.
Source note: 1 Corinthians 13:4 in the King James Version; this is the opening clause of the verse.
“Watch ye, stand fast in the faith, quit you like men, be strong.”
The sequence emphasizes alertness, steadiness, and strength, presenting courage as sustained conduct rather than one dramatic moment.
Source note: 1 Corinthians 16:13 in the King James Version.
“God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.”
Courage is balanced with love and sound judgment, keeping strength from being confused with recklessness or aggression.
Source note: 2 Timothy 1:7 in the King James Version.
“Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath.”
The verse acknowledges anger while placing boundaries on what is done with it and how long it is allowed to govern a relationship.
Source note: Ephesians 4:26 in the King James Version.
“Let us not be weary in well doing.”
Courage can look like continuing useful work after enthusiasm fades, especially when results are delayed rather than immediately visible.
Source note: Galatians 6:9 in the King James Version; opening clause of the verse about perseverance.
“Let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.”
Good work can require endurance before results appear, so delayed reward is not treated as proof that effort is useless.
Source note: Galatians 6:9, King James Version.
“Avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath.”
The instruction interrupts retaliation by asking people not to make personal revenge their response to injury, creating room for restraint and release.
Source note: Romans 12:19, King James Version; Paul tells readers not to avenge themselves within a larger sequence about responding to enemies and evil.