100+ Discipline Quotes from the Bible: Powerful Scriptures for Strength & Self-Control

"But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control." – Galatians 5:22-23

"Like a city whose walls are broken through is a person who lacks self-control." – Proverbs 25:28

"I discipline my body and keep it under control, lest after preaching to others I myself should be disqualified." – 1 Corinthians 9:27

"Whoever is slow to anger has great understanding, but he who has a hasty temper exalts folly." – Proverbs 14:29

"A man without self-control is like a house with broken-down walls." – Proverbs 25:28 (NLT)

"The righteous choose their friends carefully, but the way of the wicked leads them astray." – Proverbs 12:26

"Better a patient person than a warrior, one with self-control than one who takes a city." – Proverbs 16:32

"Those who are self-controlled live peaceful lives." – Proverbs 17:1 (TLB)

"He who controls his temper is better than a mighty warrior." – Proverbs 16:32 (CEV)

"In your patience possess your souls." – Luke 21:19 (KJV)

"Let your reasonableness be known to everyone. The Lord is at hand." – Philippians 4:5

"God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-discipline." – 2 Timothy 1:7

"Let us not grow weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up." – Galatians 6:9

"We also glory in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance." – Romans 5:3

"Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds." – James 1:2

"Endure hardship as discipline; God is treating you as His children." – Hebrews 12:7

"You need to persevere so that when you have done the will of God, you will receive what He has promised." – Hebrews 10:36

"Be strong and take heart, all you who hope in the Lord." – Psalm 31:24

"Though the fig tree does not bud and there are no grapes on the vines... yet I will rejoice in the Lord." – Habakkuk 3:17-18

"Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord." – 1 Corinthians 15:58

"Weeping may stay for the night, but rejoicing comes in the morning." – Psalm 30:5

"I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me." – Philippians 4:13

"Because of the Lord’s great love we are not consumed, for His compassions never fail." – Lamentations 3:22

"Run with endurance the race marked out for us." – Hebrews 12:1

"To obey is better than sacrifice, and to heed is better than the fat of rams." – 1 Samuel 15:22

"If you love Me, keep My commandments." – John 14:15

"Whoever has My commands and keeps them is the one who loves Me." – John 14:21

"Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says." – James 1:22

"Your word is a lamp for my feet, a light on my path." – Psalm 119:105

"I have hidden Your word in my heart that I might not sin against You." – Psalm 119:11

"Blessed are those who keep His statutes and seek Him with all their heart." – Psalm 119:2

"Walk in obedience to all that the Lord your God has commanded you." – Deuteronomy 5:33

"Fear God and keep His commandments, for this is the duty of all mankind." – Ecclesiastes 12:13

"Whoever sows to please the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal life." – Galatians 6:8

"My sheep listen to My voice; I know them, and they follow Me." – John 10:27

"Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only the one who does the will of My Father." – Matthew 7:21

"Train yourself in godliness, for physical training is of some value, but godliness has value for all things." – 1 Timothy 4:7-8

"Discipline yourself for the purpose of godliness." – 1 Timothy 4:7 (NASB)

"Draw near to God and He will draw near to you." – James 4:8

"Seek the Lord while He may be found; call on Him while He is near." – Isaiah 55:6

"Abide in Me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit by itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in Me." – John 15:4

"Continue steadfastly in prayer, being watchful in it with thanksgiving." – Colossians 4:2

"Be still, and know that I am God." – Psalm 46:10

"Early in the morning, O Lord, I will hear from You; early will I seek You." – Psalm 5:3 (TLB)

"Pray without ceasing." – 1 Thessalonians 5:17

"Thy word was in mine heart like a burning fire shut up in my bones." – Jeremiah 20:9 (KJV)

"Sow for yourselves righteousness; reap the fruit of unfailing love, and break up your unplowed ground." – Hosea 10:12

"Sanctify them by the truth; Your word is truth." – John 17:17

"His mercies are new every morning; great is Your faithfulness." – Lamentations 3:23

"This is the day the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it." – Psalm 118:24

"So teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom." – Psalm 90:12

"Therefore, as long as today remains, let us enter His rest." – Hebrews 4:7

"Let the morning bring my request to You; in the morning I lay it before You and wait expectantly." – Psalm 5:3

"Every day I will praise You and extol Your name forever and ever." – Psalm 145:2

"Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for He who promised is faithful." – Hebrews 10:23

"Each day has enough trouble of its own." – Matthew 6:34

"As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord." – Joshua 24:15

"Whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God." – 1 Corinthians 10:31

"And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus." – Colossians 3:17

"Redeem the time, because the days are evil." – Ephesians 5:16 (KJV)

"Not lording it over those entrusted to you, but being examples to the flock." – 1 Peter 5:3

"An overseer must be above reproach, the husband of one wife, sober-minded, self-controlled..." – Titus 1:6-7

"Keep your life free from love of money, and be content with what you have." – Hebrews 13:5

"For we did not follow cleverly devised stories when we told you about the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ in power, but we were eyewitnesses of His majesty." – 2 Peter 1:16

"Follow my example, as I follow the example of Christ." – 1 Corinthians 11:1

"Let the elders who rule well be considered worthy of double honor." – 1 Timothy 5:17

"Shepherd the flock of God among you, exercising oversight not under compulsion, but willingly." – 1 Peter 5:2

"A wise leader is known for fairness and justice." – Proverbs 29:2 (TLB)

"By standing firm in one spirit, with one mind striving side by side for the faith of the gospel." – Philippians 1:27

"Leaders must manage their own homes well, with their children under control and respectful." – 1 Timothy 3:4

"He who walks with the wise grows wise, but a companion of fools suffers harm." – Proverbs 13:20

"Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil." – Matthew 6:13

"Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it." – Proverbs 22:6

"Fathers, do not exasperate your children; instead, bring them up in the training and instruction of the Lord." – Ephesians 6:4

"Discipline your son, for in that there is hope; do not be a party to his death." – Proverbs 19:18

"The rod and reproof give wisdom, but a child left to himself brings shame to his mother." – Proverbs 29:15

"Listen to your father, who gave you life, and do not despise your mother when she is old." – Proverbs 23:22

"Start children off on the way they should go, and even when they are old they will not turn from it." – Proverbs 22:6 (NIV)

"Rebuke a fool, and he will hate you; rebuke a wise man, and he will love you." – Proverbs 9:8

"Correct your son, and he will give you rest; he will give delight to your soul." – Proverbs 29:17

"Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, but he who hates correction is stupid." – Proverbs 12:1

"A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish son brings grief to his mother." – Proverbs 10:1

"Withhold not correction from the child: for if thou strike him with the rod, he shall not die." – Proverbs 23:13 (KJV)

"Teach them to your children, talking about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road." – Deuteronomy 11:19

"Humble yourselves before the Lord, and He will lift you up." – James 4:10

"God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble." – James 4:6

"Clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because God resists the proud but shows favor to the humble." – 1 Peter 5:5

"Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves." – Philippians 2:3

"Bow down before the Lord in holy splendor." – Psalm 29:2 (ESV)

"When pride comes, then comes disgrace, but with humility comes wisdom." – Proverbs 11:2

"Before destruction a man's heart is haughty, but humility comes before honor." – Proverbs 18:12

"Learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls." – Matthew 11:29

"All of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another." – 1 Peter 5:5

"Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding." – Proverbs 3:5

"It is better to be lowly in spirit along with the oppressed than to share plunder with the proud." – Proverbs 16:19

"The fear of the Lord teaches wisdom, and humility precedes honor." – Proverbs 15:33

"No temptation has overtaken you except what is common to mankind. And God is faithful; He will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear." – 1 Corinthians 10:13

"Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you." – James 4:7

"Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes." – Ephesians 6:11

"Be alert and of sober mind. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour." – 1 Peter 5:8

"Watch and pray so that you will not fall into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak." – Matthew 26:41

"I have stored up Your word in my heart, that I might not sin against You." – Psalm 119:11

"Let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles." – Hebrews 12:1

"Everyone who sins breaks the law; in fact, sin is lawlessness." – 1 John 3:4

"Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, love for the Father is not in them." – 1 John 2:15

"Flee from sexual immorality. All other sins a person commits are outside the body, but whoever sins sexually, sins against their own body." – 1 Corinthians 6:18

"Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things." – Colossians 3:2

"Resist him, standing firm in the faith." – 1 Peter 5:9

"Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding." – Proverbs 3:5

"Wait for the Lord; be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord." – Psalm 27:14

"For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." – Jeremiah 29:11

"Commit your way to the Lord; trust in Him and He will do this." – Psalm 37:5

"Being confident of this, that He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus." – Philippians 1:6

"They that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength." – Isaiah 40:31 (KJV)

"And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love Him." – Romans 8:28

"Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for Him." – Psalm 37:7

"The Lord is good to those whose hope is in Him, to the one who seeks Him." – Lamentations 3:25

"Many are the plans in a person’s heart, but it is the Lord’s purpose that prevails." – Proverbs 19:21

"The steps of a man are established by the Lord, when He delights in his way." – Psalm 37:23

"Delight yourself in the Lord, and He will give you the desires of your heart." – Psalm 37:4