Quotes about Self-control
and put a knife to your throat if you possess a great appetite.
- Proverbs 23:2
Do not wear yourself out to get rich; be wise enough to restrain yourself.
- Proverbs 23:4
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