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G1466ἐγκράτεια enkráteia — self-control (especially continence)

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Verse
Genesis 49:24
Yet he steadied his bow, and his strong arms were tempered by the hands of the Mighty One of Jacob, in the name of the Shepherd, the Rock of Israel,
Verse
Proverbs 21:19
Better to live in the desert than with a contentious and ill-tempered wife.
Verse
Proverbs 14:17
A quick-tempered man acts foolishly, and a devious man is hated.
Verse
Proverbs 14:29
A patient man has great understanding, but a quick-tempered man promotes folly.
Verse
Proverbs 15:18
A hot-tempered man stirs up strife, but he who is slow to anger calms dispute.

Words (Strong's)(1)

Word
G1466 ἐγκράτεια · enkráteia (Greek)
self-control (especially continence)

Topics(1)

Topic
Temperance
A heading of Nave's Topical Bible (1896) — every passage it gathers, quoted.

Apocrypha (study resources)(1)

Study resource
Wisdom of Solomon 8:7
And if a man love righteousness her labours are virtues: for she teacheth temperance and prudence, justice and fortitude: which are such things, as men can have nothing more…

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