Bible Verses About Sobriety

For I say through the grace that is giuen vnto me, to euery one that is among you, that no man presume to vnderstande aboue that which is meete to vnderstand, but that he vnderstande according to sobrietie, as God hath dealt to euery man the measure of faith.

Therefore let vs not sleepe as do other, but let vs watch and be sober.

But let vs which are of the day, be sober, putting on the brest plate of faith and loue, and of the hope of saluation for an helmet.

Likewise also the women, that they aray themselues in comely apparell, with shamefastnes and modestie, not with broyded heare, or gold, or pearles, or costly apparell,

A Bishop therefore must be vnreproueable, the husband of one wife, watching, temperate, modest, harberous, apt to teache,

Not giuen to wine, no striker, not giuen to filthy lucre, but gentle, no fighter, not couetous,

Likewise their wiues must be honest, not euill speakers, but sober, and faithfull in all things.

But harberous, one that loueth goodnesse, wise, righteous, holy, temperate,

That the elder men be watchful, graue, teperate, sounde in the faith, in loue, and in patience:

That they may instruct the yong women to be sober minded, that they loue their husbands, that they loue their children,

Exhort yong men likewise, that they bee sober minded.

For that grace of God, that bringeth saluation vnto all men, hath appeared,

And teacheth vs that we should denie vngodlinesse and worldly lusts, and that we should liue soberly and righteously, and godly in this present world,

Wherefore, girde vp the Ioynes of your minde: bee sober, and trust perfectly on that grace that is brought vnto you, in the reuelation of Iesus Christ,

Now the ende of all things is at hand. Be ye therefore sober, and watching in prayer.

Be sober, and watch: for your aduersarie the deuil as a roaring lyon walketh about, seeking whom he may deuoure: