Quotes About Restraint

Nevertheless, Haman restrained himself and went home. And calling for his friends and his wife Zeresh,

He loosens the bonds placed by kings and fastens a belt around their waists.

You put my feet in the stocks and stand watch over all my paths; You set a limit for the soles of my feet.

Because God has unstrung my bow and afflicted me, they have cast off restraint in my presence.

They tear up my path; they profit from my destruction, with no one to restrain them.

And yet He was compassionate; He forgave their iniquity and did not destroy them. He often restrained His anger and did not unleash His full wrath.

But Phinehas stood and intervened, and the plague was restrained.

to bind their kings with chains and their nobles with shackles of iron,

When words are many, sin is unavoidable, but he who restrains his lips is wise.

A man of knowledge restrains his words, and a man of understanding maintains a calm spirit.

Even a fool is considered wise if he keeps silent, and discerning when he holds his tongue.

All day long he covets more, but the righteous give without restraint.

and put a knife to your throat if you possess a great appetite.

Do not wear yourself out to get rich; be wise enough to restrain yourself.

restraining her is like holding back the wind or grasping oil with oneís right hand.

Where there is no vision, the people cast off restraint; but blessed is he who keeps the Law.

Do not be quick to speak, and do not be hasty in your heart to utter a word before God. After all, God is in heaven and you are on earth. So let your words be few.

He will not cry out or raise His voice, nor make His voice heard in the streets.

“I have kept silent from ages past; I have remained quiet and restrained. But now I will groan like a woman in labor; I will at once gasp and pant.

For the sake of My name I will delay My wrath; for the sake of My praise I will restrain it, so that you will not be cut off.

Look down from heaven and see, from Your holy and glorious habitation. Where are Your zeal and might? Your yearning and compassion for me are restrained.

After all this, O LORD, will You restrain Yourself? Will You keep silent and afflict us beyond measure?

This is what the LORD says about this people: “Truly they love to wander; they have not restrained their feet. So the LORD does not accept them; He will now remember their guilt and call their sins to account.”

Now behold, I will tie you up with ropes so you cannot turn from side to side until you have finished the days of your siege.