Restraint

[b]Restraint
RESTRA'INT[/b], n.

1. The act or operation of holding back or hindering from motion, in any manner; hinderance of the will, or of any action, physical, moral or mental.

2. Abridgment of liberty; as the restraint of a man by imprisonment or by duress.

3. Prohibition. The commands of God should be effectual restraints upon our evil passions.

4. Limitation; restriction.

If all were granted, yet it must be maintained, within any bold restraints, far otherwise than it is received.

5. That which restrains, hinders or represses. The laws are restraints upon injustice.

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But speak thou the things which become [i]Sound[/i] doctrine:
That the aged men be ...

[i]Sober,
Grave,
Temperate,
Sound[/i] in [i]Faith[/i],
in [i]Charity[/i],
in [i]Patience.[/i]

The aged women likewise, that they be in behaviour as becometh holiness, not false accusers, not given to much wine, teachers of good things; That they may teach the young women to be ...

[i]Sober[/i],

To love their husbands,
To love their children,

To be
[i]Discreet,
Chaste,
Keepers[/i] at home,
[i]Good,
Obedient[/i] to their own husbands ...

That the word of God be not blasphemed.

Young men likewise exhort to be ...

[i]Sober Minded[/i].

In all things shewing thyself a pattern of good works: in doctrine shewing ...

[i]Uncorruptness,
Gravity,
Sincerity,

Sound speech[/i], that cannot be condemned; that he that is of the contrary part may be ashamed, having no evil thing to say of you. Exhort servants to be obedient unto their own masters, and to please them well in all things; not answering again;

Not purloining, but shewing all good fidelity; that they may adorn the doctrine of God our Saviour in all things. For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men, Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world; Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ; Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works.

These things speak, and exhort, and rebuke with all authority. Let no man despise thee.

Tit 2:1-15

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[b]Temperate

G4998[/b]
σώφρων
sōphrōn
[i]so'-frone[/i]

From the base of G4982 and that of G5424; [i]safe[/i] ([i]sound[/i]) [i]in mind[/i], that is, [i]self controlled[/i] ([i]moderate[/i] as to opinion or passion): - discreet, sober, temperate.

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[b]Sound[/b]

[b]G5199[/b]
ὑγιής
hugiēs
[i]hoog-ee-ace'[/i]
From the base of G837; [i]healthy[/i], that is, [i]well[/i] (in body); figuratively [i]true[/i] (in doctrine): - sound, whole.

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[b]Patience

G5281[/b]
ὑπομονή
hupomonē
[i]hoop-om-on-ay'[/i]

From G5278; cheerful (or hopeful) [i]endurance, constancy[/i]: - enduring, patience, patient continuance (waiting).

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[b]Grave

G4586[/b]
σεμνός
semnos
[i]sem-nos'[/i]

From G4576; [i]venerable[/i], that is, [i]honorable[/i]: - grave, honest.

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[b]Chaste

G53[/b]
ἁγνός
hagnos
[i]hag-nos'[/i]

From the same as G40; properly [i]clean[/i], that is, (figuratively) [i]innocent, modest, perfect[/i]: - chaste, clean, pure.

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[b]Sober minded

G4993[/b]
σωφρονέω
sōphroneō
[i]so-fron-eh'-o[/i]
From G4998; to [i]be of sound mind[/i], that is, [i]sane[/i], (figuratively) [i]moderate[/i]: - be in right mind, be sober (minded), soberly.

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[b]Refrain[/b]

[b]Refrain
REFRA'IN[/b], v.t. [L. refaeno; re and fraeno, to curb; fraenum, a rein. See Rein.]

To hold back; to restrain; to keep from action.

My son - refrain thy foot from their path. Prov 1.

Then Joseph could not refrain himself before all them that stood by. Gen 45.

[b]REFRA'IN[/b], v.i. To forbear; to abstain; to keep one's self from action or interference.

Refrain from these men and let them alone. Acts 5.

[b]REFRA'IN[/b], n. The burden of a song; a kind of musical repetition.

[i]The fact is that no soul is conscious of the workings of unbelief until God has given faith, is not troubled about the swellings of pride until humility is bestowed, mourns not over coldness until love is communicated, and is not exercised over deceitfulness before he is made sincere. We best learn to know things by their opposites.[/i]

[url=https://www.sermonindex.net/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?topic_id=25961&forum=34]Characteristics of the Honest Heart - A.W. Pink[/url]

[i]Finally, be ye all of one mind, having compassion one of another, love as brethren, be pitiful, be courteous: Not rendering evil for evil, or railing for railing: but contrariwise blessing; knowing that ye are thereunto called, that ye should inherit a blessing. For he that will love life, and see good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips that they speak no guile[/i]: 1Pe 3:8-10

[i]Not purloining, but shewing all good fidelity; that they may adorn the doctrine of God our Saviour in all things.[/i] Tit 2:10

[b]Adorn
ADORN'[/b], v.t. [L. adorno, ad and orno, to deck, or beautify, to dress, set off, extol, furnish.

1. To deck or decorate; to make beautiful; to add to beauty by dress; to deck with external ornaments.

A bride adorneth, herself with jewels. Isa 6.

To set off to advantage; to add ornaments to; to embellish by any thing external or adventitious; as, to adorn a speech by appropriate action, sentiments with elegance of language, or a gallery with pictures.

3. To make pleasing, or more pleasing; as, great abilities adorned by virtue or affability.

4. To display the beauty or excellence of; as, to adorn the doctrine of God. Titus 2.

[b]ADORN'[/b], n. Ornament. Obs.

[b]ADORN'[/b], a. Adorned; decorated. Obs.

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[b]Adorn

G2885[/b]
κοσμέω
kosmeō
[i]kos-meh'-o[/i]
From G2889; to [i]put in[/i] proper [i]order[/i], that is, [i]decorate[/i] (literally or figuratively); specifically to [i]snuff[/i] (a wick): - adorn, garnish, trim.

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[b]Guile
GUILE[/b], n. gile. Craft; cunning; artifice; duplicity; deceit; usually in a bad sense.

We may, with more successful hope, resolve

To wage by force or guile eternal war.

Behold an Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile. John 1.

[b]GUILE[/b], v.t. To disguise craftily.

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[b]Guile

G1388[/b]
δόλος
dolos
[i]dol'-os[/i]
From δέλλω dellō (an obsolete primary probably meaning to [i]decoy[/i]; compare G1185); a [i]trick[/i] ([i]bait[/i]), that is, (figuratively) [i]wile[/i]: - craft, deceit, guile, subtilty.

[i] Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.[/i]
Heb 13:5

[i]For in many things we offend all. If any man offend not in word, the same is a perfect man, and able also to bridle the whole body. Behold, we put bits in the horses' mouths, that they may obey us; and we turn about their whole body.

Behold also the ships, which though they be so great, and are driven of fierce winds, yet are they turned about with a very small helm, whithersoever the governor listeth. Even so the tongue is a little member, and boasteth great things. Behold, how great a matter a little fire kindleth!

And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity: so is the tongue among our members, that it defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire of hell.[/i] Jas 3:2-6

[b]Bridle

G5468[/b]
χαλιναγωγέω
chalinagōgeō
[i]khal-in-ag-ogue-eh'-o[/i]
From a compound of G5469 and the reduplicated form of G71; to [i]be[/i] a [i]bit leader[/i], that is, to [i]curb[/i] (figuratively): - bridle.

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[b]Bridle
BRI'DLE[/b], n.

1. The instrument with which a horse is governed and restrained by a rider; consisting of a head-stall, a bit, and reins, with other appendages, according to its particular form and uses.

2. A restraint; a curb; a check.

3. A short piece of cable well served, attached to a swivel on a chain, laid in a harbor, and the upper end drawn into a ship and secured to the bits. The use is to enable a ship, when moored, to veer with the wind and tide.

Bowline bridles are short legs or pieces of rope, running through iron thimbles,by which the bowline attaches to different places on the leech or edge of a large sail

BRI'DLE, v.t. To put on a bridle; as, to bridle a horse.

1. To restrain, guide or govern; to check, curb or control; as, to bridle the passions; "to bridle a muse."

Bridle the excursions of youth.

[b]BRI'DLE[/b], v.i. To hold up the head, and draw in the chin.

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[i]For every kind of beasts, and of birds, and of serpents, and of things in the sea, is tamed, and hath been tamed of mankind: But the tongue can no man tame; it is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison. Therewith bless we God, even the Father; and therewith curse we men, which are made after the similitude of God. Out of the same mouth proceedeth blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not so to be.[/i] Jas 3:7-10

Thanks for the restraint exhibited by S. I. when we fail to live up to the high level of standards of the forum.

Respectfully, Eddie

[i] Thou, even thou, art to be feared: and who may stand in thy sight when once thou art angry? Thou didst cause judgment to be heard from heaven; the earth feared, and was still, When God arose to judgment, to save all the meek of the earth. Selah.

Surely the wrath of man shall praise thee: the remainder of wrath shalt thou restrain. Vow, and pay unto the LORD your God: let all that be round about him bring presents unto him that ought to be feared.[/i] Psa 76:7-11

[b]Restrain

H1639[/b]
גּרע
gâra‛
[i]gaw-rah'[/i]

A primitive root; to [i]scrape[/i] off; by implication to [i]shave, remove, lessen[/i] or [i]withhold[/i]: - abate, clip, (di-) minish, do (take) away, keep back, restrain, make small, withdraw.

[b]The remainder of wrath shalt thou restrain[/b] - The Hebrew gives rather a different sense: “Thou shalt gird thyself with the remainder of wrath.” Even after thou hast sent this signal destruction upon Sennacherib and his army, thou wilt continue to pursue the remnant of the persecutors of thy people; their wrath shall be the cause of the excitement of thy justice to destroy them. As a man girds himself with his girdle, that he may the better perform his work, so thou wilt gird thyself with wrath, that thou mayest destroy thy enemies. A good maxim has been taken from this verse: “God often so counterworks the evil designs of men against his cause and followers, that it turns out to their advantage and his glory; nor does he permit them to go to the extent of what they have purposed, and of what they are able to perform. He suffers them to do some mischief, but not all they would or can do.”

Adam Clarke

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[i]But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.
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Gal 5:22, 23

[b]Temperance
TEM'PERANCE,[/b] n. [L. temperantia, from tempero.]

1. Moderation; particularly, habitual moderation in regard to the indulgence of the natural appetites and passions; restrained or moderate indulgence; as temperance in eating and drinking; temperance in the indulgence of joy or mirth. Temperance in eating and drinking is opposed to gluttony and drunkenness, and in other indulgences, to excess.

2. Patience; calmness; sedateness; moderation of passion.

He calm'd his wrath with goodly temperance. [Unusual.]

[b]Temperance[/b] - The word used here, (ἐγκράτεια egkrateia), means properly “self-control, continence.” It is derived from ἐν en and κράτος kratos, “strength,” and has reference to the power or ascendancy which we have over exciting and evil passions of all kinds. It denotes the self-rule which a man has over the evil propensities of his nature. Our word temperance we use now in a much more limited sense, as referring mainly to abstinence from intoxicating drinks. But the word here used is employed in a much more extended signification. It includes the dominion over all evil propensities, and may denote continence, chastity, self-government, moderation in regard to all indulgences as well as abstinence from intoxicating drinks. See the word explained in the notes at Act_24:25. The sense here is, that the influences of the Holy Spirit on the heart make a man moderate in all indulgences; teach him to restrain his passions, and to govern himself; to control his evil propensities, and to subdue all inordinate affection.

The Christian will not only abstain from intoxicating drinks, but from all exciting passions; he will be temperate in his manner of living, and in the government of his temper. This may be applied to temperance properly so called with us; but it should not be limited to that. A Christian must be a temperate man; and if the effect of his religion is not to produce this, it is false and vain. Abstinence from intoxicating drinks, as well as from all improper excitement, is demanded by the very genius of his religion, and on this subject there is no danger of drawing the cords too close. No one was ever injured by the strictest temperance, by total abstinence from ardent spirits, and from wine as a beverage; no man is certainly safe who does not abstain; no man, it is believed, can be in a proper frame of mind for religious duties who indulges in the habitual use of intoxicating drinks. Nothing does more scandal to religion than such indulgences; and, other things being equal, he is the most under the influence of the Spirit of God who is the most thoroughly a person of temperance.

Albert Barnes

[i]They say unto him, Master, this woman was taken in adultery, in the very act. Now Moses in the law commanded us, that such should be stoned: but what sayest thou? This they said, tempting him, that they might have to accuse him.

But Jesus stooped down, and with his finger wrote on the ground, as though he heard them not.[/i]

Joh 8:5,6

[i]Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin; for his seed remaineth in him: and he [b]cannot sin[/b], because he is born of God[/i]. 1Jn 3:9

[i]There is none greater in this house than I; neither hath he kept back any thing from me but thee, because thou art his wife: [b]how then can I do this[/b] great wickedness, and sin against God?[/i] Gen 39:9

[b]Cannot

G1410[/b]
δύναμαι
dunamai
[i]doo'-nam-ahee[/i]

Of uncertain affinity; to [i]be able[/i] or [i]possible[/i]: - be able, can (do, + -not), could, may, might, be possible, be of power.

[i]And it came to pass, as she spake to Joseph day by day, that he hearkened not unto her, to lie by her, or to be with her.

And it came to pass about this time, that Joseph went into the house to do his business; and there was none of the men of the house there within.

And she caught him by his garment, saying, Lie with me: and he left his garment in her hand, and fled, and got him out.[/i]

Gen 39:10-12

[b]Fled

H5127[/b]
נוּס
nûs
[i]noos[/i]

A primitive root; to [i]flit[/i], that is, [i]vanish[/i] away (subside, escape; causatively chase, impel, deliver): - X abate, away, be displayed, (make to) flee (away, -ing), put to flight, X hide, lift up a standard.