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Temperance

Pronounced TEM-per-unce

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✓ In the King James Bible — Yes — Temperance appears in the King James Bible, including Galatians 5:23.

Meaning: "Moderation; Self-control"
Origin: Latin/English

Temperance is the fruit of the Spirit — self-control that governs every appetite. 'But the fruit of the Spirit is... temperance.' Temperance is not restriction but freedom — the disciplined soul who masters desire rather than being mastered by it.

Spiritual meaning

Temperance masters every desire — the fruit of the Spirit that needs no law, self-control building patience, patience building godliness.

Related verses (KJV)

"Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law."
Galatians 5:23 (KJV) →
"And to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness."
2 Peter 1:6 (KJV) →

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