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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1.0;"/><title>Topical Bible: Curbed</title><link rel="canonical" href="https://biblehub.com/topical/c/curbed.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/newtopical.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/topical/vmenus/psalms/32-9.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmcde/c/curbed.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/topical/">Topical</a> > Curbed</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="/topical/c/curb.htm" title="Curb">◄</a> Curbed <a href="/topical/c/curbing.htm" title="Curbing">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="topverse">Jump to: <a href="#web" title="Webster's Dictionary">Webster's</a> • <a href="#cnc" title="Multiversion Concordance">Concordance</a> • <a href="#thes" title="Bible Thesaurus">Thesaurus</a> • <a href="#lib" title="Library">Library</a> • <a href="#sub" title="Subtopics">Subtopics</a> • <a href="#rel" title="Related Terms">Terms</a></div><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><a name="te" id="te"></a><div class="vheading2">Topical Encyclopedia</div>In biblical terminology, the concept of being "curbed" often relates to the idea of restraint, control, or limitation, particularly in the context of human behavior, desires, and actions. The Bible frequently addresses the necessity of curbing sinful tendencies and exercising self-control as part of a righteous life.<br><br><b>Self-Control and Restraint</b><br><br>The Bible emphasizes the importance of self-control as a fruit of the Spirit. In <a href="/galatians/5-22.htm">Galatians 5:22-23</a> , the Apostle Paul lists self-control as one of the attributes that believers should cultivate: "But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. Against such things there is no law." Here, self-control is presented as a divine quality that curbs the sinful nature and aligns one's life with God's will.<br><br><b>Curbing Sinful Desires</b><br><br><a href="/james/1-14.htm">James 1:14-15</a> warns about the progression of unchecked desires: "But each one is tempted when by his own evil desires he is lured away and enticed. Then after desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, gives birth to death." This passage underscores the necessity of curbing sinful desires before they lead to actions that result in spiritual death.<br><br><b>The Role of the Law</b><br><br>The Mosaic Law served as a curb for the Israelites, setting boundaries for behavior and providing a standard of holiness. In <a href="/romans/7-7.htm">Romans 7:7</a> , Paul explains, "What then shall we say? Is the law sinful? Certainly not! Indeed, I would not have been aware of sin if it had not been for the law. For I would not have known what coveting really was if the law had not said, 'You shall not covet.'" The law curbed sinful actions by making people aware of God's standards.<br><br><b>Discipline and Correction</b><br><br><a href="/proverbs/3-11.htm">Proverbs 3:11-12</a> speaks to the value of divine discipline as a means of curbing wayward behavior: "My son, do not reject the discipline of the LORD, and do not loathe His rebuke; for the LORD disciplines the one He loves, as does a father the son in whom he delights." God's discipline is portrayed as a loving act intended to curb destructive paths and guide believers toward righteousness.<br><br><b>The Tongue</b><br><br>The Bible also addresses the need to curb one's speech. <a href="/james/3-5.htm">James 3:5-6</a> highlights the power of the tongue and the necessity of controlling it: "In the same way, the tongue is a small part of the body, but it boasts of great things. Consider how small a spark sets a great forest ablaze. The tongue also is a fire, a world of wickedness among the parts of the body. It pollutes the whole person, sets the course of his life on fire, and is itself set on fire by hell." This passage illustrates the potential for harm when the tongue is not curbed.<br><br><b>Conclusion</b><br><br>The biblical concept of being curbed is integral to the Christian life, emphasizing the need for self-control, the curbing of sinful desires, and the importance of divine discipline. Through the guidance of the Holy Spirit and adherence to God's Word, believers are called to live lives that reflect God's holiness and righteousness.<a name="web" id="web"></a><div class="vheading2">Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary</div>(<I>imp. & p. p.</I>) of Curb.<a name="lib" id="lib"></a><div class="vheading2">Library</div><p><a href="/library/maclaren/expositions_of_holy_scripture_g/contrasted_services.htm"><span class="l">Contrasted Services</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Shemaiah the prophet, the first of the long series of noble men who <b>curbed</b> the violence<br> of Jewish monarchs, points the lesson of invasion in plain, blunt words <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture g/contrasted services.htm</font><p><a href="/library/tertullian/on_modesty/chapter_i_modesty_the_flower.htm"><span class="l">Modesty, the Flower of Manners</span></a> <br><b>...</b> certain point linger in the world, if nature shall have laid the preliminary groundwork<br> of it, discipline persuaded to it, censorial rigour <b>curbed</b> its excesses <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//christianbookshelf.org/tertullian/on modesty/chapter i modesty the flower.htm</font><p><a href="/library/sergieff/on_the_christian_life/chapter_v_how_to_use.htm"><span class="l">How to Use the Present Life, and the Comforts of It.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> There have been some good and holy men who, when they saw intemperance and luxury<br> perpetually carried to excess, if not strictly <b>curbed</b>, and were desirous to <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/...//christianbookshelf.org/sergieff/on the christian life/chapter v how to use.htm</font><p><a href="/library/lactantius/a_treatise_on_the_anger_of_god_addressed_to_donatus/chap_xxi_of_the_anger_of.htm"><span class="l">Of the Anger of God and Man.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> I might say that the anger of man ought to be <b>curbed</b>, because he is often angry<br> unjustly; and he has immediate emotion, because he is only for a time. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../chap xxi of the anger of.htm</font><p><a href="/library/smith/jeremiah/2_prophets_and_prophets_xxiii.htm"><span class="l">Prophets and Prophets. (xxiii. 9-32, xxvii-xxix, Etc. )</span></a> <br><b>...</b> the collar.27. Now therefore why hast thou not <b>curbed</b> Jeremiah of Anathoth,<br> who takes on himself to prophesy unto you? 28. Hath he <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//christianbookshelf.org/smith/jeremiah/2 prophets and prophets xxiii.htm</font><p><a href="/library/spurgeon/spurgeons_sermons_volume_6_1860/election_and_holiness.htm"><span class="l">Election and Holiness</span></a> <br><b>...</b> of God. It is time that we had done with the old and rusty systems that<br> have so long <b>curbed</b> the freeness of religious speech. The <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 6 1860/election and holiness.htm</font><p><a href="/library/yonge/the_chosen_people/lesson_xxiv_the_primitive_church.htm"><span class="l">The Primitive Church.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> world beneath, and the judgments one after another poured out by the Angels; the<br> true remnant of the Church persecuted; and the world partly <b>curbed</b> by, partly <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../yonge/the chosen people/lesson xxiv the primitive church.htm</font><p><a href="/library/clement/the_instructor_paedagogus/chapter_xi_a_compendious_view_of.htm"><span class="l">A Compendious view of the Christian Life.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> prohibited. But irrational impulses must be <b>curbed</b>, lest, carrying us away through<br> excessive relaxation, they impel us to voluptuousness. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../clement/the instructor paedagogus/chapter xi a compendious view of.htm</font><p><a href="/library/spurgeon/spurgeons_sermons_volume_2_1856/indwelling_sin.htm"><span class="l">Indwelling Sin</span></a> <br><b>...</b> as evil as it was before the new birth"as sinful, as altogether hostile to God's<br> laws, as ever it was"a nature which, as I said before, is <b>curbed</b> and kept <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 2 1856/indwelling sin.htm</font><p><a href="/library/calvin/of_prayer--a_perpetual_exercise_of_faith/chapter_46_the_sixth_petition.htm"><span class="l">The Sixth Petition Corresponds as we have Observed to the Promise <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> he may make trial of their sincerity, and by exercising their strength confirm it;<br> may mortify, tame, and cauterize their flesh, which, if not <b>curbed</b> in this <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../of prayer--a perpetual exercise of faith/chapter 46 the sixth petition.htm</font><a name="thes" id="thes"></a><div class="vheading2">Thesaurus</div><a href="/topical/c/curbed.htm"><span class="l"><b>Curbed</b> (1 Occurrence)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Noah Webster's Dictionary (imp. & pp) of Curb. Multi-Version Concordance<br><b>Curbed</b> (1 Occurrence). Psalms 32:9 Be ye not as a horse <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/c/curbed.htm - 6k</font><p><a href="/topical/c/curb.htm"><span class="l">Curb (5 Occurrences)</span></a><br><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/c/curb.htm - 9k</font><p><a href="/topical/t/teach.htm"><span class="l">Teach (172 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> may have meant "to beat with a rod," "to chastise," and may have originally referred<br> to the striking and goading of beasts by which they were <b>curbed</b> and trained <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/t/teach.htm - 65k</font><p><a href="/topical/t/teaching.htm"><span class="l">Teaching (372 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> may have meant "to beat with a rod," "to chastise," and may have originally referred<br> to the striking and goading of beasts by which they were <b>curbed</b> and trained <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/t/teaching.htm - 62k</font><p><a href="/topical/t/teacher.htm"><span class="l">Teacher (103 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> may have meant "to beat with a rod," "to chastise," and may have originally referred<br> to the striking and goading of beasts by which they were <b>curbed</b> and trained <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/t/teacher.htm - 61k</font><p><a href="/topical/c/curbing.htm"><span class="l">Curbing (2 Occurrences)</span></a><br><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/c/curbing.htm - 7k</font><p><a href="/topical/s/samson.htm"><span class="l">Samson (37 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> (4) He was passionate and therefore weak. The animal of his nature was never <b>curbed</b>,<br> but rather ran unchained and free. He was given to sudden fury. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/s/samson.htm - 37k</font><p><a name="res" id="res"></a><div class="vheading2">Resources</div><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/disrespectful-children.html">What does the Bible say about disrespectful children? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://clyx.com/term/curbed.htm">Curbed: Dictionary and Thesaurus | Clyx.com</a><br /><br /><a href="/concordance/">Bible Concordance</a> • <a href="/dictionary/">Bible Dictionary</a> • <a href="/encyclopedia/">Bible Encyclopedia</a> • <a href="/topical/">Topical Bible</a> • <a href="/thesaurus/">Bible Thesuarus</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="cnc" id="cnc"></a><div class="vheading2">Concordance</div><span class="encheading">Curbed (1 Occurrence)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/psalms/32-9.htm">Psalms 32:9</a></span><br />Be ye not as a horse -- as a mule, Without understanding, With bridle and bit, its ornaments, to curb, Not to come near unto thee.<br /><span class="source">(See RSV)</span><a name="sub" id="sub"></a><div class="vheading2">Subtopics</div><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/c/curbed.htm">Curbed</a></p><a name="rel" id="rel"></a><div class="vheading2">Related Terms</div><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/c/curd.htm">Curd (8 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/r/rope.htm">Rope (10 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/r/rein.htm">Rein (3 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/e/emotion.htm">Emotion (1 Occurrence)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/d/deceiving.htm">Deceiving (18 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/c/curbed.htm">Curbed (1 Occurrence)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/s/scrupulously.htm">Scrupulously (5 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/a/aloud.htm">Aloud (141 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/d/demonology.htm">Demonology</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/d/demoniac.htm">Demoniac (7 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/d/demon.htm">Demon (26 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/h/hook.htm">Hook (10 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/s/strong.htm">Strong (736 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/m/manner.htm">Manner (351 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/s/service.htm">Service (317 Occurrences)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/topical/c/curb.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Curb"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Curb" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/topical/c/curbing.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Curbing"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Curbing" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div> <div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"><script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script></div></td></tr></table></div></div></div> <br /><br /> <div align="center"> <div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>