'Temperate' in the Bible

And he must be hospitable [to believers, as well as strangers], a lover of what is good, sensible (upright), fair, devout, self-disciplined [above reproach—whether in public or in private].

Older men are to be temperate, dignified, sensible, sound in faith, in love, in steadfastness [Christlike in character].

so that they may encourage the young women to tenderly love their husbands and their children,

It teaches us to reject ungodliness and worldly (immoral) desires, and to live sensible, upright, and godly lives [lives with a purpose that reflect spiritual maturity] in this present age,