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Patient

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Romans 12:12

rejoicing in hope; enduring in troubles; continuing steadfastly in prayer;

Galatians 5:22–23

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faith, — read the full passage →

Jeremiah 29:11

For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says Yahweh, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you hope and a future.

Ephesians 4:2

with all lowliness and humility, with patience, bearing with one another in love;

2 Peter 3:9

The Lord is not slow concerning his promise, as some count slowness; but is patient with us, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.

Galatians 6:9

Let us not be weary in doing good, for we will reap in due season, if we don’t give up.

Romans 8:25

But if we hope for that which we don’t see, we wait for it with patience.

Colossians 3:12

Put on therefore, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, a heart of compassion, kindness, lowliness, humility, and perseverance;

Proverbs 14:29

He who is slow to anger has great understanding, but he who has a quick temper displays folly.

Psalms 37:7

Rest in Yahweh, and wait patiently for him. Don’t fret because of him who prospers in his way, because of the man who makes wicked plots happen.

1 Timothy 1:16

However, for this cause I obtained mercy, that in me first, Jesus Christ might display all his patience, for an example of those who were going to believe in him for eternal life.

1 Corinthians 13:4–5

Love is patient and is kind; love doesn’t envy. Love doesn’t brag, is not proud, — read the full passage →

Exodus 14:14

Yahweh will fight for you, and you shall be still.”

2 Timothy 4:2

preach the word; be urgent in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, and exhort, with all patience and teaching.

Romans 15:5

Now the God of patience and of encouragement grant you to be of the same mind one with another according to Christ Jesus,

Hebrews 12:1

Therefore let us also, seeing we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, lay aside every weight and the sin which so easily entangles us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us,

Proverbs 15:18

A wrathful man stirs up contention, but one who is slow to anger appeases strife.

Psalms 27:14

Wait for Yahweh. Be strong, and let your heart take courage. Yes, wait for Yahweh.

Matthew 7:7

“Ask, and it will be given you. Seek, and you will find. Knock, and it will be opened for you.

Psalms 46:10

“Be still, and know that I am God. I will be exalted among the nations. I will be exalted in the earth.”

Proverbs 16:32

One who is slow to anger is better than the mighty; one who rules his spirit, than he who takes a city.

Psalms 103:8

Yahweh is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abundant in loving kindness.

James 5:7–8

Be patient therefore, brothers, until the coming of the Lord. Behold, the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth, being patient over it, until it receives the early and late rain. — read the full passage →

Hebrews 10:36

For you need endurance so that, having done the will of God, you may receive the promise.

Isaiah 30:18

Therefore Yahweh will wait, that he may be gracious to you; and therefore he will be exalted, that he may have mercy on you, for Yahweh is a God of justice. Blessed are all those who wait for him.

Psalms 40:1

I waited patiently for Yahweh. He turned to me, and heard my cry.

Galatians 5:22

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faith,

Ecclesiastes 7:8

Better is the end of a thing than its beginning. The patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.

Psalms 30:5

For his anger is but for a moment. His favor is for a lifetime. Weeping may stay for the night, but joy comes in the morning.

1 Timothy 3:1–16

This is a faithful saying: if a man seeks the office of an overseer, he desires a good work. — read the full passage →

Colossians 3:12–13

Put on therefore, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, a heart of compassion, kindness, lowliness, humility, and perseverance; — read the full passage →

Matthew 24:42

Watch therefore, for you don’t know in what hour your Lord comes.

Matthew 24:13

But he who endures to the end, the same will be saved.

Joel 2:13

Tear your heart, and not your garments, and turn to Yahweh, your God; for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and abundant in loving kindness, and relents from sending calamity.

Proverbs 25:15

By patience a ruler is persuaded. A soft tongue breaks the bone.

Psalms 5:3

Yahweh, in the morning you shall hear my voice. In the morning I will lay my requests before you, and will watch expectantly.

Revelation 3:11

I am coming quickly! Hold firmly that which you have, so that no one takes your crown.

Ephesians 4:2–3

with all lowliness and humility, with patience, bearing with one another in love; — read the full passage →

1 Corinthians 13:4

Love is patient and is kind; love doesn’t envy. Love doesn’t brag, is not proud,

John 14:15

If you love me, keep my commandments.

Isaiah 40:31

But those who wait for Yahweh will renew their strength. They will mount up with wings like eagles. They will run, and not be weary. They will walk, and not faint.

Philippians 4:6

In nothing be anxious, but in everything, by prayer and petition with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God.

2 Peter 3:8

But don’t forget this one thing, beloved, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.

1 Thessalonians 5:14

We exhort you, brothers, admonish the disorderly, encourage the faint-hearted, support the weak, be patient toward all.

Psalms 37:7–9

Rest in Yahweh, and wait patiently for him. Don’t fret because of him who prospers in his way, because of the man who makes wicked plots happen. — read the full passage →

1 John 1:9

If we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous to forgive us the sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

James 5:8

You also be patient. Establish your hearts, for the coming of the Lord is at hand.

John 3:17

For God didn’t send his Son into the world to judge the world, but that the world should be saved through him.

John 3:16–17

For God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life. — read the full passage →

Luke 10:27

He answered, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your strength, and with all your mind; and your neighbor as yourself.”

Genesis 29:20

Jacob served seven years for Rachel. They seemed to him but a few days, for the love he had for her.

1 Peter 3:8

Finally, be all like-minded, compassionate, loving as brothers, tender hearted, courteous,

1 Peter 2:19–23

For it is commendable if someone endures pain, suffering unjustly, because of conscience toward God. — read the full passage →

James 5:7

Be patient therefore, brothers, until the coming of the Lord. Behold, the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth, being patient over it, until it receives the early and late rain.

James 1:19

So, then, my beloved brothers, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, and slow to anger;

Hebrews 6:12

that you won’t be sluggish, but imitators of those who through faith and patience inherited the promises.

1 Timothy 4:2

through the hypocrisy of men who speak lies, branded in their own conscience as with a hot iron;

2 Thessalonians 3:5

May the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God, and into the patience of Christ.

2 Thessalonians 1:4

so that we ourselves boast about you in the assemblies of God for your patience and faith in all your persecutions and in the afflictions which you endure.

1 Thessalonians 1:3

remembering without ceasing your work of faith and labor of love and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, before our God and Father.

Colossians 1:11

strengthened with all power, according to the might of his glory, for all endurance and perseverance with joy;

1 Corinthians 13:1–13

If I speak with the languages of men and of angels, but don’t have love, I have become sounding brass, or a clanging cymbal. — read the full passage →

1 Corinthians 11:31

For if we discerned ourselves, we wouldn’t be judged.

Romans 15:4

For whatever things were written before were written for our learning, that through patience and through encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope.

Romans 5:4

and perseverance, proven character; and proven character, hope:

Romans 5:2–4

through whom we also have our access by faith into this grace in which we stand. We rejoice in hope of the glory of God. — read the full passage →

Romans 2:4

Or do you despise the riches of his goodness, forbearance, and patience, not knowing that the goodness of God leads you to repentance?

Luke 21:19

“By your endurance you will win your lives.

Luke 8:15

That in the good ground, these are such as in an honest and good heart, having heard the word, hold it tightly, and produces fruit with patience.

Lamentations 3:25–27

Yahweh is good to those who wait for him, to the soul that seeks him. — read the full passage →

Proverbs 10:28

The prospect of the righteous is joy, but the hope of the wicked will perish.

Proverbs 3:5–6

Trust in Yahweh with all your heart, and don’t lean on your own understanding. — read the full passage →

Psalms 62:2

He alone is my rock and my salvation, my fortress— I will never be greatly shaken.

2 Chronicles 15:7

But you be strong, and don’t let your hands be slack; for your work shall be rewarded.”

Exodus 34:6

Yahweh passed by before him, and proclaimed, “Yahweh! Yahweh, a merciful and gracious God, slow to anger, and abundant in loving kindness and truth,

Revelation 14:12

Here is the patience of the saints, those who keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus.”

1 John 2:4

One who says, “I know him,” and doesn’t keep his commandments, is a liar, and the truth isn’t in him.

Matthew 18:29–35

“So his fellow servant fell down at his feet and begged him, saying, ‘Have patience with me, and I will repay you!’ — read the full passage →

Habakkuk 2:3

For the vision is yet for the appointed time, and it hurries toward the end, and won’t prove false. Though it takes time, wait for it; because it will surely come. It won’t delay.

Revelation 20:14–15

Death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. This is the second death, the lake of fire. — read the full passage →

1 Peter 3:9

not rendering evil for evil, or insult for insult; but instead blessing; knowing that to this were you called, that you may inherit a blessing.

James 3:1

Let not many of you be teachers, my brothers, knowing that we will receive heavier judgment.

James 1:3–4

knowing that the testing of your faith produces endurance. — read the full passage →

Hebrews 6:15

Thus, having patiently endured, he obtained the promise.

Ephesians 4:1–3

I therefore, the prisoner in the Lord, beg you to walk worthily of the calling with which you were called, — read the full passage →

2 Corinthians 12:12

Truly the signs of an apostle were worked among you in all patience, in signs and wonders and mighty works.

1 Corinthians 3:11–13

For no one can lay any other foundation than that which has been laid, which is Jesus Christ. — read the full passage →

Romans 15:4–5

For whatever things were written before were written for our learning, that through patience and through encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope. — read the full passage →

Romans 12:1–21

Therefore I urge you, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service. — read the full passage →

Romans 8:24–25

For we were saved in hope, but hope that is seen is not hope. For who hopes for that which he sees? — read the full passage →

Romans 5:3

Not only this, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering works perseverance;

Lamentations 3:25–26

Yahweh is good to those who wait for him, to the soul that seeks him. — read the full passage →

Ecclesiastes 7:9

Don’t be hasty in your spirit to be angry, for anger rests in the bosom of fools.

Proverbs 14:1–29:27

Every wise woman builds her house, but the foolish one tears it down with her own hands. — read the full passage →

Proverbs 10:1–28:28

The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son makes a glad father; but a foolish son brings grief to his mother. — read the full passage →

Psalms 37:2

For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and wither like the green herb.

Revelation 21:8

But for the cowardly, unbelieving, sinners, abominable, murderers, sexually immoral, sorcerers,idolaters, and all liars, their part is in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur, which is the second death.”

John 3:18

He who believes in him is not judged. He who doesn’t believe has been judged already, because he has not believed in the name of the one and only Son of God.

Revelation 3:11–12

I am coming quickly! Hold firmly that which you have, so that no one takes your crown. — read the full passage →

Revelation 3:1–11:19

“And to the angel of the assembly in Sardis write: “He who has the seven Spirits of God, and the seven stars says these things: “I know your works, that you have a reputation of being alive, but you are dead. — read the full passage →

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