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Psalm 37
Exhortation to Patience and Trust
Of David.
Do not fret because of the wicked; do not be envious of wrongdoers,
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With patience a ruler may be persuaded, and a soft tongue can break bones.
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Should this be said, O house of Jacob? Is the Lord’s patience exhausted? Are these his doings? Do not my words do good to one who walks uprightly?
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So the slave fell on his knees before him, saying, ‘Have patience with me, and I will pay you everything.’
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Then his fellow slave fell down and pleaded with him, ‘Have patience with me, and I will pay you.’
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Or do you despise the riches of his kindness and forbearance and patience? Do you not realize that God’s kindness is meant to lead you to repentance?
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But if we hope for what we do not see, we wait for it with patience.
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What if God, desiring to show his wrath and to make known his power, has endured with much patience the objects of wrath that are made for destruction,
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in purity, knowledge, patience, kindness, holiness of spirit, genuine love,
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The signs of an apostle were performed among you with utmost patience, signs and wonders and mighty works.
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The Fruit of the Spirit
By contrast, the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, generosity, faithfulness,
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with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love,
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May you be made strong with all the strength that comes from his glorious power, so that you may have all endurance and patience, joyfully
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Therefore, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience.
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But for that very reason I received mercy, so that in me, as the foremost, Jesus Christ might display the utmost patience as an example to those who would come to believe in him for eternal life.
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Paul’s Charge to Timothy
Now you have observed my teaching, my conduct, my aim in life, my faith, my patience, my love, my steadfastness,
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proclaim the message; be persistent whether the time is favorable or unfavorable; convince, rebuke, and encourage with the utmost patience in teaching.
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so that you may not become sluggish but imitators of those who through faith and patience inherit the promises.
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Patience in Suffering
Be patient, therefore, brothers and sisters, until the coming of the Lord. The farmer waits for the precious crop from the earth, being patient with it until it receives the early and the late rains.
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As an example of suffering and patience, brothers and sisters, take the prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord.
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and regard the patience of our Lord as salvation. So also our beloved brother Paul wrote to you according to the wisdom given him,
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Woe to you who have lost patience! What will you do when the Lord’s reckoning comes?
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The sinner will not escape with plunder, and the patience of the godly will not be frustrated.
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O death, how welcome is your sentence to one who is needy and failing in strength, worn down by age and anxious about everything, to one who is contrary and has lost all patience!
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My children, endure with patience the wrath that has come upon you from God. Your enemy has overtaken you, but you will soon see their destruction and will tread upon their necks.