Patience

How Nave’s arranged it

• General scriptures concerningPsalms 37:7–9Proverbs 15:18Ecclesiastes 7:8Ecclesiastes 7:9Lamentations 3:26Lamentations 3:27Luke 8:15Luke 21:19Romans 2:7Romans 5:3Romans 5:4Romans 8:25Romans 12:12Romans 15:4Romans 15:51 Corinthians 13:41 Corinthians 13:52 Corinthians 6:4–62 Corinthians 12:12Galatians 6:9
• See the following related topics
• See Longsuffering
• See Meekness
• INSTANCES OF .Isaac toward the people of GerarGenesis 26:15–22
• MosesExodus 16:7Exodus 16:8
• JOBJob 1:21James 5:11
• DavidPsalms 40:1
• SimeonLuke 2:25
• Paul2 Timothy 3:10
• The prophetsJames 5:10
• The Thessalonian Christians2 Thessalonians 1:4

The passages, in Bible order (65)

The same references, sorted Genesis to Revelation. The first 16 are quoted in full; the rest are one click beneath them, book by book.

1. Genesis 26:15–22

   So the Philistines took dirt and stopped up all the wells that his father’s servants had dug in the days of his father Abraham.

   ›Commentary on Genesis 26:15–221 voice

   “This Isaac, therefore, our Savior, when he has come into that valley of Gerar, first of all wishes to dig those wells that the servants of his father had dug; he wishes to renew the wells of the law, of course, and the prophets, which Philistines had filled with earth.Who are those who fill the wells with earth? Those, doubtless, who put an earthly and fleshly interpretation on the law and close up the spiritual and mystical interpretation so that neither do they themselves drink nor do they permit others to drink.

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2. Exodus 16:7

   and in the morning you will see the LORD’s glory, because He has heard your grumbling against Him. For who are we that you should grumble against us?”

   ›Commentary on Exodus 16:71 voice

   “I shall give you another testimony, my friends, from the Scriptures, that God begat before all creatures a Beginning, [who was] a certain rational power [proceeding] from Himself, who is called by the Holy Spirit, now the Glory of the Lord, now the Son, again Wisdom, again an Angel, then God, and then Lord and Logos; and on another occasion He calls Himself Captain, when He appeared in human form to Joshua the son of Nave (Nun).

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3. Exodus 16:8

   And Moses added, “The LORD will give you meat to eat this evening and bread to fill you in the morning, for He has heard your grumbling against Him. Who are we? Your grumblings are not against us but against the LORD.”

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4. Job 1:21

   saying: “Naked I came from my mother’s womb, and naked I will return. The LORD gave, and the LORD has taken away. Blessed be the name of the LORD.”

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   “Be perfectly assured of this, that though the reasons for what is ordained by God are beyond us, yet always what is arranged for us by him who is wise and who loves us is to be accepted, be it ever so grievous to endure. He himself knows how he is appointing what is best for each and why the terms of life that he fixes for us are unequal.

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5. Psalms 37:7–9

   Be still before the LORD and wait patiently for Him; do not fret when men prosper in their ways, when they carry out wicked schemes.

   ›Commentary on Psalms 37:7–91 voice

   “(Verse 7.) Be subject to the Lord and beseech Him. Not only should you be subject to God, but also beseech the Lord, so that you can fulfill your desire for submission, as it also says above: Reveal your way to the Lord and hope in Him. It is not only fitting to reveal your way; but also to hope in the Lord. However, submission should not be abject, lowly, but glorious and exalted; for he is subject to God who does the will of the Lord.

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6. Psalms 40:1

   I waited patiently for the LORD; He inclined to me and heard my cry.

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7. Proverbs 15:18

   A hot-tempered man stirs up strife, but he who is slow to anger calms dispute.

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8. Ecclesiastes 7:8

   The end of a matter is better than the beginning, and a patient spirit is better than a proud one.

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9. Ecclesiastes 7:9

   Do not be quickly provoked in your spirit, for anger settles in the lap of a fool.

   ›Commentary on Ecclesiastes 7:91 voice

   "Be not hasty in your spirit to be angry: for anger rests in the lap of fools. "He does not grant here that anger should be tempered, therefore he now says, "Be not hasty in your spirit to be angry"; but that when anger is mad and new, it is more easily tempered because it is dispersed easily and can be removed.

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10. Lamentations 3:26

    It is good to wait quietly for the salvation of the LORD.

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11. Lamentations 3:27

    It is good for a man to bear the yoke while he is still young.

    ›Commentary on Lamentations 3:271 voice

    “It is good for a man that he bear the yoke in his youth. Either the yoke of the commandments, as the Targum; or of correction, as Aben Ezra; of afflictions, as fatherly chastisements; both senses may be retained.

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12. Luke 2:25

    Now there was a man in Jerusalem named Simeon, who was righteous and devout. He was waiting for the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him.

    ›Commentary on Luke 2:251 voice

    “Not only did Angels and Prophets, the shepherds and his parents, bear witness to the birth of the Lord, but the old men and the righteous. As it is said, And, behold, there was a man in Jerusalem whose name was Simeon, and he was a just man, and one who feared God.

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13. Luke 8:15

    But the seeds on good soil are those with a noble and good heart, who hear the word, cling to it, and by persevering produce a crop.

    ›Commentary on Luke 8:151 voice

    “This good seed is worthy of admiration. Rich and well-productive land brings forth fruit a hundredfold. They say that the best soils sometimes under cultivation produce a hundredfold, so this is a mark of every fertile and productive spot. One of the holy prophets said from the mouth of God, "And all nations shall congratulate you, because you are a desirable land." When the divine word falls upon a pure mind skillful in cleansing itself from things hurtful, it fixes its root deeply and shoots up like an ear of corn.

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14. Luke 21:19

    By your patient endurance you will gain your souls.

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    “But "by patience," says He, "ye shall yourselves be saved." Of this very patience the Psalm says, "The patient endurance of the just shall not perish for ever; " because it is said in another Psalm, "Precious (in the sight of the Lord) is the death of the just"-arising, no doubt, out of their patient endurance, so that Zechariah declares: "A crown shall be to them that endure.

    “In your patience, possess ye your souls. By patiently bearing all afflictions, reproaches, indignities, and persecutions, enjoy yourselves; let nothing disturb or distress you; possess that peace and joy in your souls, which the world cannot take away; see Rom 5:3. The Vulgate Latin, Syriac, Arabic, and Ethiopic versions read, "ye shall possess": and the sense may be this; by patient continuance, or by perseverance in the ways of God, and the truths of Christ unto the end, ye shall be saved; shall find your lives, and enjoy your souls, as in Mat 10:22.

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15. Romans 2:7

    To those who by perseverance in doing good seek glory, honor, and immortality, He will give eternal life.

    ›Commentary on Romans 2:71 voice

    "But glory and honour," he says, "to every one that doeth good." God therefore has given that which is good, as the apostle tells us in this Epistle, and they who work it shall receive glory and honour, because they have done that which is good when they had it in their power not to do it; but those who do it not shall receive the just judgment of God, because they did not work good when they had it in their power so to do.

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16. Romans 5:3

    Not only that, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance;

    ›Commentary on Romans 5:31 voice

    “For those who are well prepared, tribulations are like certain foods and exercises for athletes which lead the contestant on to the inheritance of glory. When we are reviled, we bless; maligned, we entreat; ill-treated, we give thanks; afflicted, we glory in our afflictions.

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