James 5:11

Exhortation To Patience

¹⁰ As an example of suffering and patience, brothers and sisters, take the prophets who spoke in the Lord's name. ¹¹ Think of how we regard as blessed those who have endured. You have heard of Job's endurance and you have seen the Lord's purpose, that the Lord is full of compassion and mercy. ¹² And above all, my brothers and sisters, do not swear, either by heaven or by earth or by any other oath. But let your "Yes" be yes and your "No" be no, so that you may not fall into judgment.

From the Lord

Tender Mercy

Job

Exodus 34:6

The Lord passed by before him and proclaimed: "The Lord, the Lord, the compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, and abounding in loyal love and faithfulness,

Job 1:21-22

He said, "Naked I came from my mother's womb, and naked I will return there. The Lord gives, and the Lord takes away. May the name of the Lord be blessed!"

Numbers 14:18

The Lord is slow to anger and abounding in loyal love, forgiving iniquity and transgression, but by no means clearing the guilty, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children until the third and fourth generations.'

Job 2:10

But he replied, "You're talking like one of the godless women would do! Should we receive what is good from God, and not also receive what is evil?" In all this Job did not sin by what he said.

Psalm 103:8

The Lord is compassionate and merciful; he is patient and demonstrates great loyal love.

1 Chronicles 21:13

David said to Gad, "I am very upset! I prefer to be attacked by the Lord, for his mercy is very great; I do not want to be attacked by men!"

2 Chronicles 30:9

For if you return to the Lord, your brothers and sons will be shown mercy by their captors and return to this land. The Lord your God is merciful and compassionate; he will not reject you if you return to him."

Nehemiah 9:17

They refused to obey and did not recall your miracles that you had performed among them. Instead, they rebelled and appointed a leader to return to their bondage in Egypt. But you are a God of forgiveness, merciful and compassionate, slow to get angry and unfailing in your loyal love. You did not abandon them,

Nehemiah 9:31

However, due to your abundant mercy you did not do away with them altogether; you did not abandon them. For you are a merciful and compassionate God.

Job 1:2

Seven sons and three daughters were born to him.

Job 13:15-16

Even if he slays me, I will hope in him; I will surely defend my ways to his face!

Job 23:10

But he knows the pathway that I take; if he tested me, I would come forth like gold.

Job 42:10-17

So the Lord restored what Job had lost after he prayed for his friends, and the Lord doubled all that had belonged to Job.

Psalm 25:6-7

Remember your compassionate and faithful deeds, O Lord, for you have always acted in this manner.

Psalm 37:37

Take note of the one who has integrity! Observe the godly! For the one who promotes peace has a future.

Psalm 51:1

For the music director; a psalm of David, written when Nathan the prophet confronted him after David's affair with Bathsheba. Have mercy on me, O God, because of your loyal love! Because of your great compassion, wipe away my rebellious acts!

Psalm 78:38

Yet he is compassionate. He forgives sin and does not destroy. He often holds back his anger, and does not stir up his fury.

Psalm 86:5

Certainly O Lord, you are kind and forgiving, and show great faithfulness to all who cry out to you.

Psalm 86:15

But you, O Lord, are a compassionate and merciful God. You are patient and demonstrate great loyal love and faithfulness.

Psalm 94:12

How blessed is the one whom you instruct, O Lord, the one whom you teach from your law,

Psalm 103:13

As a father has compassion on his children, so the Lord has compassion on his faithful followers.

Psalm 116:5

The Lord is merciful and fair; our God is compassionate.

Psalm 119:132

Turn toward me and extend mercy to me, as you typically do to your loyal followers.

Psalm 136:1-26

Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good, for his loyal love endures.

Psalm 145:8

The Lord is merciful and compassionate; he is patient and demonstrates great loyal love.

Ecclesiastes 7:8

The end of a matter is better than its beginning; likewise, patience is better than pride.

Isaiah 55:6-7

Seek the Lord while he makes himself available; call to him while he is nearby!

Isaiah 63:7

I will tell of the faithful acts of the Lord, of the Lord's praiseworthy deeds. I will tell about all the Lord did for us, the many good things he did for the family of Israel, because of his compassion and great faithfulness.

Isaiah 63:9

Through all that they suffered, he suffered too. The messenger sent from his very presence delivered them. In his love and mercy he protected them; he lifted them up and carried them throughout ancient times.

Lamentations 3:22

(Khet) The Lord's loyal kindness never ceases; his compassions never end.

Daniel 9:9

Yet the Lord our God is compassionate and forgiving, even though we have rebelled against him.

Daniel 9:18-19

Listen attentively, my God, and hear! Open your eyes and look on our desolated ruins and the city called by your name. For it is not because of our own righteous deeds that we are praying to you, but because your compassion is abundant.

Joel 2:13

Return to the Lord your God, for he is merciful and compassionate, slow to anger and boundless in loyal love -- often relenting from calamitous punishment.

Jonah 4:2

He prayed to the Lord and said, "Oh, Lord, this is just what I thought would happen when I was in my own country. This is what I tried to prevent by attempting to escape to Tarshish! -- because I knew that you are gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and abounding in mercy, and one who relents concerning threatened judgment.

Micah 7:18

There is no other God like you! You forgive sin and pardon the rebellion of those who remain among your people. You do not remain angry forever, but delight in showing loyal love.

Matthew 5:10-11

"Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to them.

Matthew 10:22

And you will be hated by everyone because of my name. But the one who endures to the end will be saved.

Luke 1:50

from generation to generation he is merciful to those who fear him.

Luke 6:36

Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful.

Romans 2:4

Or do you have contempt for the wealth of his kindness, forbearance, and patience, and yet do not know that God's kindness leads you to repentance?

Ephesians 1:6

to the praise of the glory of his grace that he has freely bestowed on us in his dearly loved Son.

Ephesians 2:4

But God, being rich in mercy, because of his great love with which he loved us,

Hebrews 3:6

But Christ is faithful as a son over God's house. We are of his house, if in fact we hold firmly to our confidence and the hope we take pride in.

Hebrews 3:14

For we have become partners with Christ, if in fact we hold our initial confidence firm until the end.

Hebrews 10:39

But we are not among those who shrink back and thus perish, but are among those who have faith and preserve their souls.

James 1:12

Happy is the one who endures testing, because when he has proven to be genuine, he will receive the crown of life that God promised to those who love him.

1 Peter 1:6-7

This brings you great joy, although you may have to suffer for a short time in various trials.

1 Peter 1:13

Therefore, get your minds ready for action by being fully sober, and set your hope completely on the grace that will be brought to you when Jesus Christ is revealed.

2 Peter 2:9

-- if so, then the Lord knows how to rescue the godly from their trials, and to reserve the unrighteous for punishment at the day of judgment,