patience
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12in hope, rejoicing; in tribulation, enduring; in prayer, ever-willing;
9And so, let us not be deficient in doing good. For in due time, we shall reap without fail.
25But since we hope for what we do not see, we wait with patience.
2with all humility and meekness, with patience, supporting one another in charity.
7Be subject to the Lord and pray to him. Do not choose to compete with him who prospers in his way, with the man who does injustice.
4Charity is patient, is kind. Charity does not envy, does not act wrongly, is not inflated.
7Be subject to the Lord and pray to him. Do not choose to compete with him who prospers in his way, with the man who does injustice. 8Cease from wrath and leave behind rage. Do not choose to imitate the malicious. 9For those who are malicious will be exterminated. But those who remain with the Lord, these will inherit the land.
6Be anxious about nothing. But in all things, with prayer and supplication, with acts of thanksgiving, let your petitions be made known to God.
12Therefore, clothe yourselves like the elect of God: holy and beloved, with hearts of mercy, kindness, humility, modesty, and patience.
18A short-tempered man provokes conflicts. Whoever is patient tempers those who are stirred up.
11For I know the thoughts that I think over you, says the Lord: thoughts of peace and not of affliction, so that I may give you patience and an end.
31But those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will take up wings like eagles. They will run and not struggle. They will walk and not tire.
8A false accusation troubles the wise man and saps the strength of his heart.