Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. (1 Corinthians 13:4)

A patient man has great understanding, but a quick-tempered man displays folly. (Proverbs 14:29)

It is not good to have zeal without knowledge, nor to be hasty and miss the way. (Proverbs 19:2)

A man's wisdom gives him patience; it is to his glory to overlook an offense. (Proverbs 19:11)

Better a patient man than a warrior, a man who controls his temper than one who takes a city. (Proverbs 16:32)

A hot-tempered man stirs up dissension, but a patient man calms a quarrel. (Proverbs 15:18)

Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer. (Romans 12:12)

And we urge you, brothers, warm those who are idle, encourage the timid, help the weak, be patient with everyone. (1 Thessalonians 5:14)

**Copyright, 2002, Brian Campbell (Permission is granted to copy for personal use only.)