Quotes About Endurance

Wrath is cruel and anger is like a flood, but who can withstand jealousy?

A constant dripping on a rainy day and a contentious woman are alike—

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

Mighty waters cannot quench love; rivers cannot sweep it away. If a man were to give all the wealth of his house for love, his offer would be utterly scorned.

The strong man will become tinder and his work will be a spark; both will burn together, with no one to quench the flames.

None of them grows weary or stumbles; no one slumbers or sleeps. No belt is loose and no sandal strap is broken.

Then I asked: “How long, O Lord?” And He replied: “Until the cities lie ruined and without inhabitant, until the houses are left unoccupied and the land is desolate and ravaged,

The head of Ephraim is Samaria, and the head of Samaria is the son of Remaliah. If you do not stand firm in your faith, then you will not stand at all.í”

Then Isaiah said, “Hear now, O house of David! Is it not enough to try the patience of men? Will you try the patience of my God as well?

I will wait for the LORD, who is hiding His face from the house of Jacob. I will put my trust in Him.

For every trampling boot of battle and every garment rolled in blood will be burned as fuel for the fire.

Then the lookout shouted: “Day after day, my lord, I stand on the watchtower; night after night I stay at my post.

Trust in the LORD forever, because GOD the LORD is the Rock eternal.

Go, my people, enter your rooms and shut your doors behind you. Hide yourselves a little while until the wrath has passed.

So this is what the Lord GOD says: “See, I lay a stone in Zion, a tested stone, a precious cornerstone, a sure foundation; the one who believes will never be shaken.

I will camp in a circle around you; I will besiege you with towers and set up siege works against you.

Go now, write it on a tablet in their presence and inscribe it on a scroll; it will be for the days to come, a witness forever and ever.

I composed myself until the morning. Like a lion He breaks all my bones; from day until night You make an end of me.

What can I say? He has spoken to me, and He Himself has done this. I will walk slowly all my years because of the anguish of my soul.

The grass withers and the flowers fall, but the word of our God stands forever.”

Do you not know? Have you not heard? The LORD is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He will not grow tired or weary; His understanding is beyond searching out.

He gives power to the faint and increases the strength of the weak.

Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall.

But those who wait upon the LORD will renew their strength; they will mount up with wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not faint.