James 5:11

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James 5:9–13 · Berean Standard Bible

9 Do not complain about one another, brothers, so that you will not be judged. Look, the Judge is standing at the door!

10 Brothers, as an example of patience in affliction, take the prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord.

11 See how blessed we consider those who have persevered. You have heard of Job’s perseverance and have seen the outcome from the Lord. The Lord is full of compassion and mercy.

12 Above all, my brothers, do not swear, not by heaven or earth or by any other oath. Simply let your “Yes” be yes, and your “No,” no, so that you will not fall under judgment.

13 Is any one of you suffering? He should pray. Is anyone cheerful? He should sing praises.

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James 1:12

Blessed is the man who perseveres under trial, because when he has stood the test, he will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love Him.

Psalms 94:12

Blessed is the man You discipline, O LORD, and teach from Your law,

Matthew 5:10

Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

Matthew 5:11

Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you, and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of Me.

Matthew 10:22

You will be hated by everyone because of My name, but the one who perseveres to the end will be saved.

Hebrews 3:6

But Christ is faithful as the Son over God’s house. And we are His house, if we hold firmly to our confidence and the hope of which we boast.

Hebrews 3:14

We have come to share in Christ if we hold firmly to the end the assurance we had at first.

Hebrews 10:39

But we are not of those who shrink back and are destroyed, but of those who have faith and preserve their souls.

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.”

Job 13:15

Though He slay me, I will hope in Him. I will still defend my ways to His face.

Job 13:16

Moreover, this will be my salvation, for no godless man can appear before Him.

Job 23:10

Yet He knows the way I have taken; when He has tested me, I will come forth as gold.

Job 42:10

After Job had prayed for his friends, the LORD restored his prosperity and doubled his former possessions.

Job 42:11

All his brothers and sisters and prior acquaintances came and dined with him in his house. They consoled him and comforted him over all the adversity that the LORD had brought upon him. And each one gave him a piece of silver and a gold ring.

Job 42:12

So the LORD blessed Job’s latter days more than his first. He owned 14,000 sheep, 6,000 camels, 1,000 yoke of oxen, and 1,000 female donkeys.

Job 42:13

And he also had seven sons and three daughters.

Job 42:14

He named his first daughter Jemimah, his second Keziah, and his third Keren-happuch.

Job 42:15

No women as beautiful as Job’s daughters could be found in all the land, and their father granted them an inheritance among their brothers.

Job 42:16

After this, Job lived 140 years and saw his children and their children to the fourth generation.

Job 42:17

And so Job died, old and full of years.

Psalms 37:37

Consider the blameless and observe the upright, for posterity awaits the man of peace.

Ecclesiastes 7:8

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

1 Peter 1:6

In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in various trials

1 Peter 1:7

so that the proven character of your faith—more precious than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire—may result in praise, glory, and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ.

1 Peter 1:13

Therefore prepare your minds for action. Be sober-minded. Set your hope fully on the grace to be given you at the revelation of Jesus Christ.

2 Peter 2:9

if all this is so, then the Lord knows how to rescue the godly from trials and to hold the unrighteous for punishment on the day of judgment.

Exodus 34:6

Then the LORD passed in front of Moses and called out: “The LORD, the LORD God, is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion and faithfulness,

Numbers 14:18

‘The LORD is slow to anger and abounding in loving devotion, forgiving iniquity and transgression. Yet He will by no means leave the guilty unpunished; He will visit the iniquity of the fathers upon their children to the third and fourth generation.’

1 Chronicles 21:13

David answered Gad, “I am deeply distressed. Please, let me fall into the hand of the LORD, for His mercies are very great; but do not let me fall into the hands of men.”

2 Chronicles 30:9

For if you return to the LORD, your brothers and sons will receive mercy in the presence of their captors and will return to this land. For the LORD your God is gracious and merciful; He will not turn His face away from you if you return to Him.”

Nehemiah 9:17

They refused to listen and failed to remember the wonders You performed among them. They stiffened their necks and appointed a leader to return them to their bondage in Egypt. But You are a forgiving God, gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and rich in loving devotion, and You did not forsake them.

Nehemiah 9:31

But in Your great compassion, You did not put an end to them; nor did You forsake them, for You are a gracious and compassionate God.

Psalms 25:6

Remember, O LORD, Your compassion and loving devotion, for they are from age to age.

Psalms 25:7

Remember not the sins of my youth, nor my rebellious acts; remember me according to Your loving devotion, because of Your goodness, O LORD.

Psalms 51:1

Have mercy on me, O God, according to Your loving devotion; according to Your great compassion, blot out my transgressions.

Psalms 78:38

And yet He was compassionate; He forgave their iniquity and did not destroy them. He often restrained His anger and did not unleash His full wrath.

Psalms 86:5

For You, O Lord, are kind and forgiving, rich in loving devotion to all who call on You.

Psalms 86:15

But You, O Lord, are a compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion and faithfulness.

Psalms 103:8

The LORD is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion.

Psalms 103:13

As a father has compassion on his children, so the LORD has compassion on those who fear Him.

Psalms 116:5

The LORD is gracious and righteous; our God is full of compassion.

Psalms 119:132

Turn to me and show me mercy, as You do to those who love Your name.

Psalms 136:1

Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good. His loving devotion endures forever.

Psalms 136:2

Give thanks to the God of gods. His loving devotion endures forever.

Psalms 136:3

Give thanks to the Lord of lords. His loving devotion endures forever.

Psalms 136:4

He alone does great wonders. His loving devotion endures forever.

Psalms 136:5

By His insight He made the heavens. His loving devotion endures forever.

Psalms 136:6

He spread out the earth upon the waters. His loving devotion endures forever.

Psalms 136:7

He made the great lights— His loving devotion endures forever.

Psalms 136:8

the sun to rule the day, His loving devotion endures forever.

Psalms 136:9

the moon and stars to govern the night. His loving devotion endures forever.

Psalms 136:10

He struck down the firstborn of Egypt His loving devotion endures forever.

Psalms 136:11

and brought Israel out from among them His loving devotion endures forever.

Psalms 136:12

with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm. His loving devotion endures forever.

Psalms 136:13

He divided the Red Sea in two His loving devotion endures forever.

Psalms 136:14

and led Israel through the midst, His loving devotion endures forever.

Psalms 136:15

but swept Pharaoh and his army into the Red Sea. His loving devotion endures forever.

Psalms 136:16

He led His people through the wilderness. His loving devotion endures forever.

Psalms 136:17

He struck down great kings His loving devotion endures forever.

Psalms 136:18

and slaughtered mighty kings— His loving devotion endures forever.

Psalms 136:19

Sihon king of the Amorites His loving devotion endures forever.

Psalms 136:20

and Og king of Bashan— His loving devotion endures forever.

Psalms 136:21

and He gave their land as an inheritance, His loving devotion endures forever.

Psalms 136:22

a heritage to His servant Israel. His loving devotion endures forever.

Psalms 136:23

He remembered us in our low estate His loving devotion endures forever.

Psalms 136:24

and freed us from our enemies. His loving devotion endures forever.

Psalms 136:25

He gives food to every creature. His loving devotion endures forever.

Psalms 136:26

Give thanks to the God of heaven! His loving devotion endures forever.

Psalms 145:8

The LORD is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and abounding in loving devotion.

Isaiah 55:6

Seek the LORD while He may be found; call on Him while He is near.

Isaiah 55:7

Let the wicked man forsake his own way and the unrighteous man his own thoughts; let him return to the LORD, that He may have compassion, and to our God, for He will freely pardon.

Isaiah 63:7

I will make known the LORD’s loving devotion and His praiseworthy acts, because of all that the LORD has done for us— the many good things for the house of Israel according to His great compassion and loving devotion.

Isaiah 63:9

In all their distress, He too was afflicted, and the Angel of His Presence saved them. In His love and compassion He redeemed them; He lifted them up and carried them all the days of old.

Lamentations 3:22

Because of the loving devotion of the LORD we are not consumed, for His mercies never fail.

Daniel 9:9

To the Lord our God belong compassion and forgiveness, even though we have rebelled against Him

Daniel 9:18

Incline Your ear, O my God, and hear; open Your eyes and see the desolation of the city that bears Your name. For we are not presenting our petitions before You because of our righteous acts, but because of Your great compassion.

Daniel 9:19

O Lord, listen! O Lord, forgive! O Lord, hear and act! For Your sake, O my God, do not delay, because Your city and Your people bear Your name.”

Joel 2:13

So rend your hearts and not your garments, and return to the LORD your God. For He is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion. And He relents from sending disaster.

Jonah 4:2

So he prayed to the LORD, saying, “O LORD, is this not what I said while I was still in my own country? This is why I was so quick to flee toward Tarshish. I knew that You are a gracious and compassionate God, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion—One who relents from sending disaster.

Micah 7:18

Who is a God like You, who pardons iniquity and passes over the transgression of the remnant of His inheritance— who does not retain His anger forever, because He delights in loving devotion?

Luke 1:50

His mercy extends to those who fear Him, from generation to generation.

Luke 6:36

Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful.

Romans 2:4

Or do you disregard the riches of His kindness, tolerance, and patience, not realizing that God’s kindness leads you to repentance?

Ephesians 1:6

to the praise of His glorious grace, which He has freely given us in the Beloved One.

Ephesians 2:4

But because of His great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy,