And we desire that every one of you do shew the same diligence to the full assurance of hope unto the end: / That ye be not slothful, but followers of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises.
But if we hope for that we see not, then do we with patience wait for it (Romans 8:25).
Because thou hast kept the word of my patience, I also will keep thee from the hour of temptation, which shall come upon all the world, to try them that dwell upon the earth.
Through patience a ruler can be persuaded, and a gentle tongue can break a bone. Proverbs 25:15