Quotes about Persistence
As Hannah kept on praying before the LORD, Eli watched her mouth.
— 1 Samuel 1:12
But if you persist in doing evil, both you and your king will be swept away.”
— 1 Samuel 12:25
And David stayed in the wilderness strongholds and in the hill country of the Wilderness of Ziph. Day after day Saul searched for him, but God would not deliver David into his hand.
— 1 Samuel 23:14
Against whom has the king of Israel come out? Whom are you pursuing? A dead dog? A flea?
— 1 Samuel 24:14
And he continued, “Why is my lord pursuing his servant? What have I done? What evil is in my hand?
— 1 Samuel 26:18
and he chased Abner, not turning to the right or to the left in his pursuit.
— 2 Samuel 2:19
But Joab and Abishai pursued Abner. By sunset, they had gone as far as the hill of Ammah opposite Giah on the way to the wilderness of Gibeon.
— 2 Samuel 2:24
Then he sent for Joab to send him to the king, but Joab refused to come to him. So Absalom sent a second time, but Joab still would not come.
— 2 Samuel 14:29
Ahimaaz son of Zadok, however, persisted and said to Joab, “Regardless of whatever may happen, please let me also run behind the Cushite!” “My son,” Joab replied, “why do you want to run, since you will not receive a reward?”
— 2 Samuel 18:22
“No matter what, I want to run!” he replied. “Then run!” Joab told him. So Ahimaaz ran by way of the plain and outran the Cushite.
— 2 Samuel 18:23
and said, “Fill four waterpots and pour the water on the offering and on the wood.” “Do it a second time,” he said, and they did it a second time. “Do it a third time,” he said, and they did it a third time.
— 1 Kings 18:34
“Go and look toward the sea,” he said to his servant. So the servant went and looked, and he said, “There is nothing there.” Seven times Elijah said, “Go back.”
— 1 Kings 18:43