Quotes about Persistence
She wept the whole seven days of the feast, and finally on the seventh day, because she had pressed him so much, he told her the answer. And in turn she explained the riddle to her people.
— Judges 14:17
Finally, after she had pressed him daily with her words and pleaded until he was sick to death,
— Judges 16:16
And this went on year after year. Whenever Hannah went up to the house of the LORD, her rival taunted her until she wept and would not eat.
— 1 Samuel 1:7
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