Romans 5:4
and patience proving, and proving hope.
Wycliffe Modern Spelling
In The King James Version
And patience, experience; and experience, hope:
In Context
Cross References
Joshua 10:24And when they were led out to Joshua, he called all the men of Israel, and said to the princes of the host, that were with him, Go ye, and set your feet on the necks of these kings. And when they had gone, and treaded the necks of the kings subject to their feet, (or And when they had come, and put their feet on the necks of those kings),
Psalms 27:2The while noisome men nigh on me; for to eat my fleshes. Mine enemies, that troubled me; they were made sick and felled down. (All the while harmful, or dangerous, men come near to me; to eat my flesh. But my enemies, those who trouble me, were made feeble, or weak; they all fell down.)
Psalms 71:14But I shall hope ever [more]; and I shall add to ever over all thy praising. (But I shall have hope in thee forevermore; and I shall praise thee more and more.)
Romans 15:4For whatever things be written, those be written to our teaching, (so) that by (the) patience and (the) comfort of (the) scriptures we have hope.
2 Corinthians 4:8In all things we suffer tribulation, but we be not anguished, or annoyed, ( or harmed); we be made poor, but we lack nothing [or we be not destitute];
2 Timothy 4:16In my first defence no man helped me, but all forsook me; be it not areckoned to them.
Matthew Henry on Romans 5:2-6
Justification and Its Effects. ( a. d. 58.) 1 Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ: 2 By whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God. 3 And not only so, but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience; 4 And patience, experience; and experience, hope: 5 And hope maketh not ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto… Read the whole commentary →