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In a biblical context, forbearance is often associated with patience, long-suffering, and the willingness to endure offenses or hardships without retaliation. Biblical References: The concept of forbearance is woven throughout Scripture, emphasizing the importance of patience and self-restraint in the life of a believer. While the specific term "forbear" may not appear frequently, the principle is evident in various passages. 1. <a href="/ephesians/4-2.htm">Ephesians 4:2</a> : "Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love." This verse highlights the call for Christians to exercise patience and forbearance in their relationships, emphasizing humility and love as foundational to this virtue. 2. <a href="/colossians/3-13.htm">Colossians 3:13</a> : "Bear with each other and forgive any complaint you may have against one another. Forgive as the Lord forgave you." Here, forbearance is linked with forgiveness, suggesting that enduring grievances and forgiving others are interconnected aspects of Christian conduct. 3. <a href="/proverbs/19-11.htm">Proverbs 19:11</a> : "A man’s insight gives him patience, and his virtue is to overlook an offense." This proverb underscores the wisdom and virtue inherent in forbearance, portraying it as a mark of understanding and moral strength. 4. <a href="/james/5-8.htm">James 5:8-9</a> : "You too, be patient and strengthen your hearts, because the Lord’s coming is near. Do not grumble against one another, brothers, so that you will not be judged. The Judge is standing at the door!" James encourages believers to exercise patience and forbearance, especially in anticipation of the Lord's return, warning against grumbling and judgment. Theological Significance: Forbearance is a reflection of God's character, as He is described as patient and long-suffering with humanity. In <a href="/romans/2-4.htm">Romans 2:4</a> , Paul writes, "Or do you disregard the riches of His kindness, tolerance, and patience, not realizing that God’s kindness leads you to repentance?" This passage illustrates how God's forbearance is an expression of His kindness and a means to lead people to repentance. For Christians, forbearance is a fruit of the Spirit (<a href="/galatians/5-22.htm">Galatians 5:22-23</a>) and a vital aspect of living a life that honors God. It involves a conscious decision to endure difficulties and offenses with grace, reflecting the patience and love of Christ. By practicing forbearance, believers demonstrate their trust in God's justice and timing, choosing to respond to challenges with a Christ-like attitude. Practical Application: In daily life, forbearance can be applied in various situations, such as in family dynamics, workplace interactions, and church communities. It calls for a commitment to patience and understanding, even when faced with provocation or injustice. By cultivating a spirit of forbearance, Christians can foster unity, peace, and reconciliation, serving as a testament to the transformative power of the Gospel.<a name="web" id="web"></a><div class="vheading2">Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary</div>1. (n.) An ancestor; a forefather; -- usually in the plural.2. (v. i.) To refrain from proceeding; to pause; to delay.3. (v. i.) To refuse; to decline; to give no heed.4. (v. i.) To control one's self when provoked.5. (v. t.) To keep away from; to avoid; to abstain from; to give up; as, to forbear the use of a word of doubtful propriety.6. (v. t.) To treat with consideration or indulgence.7. (v. t.) To cease from bearing.<a name="isb" id="isb"></a><div class="vheading2">International Standard Bible Encyclopedia</div>FORBEARfor-bar' (chadhal; anechomai): In the Old Testament chadhal, "to leave off," is the word most frequently translated "forbear" (<a href="/exodus/23-5.htm">Exodus 23:5</a>, etc.); damam, "to be silent," chasakh, "to keep back," mashakh, "to draw or stretch out," occur once each; the Revised Version (British and American) renders <a href="/ezekiel/24-17.htm">Ezekiel 24:17</a> (damam), "Sigh, but not aloud," margin "Hebrew be silent,"; <a href="/proverbs/24-11.htm">Proverbs 24:11</a> (chasakh), "See that thou hold back," margin "or forbear thou not to deliver," the King James Version "if thou forbear to deliver"; <a href="/nehemiah/9-30.htm">Nehemiah 9:30</a> (mashakh), "bear" instead of "forbear"; 'aph literally, "breathing," the "nose," hence, from violent breathing, "anger" ('erekh, "long," understood), and kul "to hold," are translated "forbearing" (<a href="/proverbs/25-15.htm">Proverbs 25:15</a> <a href="/jeremiah/20-9.htm">Jeremiah 20:9</a>, respectively). In the New Testament we have anechomai, "to hold self back or up," "with longsuffering, forbearing one another" (<a href="/ephesians/4-2.htm">Ephesians 4:2,</a> <a href="/colossians/3-13.htm">Colossians 3:13</a>); aniemi "to send back," the King James Version and the Revised Version (British and American) "forbear threatening' (<a href="/ephesians/6-9.htm">Ephesians 6:9</a>); pheidomai, "to spare," "but I forbear" (<a href="/2_corinthians/12-6.htm">2 Corinthians 12:6</a>); meergazesthai, "not to work," "to forbear working" (<a href="/1_corinthians/9-6.htm">1 Corinthians 9:6</a>); stego, "to cover," "conceal": "when I could no longer forbear" (<a href="/1_thessalonians/3-1.htm">1 Thessalonians 3:1, 5</a>). W. L.Walker<a name="grk" id="grk"></a><div class="vheading2">Greek</div><a href="/greek/5339.htm">5339. pheidomai -- to spare, forbear</a> ... to spare, forbear. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: pheidomai Phonetic Spelling: (fi'-dom-ahee) Short Definition: I spare, abstain Definition: I spare ... //strongsnumbers.com/greek2/5339.htm - 6k<a href="/greek/447.htm">447. aniemi -- to send up, produce, send back</a> ... forbear, give up, loosen. From ana and hiemi (to send); to let up, ie (literally) slacken or (figuratively) desert, desist from -- forbear, leave, loose. ... //strongsnumbers.com/greek2/447.htm - 7k<a href="/greek/430.htm">430. anecho -- to hold up, bear with</a> ... 4), showing tolerance (1), tolerate (2). bear with, endure, forbear, suffer. Middle voice from ana and echo; to hold oneself up ... //strongsnumbers.com/greek2/430.htm - 7k<a href="/greek/4722.htm">4722. stego -- to cover closely (so as to keep water out) ...</a> ... word Definition to cover closely (so as to keep water out), generally to bear up under NASB Word Usage bears (1), endure (3). forbear, endure. ... //strongsnumbers.com/greek2/4722.htm - 7k<a href="/greek/3361.htm">3361. me -- not, that...not, lest (used for qualified negation)</a> ... lest; also (as an interrogative implying a negative answer (whereas ou expects an affirmative one)) whether -- any but (that), X forbear, + God forbid, + lack ... //strongsnumbers.com/greek2/3361.htm - 8k<a name="heb" id="heb"></a><div class="vheading2">Strong's Hebrew</div><a href="/hebrew/2308.htm">2308. chadal -- to cease</a> ... cease, end, fall, forbear, forsake, leave off, let alone, rest,. A primitive root; properly, to be flabby, ie (by implication) desist ... /hebrew/2308.htm - 6k <a href="/hebrew/1826.htm">1826. damam -- to be or grow dumb, silent or still</a> ... Short Definition: cease. cease, be cut down off, forbear, hold peace, quiet self, rest, be silent, keep put to silence, A prim root ... /hebrew/1826.htm - 6k <a href="/hebrew/2820.htm">2820. chasak -- to withhold, refrain</a> ... 1), withheld (3), withholds (2). assuage, darken, forbear, hinder, hold back, keep back, punish, refrain,. A primitive root; to restrain ... /hebrew/2820.htm - 6k <a href="/hebrew/4900.htm">4900. mashak -- to draw, drag</a> ... to sow, to sound, to prolong, to develop, to march, to remove, to delay, to be tall, etc.) -- draw (along, out), continue, defer, extend, forbear, X give ... /hebrew/4900.htm - 6k<a name="lib" id="lib"></a><div class="vheading2">Library</div><a href="/library/traherne/centuries_of_meditations/30_yet_love_can_forbear.htm">Yet Love Can Forbear</a> ... THE SECOND CENTURY 30 Yet Love can forbear. Yet Love can forbear, and Love can forgive, though it can never be reconciled to an unlovely object. ... /.../traherne/centuries of meditations/30 yet love can forbear.htm<a href="/library/aquinas/summa_theologica/whether_one_ought_to_forbear.htm">Whether one Ought to Forbear from Correcting Someone, through Fear ...</a> ... OF FRATERNAL CORRECTION (EIGHT ARTICLES) Whether one ought to forbear from correcting someone, through fear lest he become worse? ... /.../aquinas/summa theologica/whether one ought to forbear.htm<a href="/library/palgrave/the_treasury_of_sacred_song/cliv_my_glass_is_half.htm">Cliv My Glass is Half Unspent; Forbear T'Arrest</a> ... The Treasury of Sacred Song. Book First CLIV My glass is half unspent; Forbear t'arrest. My thriftless day too soon: my poor request ... /.../palgrave/the treasury of sacred song/cliv my glass is half.htm<a href="/library/jerram/thoughts_on_a_revelation/section_6_here_we_might.htm">Here we Might Leave the Subject, but we Cannot Forbear Adding Some ...</a> ... Section 6. Here we might leave the subject, but we cannot forbear adding some further observations? 6. Here we might leave the ... /.../jerram/thoughts on a revelation/section 6 here we might.htm<a href="/library/palgrave/the_treasury_of_sacred_song/clvi_a_lullaby.htm">A Lullaby</a> ... To hear me sing thy lullaby: My pretty lamb, forbear to weep; ... His holy Spouse, thy Mother too. Sweet baby, then forbear to weep; ... /...//christianbookshelf.org/palgrave/the treasury of sacred song/clvi a lullaby.htm<a href="/library/augustine/of_the_work_of_monks_/section_7_but_lest_any.htm">But Lest any Should Fancy that this was Granted Only to the Twelve ...</a> ... "Or I only and Barnabas, have we not power to forbear working?" Lo, he hath taken away all doubt even from the slowest hearts, that they may understand of what ... /.../augustine/of the work of monks /section 7 but lest any.htm<a href="/library/watts/the_psalms_of_david/psalm_105_abridged_gods_conduct.htm">Psalm 105. Abridged. God's Conduct of Israel, and the Plagues of ...</a> ... 8 Then let the world forbear its rage, Nor put the church in fear: Israel must live thro' every age, And be th' Almighty's care.]. PAUSE I. ... /.../watts/the psalms of david/psalm 105 abridged gods conduct.htm<a href="/library/watts/the_psalms_and_hymns_of_isaac_watts/psalm_105_abridged_gods_conduct.htm">Psalm 105 Abridged God's Conduct of Israel, and the Plagues of ...</a> ... Shall know their God is strong.". Then let the world forbear its rage,. ... Their glory and their pride. Now let the world forbear its rage,. ... /.../watts/the psalms and hymns of isaac watts/psalm 105 abridged gods conduct.htm<a href="/library/chrysostom/homilies_on_gal_eph_phi_col_thess_tim_titus_and_philemon/homily_iv_1_thessalonians_iii.htm">1 Thessalonians iii. 8-May</a> ... Homily IV. 1 Thessalonians iii. 5-8. 1 Thessalonians iii.5-8 "For this cause I also, when I could no longer forbear, sent that I might know your faith, lest by ... /.../homily iv 1 thessalonians iii.htm<a href="/library/various/life_and_works_of_rufinus_with_jeromes_apology_against_rufinus_/20_but_if_it_does.htm">But, if it Does not Weary You, Let the Point Out as Briefly as ...</a> ... Of this also the Prophet speaks, "And I said unto them, If ye think good, give me my price, or if not, forbear;" and presently, "I received from them," he says ... /.../20 but if it does.htm<a name="thes" id="thes"></a><div class="vheading2">Thesaurus</div><a href="/topical/f/forbear.htm">Forbear (24 Occurrences)</a> ... 5. (vt) To keep away from; to avoid; to abstain from; to give up; as, to forbear the use of a word of doubtful propriety. ... Standard Bible Encyclopedia. FORBEAR. ... /f/forbear.htm - 16k<a href="/topical/r/refrain.htm">Refrain (33 Occurrences)</a> ... govern. 2. (vt) To abstain from. 3. (vi) To keep one's self from action or interference; to hold aloof; to forbear; to abstain. 4 ... /r/refrain.htm - 16k<a href="/topical/r/ramoth.htm">Ramoth (30 Occurrences)</a> ... of Israel gathered the prophets together, about four hundred men, and said to them, "Shall I go against Ramoth Gilead to battle, or shall I forbear?" They said ... /r/ramoth.htm - 18k<a href="/topical/r/ramothgilead.htm">Ramothgilead (19 Occurrences)</a> ... the king of Israel gathered the prophets together, about four hundred men, and said unto them, Shall I go against Ramothgilead to battle, or shall I forbear? ... /r/ramothgilead.htm - 19k<a href="/topical/r/ramoth-gilead.htm">Ramoth-gilead (20 Occurrences)</a> ... the king of Israel gathered the prophets together, about four hundred men, and said unto them, Shall I go against Ramoth-gilead to battle, or shall I forbear? ... /r/ramoth-gilead.htm - 20k<a href="/topical/v/victorious.htm">Victorious (17 Occurrences)</a> ... 1 Kings 22:15 When he had come to the king, the king said to him, "Micaiah, shall we go to Ramoth Gilead to battle, or shall we forbear?" He answered him, "Go ... /v/victorious.htm - 11k<a href="/topical/n/neglect.htm">Neglect (19 Occurrences)</a> ... 1. (adv.) Not to attend to with due care or attention; to forbear one's duty in regard to; to suffer to pass unimproved, unheeded, undone, etc.; to omit; to ... /n/neglect.htm - 12k<a href="/topical/m/micai'ah.htm">Micai'ah (27 Occurrences)</a> ... 1 Kings 22:15 And when he was come to the king, the king said unto him: 'Micaiah, shall we go to Ramoth-gilead to battle, or shall we forbear?' And he answered ... /m/micai'ah.htm - 13k<a href="/topical/s/spare.htm">Spare (80 Occurrences)</a> ... 2. (v.) To keep to one's self; to forbear to impart or give. 3. (v.) To preserve from danger or punishment; to forbear to punish ... /s/spare.htm - 32k<a href="/topical/s/stay.htm">Stay (221 Occurrences)</a> ... still. 12. (vi) To continue in a state. 13. (vi) To wait; to attend; to forbear to act. 14. (vi) To dwell; to tarry; to linger. 15. ... /s/stay.htm - 38k<a name="res" id="res"></a><div class="vheading2">Resources</div><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/Bible-forbearance.html">What does the Bible say about forbearance? | GotQuestions.org</a> <a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/Bigfoot-Sasquatch.html">What does the Bible say about the possibility of Bigfoot/Sasquatch? | GotQuestions.org</a> <a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/Christian-communication.html">Christian communication - what are the keys? | GotQuestions.org</a> <a href="https://clyx.com/term/forbear.htm">Forbear: Dictionary and Thesaurus | Clyx.com</a> <a href="/concordance/">Bible Concordance</a> • <a href="/dictionary/">Bible Dictionary</a> • <a href="/encyclopedia/">Bible Encyclopedia</a> • <a href="/topical/">Topical Bible</a> • <a href="/thesaurus/">Bible Thesuarus</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="cnc" id="cnc"></a><div class="vheading2">Concordance</div>Forbear (24 Occurrences)<a href="/matthew/27-49.htm">Matthew 27:49</a> The rest said, Forbear, let us see whether Elijah will come to save him. (WBS)<a href="/1_corinthians/9-6.htm">1 Corinthians 9:6</a> Or I only and Barnabas, have not we power to forbear working? (KJV ASV WBS)<a href="/2_corinthians/12-6.htm">2 Corinthians 12:6</a> For though I would desire to glory, I shall not be a fool; for I will say the truth: but now I forbear, lest any man should think of me above that which he seeth me to be, or that he heareth of me. (KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS)<a href="/ephesians/6-9.htm">Ephesians 6:9</a> And, ye masters, do the same things unto them, forbearing threatening: knowing that your Master also is in heaven; neither is there respect of persons with him. (Root in KJV ASV WBS RSV)<a href="/1_thessalonians/3-1.htm">1 Thessalonians 3:1</a> Wherefore when we could no longer forbear, we thought it good to be left at Athens alone; (KJV ASV WBS YLT)<a href="/1_thessalonians/3-5.htm">1 Thessalonians 3:5</a> For this cause, when I could no longer forbear, I sent to know your faith, lest by some means the tempter have tempted you, and our labour be in vain. (KJV ASV WBS YLT)<a href="/exodus/23-5.htm">Exodus 23:5</a> If thou see the ass of him that hateth thee lying under his burden, and wouldest forbear to help him, thou shalt surely help with him. (KJV JPS ASV WBS)<a href="/deuteronomy/23-22.htm">Deuteronomy 23:22</a> But if you shall forbear to vow, it shall be no sin in you. (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT)<a href="/1_kings/22-6.htm">1 Kings 22:6</a> Then the king of Israel gathered the prophets together, about four hundred men, and said to them, "Shall I go against Ramoth Gilead to battle, or shall I forbear?" They said, "Go up; for the Lord will deliver it into the hand of the king." (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT RSV)<a href="/1_kings/22-15.htm">1 Kings 22:15</a> When he had come to the king, the king said to him, "Micaiah, shall we go to Ramoth Gilead to battle, or shall we forbear?" He answered him, "Go up and prosper; and Yahweh will deliver it into the hand of the king." (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT RSV)<a href="/2_chronicles/18-5.htm">2 Chronicles 18:5</a> Then the king of Israel gathered the prophets together, four hundred men, and said to them, Shall we go to Ramoth Gilead to battle, or shall I forbear? They said, Go up; for God will deliver it into the hand of the king. (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT RSV)<a href="/2_chronicles/18-14.htm">2 Chronicles 18:14</a> When he was come to the king, the king said to him, Micaiah, shall we go to Ramoth Gilead to battle, or shall I forbear? He said, Go up, and prosper; and they shall be delivered into your hand. (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT RSV)<a href="/2_chronicles/35-21.htm">2 Chronicles 35:21</a> But he sent ambassadors to him, saying, What have I to do with thee, thou king of Judah? I come not against thee this day, but against the house wherewith I have war: for God commanded me to make haste: forbear thee from meddling with God, who is with me, that he destroy thee not. (KJV JPS ASV WBS)<a href="/nehemiah/9-30.htm">Nehemiah 9:30</a> Yet many years didst thou forbear them, and testifiedst against them by thy spirit in thy prophets: yet would they not give ear: therefore gavest thou them into the hand of the people of the lands. (KJV DBY WBS)<a href="/job/16-6.htm">Job 16:6</a> "Though I speak, my grief is not subsided. Though I forbear, what am I eased? (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS RSV)<a href="/proverbs/24-11.htm">Proverbs 24:11</a> If thou forbear to deliver them that are drawn unto death, and those that are ready to be slain; (KJV JPS WBS)<a href="/jeremiah/40-4.htm">Jeremiah 40:4</a> And now, behold, I loose thee this day from the chains which were upon thine hand. If it seem good unto thee to come with me into Babylon, come; and I will look well unto thee: but if it seem ill unto thee to come with me into Babylon, forbear: behold, all the land is before thee: whither it seemeth good and convenient for thee to go, thither go. (KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT)<a href="/jeremiah/44-5.htm">Jeremiah 44:5</a> But they hearkened not, nor inclined their ear to turn from their wickedness, to burn no incense unto other gods. (See JPS)<a href="/ezekiel/2-5.htm">Ezekiel 2:5</a> They, whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear, (for they are a rebellious house), yet shall know that there has been a prophet among them. (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT)<a href="/ezekiel/2-7.htm">Ezekiel 2:7</a> You shall speak my words to them, whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear; for they are most rebellious. (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT)<a href="/ezekiel/3-11.htm">Ezekiel 3:11</a> Go to them of the captivity, to the children of your people, and speak to them, and tell them, Thus says the Lord Yahweh; whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear. (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT)<a href="/ezekiel/3-27.htm">Ezekiel 3:27</a> But when I speak with you, I will open your mouth, and you shall tell them, Thus says the Lord Yahweh: He who hears, let him hear; and he who forbears, let him forbear: for they are a rebellious house. (Root in WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT)<a href="/ezekiel/24-17.htm">Ezekiel 24:17</a> Forbear to cry, make no mourning for the dead, bind the tire of thine head upon thee, and put on thy shoes upon thy feet, and cover not thy lips, and eat not the bread of men. (KJV WBS)<a href="/zechariah/11-12.htm">Zechariah 11:12</a> And I said unto them, If ye think good, give me my price; and if not, forbear. So they weighed for my price thirty pieces of silver. 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