Mark 2:21
No man puts a patch of new cloth on an old coat. The new, by pulling away from the old, makes a worse hole.
Psalm 103:13-15
Jehovah has compassion for those who reverence him just as a father has compassion for his children.
Isaiah 57:16
For I will not contend (rebuke) forever! Nor will I always be angry! The spirit would fail before me, and those whom I have made.
Matthew 9:16
Why patch an old garment with cloth that has not been shrunk? The patch shrinks and pulls away from the old cloth leaving a big hole.
1 Corinthians 10:13
No temptation has overtaken you except what is common to man. God is faithful and he will not allow you to be tempted beyond your limits. He will make a way out, that you will be able to endure it.