Bible Verses About Patience (37+ Verses)

"But if we hope for what we do not yet have, we wait for it patiently."

"Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for him; do not fret when people succeed in their ways, when they carry out their wicked schemes."

"Wait for the Lord; be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord."

"The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some understand slowness. Instead he is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance."

"Be patient, then, brothers and sisters, until the Lord's coming. See how the farmer waits for the land to yield its valuable crop, patiently waiting for the autumn and spring rains."

"Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud."

"Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love."

"But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness."

"I waited patiently for the Lord; he turned to me and heard my cry."

"Better a patient person than a warrior, one with self-control than one who takes a city."

"A hot-tempered person stirs up conflict, but the one who is patient calms a quarrel."

"Through patience a ruler can be persuaded, and a gentle tongue can break a bone."

"We do not want you to become lazy, but to imitate those who through faith and patience inherit what has been promised."

"You need to persevere so that when you have done the will of God, you will receive what he has promised."

"Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance."

"Let us not be weary in doing good, for we will reap in due season, if we don’t give up."

"Rest in Yahweh, and wait patiently for him. Don’t fret because of him who prospers in his way, because of the man who makes wicked plots happen."

"Rest in Yahweh, and wait patiently for him. Don’t fret because of him who prospers in his way, because of the man who makes wicked plots happen. Cease from anger, and forsake wrath. Don’t fret, it leads only to evildoing. For evildoers shall be cut off, but those who wait for Yahweh shall inherit the land."

"In nothing be anxious, but in everything, by prayer and petition with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God."

"For I know the thoughts that I think toward you,” says Yahweh, “thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you hope and a future."

"But those who wait for Yahweh will renew their strength. They will mount up with wings like eagles. They will run, and not be weary. They will walk, and not faint."

"Better is the end of a thing than its beginning. The patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit."

"He who is slow to anger has great understanding, but he who has a quick temper displays folly."

"However, for this cause I obtained mercy, that in me first, Jesus Christ might display all his patience, for an example of those who were going to believe in him for eternal life."

"Now the God of perseverance and of encouragement grant you to be of the same mind one with another according to Christ Jesus,"

"preach the word; be urgent in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, and exhort, with all patience and teaching."

"Yahweh will fight for you, and you shall be still.”"

"So, then, my beloved brothers, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, and slow to anger;"

"Wait for Yahweh. Be strong, and let your heart take courage. Yes, wait for Yahweh."

"Be patient therefore, brothers, until the coming of the Lord. Behold, the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth, being patient over it, until it receives the early and late rain. You also be patient. Establish your hearts, for the coming of the Lord is at hand."

"But don’t forget this one thing, beloved, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day."

"Tear your heart, and not your garments, and turn to Yahweh, your God; for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and abundant in loving kindness, and relents from sending calamity."

"Watch therefore, for you don’t know in what hour your Lord comes."

"Therefore Yahweh will wait, that he may be gracious to you; and therefore he will be exalted, that he may have mercy on you, for Yahweh is a God of justice. Blessed are all those who wait for him."

"Love is patient and is kind; love doesn’t envy. Love doesn’t brag, is not proud, doesn’t behave itself inappropriately, doesn’t seek its own way, is not provoked, takes no account of evil;"

"For his anger is but for a moment. His favor is for a lifetime. Weeping may stay for the night, but joy comes in the morning."

"strengthened with all power, according to the might of his glory, for all endurance and perseverance with joy;"