Patience Bible Verses

"Whoever is patient has great understanding, but one who is quick-tempered displays folly."

— Proverbs 14:29

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

— Proverbs 16:32

"The end of a matter is better than its beginning, and patience is better than pride."

— Ecclesiastes 7:8

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

— Proverbs 15:18

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

— Proverbs 25:15

"Do not be quickly provoked in your spirit, for anger resides in the lap of fools."

— Ecclesiastes 7:9

"But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law."

— Galatians 5:22-23

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

— 1 Corinthians 13:4

"Therefore, as God's chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience."

— Colossians 3:12

"And we urge you, brothers and sisters, warn those who are idle and disruptive, encourage the disheartened, help the weak, be patient with everyone."

— 1 Thessalonians 5:14

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

— Ephesians 4:2

"And the Lord's servant must not be quarrelsome but must be kind to everyone, able to teach, not resentful."

— 2 Timothy 2:24

"Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer."

— Romans 12:12

"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."

— 2 Peter 3:9

"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."

— Psalm 37:7

"The LORD is good to those whose hope is in him, to the one who seeks him; it is good to wait quietly for the salvation of the LORD."

— Lamentations 3:25-26

"A person's wisdom yields patience; it is to one's glory to overlook an offense."

— Proverbs 19:11

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

— Psalm 40:1

"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 perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything."

— James 1:2-4

"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. You too, be patient and stand firm, because the Lord's coming is near."

— James 5:7-8

"Not only so, but we also glory in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope."

— Romans 5:3-4

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

— Hebrews 10:36

"Brothers and sisters, as an example of patience in the face of suffering, take the prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord. As you know, we count as blessed those who have persevered. You have heard of Job's perseverance and have seen what the Lord finally brought about. The Lord is full of compassion and mercy."

— James 5:10-11

"Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us."

— Hebrews 12:1

"Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up."

— Galatians 6:9

"May the Lord direct your hearts into God's love and Christ's perseverance."

— 2 Thessalonians 3:5

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

— Romans 8:25

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

— Psalm 27:14

"but those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint."

— Isaiah 40:31

"But as for me, I watch in hope for the LORD, I wait for God my Savior; my God will hear me."

— Micah 7:7

"I wait for the LORD, my whole being waits, and in his word I put my hope."

— Psalm 130:5

"For the revelation awaits an appointed time; it speaks of the end and will not prove false. Though it linger, wait for it; it will certainly come and will not delay."

— Habakkuk 2:3

"The LORD is good to those whose hope is in him, to the one who seeks him."

— Lamentations 3:25

"being strengthened with all power according to his glorious might so that you may have great endurance and patience."

— Colossians 1:11

"Rather, as servants of God we commend ourselves in every way: in great endurance; in troubles, hardships and distresses; in beatings, imprisonments and riots; in hard work, sleepless nights and hunger; in purity, understanding, patience and kindness; in the Holy Spirit and in sincere love."

— 2 Corinthians 6:4-6

"But you, man of God, flee from all this, and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, endurance and gentleness."

— 1 Timothy 6:11

"You, however, know all about my teaching, my way of life, my purpose, faith, patience, love, endurance."

— 2 Timothy 3:10

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

— Hebrews 6:12

"For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith goodness; and to goodness, knowledge; and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perseverance; and to perseverance, godliness."

— 2 Peter 1:5-6

"This calls for patient endurance on the part of the people of God who keep his commands and remain faithful to Jesus."

— Revelation 14:12

"If anyone is to go into captivity, into captivity they will go. If anyone is to be killed with the sword, with the sword they will be killed." This calls for patient endurance and faithfulness on the part of God's people."

— Revelation 13:10

"But the seed on good soil stands for those with a noble and good heart, who hear the word, retain it, and by persevering produce a crop."

— Luke 8:15

"Stand firm, and you will win life."

— Luke 21:19

"Since you have kept my command to endure patiently, I will also keep you from the hour of trial that is going to come on the whole world to test the inhabitants of the earth."

— Revelation 3:10

"I know your deeds, your hard work and your perseverance. I know that you cannot tolerate wicked people, that you have tested those who claim to be apostles but are not, and have found them false. You have persevered and have endured hardships for my name, and have not grown weary."

— Revelation 2:2-3

"Watch your life and doctrine closely. Persevere in them, because if you do, you will save both yourself and your hearers."

— 1 Timothy 4:16

"strengthening the disciples and encouraging them to remain true to the faith. "We must go through many hardships to enter the kingdom of God," they said."

— Acts 14:22

"We have come to share in Christ, if indeed we hold our original conviction firmly to the very end."

— Hebrews 3:14

"but the one who stands firm to the end will be saved."

— Matthew 24:13

"And he passed in front of Moses, proclaiming, "The LORD, the LORD, the compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in love and faithfulness.""

— Exodus 34:6

"The LORD is slow to anger, abounding in love and forgiving sin and rebellion. Yet he does not leave the guilty unpunished; he punishes the children for the sin of the parents to the third and fourth generation."

— Numbers 14:18

"But you, Lord, are a compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in love and faithfulness."

— Psalm 86:15

"The LORD is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in love."

— Psalm 103:8

"Rend your heart and not your garments. Return to the LORD your God, for he is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and abounding in love, and he relents from sending calamity."

— Joel 2:13

"He prayed to the LORD, "Isn't this what I said, LORD, when I was still at home? That is what I tried to forestall by fleeing to Tarshish. I knew that you are a gracious and compassionate God, slow to anger and abounding in love, a God who relents from sending calamity.""

— Jonah 4:2

"The LORD is slow to anger but great in power; the LORD will not leave the guilty unpunished. His way is in the whirlwind and the storm, and clouds are the dust of his feet."

— Nahum 1:3

"Bear in mind that our Lord's patience means salvation, just as our dear brother Paul also wrote you with the wisdom that God gave him."

— 2 Peter 3:15

"But for that very reason I was shown mercy so that in me, the worst of sinners, Christ Jesus might display his immense patience as an example for those who would believe in him and receive eternal life."

— 1 Timothy 1:16

"Or do you show contempt for the riches of his kindness, forbearance and patience, not realizing that God's kindness is intended to lead you to repentance?"

— Romans 2:4

"What if God, although choosing to show his wrath and make his power known, bore with great patience the objects of his wrath—prepared for destruction?"

— Romans 9:22

"to those who were disobedient long ago when God waited patiently in the days of Noah while the ark was being built. In it only a few people, eight in all, were saved through water."

— 1 Peter 3:20

"For many years you were patient with them. By your Spirit you warned them through your prophets. Yet they paid no attention, so you gave them into the hands of the neighboring peoples."

— Nehemiah 9:30

"For my own name's sake I delay my wrath; for the sake of my praise I hold it back from you, so as not to destroy you completely."

— Isaiah 48:9

"Yet he was merciful; he forgave their iniquities and did not destroy them. Time after time he restrained his anger and did not stir up his full wrath."

— Psalm 78:38

"They refused to listen and failed to remember the miracles you performed among them. They became stiff-necked and in their rebellion appointed a leader in order to return to their slavery. But you are a forgiving God, gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and abounding in love. Therefore you did not desert them."

— Nehemiah 9:17