Bible Verses About Patience

Psalm 27:14

Wait for our Father; be strong, and let your heart take courage; wait for our Father.

Psalm 37:7

Be still before our Father and wait patiently for him; do not fret over the one who prospers in his way, over the man who carries out wicked schemes.

Isaiah 40:31

but those who wait for our Father will renew their strength; they will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not be weary; they will walk and not faint.

Lamentations 3:25–26

Our Father is good to those who wait for him, to the soul who seeks him. It is good to wait quietly for the salvation of our Father.

1 Corinthians 13:4

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

Ephesians 4:2

with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love,

Colossians 3:12–13

So, as our Father's chosen, holy and dearly loved, put on heartfelt compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience. Put up with one another, forgiving whatever complaints you have against each other. Forgive as the Lord forgave you.

Proverbs 15:18

A hot-tempered man stirs up strife, but one who is slow to anger calms a quarrel.

Romans 5:3–4

Not only that, but we also boast in our suffering, since suffering produces endurance, and endurance produces character, and character produces hope.

Romans 12:12

Rejoice in hope, be patient in affliction, be devoted to prayer.

Hebrews 12:1

So, with so great a cloud of witnesses surrounding us, let's strip off every weight and the sin that clings so tightly, and run with endurance the race laid out before us.

Galatians 6:9

Let's not tire of doing good—we'll reap a harvest in due time if we don't give up.

Psalm 103:8

Our Father is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger and abounding in covenant love.

2 Peter 3:9

Our Father isn't slow to keep his promise, as some think; he's patient with you, wanting no one to perish, but all to reach repentance.

Galatians 5:22–23

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

James 5:7–8

So be patient, brothers and sisters, until the Lord's coming. Think of the farmer: he waits patiently for the land's precious fruit, until it gets the early and late rains. You too must be patient. Strengthen your hearts, because the coming of the Lord is near.