Bible Verses about “patience”
The Bible contains 13 verses about patience across both Old and New Testaments. These scriptures offer guidance and inspiration for your spiritual journey.
“For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.”
“¶ Charity suffereth long, [and] is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,”
“Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.”
“But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew [their] strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; [and] they shall walk, and not faint.”
“And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.”
“Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer;”
“¶ With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love;”
“¶ Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering;”
“Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: fret not thyself in any wise to do evil.”
“¶ Rest in the LORD, and wait patiently for him: fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass.”
“But if we hope for that we see not, [then] do we with patience wait for [it].”
“¶ A wrathful man stirreth up strife: but [he that is] slow to anger appeaseth strife.”
“For evildoers shall be cut off: but those that wait upon the LORD, they shall inherit the earth.”