Bible Verses of Patience

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

Romans 12:12

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

Romans 8:25

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

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.

Psalms 37:7

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

Psalms 27:14

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

Proverbs 25:15

The craving of a sluggard will be the death of him, because his hands refuse to work.

Proverbs 21:25

The wise store up choice food and olive oil, but fools gulp theirs down.

Proverbs 21:20

The plans of the diligent lead to profit as surely as haste leads to poverty.

Proverbs 21:5

Do not love sleep or you will grow poor; stay awake and you will have food to spare.

Proverbs 20:13

Sluggards do not plow in season; so at harvest time they look but find nothing.

Proverbs 20:4

It is to one`s honor to avoid strife, but every fool is quick to quarrel.

Proverbs 20:3

A sluggard buries his hand in the dish; he will not even bring it back to his mouth!

Proverbs 19:24

A hot-tempered person must pay the penalty; rescue them, and you will have to do it again.

Proverbs 19:19

Laziness brings on deep sleep, and the shiftless go hungry.

Proverbs 19:15

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

Proverbs 19:11

Desire without knowledge is not good— how much more will hasty feet miss the way!

Proverbs 19:2

Starting a quarrel is like breaching a dam; so drop the matter before a dispute breaks out.

Proverbs 17:14

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

Proverbs 16:32

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

Proverbs 15:18

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

Proverbs 14:29

They traveled from Mount Hor along the route to the Red Sea, to go around Edom. But the people grew impatient on the way;

Numbers 21:4

“His fellow servant fell to his knees and begged him, ‘Be patient with me, and I will pay it back.`

Matthew 18:29

“At this the servant fell on his knees before him. ‘Be patient with me,` he begged, ‘and I will pay back everything.`

Matthew 18:26

“If someone ventures a word with you, will you be impatient? But who can keep from speaking?

Job 4:2

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 5:11

Brothers and sisters, as an example of patience in the face of suffering, take the prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord.

James 5:10

Don`t grumble against one another, brothers and sisters, or you will be judged. The Judge is standing at the door!

James 5:9

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

James 5:8

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.

James 5:7

Then Isaiah said, “Hear now, you house of David! Is it not enough to try the patience of humans? Will you try the patience of my God also?

Isaiah 7:13

And so after waiting patiently, Abraham received what was promised.

Hebrews 6:15

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

Though the fig tree does not bud and there are no grapes on the vines, though the olive crop fails and the fields produce no food, though there are no sheep in the pen and no cattle in the stalls,

Habakkuk 3:17

I heard and my heart pounded, my lips quivered at the sound; decay crept into my bones, and my legs trembled. Yet I will wait patiently for the day of calamity to come on the nation invading us.

Habakkuk 3:16

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

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

Ephesians 4:2

Do not say, “Why were the old days better than these?” For it is not wise to ask such questions.

Ecclesiastes 7:10

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

Ecclesiastes 7:8

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

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

and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perseverance; and to perseverance, godliness;

2 Peter 1:6

Three days later Jeroboam and all the people returned to Rehoboam, as the king had said, “Come back to me in three days.”

1 Kings 12:12

Rehoboam answered, “Go away for three days and then come back to me.” So the people went away.

1 Kings 12:5

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

1 Corinthians 13:4