Bible Verses About Patience

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,

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

because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance.

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

Be patient, then, brothers, until the Lord’s coming. See how the farmer awaits the precious fruit of the soil—how patient he is for the fall and spring rains.

You, too, be patient and strengthen your hearts, because the Lord’s coming is near.

Be still before the LORD and wait patiently for Him; do not fret when men prosper in their ways, when they carry out wicked schemes.

The end of a matter is better than the beginning, and a patient spirit is better than a proud one.

Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, clothe yourselves with hearts of compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience.

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

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

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

For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. I waited patiently for the LORD; He inclined to me and heard my cry.

You need to persevere, so that after you have done the will of God, you will receive what He has promised.

But those who wait upon the LORD will renew their strength; they will mount up with wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not faint.

The LORD is good to those who wait for Him, to the soul who seeks Him.

It is good to wait quietly for the salvation of the LORD.

Not only that, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance;

perseverance, character; and character, hope.

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

being strengthened with all power according to His glorious might so that you may have full endurance and patience, and joyfully

Then you will not be sluggish, but will imitate those who through faith and patience inherit what has been promised.

See how blessed we consider those who have persevered. You have heard of Job’s perseverance and have seen the outcome from the Lord. The Lord is full of compassion and mercy.

But You, O Lord, are a compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion and faithfulness.

A patient man has great understanding, but a quick-tempered man promotes folly.

He who is slow to anger is better than a warrior, and he who controls his temper is greater than one who captures a city.