Bible Verses about Patience

Whoever is patient has great understanding, but one who is quick-tempered displays folly. Proverbs 14:29

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Whoever is patient has great understanding,
but one who is quick-tempered displays folly.
Proverbs 14:29 wisdom understanding anger
Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs.
1 Corinthians 13:4-5 love anger selfishness

Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer.
Romans 12:12 joy prayer
Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love.
Ephesians 4:2 love humility
But if we hope for what we do not yet have, we wait for it patiently.
Romans 8:25 trust hope
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 righteousness reward harvest
Better a patient person than a warrior,
one with self-control than one who takes a city.
Proverbs 16:32 peace self-control
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 honesty life
Wait for the Lord;
be strong and take heart
and wait for the Lord.
Psalm 27:14 trust courage
The Lord will fight for you; you need only to be still.
Exodus 14:14 dependence protection
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 salvation conversion repentance
Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience.
Colossians 3:12 humility gentleness compassion
May the God who gives endurance and encouragement give you the same attitude of mind toward each other that Christ Jesus had.
Romans 15:5 community encouragement comforter
For his anger lasts only a moment,
but his favor lasts a lifetime;
weeping may stay for the night,
but rejoicing comes in the morning.
Psalm 30:5 love sadness
In the morning, Lord, you hear my voice;
in the morning I lay my requests before you
and wait expectantly.
Psalm 5:3 prayer listening
Yet the Lord longs to be gracious to you;
therefore he will rise up to show you compassion.
For the Lord is a God of justice.
Blessed are all who wait for him!
Isaiah 30:18 grace righteousness compassion
The Lord is compassionate and gracious,
slow to anger, abounding in love.
Psalm 103:8 grace love
But the one who stands firm to the end will be saved.
Matthew 24:13 salvation end times
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 eternal life Jesus
But do not forget this one thing, dear friends: With the Lord a day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years are like a day.
2 Peter 3:8 God second coming end times
Preach the word; be prepared in season and out of season; correct, rebuke and encourage—with great patience and careful instruction.
2 Timothy 4:2 evangelism punishment
Therefore keep watch, because you do not know on what day your Lord will come.
Matthew 24:42 second coming end times
I am coming soon. Hold on to what you have, so that no one will take your crown.
Revelation 3:11 second coming reward
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 heart grace love
The prospect of the righteous is joy,
but the hopes of the wicked come to nothing.
Proverbs 10:28 righteousness hope joy