Bible Verses about Patience
| Whoever is slow to anger has great understanding, but he who has a hasty temper exalts folly. | He who is slow to wrath has great understanding, But he who is impulsive exalts folly. |
| Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful. | Love suffers long and is kind; love does not envy; love does not parade itself, is not puffed up; does not behave rudely, does not seek its own, is not provoked, thinks no evil. |
| Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer. | Rejoicing in hope, patient in tribulation, continuing steadfastly in prayer. |
| With all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love. | With all lowliness and gentleness, with longsuffering, bearing with one another in love. |
| But if we hope for what we do not see, we wait for it with patience. | But if we hope for what we do not see, we eagerly wait for it with perseverance. |
| And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up. | And let us not grow weary while doing good, for in due season we shall reap if we do not lose heart. |
| Whoever is slow to anger is better than the mighty, and he who rules his spirit than he who takes a city. | He who is slow to anger is better than the mighty, And he who rules his spirit than he who takes a city. |
| Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for him; fret not yourself over the one who prospers in his way, over the man who carries out evil devices! | Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for Him; Do not fret because of him who prospers in his way, Because of the man who brings wicked schemes to pass. |
| Wait for the Lord; be strong, and let your heart take courage; wait for the Lord! | Wait on the Lord; Be of good courage, And He shall strengthen your heart; Wait, I say, on the Lord! |
| The Lord will fight for you, and you have only to be silent. | The Lord will fight for you, and you shall hold your peace. |
| The Lord is not slow to fulfill his promise as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should reach repentance. | The Lord is not slack concerning His promise, as some count slackness, but is longsuffering toward us, not willing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance. |
| Put on then, as God's chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience. | Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, put on tender mercies, kindness, humility, meekness, longsuffering. |
| May the God of endurance and encouragement grant you to live in such harmony with one another, in accord with Christ Jesus. | Now may the God of patience and comfort grant you to be like-minded toward one another, according to Christ Jesus. |
| For his anger is but for a moment, and his favor is for a lifetime. Weeping may tarry for the night, but joy comes with the morning. | For His anger is but for a moment, His favor is for life; Weeping may endure for a night, But joy comes in the morning. |
| O Lord, in the morning you hear my voice; in the morning I prepare a sacrifice for you and watch. | My voice You shall hear in the morning, O Lord; In the morning I will direct it to You, And I will look up. |
| Therefore the Lord waits to be gracious to you, and therefore he exalts himself to show mercy to you. For the Lord is a God of justice; blessed are all those who wait for him. | Therefore the Lord will wait, that He may be gracious to you; And therefore He will be exalted, that He may have mercy on you. For the Lord is a God of justice; Blessed are all those who wait for Him. |
| The Lord is merciful and gracious, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love. | The Lord is merciful and gracious, Slow to anger, and abounding in mercy. |
| But the one who endures to the end will be saved. | But he who endures to the end shall be saved. |
| But I received mercy for this reason, that in me, as the foremost, Jesus Christ might display his perfect patience as an example to those who were to believe in him for eternal life. | However, for this reason I obtained mercy, that in me first Jesus Christ might show all longsuffering, as a pattern to those who are going to believe on Him for everlasting life. |
| But do not overlook this one fact, beloved, that with the Lord one day is as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day. | But, beloved, do not forget this one thing, that with the Lord one day is as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day. |
| Preach the word; be ready in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, and exhort, with complete patience and teaching. | Preach the word! Be ready in season and out of season. Convince, rebuke, exhort, with all longsuffering and teaching. |
| Therefore, stay awake, for you do not know on what day your Lord is coming. | Watch therefore, for you do not know what hour your Lord is coming. |
| I am coming soon. Hold fast what you have, so that no one may seize your crown. | Behold, I am coming quickly! Hold fast what you have, that no one may take your crown. |
| And rend your hearts and not your garments. Return to the Lord your God, for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love; and he relents over disaster. | So rend your heart, and not your garments; Return to the Lord your God, For He is gracious and merciful, Slow to anger, and of great kindness; And He relents from doing harm. |
| The hope of the righteous brings joy, but the expectation of the wicked will perish. | The hope of the righteous will be gladness, But the expectation of the wicked will perish. |
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