Bible Verses about Patience

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• He who is slow to wrath has great understanding,
  But he who is impulsive exalts folly.
  Proverbs 14:29wisdomunderstandinganger
• 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.
  1 Corinthians 13:4-5loveangerselfishness
• Rejoicing in hope, patient in tribulation, continuing steadfastly in prayer.
  Romans 12:12joyprayer
• With all lowliness and gentleness, with longsuffering, bearing with one another in love.
  Ephesians 4:2lovehumility
• But if we hope for what we do not see, we eagerly wait for it with perseverance.
  Romans 8:25trusthope
• And let us not grow weary while doing good, for in due season we shall reap if we do not lose heart.
  Galatians 6:9righteousnessrewardharvest
• He who is slow to anger is better than the mighty,
  And he who rules his spirit than he who takes a city.
  Proverbs 16:32peaceself-control
• 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.
  Psalm 37:7honestylife
• Wait on the Lord;
  Be of good courage,
  And He shall strengthen your heart;
  Wait, I say, on the Lord!
  Psalm 27:14trustcourage
• The Lord will fight for you, and you shall hold your peace.
  Exodus 14:14dependenceprotection
• 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.
  2 Peter 3:9salvationconversionrepentance
• Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, put on tender mercies, kindness, humility, meekness, longsuffering.
  Colossians 3:12humilitygentlenesscompassion
• Now may the God of patience and comfort grant you to be like-minded toward one another, according to Christ Jesus.
  Romans 15:5communityencouragementcomforter
• 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.
  Psalm 30:5lovesadness
• My voice You shall hear in the morning, O Lord;
  In the morning I will direct it to You,
  And I will look up.
  Psalm 5:3prayerlistening
• 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.
  Isaiah 30:18gracerighteousnesscompassion
• The Lord is merciful and gracious,
  Slow to anger, and abounding in mercy.
  Psalm 103:8gracelove
• But he who endures to the end shall be saved.
  Matthew 24:13salvationend times
• 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.
  1 Timothy 1:16eternal lifeJesus
• 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.
  2 Peter 3:8Godsecond comingend times
• Preach the word! Be ready in season and out of season. Convince, rebuke, exhort, with all longsuffering and teaching.
  2 Timothy 4:2evangelismpunishment
• Watch therefore, for you do not know what hour your Lord is coming.
  Matthew 24:42second comingend times
• Behold, I am coming quickly! Hold fast what you have, that no one may take your crown.
  Revelation 3:11second comingreward
• 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.
  Joel 2:13heartgracelove
• The hope of the righteous will be gladness,
  But the expectation of the wicked will perish.
  Proverbs 10:28righteousnesshopejoy