Bible Verses about Patience

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• Whoever is slow to anger has great understanding,
  but one who has a hasty temper exalts folly.
  Proverbs 14:29wisdomunderstandinganger
• Love is patient; love is kind; love is not envious or boastful or arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful.
  1 Corinthians 13:4-5loveangerselfishness
• Rejoice in hope, be patient in suffering, persevere in prayer.
  Romans 12:12joyprayer
• With all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love.
  Ephesians 4:2lovehumility
• But if we hope for what we do not see, we wait for it with patience.
  Romans 8:25trusthope
• So let us not grow weary in doing what is right, for we will reap at harvest time, if we do not give up.
  Galatians 6:9righteousnessrewardharvest
• One who is slow to anger is better than the mighty,
  and one whose temper is controlled than one who captures a city.
  Proverbs 16:32peaceself-control
• Be still before the Lord, and wait patiently for him;
  do not fret over those who prosper in their way,
  over those who carry out evil devices.
  Psalm 37:7honestylife
• Wait for the Lord;
  be strong, and let your heart take courage;
  wait for the Lord!
  Psalm 27:14trustcourage
• The Lord will fight for you, and you have only to keep still.
  Exodus 14:14dependenceprotection
• The Lord is not slow about his promise, as some think of slowness, but is patient with you, not wanting any to perish, but all to come to repentance.
  2 Peter 3:9salvationconversionrepentance
• As God's chosen ones, holy and beloved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience.
  Colossians 3:12humilitygentlenesscompassion
• May the God of steadfastness and encouragement grant you to live in harmony with one another, in accordance with Christ Jesus.
  Romans 15:5communityencouragementcomforter
• For his anger is but for a moment;
  his favor is for a lifetime.
  Weeping may linger for the night,
  but joy comes with the morning.
  Psalm 30:5lovesadness
• O Lord, in the morning you hear my voice;
  in the morning I plead my case to you, and watch.
  Psalm 5:3prayerlistening
• Therefore the Lord waits to be gracious to you;
  therefore he will rise up to show mercy to 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 steadfast love.
  Psalm 103:8gracelove
• But the one who endures to the end will be saved.
  Matthew 24:13salvationend times
• But for that very reason I received mercy, so that in me, as the foremost, Jesus Christ might display the utmost patience, making me an example to those who would come to believe in him for eternal life.
  1 Timothy 1:16eternal lifeJesus
• But do not ignore this one fact, beloved, that with the Lord one day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years are like one day.
  2 Peter 3:8Godsecond comingend times
• Proclaim the message; be persistent whether the time is favorable or unfavorable; convince, rebuke, and encourage, with the utmost patience in teaching.
  2 Timothy 4:2evangelismpunishment
• Keep awake therefore, for you do not know on what day your Lord is coming.
  Matthew 24:42second comingend times
• I am coming soon; hold fast to what you have, so that no one may seize your crown.
  Revelation 3:11second comingreward
• Rend your hearts and not your clothing.
  Return to the Lord, your God,
  for he is gracious and merciful,
  slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love,
  and relents from punishing.
  Joel 2:13heartgracelove
• The hope of the righteous ends in gladness,
  but the expectation of the wicked comes to nothing.
  Proverbs 10:28righteousnesshopejoy