Isaiah 30:18
"Nevertheless, the LORD will wait so he can be gracious to you; and thus he will rise up to show you mercy. For the LORD is a God of justice. How blessed are all those who wait for him."
2 Peter 3:9
The Lord is not slow about his promise, as some people understand slowness, but is being patient with you. He does not want anyone to perish, but wants everyone to repent.
Proverbs 16:20
Whoever listens to a word of instruction prospers, and anyone who trusts in the LORD is blessed.
Isaiah 25:9
"And you will say at that time, "Look! It's the LORD! This is our God! We waited for him, and he saved us. This is the LORD! We waited for him, so let us rejoice, and we will be glad that he has saved us."
Isaiah 33:5
"The LORD is exalted, for he lives on high; he has filled Zion with justice and righteousness.
2 Peter 3:15
Think of our Lord's patience as facilitating salvation, just as our dear brother Paul also wrote to you according to the wisdom given him.
Psalm 2:12
Kiss the son before he becomes angry, and you die where you stand. Indeed, his wrath can flare up quickly. How blessed are those who take refuge in him. A Davidic Psalm, when he fled from his son Absalom.
Psalm 34:8
Taste and see that the LORD is good! How blessed is the person who trusts in him!
Isaiah 5:16
But the LORD of the Heavenly Armies is exalted in justice, and the Holy God proves himself to be righteously holy.
Isaiah 8:17
I'll wait for the LORD, who is hiding his face from the house of Jacob, and I'll put my trust in him.
Jeremiah 17:7
Blessed is the person who trusts in the LORD, making the LORD his trust.
Exodus 34:6
The LORD passed in front of him and proclaimed, "The LORD, the LORD God, compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, and filled with gracious love and truth.
Deuteronomy 32:4
Flawless is the work of the Rock, because all his ways are just. A faithful God never unjust righteous and upright is he.
1 Samuel 2:3
Don't continue to talk proudly, and don't speak arrogantly, for the LORD is a God of knowledge, and by him actions are weighed.
Job 35:14
Even though you complain that you can't perceive him, your case is already pending for judgment in his presence so keep on placing your hope in him.
Psalm 27:14
Wait on the LORD. Be courageous, and he will strengthen your heart. Wait on the LORD! Davidic
Psalm 28:6-7
Blessed be the LORD! For he has heard the sound of my supplications.
Psalm 40:1-3
I waited expectantly for the LORD, and he took notice of me and heard my cry.
Psalm 46:10-11
Be in awe and know that I am God. I will be exalted among the nations. I will be exalted throughout the earth.
Psalm 62:1-2
My soul rests quietly only when it looks to God; from him comes my deliverance.
Psalm 62:5-8
My soul, be quiet before God, for from him comes my hope.
Psalm 76:5-10
Brave men were plundered while they slumbered in their sleep. All the men of the army were immobilized.
Psalm 84:12
LORD of Heavenly Armies, how happy are those who trust in you. To the Director: A Psalm by the descendants of Korah.
Psalm 99:4
A mighty king who loves justice, you have established fairness. You have exercised justice and righteousness over Jacob.
Isaiah 18:4
For this is what the LORD told me: "I will remain quiet and watch in my dwelling place like dazzling heat in sunshine, like a cloud of dew in the heat of harvest."
Isaiah 26:7-8
"The path of the righteous is level; O Upright One, you make safe the way of justice.
Isaiah 33:10-12
"Now I'll rise up," the LORD has said, "now I'll exalt myself; now I'll be lifted up.
Isaiah 40:31
but those who keep waiting for the LORD will renew their strength. Then they'll soar on wings like eagles; they'll run and not grow weary; they'll walk and not grow tired."
Isaiah 42:1-4
"Here is my servant, whom I support, my chosen one, in whom I delight. I've placed my Spirit upon him; and he'll deliver his justice throughout the world.
Isaiah 42:14
"I have certainly stayed silent for a long time; I've kept still and held myself back. Now, like a woman giving birth, I'll cry out. All of a sudden I'll gasp and pant.
Isaiah 55:8
For my thoughts are not your thoughts, nor are your ways my ways," declares the LORD.
Isaiah 57:17-18
Because of his wicked greed I was angry, so I punished him; and I hid my face, and was angry but he kept turning back to his stubborn will.
Jeremiah 10:24-25
LORD, correct me, but with justice, not with anger. Otherwise, you'll bring me to nothing.
Jeremiah 31:18-20
"I've certainly heard Ephraim shuddering with grief as they said, "You have disciplined me, and I'm disciplined like an untrained calf. Restore me, and let me return, for you are the LORD my God.
Lamentations 3:25-26
The LORD is good to those who wait for him, to the person who searches for him.
Hosea 2:14
"Therefore, look! I will now allure her. I will make her go out to the wilderness, and will speak to her heart.
Hosea 5:15-2
"I will leave and go back to my place until they admit their offense and seek my face. When affliction comes to them, they will eagerly seek me."
Hosea 11:8-9
"How can I give up on you, Ephraim? I will deliver you, will I not, Israel? How can I treat you like Admah? I can't make you like Zeboim, can I? My heart stirs within me; my compassion also fans into flame!
Jonah 3:4-10
Now Nineveh was a very large city, requiring a three-day journey to cross through it. As Jonah started into the city on the first day's journey, he proclaimed the message, "40 days more and Nineveh will be overthrown!"
Micah 7:7-9
But as for me, I will look to the LORD; I will wait for the God who will deliver me. My God will hear me.
Micah 7:18-20
Is there any God like you, forgiving iniquity, passing over transgressions by the survivors who are your heritage? He is not angry forever, because he delights in gracious love.
Malachi 2:17
"You have wearied the LORD with your words. You ask, "How have we wearied you?' By your saying, "All who do evil are good in the eyes of the LORD and he's pleased with them,' or "Where is the God of justice?'"
Matthew 15:22-28
Suddenly, a Canaanite woman from that territory came near and began to shout, "Have mercy on me, Lord, Son of David! My daughter is severely demon-possessed!"
Luke 2:25
Now a man named Simeon was in Jerusalem. This man was righteous and devout. He was waiting for the one who would comfort Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him.
Luke 15:20
"So he got up and went to his father. While he was still far away, his father saw him and was filled with compassion. He ran to his son, threw his arms around him, and kissed him affectionately.
Luke 24:26-27
The Messiah had to suffer these things and then enter his glory, didn't he?"
Acts 2:33-39
He has been exalted to the right hand of God, has received from the Father the promised Holy Spirit, and has caused you to experience what you are seeing and hearing.
Acts 5:31
God has exalted to his right hand this very man as our Leader and Savior in order to extend repentance and forgiveness of sins to Israel.
Romans 2:2-10
Now we know that God's judgment against those who act like this is based on truth.
Romans 5:20
Now the Law crept in so that the offense would increase. But where sin increased, grace increased even more,
Romans 8:25-28
But if we hope for what we do not yet observe, we eagerly wait for it with patience.
Romans 9:22
Now if God wants to demonstrate his wrath and reveal his power, can't he be extremely patient with the objects of his wrath that are made for destruction?
Ephesians 1:6
so that we would praise his glorious grace that he gave us in the Beloved One.
Ephesians 1:8
that he lavished on us, along with all wisdom and understanding,
Ephesians 1:20-23
which he brought about in the Messiah when he raised him from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly realm.
James 5:11
We consider those who endured to be blessed. You have heard about Job's endurance and have seen the purpose of the Lord that the Lord is compassionate and merciful.
Romans 9:15-18
For he says to Moses, "I will be merciful to the person I want to be merciful to, and I will be kind to the person I want to be kind to."