Psalm 37:7

Wait patiently for the Lord! Wait confidently for him! Do not fret over the apparent success of a sinner, a man who carries out wicked schemes!

Psalm 40:1

For the music director; By David, a psalm. I relied completely on the Lord, and he turned toward me and heard my cry for help.

Jeremiah 12:1

Lord, you have always been fair whenever I have complained to you. However, I would like to speak with you about the disposition of justice. Why are wicked people successful? Why do all dishonest people have such easy lives?

Psalm 62:1

For the music director, Jeduthun; a psalm of David. For God alone I patiently wait; he is the one who delivers me.

Proverbs 20:22

Do not say, "I will pay back evil!" Wait for the Lord, so that he may vindicate you.

Joshua 10:12

The day the Lord delivered the Amorites over to the Israelites, Joshua prayed to the Lord before Israel: "O sun, stand still over Gibeon! O moon, over the Valley of Aijalon!"

Job 21:7-34

"Why do the wicked go on living, grow old, even increase in power?

Psalm 27:14

Rely on the Lord! Be strong and confident! Rely on the Lord!

Psalm 50:8

I am not condemning you because of your sacrifices, or because of your burnt sacrifices that you continually offer me.

Psalm 62:5

Patiently wait for God alone, my soul! For he is the one who gives me confidence.

Psalm 73:3-14

For I envied those who are proud, as I observed the prosperity of the wicked.

Ecclesiastes 5:8

If you see the extortion of the poor, or the perversion of justice and fairness in the government, do not be astonished by the matter. For the high official is watched by a higher official, and there are higher ones over them!

Isaiah 8:17

I will wait patiently for the Lord, who has rejected the family of Jacob; I will wait for him.

Isaiah 10:13-14

For he says: "By my strong hand I have accomplished this, by my strategy that I devised. I invaded the territory of nations, and looted their storehouses. Like a mighty conqueror, I brought down rulers.

Isaiah 30:15

For this is what the master, the Lord, the Holy One of Israel says: "If you repented and patiently waited for me, you would be delivered; if you calmly trusted in me you would find strength, but you are unwilling.

Lamentations 3:25-26

(Tet) The Lord is good to those who trust in him, to the one who seeks him.

Daniel 11:36

"Then the king will do as he pleases. He will exalt and magnify himself above every deity and he will utter presumptuous things against the God of gods. He will succeed until the time of wrath is completed, for what has been decreed must occur.

Jonah 1:11

Because the storm was growing worse and worse, they said to him, "What should we do to you to make the sea calm down for us?"

Habakkuk 2:3

For the message is a witness to what is decreed; it gives reliable testimony about how matters will turn out. Even if the message is not fulfilled right away, wait patiently; for it will certainly come to pass -- it will not arrive late.

Galatians 6:9

So we must not grow weary in doing good, for in due time we will reap, if we do not give up.

Hebrews 10:36-37

For you need endurance in order to do God's will and so receive what is promised.

James 5:7-11

So be patient, brothers and sisters, until the Lord's return. Think of how the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the ground and is patient for it until it receives the early and late rains.

Revelation 13:3-10

One of the beast's heads appeared to have been killed, but the lethal wound had been healed. And the whole world followed the beast in amazement;

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Rest in the LORD, and wait patiently for him: fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass.

General references

Bible References

The man

Job 21:7
"Why do the wicked go on living, grow old, even increase in power?
Ecclesiastes 5:8
If you see the extortion of the poor, or the perversion of justice and fairness in the government, do not be astonished by the matter. For the high official is watched by a higher official, and there are higher ones over them!
Isaiah 10:13
For he says: "By my strong hand I have accomplished this, by my strategy that I devised. I invaded the territory of nations, and looted their storehouses. Like a mighty conqueror, I brought down rulers.
Daniel 11:36
"Then the king will do as he pleases. He will exalt and magnify himself above every deity and he will utter presumptuous things against the God of gods. He will succeed until the time of wrath is completed, for what has been decreed must occur.
Revelation 13:3
One of the beast's heads appeared to have been killed, but the lethal wound had been healed. And the whole world followed the beast in amazement;

General references

Luke 21:19
By your endurance you will gain your lives.

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