42 Bible Verses about Being Patient

Therefore be patient, brethren, until the coming of the Lord. The farmer waits for the precious produce of the soil, being patient about it, until it gets the early and late rains.

You too be patient; strengthen your hearts, for the coming of the Lord is near.

rejoicing in hope, persevering in tribulation, devoted to prayer,

The end of a matter is better than its beginning;
Patience of spirit is better than haughtiness of spirit.

Yet for this reason I found mercy, so that in me as the foremost, Jesus Christ might demonstrate His perfect patience as an example for those who would believe in Him for eternal life.

For you have need of endurance, so that when you have done the will of God, you may receive what was promised.

But if we hope for what we do not see, with perseverance we wait eagerly for it.

And let endurance have its perfect result, so that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.

The Lord is not slow about His promise, as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing for any to perish but for all to come to repentance.

knowing that the testing of your faith produces endurance.

By your endurance you will gain your lives.

Wait for the Lord;
Be strong and let your heart take courage;
Yes, wait for the Lord.

and perseverance, proven character; and proven character, hope;

Here is the perseverance of the saints who keep the commandments of God and their faith in Jesus.

For what credit is there if, when you sin and are harshly treated, you endure it with patience? But if when you do what is right and suffer for it you patiently endure it, this finds favor with God.

Love is patient, love is kind and is not jealous; love does not brag and is not arrogant,

“What is my strength, that I should wait?
And what is my end, that I should endure?

with all humility and gentleness, with patience, showing tolerance for one another in love,

A man’s discretion makes him slow to anger,
And it is his glory to overlook a transgression.

We count those blessed who endured. You have heard of the endurance of Job and have seen the outcome of the Lord’s dealings, that the Lord is full of compassion and is merciful.

As an example, brethren, of suffering and patience, take the prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord.

May the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God and into the steadfastness of Christ.

“Wait for me a little, and I will show you
That there is yet more to be said in God’s behalf.

The Lord’s bond-servant must not be quarrelsome, but be kind to all, able to teach, patient when wronged,

So his fellow slave fell to the ground and began to plead with him, saying, ‘Have patience with me and I will repay you.’

strengthened with all power, according to His glorious might, for the attaining of all steadfastness and patience; joyously

and regard the patience of our Lord as salvation; just as also our beloved brother Paul, according to the wisdom given him, wrote to you,

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 carries out wicked schemes.

And so, having patiently waited, he obtained the promise.

By forbearance a ruler may be persuaded,
And a soft tongue breaks the bone.

so that you will not be sluggish, but imitators of those who through faith and patience inherit the promises.

constantly bearing in mind your work of faith and labor of love and steadfastness of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ in the presence of our God and Father,

‘I know your deeds, and your love and faith and service and perseverance, and that your deeds of late are greater than at first.

He who is slow to anger is better than the mighty,
And he who rules his spirit, than he who captures a city.

bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.

Because you have kept the word of My perseverance, I also will keep you from the hour of testing, that hour which is about to come upon the whole world, to test those who dwell on the earth.

Older men are to be temperate, dignified, sensible, sound in faith, in love, in perseverance.

Now accept the one who is weak in faith, but not for the purpose of passing judgment on his opinions.

Now may the God who gives perseverance and encouragement grant you to be of the same mind with one another according to Christ Jesus,

to those who by perseverance in doing good seek for glory and honor and immortality, eternal life;

in purity, in knowledge, in patience, in kindness, in the Holy Spirit, in genuine love,

He who is slow to anger has great understanding,
But he who is quick-tempered exalts folly.