Bible Verses About Patience

saying: “Naked I came from my mother’s womb, and naked I will return. The LORD gave, and the LORD has taken away. Blessed be the name of the LORD.”

Be still before the LORD and wait patiently for Him; do not fret when men prosper in their ways, when they carry out wicked schemes.

Refrain from anger and abandon wrath; do not fret—it can only bring harm.

For the evildoers will be cut off, but those who hope in the LORD will inherit the land.

I waited patiently for the LORD; He inclined to me and heard my cry.

A hot-tempered man stirs up strife, but he who is slow to anger calms dispute.

The end of a matter is better than the beginning, and a patient spirit is better than a proud one.

Do not be quickly provoked in your spirit, for anger settles in the lap of a fool.

He was oppressed and afflicted, yet He did not open His mouth. He was led like a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is silent, so He did not open His mouth.

It is good to wait quietly for the salvation of the LORD.

It is good for a man to bear the yoke while he is still young.

Then the servant fell on his knees before him. ‘Have patience with me,’ he begged, ‘and I will pay back everything.’

But Jesus gave no answer, not even to a single charge, much to the governor’s amazement.

Now there was a man in Jerusalem named Simeon, who was righteous and devout. He was waiting for the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him.

But the seeds on good soil are those with a noble and good heart, who hear the word, cling to it, and by persevering produce a crop.

By your patient endurance you will gain your souls.

The eunuch was reading this passage of Scripture: “He was led like a sheep to the slaughter, and as a lamb before the shearer is silent, so He did not open His mouth.

especially since you are acquainted with all the Jewish customs and controversies. I beg you, therefore, to listen to me patiently.

To those who by perseverance in doing good seek glory, honor, and immortality, He will give eternal life.

Not only that, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance;

perseverance, character; and character, hope.

But if we hope for what we do not yet see, we wait for it patiently.

Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, persistent in prayer.

For everything that was written in the past was written for our instruction, so that through endurance and the encouragement of the Scriptures, we might have hope.

Now may the God who gives endurance and encouragement grant you harmony with one another in Christ Jesus,