Bible Verses About Patience: General references

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.

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.

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.

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.

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,

Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.

It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no account of wrongs.

Rather, as servants of God we commend ourselves in every way: in great endurance; in troubles, hardships, and calamities;

in beatings, imprisonments, and riots; in labor, sleepless nights, and hunger;

in purity, knowledge, patience, and kindness; in the Holy Spirit and in sincere love;

The true marks of an apostle—signs, wonders, and miracles—were performed among you with great perseverance.

Let us not grow weary in well-doing, for in due time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.

As a prisoner in the Lord, then, I urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling you have received: