Bible Verses About Patience

Wait on the Lord: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the Lord.

My soul, wait thou only upon God; for my expectation is from him.

But he, being full of compassion, forgave their iniquity, and destroyed them not: yea, many a time turned he his anger away, and did not stir up all his wrath.

Say not thou, I will recompense evil; but wait on the Lord, and he shall save thee.

I wait for the Lord, my soul doth wait, and in his word do I hope.

For surely there is an end; and thine expectation shall not be cut off.

Behold, as the eyes of servants look unto the hand of their masters, and as the eyes of a maiden unto the hand of her mistress; so our eyes wait upon the Lord our God, until that he have mercy upon us.

The servant therefore fell down, and worshiped him, saying, Lord, have patience with me, and I will pay thee all.

And his fellow-servant fell down at his feet, and besought him, saying, Have patience with me, and I will pay thee all.

But that on the good ground are they, who in an honest and good heart, having heard the word, keep [it], and bring forth fruit with patience.

For whatever things were written formerly, were written for our learning, that we through patience and comfort of the scriptures might have hope.

Now the God of patience and consolation grant you to be like-minded one towards another according to Christ Jesus:

In your patience possess ye your souls.

And not only [so], but we glory in tribulations also; knowing that tribulation worketh patience;

And patience, experience; and experience, hope:

But if we hope for what we see not, [then] with patience we wait for [it].

But in all [things] approving ourselves as the ministers of God, in much patience, in afflictions, in necessities, in distresses,

Truly the signs of an apostle were wrought among you in all patience, in signs, and wonders, and mighty deeds.

Strengthened with all might, according to his glorious power, to all patience and long-suffering with joyfulness;

Remembering without ceasing your work of faith, and labor of love, and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, in the sight of God and our Father;

So that we ourselves glory in you in the churches of God, for your patience and faith in all your persecutions and tribulations that ye endure:

But thou, O man of God, flee from these things; and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, meekness.

But thou hast fully known my doctrine, manner of life, purpose, faith, long-suffering, charity, patience,

Wherefore, seeing we also are encompassed with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset [us], and let us run with patience the race that is set before us,

Be patient, therefore, brethren, to the coming of the Lord. Behold, the husbandman waiteth for the precious fruit of the earth, and hath long patience for it, until he receiveth the early and the latter rain.

Take, my brethren, the prophets, who have spoken in the name of the Lord, for an example of suffering affliction, and of patience.

Behold, we count them happy who endure. Ye have heard of the patience of Job, and have seen the end of the Lord; that the Lord is very pitiful, and of tender mercy.

I John, who also am your brother, and companion in tribulation, and in the kingdom and patience of Jesus Christ, was in the isle that is called Patmos, for the word of God, and for the testimony of Jesus Christ.

I know thy works, and thy labor, and thy patience, and that thou canst not bear them who are evil; and thou hast tried them who say they are apostles, and are not; and hast found them liars:

I know thy works, and charity, and service, and faith, and thy patience, and thy works; and the last [to be] more than the first:

Because thou hast kept the word of my patience, I also will keep thee from the hour of temptation, which shall come upon all the world, to try them that dwell upon the earth.

He that leadeth into captivity shall go into captivity: he that killeth with the sword must be killed with the sword. Here is the patience and the faith of the saints.

Here is the patience of the saints: here [are] they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus.

Knowing [this], that the trying of your faith worketh patience.

That the aged men be sober, grave, temperate, sound in faith, in charity, in patience;

That ye be not slothful, but followers of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises.

For ye have need of patience, that, after ye have done the will of God, ye may receive the promise.

But let patience have [her] perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing.

And to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness;

And hast borne, and hast patience, and for my name's sake hast labored, and hast not fainted.