Bible verses about patience · 12 passages

Patience in Scripture includes waiting on God, enduring difficulty, and treating others with gentleness. These passages collect common references about patience and perseverance.

1 Corinthians 13:4 Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. Colossians 3:12 Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, clothe yourselves with hearts of compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience. Ecclesiastes 7:8 The end of a matter is better than the beginning, and a patient spirit is better than a proud one. Ephesians 4:2 with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love, Galatians 6:9 Let us not grow weary in well-doing, for in due time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up. Isaiah 40:31 But those who wait upon the LORD will renew their strength; they will mount up with wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not faint. Jeremiah 29:11 For I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, to give you a future and a hope. Proverbs 15:18 A hot-tempered man stirs up strife, but he who is slow to anger calms dispute. Psalms 37:7 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. Psalms 37:7-9 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… Romans 12:12 Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, persistent in prayer. Romans 8:25 But if we hope for what we do not yet see, we wait for it patiently.