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What the Bible says about patience

The 10 verses readers most often turn to for this topic, quoted in full from the Berean Standard Bible.

1 Cor 13:4–5Love 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.

Rom 12:12Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, persistent in prayer.

2 Pet 3:9The Lord is not slow in keeping His promise as some understand slowness, but is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish but everyone to come to repentance.

Rom 8:25But if we hope for what we do not yet see, we wait for it patiently.

Ps 27:14Wait patiently for the LORD; be strong and courageous. Wait patiently for the LORD!

Prov 15:1A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.

Ps 37:7Be still before the LORD and wait patiently for Him; do not fret when men prosper in their ways, when they carry out wicked schemes.

Gal 6:9Let us not grow weary in well-doing, for in due time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.

Eph 4:2with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love,

Col 3:12Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, clothe yourselves with hearts of compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience.

These are the verses readers most often turn to for this topic — not a teaching on it. Read each in its chapter.

Sources

The verses of each topic and their order: OpenBible.info topical data, by readers’ votes: OpenBible.info · CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible · Public domain