Bible Verses About Patience
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These are the Bible verses most often cited for patience, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 186,356 votes, led by Romans 12:12. Each passage links into the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about Patience
Romans 12:127,263 votes
Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer;
Galatians 6:95,961 votes
And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.
Romans 8:255,615 votes
But if we hope for that we see not, then do we with patience wait for it.
Ephesians 4:24,946 votes
With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love;
Psalms 37:73,859 votes
Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for him: fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass.
1 Corinthians 13:43,778 votes
Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,
Psalms 37:7-93,565 votes
Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for him: fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass.
Philippians 4:63,514 votes
Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.
Colossians 3:123,466 votes
Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering;
Proverbs 15:183,439 votes
A wrathful man stirreth up strife: but he that is slow to anger appeaseth strife.
Jeremiah 29:112,908 votes
For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.
Isaiah 40:312,894 votes
But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.
Ecclesiastes 7:82,802 votes
Better is the end of a thing than the beginning thereof: and the patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.
2 Peter 3:92,761 votes
The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.
Proverbs 14:292,604 votes
He that is slow to wrath is of great understanding: but he that is hasty of spirit exalteth folly.
1 Timothy 1:162,597 votes
Howbeit for this cause I obtained mercy, that in me first Jesus Christ might shew forth all longsuffering, for a pattern to them which should hereafter believe on him to life everlasting.
Ecclesiastes 7:92,595 votes
Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry: for anger resteth in the bosom of fools.
Proverbs 16:322,538 votes
He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; and he that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city.
Romans 15:52,414 votes
Now the God of patience and consolation grant you to be likeminded one toward another according to Christ Jesus:
Hebrews 10:362,403 votes
For ye have need of patience, that, after ye have done the will of God, ye might receive the promise.
2 Timothy 4:22,350 votes
Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine.
Exodus 14:142,302 votes
The Lord shall fight for you, and ye shall hold your peace.
James 1:192,165 votes
Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:
Psalms 40:12,120 votes
I waited patiently for the Lord; and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry.
1 Thessalonians 5:142,099 votes
Now we exhort you, brethren, warn them that are unruly, comfort the feebleminded, support the weak, be patient toward all men.