Bible Verses About Patient
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for patient, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 913 votes, led by Romans 12:12. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about Patient
Romans 12:1292 votes
Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer;
Galatians 5:22-2362 votes
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,
Jeremiah 29:1144 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.
Ephesians 4:238 votes
With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love;
Romans 8:2533 votes
But if we hope for that we see not, then do we with patience wait for it.
2 Peter 3:933 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.
Galatians 6:930 votes
And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.
Colossians 3:1227 votes
Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering;
Proverbs 14:2926 votes
He that is slow to wrath is of great understanding: but he that is hasty of spirit exalteth folly.
Psalms 37:725 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 13:4-522 votes
Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,
1 Timothy 1:1621 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.
Romans 15:519 votes
Now the God of patience and consolation grant you to be likeminded one toward another according to Christ Jesus:
2 Timothy 4:219 votes
Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine.
Exodus 14:1418 votes
The Lord shall fight for you, and ye shall hold your peace.
Proverbs 15:1818 votes
A wrathful man stirreth up strife: but he that is slow to anger appeaseth strife.
Hebrews 12:118 votes
Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about 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,
Matthew 7:717 votes
Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:
Psalms 27:1416 votes
Wait on the Lord: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the Lord.
Psalms 103:816 votes
The Lord is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy.
Proverbs 16:3216 votes
He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; and he that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city.
Psalms 40:115 votes
I waited patiently for the Lord; and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry.
Isaiah 30:1815 votes
And therefore will the Lord wait, that he may be gracious unto you, and therefore will he be exalted, that he may have mercy upon you: for the Lord is a God of judgment: blessed are all they that wait for him.
Psalms 30:514 votes
For his anger endureth but a moment; in his favour is life: weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning.
Ecclesiastes 7:814 votes
Better is the end of a thing than the beginning thereof: and the patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.
What does the Bible say about patient?
Readers most often cite Romans 12:12 on the subject of patient. Across 913 votes, 25 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including Galatians 5:22-23, Jeremiah 29:11, Ephesians 4:2. This page lists all 25 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.