Bible Verses About Wait
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for wait, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 2,648 votes, led by Psalms 27:14. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about Wait
Psalms 27:14236 votes
Wait on the Lord: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the Lord.
Isaiah 40:31231 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.
Psalms 37:7186 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.
Micah 7:7152 votes
Therefore I will look unto the Lord; I will wait for the God of my salvation: my God will hear me.
Isaiah 30:18150 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.
James 5:7-8140 votes
Be patient therefore, brethren, unto the coming of the Lord. Behold, the husbandman waiteth for the precious fruit of the earth, and hath long patience for it, until he receive the early and latter rain.
Psalms 130:5129 votes
I wait for the Lord, my soul doth wait, and in his word do I hope.
Acts 1:4129 votes
And, being assembled together with them, commanded them that they should not depart from Jerusalem, but wait for the promise of the Father, which, saith he, ye have heard of me.
Psalms 33:20116 votes
Our soul waiteth for the Lord: he is our help and our shield.
Proverbs 20:22116 votes
Say not thou, I will recompense evil; but wait on the Lord, and he shall save thee.
Lamentations 3:25109 votes
The Lord is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him.
Psalms 38:15105 votes
For in thee, O Lord, do I hope: thou wilt hear, O Lord my God.
Psalms 62:592 votes
My soul, wait thou only upon God; for my expectation is from him.
Psalms 130:5-675 votes
I wait for the Lord, my soul doth wait, and in his word do I hope.
Romans 8:2573 votes
But if we hope for that we see not, then do we with patience wait for it.
Lamentations 3:25-2668 votes
The Lord is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him.
Habakkuk 2:366 votes
For the vision is yet for an appointed time, but at the end it shall speak, and not lie: though it tarry, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not tarry.
Psalms 37:939 votes
For evildoers shall be cut off: but those that wait upon the Lord, they shall inherit the earth.
Psalms 40:133 votes
I waited patiently for the Lord; and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry.
Hebrews 6:1531 votes
And so, after he had patiently endured, he obtained the promise.
Galatians 5:529 votes
For we through the Spirit wait for the hope of righteousness by faith.
Psalms 25:526 votes
Lead me in thy truth, and teach me: for thou art the God of my salvation; on thee do I wait all the day.
1 Corinthians 1:726 votes
So that ye come behind in no gift; waiting for the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ:
James 5:726 votes
Be patient therefore, brethren, unto the coming of the Lord. Behold, the husbandman waiteth for the precious fruit of the earth, and hath long patience for it, until he receive the early and latter rain.
Psalms 37:3424 votes
Wait on the Lord, and keep his way, and he shall exalt thee to inherit the land: when the wicked are cut off, thou shalt see it.
What does the Bible say about wait?
Readers most often cite Psalms 27:14 on the subject of wait. Across 2,648 votes, 25 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including Isaiah 40:31, Psalms 37:7, Micah 7:7. This page lists all 25 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.