Bible Verses About Patience

Patience is tested in traffic lines, hospital waiting rooms, and long seasons of unanswered prayer. The Bible treats it as a fruit that grows slowly, not a personality trait some people simply have. These verses talk about waiting on God, being slow to anger, and bearing with one another in love. They also remind us that God is patient with us. If you are in a waiting season, or just running short on patience today, these are for you.

1. Romans 12:12

   KJV

   Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer;

   BSB

   Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, persistent in prayer.

2. Galatians 5:22

   KJV

   But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,

   BSB

   But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,

3. Ephesians 4:2

   KJV

   With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love;

   BSB

   with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love,

4. Colossians 3:12

   KJV

   Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering;

   BSB

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

5. James 1:2

   KJV

   My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations;

   BSB

   Consider it pure joy, my brothers, when you encounter trials of many kinds,

6. James 1:3

   KJV

   Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience.

   BSB

   because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance.

7. James 1:4

   KJV

   But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing.

   BSB

   Allow perseverance to finish its work, so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.

8. James 5:7

   KJV

   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.

   BSB

   Be patient, then, brothers, until the Lord’s coming. See how the farmer awaits the precious fruit of the soil—how patient he is for the fall and spring rains.

9. James 5:8

   KJV

   Be ye also patient; stablish your hearts: for the coming of the Lord draweth nigh.

   BSB

   You, too, be patient and strengthen your hearts, because the Lord’s coming is near.

10. Psalm 37:7

    KJV

    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.

    BSB

    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.

11. Psalm 27:14

    KJV

    Wait on the LORD: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the LORD.

    BSB

    Wait patiently for the LORD; be strong and courageous. Wait patiently for the LORD!

12. Psalm 40:1

    KJV

    I waited patiently for the LORD; and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry.

    BSB

    I waited patiently for the LORD; He inclined to me and heard my cry.

13. Isaiah 40:31

    KJV

    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.

    BSB

    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.

14. Lamentations 3:25

    KJV

    The LORD is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him.

    BSB

    The LORD is good to those who wait for Him, to the soul who seeks Him.

15. Lamentations 3:26

    KJV

    It is good that a man should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the LORD.

    BSB

    It is good to wait quietly for the salvation of the LORD.

16. Ecclesiastes 7:8

    KJV

    Better is the end of a thing than the beginning thereof: and the patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.

    BSB

    The end of a matter is better than the beginning, and a patient spirit is better than a proud one.

17. Ecclesiastes 7:9

    KJV

    Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry: for anger resteth in the bosom of fools.

    BSB

    Do not be quickly provoked in your spirit, for anger settles in the lap of a fool.

18. Proverbs 14:29

    KJV

    He that is slow to wrath is of great understanding: but he that is hasty of spirit exalteth folly.

    BSB

    A patient man has great understanding, but a quick-tempered man promotes folly.

19. Proverbs 15:18

    KJV

    A wrathful man stirreth up strife: but he that is slow to anger appeaseth strife.

    BSB

    A hot-tempered man stirs up strife, but he who is slow to anger calms dispute.

20. Proverbs 16:32

    KJV

    He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; and he that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city.

    BSB

    He who is slow to anger is better than a warrior, and he who controls his temper is greater than one who captures a city.

21. Romans 8:25

    KJV

    But if we hope for that we see not, then do we with patience wait for it.

    BSB

    But if we hope for what we do not yet see, we wait for it patiently.

22. 1 Corinthians 13:4

    KJV

    Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,

    BSB

    Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.

23. Galatians 6:9

    KJV

    And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.

    BSB

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

24. Hebrews 6:12

    KJV

    That ye be not slothful, but followers of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises.

    BSB

    Then you will not be sluggish, but will imitate those who through faith and patience inherit what has been promised.

25. 2 Peter 3:9

    KJV

    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.

    BSB

    The 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.

26. Micah 7:7

    KJV

    Therefore I will look unto the LORD; I will wait for the God of my salvation: my God will hear me.

    BSB

    But as for me, I will look to the LORD; I will wait for the God of my salvation. My God will hear me.

27. 1 Thessalonians 5:14

    KJV

    Now we exhort you, brethren, warn them that are unruly, comfort the feebleminded, support the weak, be patient toward all men.

    BSB

    And we urge you, brothers, to admonish the unruly, encourage the fainthearted, help the weak, and be patient with everyone.