25 Bible Verses About Patience (ESV)

12 Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer.

9 And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up.

25 But if we hope for what we do not see, we wait for it with patience.

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

7   Be still before the LORD and wait patiently for him;
    fret not yourself over the one who prospers in his way,
    over the man who carries out evil devices!
8   Refrain from anger, and forsake wrath!
    Fret not yourself; it tends only to evil.
9   For the evildoers shall be cut off,
    but those who wait for the LORD shall inherit the land.

6 do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.

4 Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant

31   but they who wait for the LORD shall renew their strength;
    they shall mount up with wings like eagles;
  they shall run and not be weary;
    they shall walk and not faint.

11 For I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.

18   A hot-tempered man stirs up strife,
    but he who is slow to anger quiets contention.

12 Put on then, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience,

7   Be still before the LORD and wait patiently for him;
    fret not yourself over the one who prospers in his way,
    over the man who carries out evil devices!

9   Be not quick in your spirit to become angry,
    for anger lodges in the heart of fools.

8   Better is the end of a thing than its beginning,
    and the patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.

19 Know this, my beloved brothers: let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger;

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

14 And we urge you, brothers, admonish the idle, encourage the fainthearted, help the weak, be patient with them all.

4 and endurance produces character, and character produces hope,

7 Be patient, therefore, brothers, until the coming of the Lord. See how the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth, being patient about it, until it receives the early and the late rains. 8 You also, be patient. Establish your hearts, for the coming of the Lord is at hand.

36 For you have need of endurance, so that when you have done the will of God you may receive what is promised.

9 The Lord is not slow to fulfill his promise as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should reach repentance.

To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David.

40:1   I waited patiently for the LORD;
    he inclined to me and heard my cry.

5 May the God of endurance and encouragement grant you to live in such harmony with one another, in accord with Christ Jesus,

16 But I received mercy for this reason, that in me, as the foremost, Jesus Christ might display his perfect patience as an example to those who were to believe in him for eternal life.

11 being strengthened with all power, according to his glorious might, for all endurance and patience with joy;