Verses on Patience

Proverbs 19:11

A man’s wisdom gives him patience; it is to his glory to overlook an offense.

Ecclesiastes 7:8

The end of a matter is better than its beginning, and patience is better than pride.

Proverbs 14:29

Whoever is patient has great understanding, but one who is quick-tempered displays folly.

Galatians 1:10-12

Am I now trying to win the approval of human beings, or of God? Or am I trying to please people? If I were still trying to please people, I would not be a servant of Christ. 11 I want you to know, brother and sister, that the gospel I preached is not of human origin. 12 I did not receive it from any man, nor was I taught it; rather, I received it by revelation from Jesus Christ.

Colossians 1:10-12

so that you may live a life worthy of the Lord and please him in the knowledge of God, 11 being strengthened with all power according to his glorious might so that you may have great endurance and patience, 12 and giving joyful thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of his holy people in the kingdom of light.

Colossians 3:12

Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience.

Proverbs 16:32

Better a patient man than a warrior, a man who controls his temper than one who takes a city.

Psalm 37:7

Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for him; do not fret when people succeed in their ways when they carry out their wicked schemes.

James 5:7-8

Be patient, then, brothers and sisters, until the Lord’s coming. See how the farmer waits for the land to yield its valuable crop, patiently waiting for the autumn and spring rains. 8 You too, be patient and stand firm, because the Lord’s coming is near.