Bible verses about patience
Good Bible verses about patience include James 5:7-8, which uses a farmer waiting on a crop, Ephesians 4:2, which asks you to put up with others in love, and Proverbs 14:29, which ties being slow to anger to understanding. Some are about waiting, and some are about people. All eleven are below.
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1.James 5:7-8
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. Be ye also patient; stablish your hearts: for the coming of the Lord draweth nigh.
In the World English Bible
Be patient therefore, brothers, until the coming of the Lord. Behold, the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth, being patient over it, until it receives the early and late rain. You also be patient. Establish your hearts, for the coming of the Lord is at hand.
A farmer waits on rain and a harvest. James uses that picture for worn-out believers who need to hold steady a while longer.
2.Romans 8:25
But if we hope for that we see not, then do we with patience wait for it.
In the World English Bible
But if we hope for that which we don’t see, we wait for it with patience.
Paul ties hope and waiting together, saying that hoping for what you can't see yet means waiting for it with patience.
3.Ecclesiastes 7:8
Better is the end of a thing than the beginning thereof: and the patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.
In the World English Bible
Better is the end of a thing than its beginning. The patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.
A wise saying about endings. The finish of a thing beats its start, and a calm spirit beats a proud one.
4.Proverbs 14:29
He that is slow to wrath is of great understanding: but he that is hasty of spirit exalteth folly.
In the World English Bible
He who is slow to anger has great understanding, but he who has a quick temper displays folly.
Slow to anger goes with understanding here, and a short fuse goes with foolishness. A useful check before you hit send.
5.Proverbs 15:18
A wrathful man stirreth up strife: but he that is slow to anger appeaseth strife.
In the World English Bible
A wrathful man stirs up contention, but one who is slow to anger appeases strife.
Hot tempers start fights, and someone slow to anger settles them. Handy for family dinners and group chats.
6.Ephesians 4:2
With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love;
In the World English Bible
with all lowliness and humility, with patience, bearing with one another in love,
Believers are asked to put up with each other in love, with humility and gentleness. Patience here is mostly about people.
7.1 Thessalonians 5:14
Now we exhort you, brethren, warn them that are unruly, comfort the feebleminded, support the weak, be patient toward all men.
In the World English Bible
We exhort you, brothers: Admonish the disorderly; encourage the faint-hearted; support the weak; be patient toward all.
Different people need different handling here: warn the idle, cheer up the discouraged, help the weak, and be patient with all.
8.Hebrews 6:12
That ye be not slothful, but followers of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises.
In the World English Bible
that you won’t be sluggish, but imitators of those who through faith and perseverance inherited the promises.
The writer wants readers to copy people who inherited promises through faith and patience. Look for patient people to learn from.
9.Romans 12:12
Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer;
In the World English Bible
rejoicing in hope, enduring in troubles, continuing steadfastly in prayer,
Three quick habits in one line: joy in hope, patience in trouble, and steady prayer.
10.Colossians 1:11
Strengthened with all might, according to his glorious power, unto all patience and longsuffering with joyfulness;
In the World English Bible
strengthened with all power, according to the might of his glory, for all endurance and perseverance with joy,
Strength for endurance and patience is something Paul prays for, and he adds joy to the list.
11.Proverbs 19:11
The discretion of a man deferreth his anger; and it is his glory to pass over a transgression.
In the World English Bible
The discretion of a man makes him slow to anger. It is his glory to overlook an offense.
Good sense slows a person's anger, and overlooking an offense counts in their favor. Hard to do, though it's worth trying.
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What is a good Bible verse about patience?
James 5:7-8 is a good place to start. A farmer waits on rain and a harvest. James uses that picture for worn-out believers who need to hold steady a while longer.
What does the Bible say about being patient with people?
Ephesians 4:2 asks for gentleness and for putting up with each other in love. Proverbs 15:18 says a slow-to-anger person settles a fight. Proverbs 19:11 goes further and says overlooking an offense is to a person's credit.
Is patience a fruit of the Spirit?
Galatians 5:22-23 lists it among the fruit of the Spirit, and older translations such as the KJV call it longsuffering. The same list includes love, joy, peace and kindness. Paul presents the group as qualities that grow over time.
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