Patience

Patience is listed among the fruit of the Spirit in Galatians 5:22. This page lists verses on patience, waiting on the Lord, patience in suffering, and God's patience.

Longsuffering toward others

• Galatians 5:22-23
  ²²But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, ²³Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.
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• Colossians 3:12
  Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering;
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• Ephesians 4:1-2
  ¹I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that ye walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called, ²With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love;
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• 1 Corinthians 13:4
  Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,
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Waiting on the Lord

• Psalm 27:14
  Wait on the LORD: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the LORD.
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• Psalm 37:7
  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.
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• Isaiah 40:31
  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.
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• Lamentations 3:25-26
  ²⁵The Lord is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him. ²⁶It is good that a man should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the Lord.
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Patience in suffering

• James 1:2-4
  ²My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations; ³Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience. ⁴But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing.
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• James 5:7-8
  ⁷Be 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. ⁸Be ye also patient; stablish your hearts: for the coming of the Lord draweth nigh.
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• Romans 12:12
  Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer;
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• Romans 5:3-4
  ³And not only so, but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience; ⁴And patience, experience; and experience, hope:
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In Proverbs and Ecclesiastes

• Proverbs 14:29
  He that is slow to wrath is of great understanding: but he that is hasty of spirit exalteth folly.
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• Proverbs 15:18
  A wrathful man stirreth up strife: but he that is slow to anger appeaseth strife.
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• 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.
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God's patience

• 2 Peter 3:9
  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.
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• Exodus 34:6
  And the Lord passed by before him, and proclaimed, The Lord, The Lord God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abundant in goodness and truth,
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• Romans 2:4
  Or despisest thou the riches of his goodness and forbearance and longsuffering; not knowing that the goodness of God leadeth thee to repentance?
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See also

• Self-control
• Anger
• Suffering

Notes

1. Verses are quoted in the translation chosen in the Translation menu at the top of the page. See Translations for sources and copyright notices.
2. Each reference links to the full chapter so the verse can be read in context.