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Bible verses about waiting and patience.

74 verses about waiting and patience from the King James Version, the most loved first.

Wait on the LORD: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the LORD.
Psalms 27:14 › · King James Version

The most loved verses about waiting and patience.

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.

Isaiah 40:31 ›

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

Romans 8:25 ›

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

Romans 12:12 ›

My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations; Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience. But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing.

James 1:2-4 ›

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.

Galatians 5:22-23 ›

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.

Psalms 37:7 ›

All 74 verses about waiting and patience.

  • Psalms 27:14Wait on the LORD: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the LORD.
  • Isaiah 40:31But 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…
  • Romans 8:25But if we hope for that we see not, then do we with patience wait for it.
  • Romans 12:12Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer;
  • James 1:2-4My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations; Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience. But let patience…
  • Galatians 5:22-23But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.
  • Psalms 37:7-9Rest 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…
  • Lamentations 3:25-26The LORD is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him. It is good that a man should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation…
  • Lamentations 3:26-27It is good that a man should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the LORD. It is good for a man that he bear the yoke in his youth.
  • Habakkuk 2:3For the vision is yet for an appointed time, but at the end it shall speak, and not lie: though it tarry, wait for it; because it will surely come…
  • James 5:7-8Be patient therefore, brethren, unto the coming of the Lord. Behold, the husbandman waiteth for the precious fruit of the earth, and hath long…
  • 2 Peter 3:9The 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…
  • Psalms 130:5-6I wait for the LORD, my soul doth wait, and in his word do I hope. My soul waiteth for the Lord more than they that watch for the morning: I say…
  • Proverbs 14:29He that is slow to wrath is of great understanding: but he that is hasty of spirit exalteth folly.
  • Psalms 62:5My soul, wait thou only upon God; for my expectation is from him.
  • Ephesians 4:1-2I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that ye walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called, With all lowliness and meekness, with…
  • Isaiah 30:18And therefore will the LORD wait, that he may be gracious unto you, and therefore will he be exalted, that he may have mercy upon you: for the LORD…
  • Psalms 25:3Yea, let none that wait on thee be ashamed: let them be ashamed which transgress without cause.
  • Psalms 25:5Lead me in thy truth, and teach me: for thou art the God of my salvation; on thee do I wait all the day.
  • Psalms 25:21Let integrity and uprightness preserve me; for I wait on thee.
  • Psalms 33:20Our soul waiteth for the LORD: he is our help and our shield.
  • Psalms 39:7-8And now, Lord, what wait I for? my hope is in thee. Deliver me from all my transgressions: make me not the reproach of the foolish.
  • Psalms 52:9I will praise thee for ever, because thou hast done it: and I will wait on thy name; for it is good before thy saints.
  • Psalms 59:1-9[To the chief Musician, Altaschith, Michtam of David; when Saul sent, and they watched the house to kill him.] Deliver me from mine enemies, O my…
  • Psalms 59:9-10Because of his strength will I wait upon thee: for God is my defence. The God of my mercy shall prevent me: God shall let me see my desire upon mine…
  • Psalms 62:1-2[To the chief Musician, to Jeduthun, A Psalm of David.] Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him cometh my salvation. He only is my rock and my…
  • Psalms 69:3I am weary of my crying: my throat is dried: mine eyes fail while I wait for my God.
  • Psalms 104:27-28These wait all upon thee; that thou mayest give them their meat in due season. That thou givest them they gather: thou openest thine hand, they are…
  • Psalms 123:2Behold, as the eyes of servants look unto the hand of their masters, and as the eyes of a maiden unto the hand of her mistress; so our eyes wait upon…
  • Psalms 145:15-16The eyes of all wait upon thee; and thou givest them their meat in due season. Thou openest thine hand, and satisfiest the desire of every living…
  • Proverbs 20:22Say not thou, I will recompense evil; but wait on the LORD, and he shall save thee.
  • Isaiah 25:9And it shall be said in that day, Lo, this is our God; we have waited for him, and he will save us: this is the LORD; we have waited for him, we will…
  • Isaiah 33:2O LORD, be gracious unto us; we have waited for thee: be thou their arm every morning, our salvation also in the time of trouble.
  • Isaiah 49:23And kings shall be thy nursing fathers, and their queens thy nursing mothers: they shall bow down to thee with their face toward the earth, and lick…
  • Isaiah 64:4For since the beginning of the world men have not heard, nor perceived by the ear, neither hath the eye seen, O God, beside thee, what he hath…
  • Jeremiah 14:22Are there any among the vanities of the Gentiles that can cause rain? or can the heavens give showers? art not thou he, O LORD our God? therefore we…
  • Daniel 12:12Blessed is he that waiteth, and cometh to the thousand three hundred and five and thirty days.
  • Hosea 12:6Therefore turn thou to thy God: keep mercy and judgment, and wait on thy God continually.
  • Zephaniah 3:8Therefore wait ye upon me, saith the LORD, until the day that I rise up to the prey: for my determination is to gather the nations, that I may…
  • Luke 12:36And ye yourselves like unto men that wait for their lord, when he will return from the wedding; that when he cometh and knocketh, they may open unto…
  • Acts 1:4And, being assembled together with them, commanded them that they should not depart from Jerusalem, but wait for the promise of the Father, which…
  • Galatians 5:5For we through the Spirit wait for the hope of righteousness by faith.
  • Galatians 6:9And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.
  • Ecclesiastes 7:8-9Better is the end of a thing than the beginning thereof: and the patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit. Be not hasty in thy spirit to…
  • Luke 8:15But that on the good ground are they, which in an honest and good heart, having heard the word, keep it, and bring forth fruit with patience.
  • Luke 21:19In your patience possess ye your souls.
  • Romans 2:7To them who by patient continuance in well doing seek for glory and honour and immortality, eternal life:
  • Romans 5:3-4And not only so, but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience; And patience, experience; and experience, hope:
  • Romans 15:4-5For whatsoever things were written aforetime were written for our learning, that we through patience and comfort of the scriptures might have hope.…
  • 2 Corinthians 6:4-6But in all things approving ourselves as the ministers of God, in much patience, in afflictions, in necessities, in distresses, In stripes, in…
  • Colossians 1:10-11That ye might walk worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing, being fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God; Strengthened with…
  • 1 Thessalonians 5:14Now we exhort you, brethren, warn them that are unruly, comfort the feebleminded, support the weak, be patient toward all men.
  • 2 Thessalonians 3:5And the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God, and into the patient waiting for Christ.
  • 1 Timothy 6:11But thou, O man of God, flee these things; and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, meekness.
  • Titus 2:1-2But speak thou the things which become sound doctrine: That the aged men be sober, grave, temperate, sound in faith, in charity, in patience.
  • Hebrews 6:12That ye be not slothful, but followers of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises.
  • Hebrews 10:36For ye have need of patience, that, after ye have done the will of God, ye might receive the promise.
  • Hebrews 12:1Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily…
  • 1 Peter 2:19-23For this is thankworthy, if a man for conscience toward God endure grief, suffering wrongfully. For what glory is it, if, when ye be buffeted for…
  • 2 Peter 1:5-6And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge; And to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience…
  • Revelation 13:10He that leadeth into captivity shall go into captivity: he that killeth with the sword must be killed with the sword. Here is the patience and the…
  • Proverbs 15:18A wrathful man stirreth up strife: but he that is slow to anger appeaseth strife.
  • Matthew 18:26The servant therefore fell down, and worshipped him, saying, Lord, have patience with me, and I will pay thee all.
  • Acts 26:3Especially because I know thee to be expert in all customs and questions which are among the Jews: wherefore I beseech thee to hear me patiently.
  • 1 Corinthians 1:7So that ye come behind in no gift; waiting for the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ:
  • 2 Corinthians 12:12Truly the signs of an apostle were wrought among you in all patience, in signs, and wonders, and mighty deeds.
  • Colossians 3:12-13Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering; Forbearing one…
  • 1 Thessalonians 1:3Remembering without ceasing your work of faith, and labour of love, and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, in the sight of God and our Father;
  • 1 Timothy 1:16Howbeit for this cause I obtained mercy, that in me first Jesus Christ might shew forth all longsuffering, for a pattern to them which should…
  • 1 Timothy 3:2-3A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach; Not given to wine…
  • 2 Timothy 2:24-25And the servant of the Lord must not strive; but be gentle unto all men, apt to teach, patient, In meekness instructing those that oppose themselves…
  • 2 Timothy 4:2Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine.
  • James 1:19Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:
  • Revelation 14:12Here is the patience of the saints: here are they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus.
6 more verses that touch on it
  • Genesis 26:15-22For all the wells which his father’s servants had digged in the days of Abraham his father, the Philistines had stopped them, and filled them with…
  • Isaiah 53:7He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth: he is brought as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is…
  • Matthew 27:14And he answered him to never a word; insomuch that the governor marvelled greatly.
  • Acts 8:32The place of the scripture which he read was this, He was led as a sheep to the slaughter; and like a lamb dumb before his shearer, so opened he not…
  • 1 Corinthians 13:4-5Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not…
  • 1 Corinthians 13:7Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.

Every verse is the King James Version, word for word. They are gathered from two topic books, Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's New Topical Textbook (1897); the most loved come first, from readers' votes on OpenBible.info and the lists of the big Bible sites.

Questions people ask.

What does the Bible say about waiting and patience?

The Bible speaks to waiting and patience in verses such as Psalms 27:14, “Wait on the LORD: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart”, and Isaiah 40:31, “But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength” (King James Version).

Which Bible verses about waiting and patience are most loved?

Among the most loved is Psalms 27:14, “Wait on the LORD: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart.” Others are Isaiah 40:31, Romans 8:25 and Romans 12:12.

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