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.
Bible Verses About Patience
Waiting is hard — for an answer, a healing, a job, a change in someone you love. The Bible honours patience not as passivity but as quiet, active trust.
Wait on the LORD: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the LORD.
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.
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.
For 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, it will not tarry.
Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer;
Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,
22But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, 23Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.
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.
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.
Waiting on the Lord
The prophets and psalmists speak of waiting on God as a source of renewed strength, not wasted time.
Patience with others
Patience also shapes how we treat people: it is part of love and one of the fruits of the Spirit.
Common questions
What does the Bible say about patience?
It calls patience part of love (1 Corinthians 13:4) and a fruit of the Spirit (Galatians 5:22), and promises strength to those who wait on the Lord (Isaiah 40:31).
What verse helps while waiting on God?
Psalm 27:14 and Lamentations 3:25-26.
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