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Bible verses about patience

Waiting is where faith is forged. These passages are for the long middle: prayers not yet answered, seasons not yet turned, promises not yet visible.

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Wait, take heart, wait again

“Wait for Yahweh. Be strong, and let your heart take courage. Yes, wait for Yahweh.”Psalms 27:14 · World English Bible

What waiting does to strength

“But those who wait for Yahweh will renew their strength. They will mount up with wings like eagles. They will run, and not be weary. They will walk, and not faint.”Isaiah 40:31 · World English Bible

Patient in trouble, constant in prayer

“rejoicing in hope; enduring in troubles; continuing steadfastly in prayer;”Romans 12:12 · World English Bible

The harvest that comes to those who don't quit

“Let us not be weary in doing good, for we will reap in due season, if we don’t give up.”Galatians 6:9 · World English Bible

Good to those who wait quietly

“Yahweh is good to those who wait for him, to the soul who seeks him. It is good that a man should hope and quietly wait for the salvation of Yahweh.”Lamentations 3:25-26 · World English Bible

The farmer's patience

“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.”James 5:7-8 · World English Bible

Resting while others seem to prosper

“Rest in Yahweh, and wait patiently for him. Don’t fret because of him who prospers in his way, because of the man who makes wicked plots happen.”Psalms 37:7 · World English Bible

Watching and waiting for the God who hears

“But as for me, I will look to Yahweh. I will wait for the God of my salvation. My God will hear me.”Micah 7:7 · World English Bible

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