20 Bible Verses about

Patience While Waiting

Psalm 39:7 BSB

And now, O Lord, for what do I wait? My hope is in You.

Romans 8:25 BSB

But if we hope for what we do not yet see, we wait for it patiently.

Psalm 130:5 BSB

I wait for the LORD; my soul does wait, and in His word I put my hope.

Isaiah 51:5 BSB

My righteousness draws near, My salvation is on the way, and My arms will bring justice to the nations. The islands will look for Me and wait in hope for My arm.

Psalm 38:15 BSB

I wait for You, O LORD; You will answer, O Lord my God.

Psalm 119:81 BSB

My soul faints for Your salvation; I wait for Your word.

Romans 12:12 BSB

Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, persistent in prayer.

Proverbs 1:18 BSB

But they lie in wait for their own blood; they ambush their own lives.

Proverbs 23:28 BSB

Like a robber she lies in wait and multiplies the faithless among men.

Proverbs 19:11 BSB

A man’s insight gives him patience, and his virtue is to overlook an offense.

Proverbs 20:22 BSB

Do not say, “I will avenge this evil!” Wait on the LORD, and He will save you.

Ephesians 4:2 BSB

with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love,

Matthew 18:29 BSB

So his fellow servant fell down and begged him, ‘Have patience with me, and I will pay you back.’

Isaiah 8:17 BSB

I will wait for the LORD, who is hiding His face from the house of Jacob. I will put my trust in Him.

James 5:7 BSB

Be patient, then, brothers, until the Lord’s coming. See how the farmer awaits the precious fruit of the soil—how patient he is for the fall and spring rains.