Patience is one of the themes Scripture returns to again and again. Waiting is a discipline scripture treats as central, not optional. Patience is not passivity — it is trust under pressure.
People reach for these passages when they're looking up impatient, waiting, wait, how long, or some version of "what does the Bible say about patience?"
Among the most-cited passages on this theme are Psalm 27:14, James 5:7-8, Romans 8:25, Isaiah 40:31, and others below. Psalm 27:14 is the passage many readers return to first.
The page also offers a written prayer that names patience plainly and asks God for what's needed in this moment. It is not a magic formula — it is a small, faithful starting point.
A short reflection question sits at the bottom of the page: What are you most tempted to force right now? Sit with it for a minute, or carry it into a journal.
If this isn't quite the right doorway, try a closely related theme: Trust, Perseverance, Hope.
Verses
Psalms 27:14
Wait on the LORD: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the LORD.
James 5:7-8
Be 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. Be ye also patient; stablish your hearts: for the coming of the Lord draweth nigh.
Romans 8:25
But if we hope for that we see not, then do we with patience wait for it.
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.
Galatians 6:9
And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.
Lamentations 3:25-26
The 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 of the LORD.
Reflection
What are you most tempted to force right now?
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