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Bible verses about patience

Patience is hard, slow work — and Scripture frames it as trust over time: waiting on God, persevering in doing good, and not losing heart before the harvest.

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Romans 12:12 “Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, persistent in prayer.” James 5:7 “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.” Galatians 6:9 “Let us not grow weary in well-doing, for in due time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.” Psalms 37:7 “Be still before the LORD and wait patiently for Him; do not fret when men prosper in their ways, when they carry out wicked schemes.” Ecclesiastes 7:8 “The end of a matter is better than the beginning, and a patient spirit is better than a proud one.” Romans 8:25 “But if we hope for what we do not yet see, we wait for it patiently.”