Bible verses About Patience, Endurance And Waiting On The Lord From The Old Testament
Psalm 27:14
"Wait for the Lord; be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord."
Psalm 37:7
"Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for him; do not fret when people succeed in their ways when they carry out their wicked schemes."
Psalm 40:1
"I waited patiently for the Lord; he turned to me and heard my cry."
Psalm 130:5-6
"I wait for the Lord, my whole being waits, and in his word, I put my hope. I wait for the Lord more than watchmen wait for the morning, more than watchmen wait for the morning."
Proverbs 14:29
"Whoever is patient has great understanding, but one who is quick-tempered displays folly."
Proverbs 15:18
"A hot-tempered person stirs up conflict, but the one who is patient calms a quarrel."
Lamentations 3:25-26
"The Lord is good to those whose hope is in him, to the one who seeks him; it is good to wait quietly for the salvation of the Lord."
Isaiah 30:18
"Yet the Lord longs to be gracious to you; therefore he will rise up to show you compassion. For the Lord is a God of justice. Blessed are all who wait for him!"
Isaiah 40:31
"But those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint."
Jeremiah 29:11
"For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future."
Habakkuk 2:3
"For the revelation awaits an appointed time; it speaks of the end and will not prove false. Though it linger, wait for it; it will certainly come and will not delay."
Micah 7:7
"But as for me, I watch in hope for the Lord, I wait for God my Savior; my God will hear me."
Zephaniah 3:8
"Therefore wait for me," declares the Lord, "for the day I will stand up to testify. I have decided to assemble the nations, to gather the kingdoms and to pour out my wrath on them—all my fierce anger. The whole world will be consumed by the fire of my jealous anger."
Psalm 37:34
"Hope in the Lord and keep his way. He will exalt you to inherit the land; when the wicked are destroyed, you will see it."
Psalm 62:5
"Yes, my soul, find rest in God; my hope comes from him."
Psalm 123:2
"As the eyes of slaves look to the hand of their master, as the eyes of a female slave look to the hand of her mistress, so our eyes look to the Lord our God, till he shows us his mercy."
Psalm 145:15
"The eyes of all look to you, and you give them their food at the proper time."
Proverbs 16:32
"Better a patient person than a warrior, one with self-control than one who takes a city."
Ecclesiastes 7:8
"The end of a matter is better than its beginning, and patience is better than pride."
Hosea 12:6
"But you must return to your God; maintain love and justice, and wait for your God always."
These verses emphasize the virtue of patience, trust in God's timing, and the benefits of waiting on the Lord.
