33 Bible Verses About Patience

It’s said that good things will come to those who wait, but godly things will come to those who are patient. If you trust in God’s benevolence, there is no need to ever get angry, anxious, nervous, nasty, or rude. Place your faith in His wisdom, and he will take you where you need to go

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“He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the human heart; yet no one can fathom what God has done from beginning to end.” — Ecclesiastes 3:11

2

“In him we were also chosen, having been predestined according to the plan of him who works out everything in conformity with the purpose of his will.” — Ephesians 1:11

3

“We may throw the dice, but the Lord determines how they fall.” — Proverbs 16:33

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“He determines the number of the stars and calls them each by name.” — Psalm 147:4

5

“Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground outside your Father’s care.” — Matthew 10:29

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“‘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.’” — Jeremiah 29:11

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“For he chose us in him before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in his sight. He predestined us for adoption to sonship through Jesus Christ, in accordance with his pleasure and will.” — Ephesians 1:5

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“Commit to the Lord whatever you do, and he will establish your plans.” — Proverbs 16:3

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“But the plans of the Lord stand firm forever, the purposes of his heart through all generations.” — Psalm 33:11

10

“In their hearts humans plan their course, but the Lord establishes their steps.” — Proverbs 16:9

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“For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.” — Ephesians 2:10

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“And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose. For those God foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brothers and sisters. And those he predestined, he also called; those he called, he also justified; those he justified, he also glorified.” — Romans 8:28-30

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“Many are the plans in a person’s heart, but it is the Lord’s purpose that prevails.” — Proverbs 19:21

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“There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens.” — Ecclesiastes 3:1

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“The Lord will fulfill his purpose for me; your steadfast love, O Lord, endures forever.” — Psalm 138:8

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“The steps of a man are established by the Lord, when he delights in his way.” — Psalm 37:23

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“The Lord works out everything to its proper end—even the wicked for a day of disaster.” — Proverbs 16:4

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“For the Lord Almighty has purposed, and who can thwart him? His hand is stretched out, and who can turn it back?” — Isaiah 14:27

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“From one man he made all the nations, that they should inhabit the whole earth; and he marked out their appointed times in history and the boundaries of their lands.” — Acts 17:26

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“Who can speak and have it happen if the Lord has not decreed it?” — Lamentations 3:37

21

“Surely the Sovereign Lord does nothing without revealing his plan to his servants the prophets.” — Amos 3:7

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“The Lord foils the plans of the nations; he thwarts the purposes of the peoples.” — Psalm 33:10

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“No, we declare God’s wisdom, a mystery that has been hidden and that God destined for our glory before time began. None of the rulers of this age understood it, for if they had, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory. However, as it is written: ‘What no eye has seen, what no ear has heard, and what no human mind has conceived’—the things God has prepared for those who love him.” — 1 Corinthians 2:7-9

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“The word of the Lord came to me, saying, ‘Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart; I appointed you as a prophet to the nations.’” — Jeremiah 1:4-5

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“Their destiny is destruction, their god is their stomach, and their glory is in their shame. Their mind is set on earthly things.” — Philippians 3:19

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“I foretold the former things long ago, my mouth announced them, and I made them known; then suddenly I acted, and they came to pass.” — Isaiah 48:3

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“My frame was not hidden from you when I was made in the secret place, when I was woven together in the depths of the earth. Your eyes saw my unformed body; all the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be.” — Psalm 139:15-16


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