The best Bible verses for patience (KJV) include passages about God's love, strength, and guidance. This page features 15+ carefully curated Scripture passages for patience (KJV), each selected for its relevance and depth. Read, save, and share the perfect verse for your situation.
"The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance."2 Peter 3:9
"The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance."2 Peter 3:9
"When I heard, my belly trembled; my lips quivered at the voice: rottenness entered into my bones, and I trembled in myself, that I might rest in the day of trouble: when he cometh up unto the people, he will invade them with his troops."Habakkuk 3:16
"I reckoned till morning, that, as a lion, so will he break all my bones: from day even to night wilt thou make an end of me."Isaiah 38:13
"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."James 5:7
"The servant therefore fell down, and worshipped him, saying, Lord, have patience with me, and I will pay thee all. worshipped"Matthew 18:26
"And his fellowservant fell down at his feet, and besought him, saying, Have patience with me, and I will pay thee all."Matthew 18:29
"He that is slow to wrath is of great understanding: but he that is hasty of spirit exalteth folly."Proverbs 14:29
"He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; and he that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city."Proverbs 16:32
"Rest in the LORD, and wait patiently for him: fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass. Rest"Psalms 37:7
"To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. I waited patiently for the LORD; and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry. I"Psalms 40:1
"Especially because I know thee to be expert in all customs and questions which are among the Jews: wherefore I beseech thee to hear me patiently."Acts 26:3
"What is my strength, that I should hope? and what is mine end, that I should prolong my life?"Job 6:11
Translations differ in what they optimise for. Some follow the original wording closely at the cost of a natural English sentence; others read smoothly and make interpretive choices to get there. Neither is wrong, but they produce noticeably different verses.
Each of the 15 verses below is shown in the translation you asked for, and every verse links to a page comparing all six side by side — which is usually the fastest way to see where the translators disagreed.
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The most-cited Bible verses for patience (KJV) are 2 Peter 3:9, Habakkuk 3:16, Hebrews 6:15. This page collects 15 of them, each with its full passage, context and the text in six translations.
Read the verse in its surrounding passage before you use it — a verse that fits in isolation sometimes says something different in context. Compare two translations where the wording is unclear, and pick for the person who will read it rather than for the theme.
Scripture returns to patience (KJV) across both testaments rather than settling it in one passage, which is why the verses on this page do not all say the same thing. Read together they give a fuller answer than any single verse does.
There is no single best translation. The NIV and NLT read most naturally and communicate well to someone outside the church; the ESV and NASB stay closer to the original wording; the KJV carries the phrasing most people recognise. Every verse here links to a page showing all six side by side.
More than any page can list. This one carries the 15 that are most often turned to for patience (KJV), chosen so each stands on its own and links through to the full chapter it belongs to.