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Is “Patience is a virtue” in the Bible?
No. “Patience is a virtue” is not in the Bible. The Bible does prize patience. It is part of the fruit of the Spirit (Galatians 5:22-23), and James tells believers to be patient like a farmer waiting for rain (James 5:7-8).
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No. It is not in the Bible.
The Bible does prize patience. It is part of the fruit of the Spirit (Galatians 5:22-23), and James tells believers to be patient like a farmer waiting for rain (James 5:7-8).
What the Bible says instead
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control. No law stands against such things.
Galatians 5:22-23 · open the chapter →
So be patient, brothers and sisters, until the Lord’s coming. See how the farmer waits for the land to yield its precious crop, waiting patiently for it until it receives the early and the late rains. You too must be patient. Strengthen your hearts, because the Lord’s coming is near.
James 5:7-8 · open the chapter →
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Is “Patience is a virtue” in the Bible?
No. “Patience is a virtue” is not in the Bible. The Bible does prize patience. It is part of the fruit of the Spirit (Galatians 5:22-23), and James tells believers to be patient like a farmer waiting for rain (James 5:7-8).
Where does “Patience is a virtue” come from?
Medieval English poetry: versions of it are in William Langland’s Piers Plowman and Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales.
What does the Bible say instead?
Read Galatians 5:22-23, James 5:7-8. The Bible does prize patience. It is part of the fruit of the Spirit (Galatians 5:22-23), and James tells believers to be patient like a farmer waiting for rain (James 5:7-8).
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