# What does the Bible say about patience?

> What the Bible says about patience — verses on enduring in hope, not growing weary, and waiting on the Lord, plus one next step.

Source: https://www.lumin.faith/what-the-bible-says-about/patience
By Andrew Kittridge, Founder of Lumin · August 13, 2026

Patience in the Bible is not passive waiting. It is staying faithful while the harvest is still underground. Scripture ties patience to hope, to prayer, and to the refusal to quit doing good just because the result is slow.

## Key verses

- **Romans 12:12** — Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer.
- **Galatians 6:9** — Do not grow weary in doing good; at the proper time you will reap if you do not give up.
- **James 5:7-8** — Be patient like a farmer waiting for the harvest; the Lord’s coming is near.
- **Psalm 27:14** — Wait for the Lord; be strong, and let your heart take courage.

## Highlighted verse

> And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.
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> — Galatians 6:9 (King James Version)

## Reflection

Biblical patience is closer to courage than to delay. It keeps praying, keeps doing the next right thing, and refuses the panic that says nothing is happening. Waiting on the Lord is not doing nothing; it is refusing to seize control of a timeline that was never yours.

## One next step

Choose one good thing you have almost quit. Do the next small faithful action today, and pray Galatians 6:9 over the part you cannot hurry.

## Related questions

- [What does the Bible say about hope?](https://www.lumin.faith/what-the-bible-says-about/hope.md)
- [What does the Bible say about suffering?](https://www.lumin.faith/what-the-bible-says-about/suffering.md)
- [What does the Bible say about work?](https://www.lumin.faith/what-the-bible-says-about/work.md)

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