Patience Verses
“A person’s wisdom yields patience; it is to one’s glory to overlook an offense.”
Proverbs 19:11
“We pray that you will be strengthened with all His glorious power so that you may have great endurance and patience.”
Colossians 1:11
“As an example of suffering and patience, brothers, take the prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord.”
James 5:10
“Bear in mind that our Lord’s patience (in reference to His second coming, read in context) means salvation, just as our dear brother Paul also wrote you with the wisdom that God gave him.”
2 Peter 3:15
“But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law.”
Galatians 5:22-23
“Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.”
1 Corinthians 13:4
“I waited patiently for the Lord; he inclined to me and heard my cry.”
Psalm 40:1
“But if we hope for what we do not yet have, we wait for it patiently”
Romans 8:25
“But for that very reason I was shown mercy so that in me, the worst of sinners, Christ Jesus might display his immense patience as an example for those who would believe in him and receive eternal life.”
1 Timothy 1:16
“Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love.”
Ephesians 4:2
“Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer.”
Romans 12:12
How can you use Bible Verses?
- Start a discussion: Bible verses can start a discussion about a character trait at the beginning of a meeting or the dinner table. You can ask questions about what it means, how they have seen the trait demonstrated in their own lives, or how they can develop it themselves.
- Use Bible verses as writing/journal prompts: Ask them to write a short essay about a Bible verse to help them think more deeply about its implications for their lives.
- Post Bible verses: You can post Bible verses where they will be seen/heard often – classroom, breakroom, lobby, dining room, email signatures, video bulletin boards, morning announcements, social media, etc.
- Read Bible verses aloud: You can read Bible verses aloud to your children during mealtimes, bedtime, or any other time you spend together.
- Make it fun: You can make it even more fun by incorporating games, activities, or crafts. Let children decorate signs with Bible verses to hang in the classroom or a bedroom door. Record children saying it and post it on social media.