Bible Verses About Patience with Others
Scriptures on showing grace and long-suffering in our relationships.
The frictions of daily relationship dynamics often test our emotional limits and reveal our need for more of His grace. Yet, we are called to bear with one another in love, modeling the same infinite long-suffering that Christ has shown to each of us. Choosing patience with those around us is a powerful outward expression of the inward work of the Holy Spirit. May you find the strength to respond with a gentle heart even when you feel tempted toward frustration.
Key Passages
"Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering;"
"Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things."
"Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,"
"We then that are strong ought to bear the infirmities of the weak, and not to please ourselves."
"With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love;"
"Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering; Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye."
"Now we exhort you, brethren, warn them that are unruly, comfort the feebleminded, support the weak, be patient toward all men."
"A wrathful man stirreth up strife: but he that is slow to anger appeaseth strife."
"He that is slow to wrath is of great understanding: but he that is hasty of spirit exalteth folly."
"Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry: for anger resteth in the bosom of fools."
"He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; and he that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city."
"Now the God of patience and consolation grant you to be likeminded one toward another according to Christ Jesus:"
"Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:"
"The discretion of a man deferreth his anger; and it is his glory to pass over a transgression."
"But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,"
"Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine."
"And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you."
"Finally, be ye all of one mind, having compassion one of another, love as brethren, be pitiful, be courteous:"
"If it be possible, as much as lieth in you, live peaceably with all men."
"He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the LORD require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?"
"Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil;"
"He that hath knowledge spareth his words: and a man of understanding is of an excellent spirit."
"Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: fret not thyself in any wise to do evil."
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