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What Does the Bible Say About Waiting?

Here are 10 Bible verses about waiting, ordered by how relevant readers found them, with the King James Version and the modern Berean Standard Bible side by side.

  1. #1Psalms 27:14

    Wait on the Lord: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the Lord.

    BSBWait patiently for the LORD; be strong and courageous. Wait patiently for the LORD!

  2. #2Isaiah 40:31

    But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.

    BSBBut those who wait upon the LORD will renew their strength; they will mount up with wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not faint.

  3. #3Psalms 37:7

    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.

    BSBBe still before the LORD and wait patiently for Him; do not fret when men prosper in their ways, when they carry out wicked schemes.

  4. #4Micah 7:7

    Therefore I will look unto the Lord; I will wait for the God of my salvation: my God will hear me.

    BSBBut as for me, I will look to the LORD; I will wait for the God of my salvation. My God will hear me.

  5. #5Psalms 130:5

    I wait for the Lord, my soul doth wait, and in his word do I hope.

    BSBI wait for the LORD; my soul does wait, and in His word I put my hope.

  6. #6Habakkuk 2:3

    For the vision is yet for an appointed time, but at the end it shall speak, and not lie: though it tarry, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not tarry.

    BSBFor the vision awaits an appointed time; it testifies of the end and does not lie. Though it lingers, wait for it, since it will surely come and will not delay.

  7. #7Lamentations 3:25

    The Lord is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him.

    BSBThe LORD is good to those who wait for Him, to the soul who seeks Him.

  8. #8Isaiah 30:18

    And therefore will the Lord wait, that he may be gracious unto you, and therefore will he be exalted, that he may have mercy upon you: for the Lord is a God of judgment: blessed are all they that wait for him.

    BSBTherefore the LORD longs to be gracious to you; therefore He rises to show you compassion, for the LORD is a just God. Blessed are all who wait for Him.

  9. #9Psalms 62:5

    My soul, wait thou only upon God; for my expectation is from him.

    BSBRest in God alone, O my soul, for my hope comes from Him.

  10. #10Psalms 33:20

    Our soul waiteth for the Lord: he is our help and our shield.

    BSBOur soul waits for the LORD; He is our help and our shield.

Verse rankings: OpenBible.info Topical Bible (CC BY). Scripture: KJV & BSB (public domain).

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