13 Bible Verses about Prudent To Wait

Proverbs 19:2 ESV / 6 helpful votes

Desire without knowledge is not good, and whoever makes haste with his feet misses his way.

Isaiah 40:31 ESV / 5 helpful votes

But they who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint.

Proverbs 21:5 ESV / 5 helpful votes

The plans of the diligent lead surely to abundance, but everyone who is hasty comes only to poverty.

James 5:7-8 ESV / 4 helpful votes

Be patient, therefore, brothers, until the coming of the Lord. See how the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth, being patient about it, until it receives the early and the late rains. You also, be patient. Establish your hearts, for the coming of the Lord is at hand.

Hebrews 10:36 ESV / 4 helpful votes

For you have need of endurance, so that when you have done the will of God you may receive what is promised.

Romans 8:25 ESV / 4 helpful votes

But if we hope for what we do not see, we wait for it with patience.

Habakkuk 2:3 ESV / 4 helpful votes

For still the vision awaits its appointed time; it hastens to the end—it will not lie. If it seems slow, wait for it; it will surely come; it will not delay.

Micah 7:7 ESV / 4 helpful votes

But as for me, I will look to the Lord; I will wait for the God of my salvation; my God will hear me.

Lamentations 3:25-26 ESV / 4 helpful votes

The Lord is good to those who wait for him, to the soul who seeks him. It is good that one should wait quietly for the salvation of the Lord.

Ecclesiastes 7:8 ESV / 4 helpful votes

Better is the end of a thing than its beginning, and the patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.

Proverbs 14:29 ESV / 4 helpful votes

Whoever is slow to anger has great understanding, but he who has a hasty temper exalts folly.

Psalm 37:7 ESV / 4 helpful votes

Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for him; fret not yourself over the one who prospers in his way, over the man who carries out evil devices!

Psalm 27:14 ESV / 4 helpful votes

Wait for the Lord; be strong, and let your heart take courage; wait for the Lord!

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