Here are 100 Bible verses about waiting on God, curated from both the Old and New Testaments of the Holy Bible, King James Version, arranged from most to least relevant.
Isaiah 40:31 KJV
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.
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Lamentations 3:25 KJV
25 The Lord is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him.
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Psalm 27:13-14 KJV
13 I had fainted, unless I had believed to see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living. 14 Wait on the Lord: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the Lord.
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Isaiah 30:18 KJV
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.
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Proverbs 3:5-6 KJV
5 Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. 6 In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.
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James 5:7-8 KJV
7 Be patient therefore, brethren, unto the coming of the Lord. Behold, the husbandman waiteth for the precious fruit of the earth, and hath long patience for it, until he receive the early and latter rain. 8 Be ye also patient; stablish your hearts: for the coming of the Lord draweth nigh.
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Psalm 27:14 KJV
14 Wait on the Lord: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the Lord.
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Micah 7:7 KJV
7 Therefore I will look unto the Lord; I will wait for the God of my salvation: my God will hear me.
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2 Peter 3:9 KJV
9 The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.
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Psalm 130:5-6 KJV
5 I wait for the Lord, my soul doth wait, and in his word do I hope. 6 My soul waiteth for the Lord more than they that watch for the morning: I say, more than they that watch for the morning.
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Psalm 37:7 KJV
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.
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Psalm 62:5 KJV
5 My soul, wait thou only upon God; for my expectation is from him.
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Romans 5:3-4 KJV
3 And not only so, but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience; 4 And patience, experience; and experience, hope:
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Psalm 37:34 KJV
34 Wait on the Lord, and keep his way, and he shall exalt thee to inherit the land: when the wicked are cut off, thou shalt see it.
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Psalm 33:20-22 KJV
20 Our soul waiteth for the Lord: he is our help and our shield. 21 For our heart shall rejoice in him, because we have trusted in his holy name. 22 Let thy mercy, O Lord, be upon us, according as we hope in thee.
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James 5:11 KJV
11 Behold, we count them happy which endure. Ye have heard of the patience of Job, and have seen the end of the Lord; that the Lord is very pitiful, and of tender mercy.
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Isaiah 64:4 KJV
4 For since the beginning of the world men have not heard, nor perceived by the ear, neither hath the eye seen, O God, beside thee, what he hath prepared for him that waiteth for him.
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Habakkuk 2:3 KJV
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.
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Psalm 40:1-17 KJV
1 I waited patiently for the Lord; and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry. 2 He brought me up also out of an horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock, and established my goings. 3 And he hath put a new song in my mouth, even praise unto our God: many shall see it, and fear, and shall trust in the Lord. 4 Blessed is that man that maketh …
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Psalm 25:4-5 KJV
4 Shew me thy ways, O Lord; teach me thy paths. 5 Lead me in thy truth, and teach me: for thou art the God of my salvation; on thee do I wait all the day.
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Psalm 130:5 KJV
5 I wait for the Lord, my soul doth wait, and in his word do I hope.
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Lamentations 3:25-26 KJV
25 The Lord is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him. 26 It is good that a man should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the Lord.
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Habakkuk 2:1-3 KJV
1 I will stand upon my watch, and set me upon the tower, and will watch to see what he will say unto me, and what I shall answer when I am reproved. 2 And the Lord answered me, and said, Write the vision, and make it plain upon tables, that he may run that readeth it. 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 …
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Psalm 33:20 KJV
20 Our soul waiteth for the Lord: he is our help and our shield.
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Psalm 40:1 KJV
1 I waited patiently for the Lord; and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry.
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Romans 8:25 KJV
25 But if we hope for that we see not, then do we with patience wait for it.
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Psalm 37:9 KJV
9 For evildoers shall be cut off: but those that wait upon the Lord, they shall inherit the earth.
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Colossians 1:11 KJV
11 Strengthened with all might, according to his glorious power, unto all patience and longsuffering with joyfulness;
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Acts 1:4 KJV
4 And, being assembled together with them, commanded them that they should not depart from Jerusalem, but wait for the promise of the Father, which, saith he, ye have heard of me.
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Matthew 6:34 KJV
34 Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.
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Proverbs 20:22 KJV
22 Say not thou, I will recompense evil; but wait on the Lord, and he shall save thee.
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Galatians 6:9 KJV
9 And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.
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Psalm 27:1-14 KJV
1 The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the Lord is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid? 2 When the wicked, even mine enemies and my foes, came upon me to eat up my flesh, they stumbled and fell. 3 Though an host should encamp against me, my heart shall not fear: though war should rise against me, in this will I be confident. …
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Psalm 62:1 KJV
1 Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him cometh my salvation.
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Romans 8:18 KJV
18 For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us.
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Psalm 25:5 KJV
5 Lead me in thy truth, and teach me: for thou art the God of my salvation; on thee do I wait all the day.
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Isaiah 8:17 KJV
17 And I will wait upon the Lord, that hideth his face from the house of Jacob, and I will look for him.
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Psalm 38:15 KJV
15 For in thee, O Lord, do I hope: thou wilt hear, O Lord my God.
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Romans 12:12 KJV
12 Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer;
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Philippians 1:6 KJV
6 Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ:
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John 3:16-17 KJV
16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. 17 For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.
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Hebrews 11:1 KJV
1 Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.
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Psalm 62:1-2 KJV
1 Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him cometh my salvation. 2 He only is my rock and my salvation; he is my defence; I shall not be greatly moved.
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Hebrews 6:15 KJV
15 And so, after he had patiently endured, he obtained the promise.
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Psalm 62:5-6 KJV
5 My soul, wait thou only upon God; for my expectation is from him. 6 He only is my rock and my salvation: he is my defence; I shall not be moved.
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Hosea 12:6 KJV
6 Therefore turn thou to thy God: keep mercy and judgment and wait on thy God continually.
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Psalm 37:7-9 KJV
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. 8 Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: fret not thyself in any wise to do evil. 9 For evildoers shall be cut off: but those that wait upon the Lord, they shall inherit the earth.
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Psalm 123:1-2 KJV
1 Unto thee lift I up mine eyes, O thou that dwellest in the heavens. 2 Behold, as the eyes of servants look unto the hand of their masters, and as the eyes of a maiden unto the hand of her mistress; so our eyes wait upon the Lord our God, until that he have mercy upon us.
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Psalm 46:10 KJV
10 Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth.
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Titus 2:13 KJV
13 Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ;
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Luke 2:25 KJV
25 And, behold, there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon; and the same man was just and devout, waiting for the consolation of Israel: and the Holy Ghost was upon him.
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1 Peter 5:6-7 KJV
6 Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time: 7 Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.
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James 1:12 KJV
12 Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him.
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Galatians 5:5 KJV
5 For we through the Spirit wait for the hope of righteousness by faith.
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Job 1:1-22 KJV
1 There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God, and eschewed evil. 2 And there were born unto him seven sons and three daughters. 3 His substance also was seven thousand sheep, and three thousand camels, and five hundred yoke of oxen, and five hundred she asses, and a very great household; so that this man was the greatest of …
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Matthew 25:1-13 KJV
1 Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, which took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom. 2 And five of them were wise, and five were foolish. 3 They that were foolish took their lamps, and took no oil with them: 4 But the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps. 5 While the bridegroom …
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Lamentations 3:26 KJV
26 It is good that a man should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the Lord.
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Psalm 39:7 KJV
7 And now, Lord, what wait I for? my hope is in thee.
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1 Peter 1:22-25 KJV
22 Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit unto unfeigned love of the brethren, see that ye love one another with a pure heart fervently: 23 Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever. 24 For all flesh is as grass, and all the glory of man as the flower of grass. The grass withereth, and …
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Zephaniah 3:8 KJV
8 Therefore wait ye upon me, saith the Lord, until the day that I rise up to the prey: for my determination is to gather the nations, that I may assemble the kingdoms, to pour upon them mine indignation, even all my fierce anger: for all the earth shall be devoured with the fire of my jealousy.
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Psalm 52:9 KJV
9 I will praise thee for ever, because thou hast done it: and I will wait on thy name; for it is good before thy saints.
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Psalm 31:24 KJV
24 Be of good courage, and he shall strengthen your heart, all ye that hope in the Lord.
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Jeremiah 29:11 KJV
11 For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.
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2 Peter 3:8 KJV
8 But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.
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1 Corinthians 1:7 KJV
7 So that ye come behind in no gift; waiting for the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ:
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Isaiah 25:9 KJV
9 And it shall be said in that day, Lo, this is our God; we have waited for him, and he will save us: this is the Lord; we have waited for him, we will be glad and rejoice in his salvation.
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Isaiah 55:8 KJV
8 For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the Lord.
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Isaiah 33:2 KJV
2 O Lord, be gracious unto us; we have waited for thee: be thou their arm every morning, our salvation also in the time of trouble.
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Psalm 123:2 KJV
2 Behold, as the eyes of servants look unto the hand of their masters, and as the eyes of a maiden unto the hand of her mistress; so our eyes wait upon the Lord our God, until that he have mercy upon us.
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Genesis 49:18 KJV
18 I have waited for thy salvation, O Lord.
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John 5:6 KJV
6 When Jesus saw him lie, and knew that he had been now a long time in that case, he saith unto him, Wilt thou be made whole?
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Psalm 40:1-3 KJV
1 I waited patiently for the Lord; and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry. 2 He brought me up also out of an horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock, and established my goings. 3 And he hath put a new song in my mouth, even praise unto our God: many shall see it, and fear, and shall trust in the Lord.
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Psalm 25:21 KJV
21 Let integrity and uprightness preserve me; for I wait on thee.
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Philippians 3:20 KJV
20 For our conversation is in heaven; from whence also we look for the Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ:
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Isaiah 49:23 KJV
23 And kings shall be thy nursing fathers, and their queens thy nursing mothers: they shall bow down to thee with their face toward the earth, and lick up the dust of thy feet; and thou shalt know that I am the Lord: for they shall not be ashamed that wait for me.
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Matthew 6:33 KJV
33 But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.
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Isaiah 51:5 KJV
5 My righteousness is near; my salvation is gone forth, and mine arms shall judge the people; the isles shall wait upon me, and on mine arm shall they trust.
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Romans 8:28 KJV
28 And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.
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1 Thessalonians 1:10 KJV
10 And to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, even Jesus, which delivered us from the wrath to come.
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Isaiah 1:1-31 KJV
1 The vision of Isaiah the son of Amoz, which he saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah. 2 Hear, O heavens, and give ear, O earth: for the Lord hath spoken, I have nourished and brought up children, and they have rebelled against me. 3 The ox knoweth his owner, and the ass his master’s crib: but Israel doth not know, my people doth not …
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Psalm 145:15 KJV
15 The eyes of all wait upon thee; and thou givest them their meat in due season.
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Psalm 119:48 KJV
48 My hands also will I lift up unto thy commandments, which I have loved; and I will meditate in thy statutes.
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Psalm 25:3 KJV
3 Yea, let none that wait on thee be ashamed: let them be ashamed which transgress without cause.
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1 Peter 5:6 KJV
6 Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time:
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Luke 12:36 KJV
36 And ye yourselves like unto men that wait for their lord, when he will return from the wedding; that when he cometh and knocketh, they may open unto him immediately.
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Mark 15:43 KJV
43 Joseph of Arimathaea, an honourable counsellor, which also waited for the kingdom of God, came, and went in boldly unto Pilate, and craved the body of Jesus.
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Jeremiah 14:22 KJV
22 Are there any among the vanities of the Gentiles that can cause rain? or can the heavens give showers? art not thou he, O Lord our God? therefore we will wait upon thee: for thou hast made all these things.
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Psalm 106:13 KJV
13 They soon forgat his works; they waited not for his counsel:
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1 Kings 2:3 KJV
3 And keep the charge of the Lord thy God, to walk in his ways, to keep his statutes, and his commandments, and his judgments, and his testimonies, as it is written in the law of Moses, that thou mayest prosper in all that thou doest, and whithersoever thou turnest thyself:
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Romans 8:23 KJV
23 And not only they, but ourselves also, which have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption, to wit, the redemption of our body.
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1 John 4:4 KJV
4 Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world.
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1 Corinthians 4:5 KJV
5 Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord come, who both will bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and will make manifest the counsels of the hearts: and then shall every man have praise of God.
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Psalm 37:3 KJV
3 Trust in the Lord, and do good; so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed.
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Isaiah 30:15 KJV
15 For thus saith the Lord God, the Holy One of Israel; In returning and rest shall ye be saved; in quietness and in confidence shall be your strength: and ye would not.
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1 John 3:2 KJV
2 Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is.
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James 1:1-27 KJV
1 James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes which are scattered abroad, greeting. 2 My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations; 3 Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience. 4 But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing. …
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1 Corinthians 13:4 KJV
4 Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,
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Malachi 3:11 KJV
11 And I will rebuke the devourer for your sakes, and he shall not destroy the fruits of your ground; neither shall your vine cast her fruit before the time in the field, saith the Lord of hosts.
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Ecclesiastes 3:11 KJV
11 He hath made every thing beautiful in his time: also he hath set the world in their heart, so that no man can find out the work that God maketh from the beginning to the end.
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1 Chronicles 16:11 KJV
11 Seek the Lord and his strength, seek his face continually.
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