Quotes about Patience
He who is slow to anger is better than a warrior, and he who controls his temper is greater than one who captures a city.
— Proverbs 16:32
To start a quarrel is to release a flood; so abandon the dispute before it breaks out.
— Proverbs 17:14
He who answers a matter before he hears it—this is folly and disgrace to him.
— Proverbs 18:13
An offended brother is harder to win than a fortified city, and disputes are like the bars of a castle.
— Proverbs 18:19
Even zeal is no good without knowledge, and he who hurries his footsteps misses the mark.
— Proverbs 19:2
A man’s insight gives him patience, and his virtue is to overlook an offense.
— Proverbs 19:11
An inheritance gained quickly will not be blessed in the end.
— Proverbs 20:21
Do not say, “I will avenge this evil!” Wait on the LORD, and He will save you.
— Proverbs 20:22
The plans of the diligent bring plenty, as surely as haste leads to poverty.
— Proverbs 21:5
Better to live on a corner of the roof than to share a house with a quarrelsome wife.
— Proverbs 21:9
Better to live in the desert than with a contentious and ill-tempered wife.
— Proverbs 21:19
Do not wear yourself out to get rich; be wise enough to restrain yourself.
— Proverbs 23:4