Bible Verses About Haste

That say, Let him make speed, and hasten his work, that we may see it: and let the counsel of the Holy One of Israel draw nigh and come, that we may know it!

And Jonathan cried after the lad, Make speed, haste, stay not. And Jonathan’s lad gathered up the arrows, and came to his master.

But there came a messenger unto Saul, saying, Haste thee, and come; for the Philistines have invaded the land.

Be not hasty to go out of his sight: stand not in an evil thing; for he doeth whatsoever pleaseth him.

Therefore do my thoughts cause me to answer, and for this I make haste.

For ye shall not go out with haste, nor go by flight: for the Lord will go before you; and the God of Israel will be your rereward.

Do thy diligence to come shortly unto me:

Go not forth hastily to strive, lest thou know not what to do in the end thereof, when thy neighbour hath put thee to shame.

For Paul had determined to sail by Ephesus, because he would not spend the time in Asia: for he hasted, if it were possible for him, to be at Jerusalem the day of Pentecost.

Make haste, O God, to deliver me; make haste to help me, O Lord.

And he made haste, and came down, and received him joyfully.

Then said the Lord unto me, Thou hast well seen: for I will hasten my word to perform it.

An inheritance may be gotten hastily at the beginning; but the end thereof shall not be blessed.

Then the king said, Cause Haman to make haste, that he may do as Esther hath said. So the king and Haman came to the banquet that Esther had prepared.

Haste ye, and go up to my father, and say unto him, Thus saith thy son Joseph, God hath made me lord of all Egypt: come down unto me, tarry not:

Be not rash with thy mouth, and let not thine heart be hasty to utter any thing before God: for God is in heaven, and thou upon earth: therefore let thy words be few.

Pilate said unto them, Ye have a watch: go your way, make it as sure as ye can.

Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry: for anger resteth in the bosom of fools.

Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:

And David said unto Ahimelech, And is there not here under thine hand spear or sword? for I have neither brought my sword nor my weapons with me, because the king’s business required haste.

But I am poor and needy: make haste unto me, O God: thou art my help and my deliverer; O Lord, make no tarrying.

Seest thou a man that is hasty in his words? there is more hope of a fool than of him.

For who can eat, or who else can hasten hereunto, more than I?

He that is slow to wrath is of great understanding: but he that is hasty of spirit exalteth folly.

The thoughts of the diligent tend only to plenteousness; but of every one that is hasty only to want.

Be ye also patient; stablish your hearts: for the coming of the Lord draweth nigh.

He sendeth forth his commandment upon earth: his word runneth very swiftly.

And they that conducted Paul brought him unto Athens: and receiving a commandment unto Silas and Timotheus for to come to him with all speed, they departed.

Then said Boaz unto Ruth, Hearest thou not, my daughter? Go not to glean in another field, neither go from hence, but abide here fast by my maidens:

Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come.

For ye have need of patience, that, after ye have done the will of God, ye might receive the promise.

Therefore be ye also ready: for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh.

So Amasa went to assemble the men of Judah: but he tarried longer than the set time which he had appointed him.

Be ye therefore ready also: for the Son of man cometh at an hour when ye think not.

Then the king said to Haman, Make haste, and take the apparel and the horse, as thou hast said, and do even so to Mordecai the Jew, that sitteth at the king’s gate: let nothing fail of all that thou hast spoken.

And it came to pass, when the Philistine arose, and came and drew nigh to meet David, that David hasted, and ran toward the army to meet the Philistine.

And the Lord appointed a set time, saying, To morrow the Lord shall do this thing in the land.

But and if that evil servant shall say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming;

Make haste to help me, O Lord my salvation.

A faithful man shall abound with blessings: but he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be innocent.