29 Bible Verses about God Not Delaying

The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering toward us, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.

But I am poor and needy: make haste unto me, O God: you are my help and my deliverer; O LORD, make no tarrying.

But I am poor and needy; yet the Lord thinks upon me: you are my help and my deliverer; make no tarrying, O my God.

O Lord, hear; O Lord, forgive; O Lord, hearken and do; defer not, for your own sake, O my God: for your city and your people are called by your name.

And shall not God avenge his own elect, who cry day and night unto him, though he bears long with them?

And for that the dream was doubled unto Pharaoh twice; it is because the thing is established by God, and God will shortly bring it to pass.

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

For yet a little while, and he that shall come will come, and will not tarry.

And repays them that hate him to their face, to destroy them: he will not be slack to him that hates him, he will repay him to his face.

For I am the LORD: I will speak, and the word that I shall speak shall come to pass; it shall no more be delayed: for in your days, O rebellious house, will I say the word, and will perform it, says the Lord GOD.

Therefore say unto them, Thus says the Lord GOD; There shall none of my words be delayed any more, but the word which I have spoken shall be done, says the Lord GOD.

I bring near my righteousness: it shall not be far off, and my salvation shall not tarry: and I will place salvation in Zion for Israel my glory.

The calamity of Moab is near at hand, and his affliction hastens quickly.

Before your pots can feel the burning thorns, he shall take them away as with a whirlwind, both living, and in his wrath.

And the God of peace shall bruise Satan under your feet shortly. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you. Amen.

I tell you that he will avenge them speedily. Nevertheless when the Son of man comes, shall he find faith on the earth?

And this, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep: for now is our salvation nearer than when we believed.

And swore by him who lives forever and ever, who created heaven, and the things that are therein, and the earth, and the things that are therein, and the sea, and the things which are therein, that there should be time no longer:

The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to show unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and revealed it by his angel unto his servant John:

And he said unto me, These words are faithful and true: and the Lord God of the holy prophets sent his angel to show unto his servants the things which must shortly be done.

Repent; or else I will come unto you quickly, and will fight against them with the sword of my mouth.

Behold, I come quickly: blessed is he that keeps the sayings of the prophecy of this book.

Behold, I come quickly: hold that fast which you have, that no man take your crown.

And, behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to give every man according as his work shall be.

He who testifies these things says, Surely I come quickly. Amen. Even so, come, Lord Jesus.

Verily I say unto you, that this generation shall not pass away, till all these things be done.

Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass away, till all be fulfilled.

The great day of the LORD is near, it is near, and hastens quickly, even the voice of the day of the LORD: there the mighty man shall cry out bitterly.

The second woe is past; and, behold, the third woe comes quickly.