In the Hebrew Bible:
“The patient man shows much good sense, but the quick-tempered (impatient) man displays folly at its height.” (Proverbs 14:29, NAB)
“An ill-tempered (impatient) man stirs up strife, but a patient man allays discord.” (Proverbs 15:18, NAB)
“A patient man is better than a warrior, and he who rules his temper, than he who takes a city.” (Proverbs 16:32)
“Better is the patient spirit than the lofty spirit. Do not in spirit become quickly discontented, for discontent lodges in the bosom of a fool.” (Ecclesiastes 7:8-9, NAB)