32 Bible Verses about Divine Favour

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Genesis 39:21

But the Lord was with Joseph and extended kindness to him, and gave him favor in the sight of the chief jailer.

Exodus 33:12

Then Moses said to the Lord, “See, You say to me, ‘Bring up this people!’ But You Yourself have not let me know whom You will send with me. Moreover, You have said, ‘I have known you by name, and you have also found favor in My sight.’

2 Kings 13:23

But the Lord was gracious to them and had compassion on them and turned to them because of His covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and would not destroy them or cast them from His presence until now.

Job 33:26

Then he will pray to God, and He will accept him,
That he may see His face with joy,
And He may restore His righteousness to man.

Proverbs 8:35

“For he who finds me finds life
And obtains favor from the Lord.

Proverbs 12:2

A good man will obtain favor from the Lord,
But He will condemn a man who devises evil.

Luke 1:30

The angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary; for you have found favor with God.

Acts 7:46

David found favor in God’s sight, and asked that he might find a dwelling place for the God of Jacob.

Genesis 43:29

As he lifted his eyes and saw his brother Benjamin, his mother’s son, he said, “Is this your youngest brother, of whom you spoke to me?” And he said, “May God be gracious to you, my son.”

Psalm 67:1

For the choir director; with stringed instruments. A Psalm. A Song.
God be gracious to us and bless us,
And cause His face to shine upon us— Selah.

Psalm 80:3

O God, restore us
And cause Your face to shine upon us, and we will be saved.

Psalm 119:135

Make Your face shine upon Your servant,
And teach me Your statutes.

Isaiah 33:2

O Lord, be gracious to us; we have waited for You.
Be their strength every morning,
Our salvation also in the time of distress.

Daniel 9:17

So now, our God, listen to the prayer of Your servant and to his supplications, and for Your sake, O Lord, let Your face shine on Your desolate sanctuary.

Psalm 89:17

For You are the glory of their strength,
And by Your favor our horn is exalted.

Isaiah 30:18

Therefore the Lord longs to be gracious to you,
And therefore He waits on high to have compassion on you.
For the Lord is a God of justice;
How blessed are all those who long for Him.

Isaiah 60:10

“Foreigners will build up your walls,
And their kings will minister to you;
For in My wrath I struck you,
And in My favor I have had compassion on you.

Isaiah 62:4

It will no longer be said to you, “Forsaken,”
Nor to your land will it any longer be said, “Desolate”;
But you will be called, “My delight is in her,”
And your land, “Married”;
For the Lord delights in you,
And to Him your land will be married.

Isaiah 65:19

“I will also rejoice in Jerusalem and be glad in My people;
And there will no longer be heard in her
The voice of weeping and the sound of crying.

Jeremiah 32:41

I will rejoice over them to do them good and will faithfully plant them in this land with all My heart and with all My soul.

Hosea 1:10

Yet the number of the sons of Israel
Will be like the sand of the sea,
Which cannot be measured or numbered;
And in the place
Where it is said to them,
“You are not My people,”
It will be said to them,
“You are the sons of the living God.”

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divine Favour » Promised to saints

Isaiah 62:4

It will no longer be said to you, “Forsaken,”
Nor to your land will it any longer be said, “Desolate”;
But you will be called, “My delight is in her,”
And your land, “Married”;
For the Lord delights in you,
And to Him your land will be married.

Isaiah 30:18

Therefore the Lord longs to be gracious to you,
And therefore He waits on high to have compassion on you.
For the Lord is a God of justice;
How blessed are all those who long for Him.

Psalm 89:17

For You are the glory of their strength,
And by Your favor our horn is exalted.

Isaiah 60:10

Foreigners will build up your walls,
And their kings will minister to you;
For in My wrath I struck you,
And in My favor I have had compassion on you.

divine Favour » Invoked

Psalm 80:3

O God, restore us
And cause Your face to shine upon us, and we will be saved.

Genesis 43:29

As he lifted his eyes and saw his brother Benjamin, his mother’s son, he said, “Is this your youngest brother, of whom you spoke to me?” And he said, “May God be gracious to you, my son.”

Psalm 67:1

For the choir director; with stringed instruments. A Psalm. A Song.
God be gracious to us and bless us,
And cause His face to shine upon us— Selah.

divine Favour » The possession of, characterized as pleasing God » Benevolence a means of

1 John 3:22

and whatever we ask we receive from Him, because we keep His commandments and do the things that are pleasing in His sight.

divine Favour » The possession of, characterized as pleasing God » A characteristic of Christ

divine Favour » The possession of, characterized as pleasing God » The aim of the true minister

divine Favour » The possession of, characterized as pleasing God » The Christian duty

1 Thessalonians 4:1

Finally then, brethren, we request and exhort you in the Lord Jesus, that as you received from us instruction as to how you ought to walk and please God (just as you actually do walk), that you excel still more.

divine Favour » The possession of, characterized as pleasing God » Renders life secure

divine Favour » The possession of, characterized as pleasing God » Enoch an example of

Hebrews 11:5

By faith Enoch was taken up so that he would not see death; and he was not found because God took him up; for he obtained the witness that before his being taken up he was pleasing to God.

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