29 Bible Verses about People Blessing
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Never give back evil for evil, or reviling for reviling, but on the contrary, giving blessing, knowing that you are called to this so that you might inherit blessing.
And we labor, working with our own hands. Being reviled, we bless; being persecuted, we suffer it;
And when Esau heard the voice of his father, he cried with a great and exceeding bitter cry, and said to his father, Bless me, me also, O my father!
Also take your flocks and your herds, as you have said, and go. And bless me also.
And Esau said to his father, Have you but one blessing, my father? Bless me, me also, my father. And Esau lifted up his voice and wept.
At that time Jehovah separated the tribe of Levi to carry the ark of the covenant of Jehovah, to stand before Jehovah to minister to Him, and to bless in His name, until today.
And the priests, the sons of Levi, shall come near. For Jehovah your God has chosen them to minister to him, and to bless in the name of Jehovah, and by their word shall every controversy and every stroke be tried.
And those who pass by have never said, The blessing of Jehovah be on you; we bless you in the name of Jehovah.
The blessing of the perishing came on me; and I caused the widow's heart to sing.
Blessed is He coming in the name of Jehovah; we have blessed You out of the house of Jehovah.
Therefore, I pray you, come now and curse this people for me. For they are too mighty for me. Perhaps I shall prevail so that we may strike them, and so that I may drive them out of the land. For I know that he whom you bless is blessed, and he whom you curse is cursed.
He who withholds grain, the people shall curse him; but blessing is on the head of him who sells.
And He said to them, The kings of the nations exercise lordship over them. And they who exercise authority on them are called benefactors.
He who blesses his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, it shall be counted a curse to him.
And make tasty meat for me, such as I love, and bring to me so that I may eat, that my soul may bless you before I die.
Bring me game, and make me delicious things so that I may eat and bless you before Jehovah before my death.
And you shall bring it to your father so that he may eat, and that he may bless you before his death.
And Jacob said to his father, I am Esau your first-born. I have done as you asked me. Arise, I pray you, sit and eat of my game, that your soul may bless me.
And he also had made tasty meat and brought to his father. And he said to his father, Let my father arise and eat of his son's game so that your soul may bless me.
And he said, Bring it to me, and I will eat of my son's game, so that my soul may bless you. And he brought it near to him, and he ate. And he brought him wine, and he drank.
And Isaac trembled with a great trembling, and said, Who then was the one who has hunted deer and brought to me, and I have eaten of all before you came, and have blessed him? Yea, he shall be blessed!
And he said, Your brother came with deceit, and has taken away your blessing.
And he said, It is because his name is called Jacob? For he has supplanted me these two times: he took away my birthright, and behold, now he has taken away my blessing. And he said, Have you not reserved a blessing for me?
And Esau hated Jacob because of the blessing with which his father had blessed him. And Esau said in his heart, The days of mourning for my father are at hand. Then I will kill my brother Jacob.
And the people blessed all the men who willingly offered themselves to live at Jerusalem.
Yea, he loved cursing, so let it come to him; he delighted not in blessing, and it was far from him.
