With it we bless our Lord and Father, and with it we curse men, who are made in the image of God.

Out of the same mouth comes forth blessing and cursing. My brothers, these things ought not to be so.

Who knoweth -- He doth turn back, Yea -- He hath repented, And He hath left behind Him a blessing, A present and libation of Jehovah your God?

And it came to pass, as he spake these things, a certain woman of the company lifted up her voice, and said unto him, Blessed is the womb that bare thee, and the paps which thou hast sucked.

But he said, Yea rather, blessed are they that hear the word of God, and keep it.

And the first of all the first-fruits of every kind, and every heave-offering of every kind, of all your heave-offerings, shall be for the priests; ye shall also give unto the priest the first of your dough, that he may cause the blessing to rest on thy house.

And it came to pass, when he was sitting down at table with them, taking up a loaf, he blessed it, and breaking, distributed it to them.

He shall receive a blessing from the Lord,
And righteousness from the God of his salvation.

A Psalm of David.
Blessed be the Lord, my rock,
Who trains my hands for war,
And my fingers for battle;

"Behold, I come like a thief. Blessed is he who watches, and keeps his clothes, so that he does not walk naked, and they see his shame."

And he led them without [the city] as far as Bethany, and lifting up his hands he blessed them.

A Psalm of Praise, of David.
I will extol You, my God, O King,
And I will bless Your name forever and ever.

Every day I will bless You,
And I will praise Your name forever and ever.

and were continually in the temple, praising and blessing God. Amen.

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to his great mercy became our father again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,

All Your works shall give thanks to You, O Lord,
And Your godly ones shall bless You.

For I will pour water on the parched ground and cause streams to flow on the dry land. I will pour my spirit on your offspring and my blessing on your children.

My mouth will speak the praise of the Lord,
And all flesh will bless His holy name forever and ever.

saying with a loud voice, "Worthy is the Lamb who has been killed to receive the power, wealth, wisdom, strength, honor, glory, and blessing."

By faith, Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau, even concerning things to come.

By faith, Jacob, when he was dying, blessed each of the sons of Joseph, and worshiped, leaning on the top of his staff.

My foot stands on a level place;
In the congregations I will bless the Lord.

How blessed is he whose help is the God of Jacob,
Whose hope is in the Lord his God,

Blessed are those servants, whom the lord when he cometh shall find watching: verily I say unto you, that he shall gird himself, and make them to sit down to meat, and will come forth and serve them.

And if he shall come in the second watch, or come in the third watch, and find them so, blessed are those servants.

which in its own times he will show, who is the blessed and only Ruler, the King of kings, and Lord of lords;

Blessed is that servant, whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing.

Saying, A blessing on the King who comes in the name of the Lord; peace in heaven and glory in the highest.

For He has strengthened the bars of your gates;
He has blessed your sons within you.

Blessed be the Lord,
Because He has heard the voice of my supplication.

Save Your people and bless Your inheritance;
Be their shepherd also, and carry them forever.

You will be blessed above all peoples; there will be no infertile male or female among you or your livestock.

saying, "Amen. Blessing, glory, wisdom, thanksgiving, honor, power, and might, be to our God forever and ever. Amen."

Is there seed left in the granary? Up until now, neither the vine, the fig tree, the pomegranate, nor the olive tree has borne fruit, but from this very day I will bless you.'"

He said to me, "Write, 'Blessed are those who are invited to the marriage supper of the Lamb.'" He said to me, "These are true words of God."

The Lord will give [unyielding and impenetrable] strength to His people;
The Lord will bless His people with peace.

But even if you should suffer for righteousness' sake, you are blessed. "Do not fear what they fear, neither be troubled."

Blessed be God the father of our Lord Jesus the Christ, father of mercy, and the God of all comfort,

Blessed and holy is he who has part in the first resurrection. Over these, the second death has no power, but they will be priests of God and of Christ, and will reign with him one thousand years.

For the land which has drunk the rain that comes often on it, and brings forth a crop suitable for them for whose sake it is also tilled, receives blessing from God;

Behold, your house is left unto you desolate: and verily I say unto you, Ye shall not see me, until the time come when ye shall say, Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord.

And blessed be the most high God, which hath delivered thine enemies into thy hand. And he gave him tithes of all.

If you are insulted for the name of Christ, you are blessed; because the Spirit of glory and of God rests on you.

Blessed be the Lord,
For He has shown His marvelous favor and lovingkindness to me [when I was assailed] in a besieged city.

For this Melchizedek, king of Salem, priest of God Most High, who met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings and blessed him,

Blessed [fortunate, prosperous, favored by God] is he whose transgression is forgiven,
And whose sin is covered.

Blessed is the man to whom the Lord does not impute wickedness,
And in whose spirit there is no deceit.

And thou shalt be blessed; for they cannot recompense thee: for thou shalt be recompensed at the resurrection of the just.

And when one of them that sat at meat with him heard these things, he said unto him, Blessed is he that shall eat bread in the kingdom of God.

but he whose genealogy is not counted from them has accepted tithes from Abraham, and has blessed him who has the promises.

Blessed is the man who endures temptation, for when he has been approved, he will receive the crown of life, which he promised to those who love him.

Then was the secret revealed unto Daniel in a night vision. Then Daniel blessed the God of the heavens.

Daniel answered and said, Blessed be the name of God for ever and ever; For wisdom and might are his.

“At that time the Lord set apart the tribe of Levi to carry the ark of the Lord’s covenant, to stand before Yahweh to serve Him, and to pronounce blessings in His name, as it is today.

"Behold, I come quickly. Blessed is he who keeps the words of the prophecy of this book."

But he who looks into the perfect Law of freedom, and continues, not being a hearer who forgets, but a doer of the work, this man will be blessed in what he does.

Blessed are they who wash their robes, that they may have the right to the tree of life, and may enter in by the gates into the city.

I will bless the Lord at all times;
His praise shall continually be in my mouth.

“These [tribes] shall stand on Mount Gerizim to bless the people when you have crossed the Jordan: Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Joseph, and Benjamin.

How blessed is the man who finds wisdom
And the man who gains understanding.

Look at Abraham, your father, and Sarah, who gave you birth. When I summoned him, he was a lone individual, but I blessed him and gave him numerous descendants.

And God blessed them, saying, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let fowl multiply in the earth.

“The offspring of your body and the produce of your ground and the offspring of your animals, the offspring of your herd and the young of your flock will be blessed.

“Your basket and your kneading bowl will be blessed.

“Look, today I set before you a blessing and a curse:

And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.

there will be a blessing, if you obey the commands of the Lord your God I am giving you today,

When the Lord your God brings you into the land you are entering to possess, you are to proclaim the blessing at Mount Gerizim and the curse at Mount Ebal.

The Lord will open for you His good treasure house, the heavens, to give rain to your land in its season and to bless all the work of your hand; and you will lend to many nations, but you will not borrow.

And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it: because that in it he had rested from all his work which God created and made.

The curse of the Lord is on the house of the wicked,
But He blesses the dwelling of the righteous.

Nebuchadnezzar spoke and said, Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, who hath sent his angel, and delivered his servants who trusted in him, and who changed the king's word, and yielded their bodies, that they might not serve nor worship any god, except their own God!

You will eat there in the presence of the Lord your God and rejoice with your household in everything you do, because the Lord your God has blessed you.

And while He was blessing them, He parted from them, and was taken up to heaven.

But those who say sharp words to him will have delight, and a blessing of good will come on them.

“But whenever you want, you may slaughter and eat meat within any of your gates, according to the blessing the Lord your God has given you. Those who are clean or unclean may eat it, as they would a gazelle or deer,

And turning to the disciples, He said to them in particular, Blessed are the eyes that see what ye see:

So the Word became human and lived a little while among us, and we actually saw His glory, the glory of One who is an only Son from His Father, and He was full of spiritual blessing and truth.

For while the law was given through Moses, spiritual blessing and truth have come through Jesus Christ.

“Because you did not serve the Lord your God with a heart full of joy and gladness for the abundance of all things [with which He blessed you],

And at the end of the days I Nebuchadnezzar lifted up mine eyes unto the heavens, and mine understanding returned unto me, and I blessed the Most High, and I praised and honoured him that liveth for ever, whose dominion is an everlasting dominion, and his kingdom is from generation to generation.

Let your fountain be blessed,
And rejoice in the wife of your youth.

The people who do this will be blessed, the people who commit themselves to obedience, who observe the Sabbath and do not defile it, who refrain from doing anything that is wrong.

But if the distance is too great for you to carry it, since the place where Yahweh your God chooses to put His name is too far away from you and since the Lord your God has blessed you,

Male and female created he them; and blessed them, and called their name Adam, in the day when they were created.

Then the Levite, who has no portion or inheritance among you, the foreigner, the fatherless, and the widow within your gates may come, eat, and be satisfied. And the Lord your God will bless you in all the work of your hands that you do.

When the Lord your God blesses you as He has promised you, you will lend to many nations but not borrow; you will rule over many nations, but they will not rule over you.

Give to him, and don’t have a stingy heart when you give, and because of this the Lord your God will bless you in all your work and in everything you do.

He who gives a blessing to his friend with a loud voice, getting up early in the morning, will have it put to his account as a curse.

Give generously to him from your flock, your threshing floor, and your winepress. You are to give him whatever the Lord your God has blessed you with.

Do not regard it as a hardship when you set him free, because he worked for you six years—worth twice the wages of a hired hand. Then the Lord your God will bless you in everything you do.

in that I command you today to love the Lord your God, to walk [that is, to live each and every day] in His ways and to keep His commandments and His statutes and His judgments (precepts), so that you will live and multiply, and that the Lord your God will bless you in the land which you are entering to possess.

You are to celebrate the Festival of Weeks to the Lord your God with a freewill offering that you give in proportion to how the Lord your God has blessed you.

You are to hold a seven-day festival for the Lord your God in the place He chooses, because the Lord your God will bless you in all your produce and in all the work of your hands, and you will have abundant joy.

Everyone must appear with a gift suited to his means, according to the blessing the Lord your God has given you.

A man of good faith will have great blessing, but one attempting to get wealth quickly will not go free from punishment.

The God and father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which is blessed for evermore, knoweth that I lie not.

“Now therefore, O sons, listen to me,
For blessed are they who keep my ways.

“Blessed is the man who listens to me,
Watching daily at my gates,
Waiting at my doorposts.

Their descendants will be known among the nations, their offspring among the peoples. All who see them will recognize that the Lord has blessed them."