32 Bible Verses about Divine Favour
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And Abel also brought of the firstlings of his flock and of the fat of it. And Jehovah had respect to Abel and to his offering,
But Jehovah was with Joseph, and showed him mercy, and gave him favor in the sight of the keeper of the prison.
And God looked upon the sons of Israel, and God knew them.
And Moses said to Jehovah, Behold, You say to me, Bring up this people. And You have not told me whom You will send with me. Yet You have said, I know you by name, and you have also found grace in My sight.
And the child Samuel went on growing both in stature and in goodness, both with Jehovah and also with men.
And Jehovah was gracious to them, and had pity on them, and had respect to them, because of His covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. And He would not destroy them, nor cast them from His presence as yet.
he shall pray to God, and He will be gracious to him; and he shall see His face with joy, for He will restore to man his righteousness.
and you shall find favor and good understanding in the sight of God and man.
For whoever finds me finds life, and shall obtain favor from Jehovah.
The good gets grace from Jehovah, but He will condemn a man of wicked thoughts.
And the angel said to her, Do not fear, Mary, for you have found favor with God.
who found favor with God and desired to find a tabernacle for the God of Jacob;
And he lifted up his eyes, and saw his brother Benjamin, his mother's son, and said, Is this your younger brother of whom you spoke to me? And he said, God bless you, my son.
To the Chief Musician. On stringed instruments. A Psalm. A Song. May God be merciful to us, and bless us, and cause His face to shine on us. Selah.
Make Your face shine on Your servant; and teach me Your Precepts.
O Jehovah, be gracious to us; we have waited for You; be their arm in the mornings; our salvation also in the time of trouble.
And now, O our God, hear the prayer of Your servant, and his holy desires, and cause Your face to shine on Your sanctuary that is desolate, for the Lord's sake.
And so Jehovah waits to be gracious to you. And therefore He is exalted, that He may have mercy on you. For Jehovah is a God of judgment; blessed are all those who wait for Him.
And the sons of strangers will build up your walls, and their kings will serve you; for in My wrath I struck you, but in My favor I had mercy on you.
You will no more be called Forsaken; nor will your land any more be called Desolate; but you will be called My Delight is in her, and your land, Married; for Jehovah delights in you, and your land is married.
I will rejoice in Jerusalem, and I will rejoice in My people; and the voice of weeping will no more be heard in her, nor the voice of crying be heard in her.
Yea, I will rejoice over them to do them good, and I will truly plant them in this land with all My heart and all My whole soul.
Yet the number of the sons of Israel shall be as the sand of the sea, which cannot be measured nor numbered. And it shall be, in the place where it was said to them, You are not My people, there it shall be said to them, You are the sons of the living God.
Hate the evil, and love the good, and establish judgment in the gate. It may be that the Lord Jehovah of Hosts will be gracious to the remnant of Joseph.
Jehovah your God is mighty in your midst; He will save, He will rejoice over you with joy; He is silent in His love; He rejoices over you with joyful shout.
Bible Theasaurus
- Favour (153 instances)
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divine Favour » Promised to saints
You will no more be called Forsaken; nor will your land any more be called Desolate; but you will be called My Delight is in her, and your land, Married; for Jehovah delights in you, and your land is married.
And so Jehovah waits to be gracious to you. And therefore He is exalted, that He may have mercy on you. For Jehovah is a God of judgment; blessed are all those who wait for Him.
Hate the evil, and love the good, and establish judgment in the gate. It may be that the Lord Jehovah of Hosts will be gracious to the remnant of Joseph.
And the sons of strangers will build up your walls, and their kings will serve you; for in My wrath I struck you, but in My favor I had mercy on you.
divine Favour » Invoked
And he lifted up his eyes, and saw his brother Benjamin, his mother's son, and said, Is this your younger brother of whom you spoke to me? And he said, God bless you, my son.
To the Chief Musician. On stringed instruments. A Psalm. A Song. May God be merciful to us, and bless us, and cause His face to shine on us. Selah.
divine Favour » The possession of, characterized as pleasing God » Benevolence a means of
But do not forget to do good and to share, for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.
And whatever we ask, we receive from Him, because we keep His commandments and do those things that are pleasing in His sight.
divine Favour » The possession of, characterized as pleasing God » A characteristic of Christ
And lo, a voice from Heaven, saying, This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.
And He who sent Me is with Me. The Father has not left Me alone, for I always do those things which please Him.
divine Favour » The possession of, characterized as pleasing God » The aim of the true minister
but as we have been approved by God to be entrusted with the gospel, even so we speak, not as pleasing men, but God, who tries our hearts.
divine Favour » The possession of, characterized as pleasing God » The Christian duty
For the rest, then, my brothers, we beseech you and exhort you in the Lord Jesus, that, as you have received from us how you ought to walk and to please God, so you would abound more and 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
By faith Enoch was translated so as not to see death, and he was not found, because God had translated him; for before his translation he had this testimony, that he pleased God.
