32 Bible Verses about Divine Favour
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And Abel, he also brought of the firstlings of his flock, and of the fat thereof. And the LORD had respect to Abel, and to his offering:
But the LORD 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 children of Israel, and God had respect to them.
And Moses said to the LORD, See, thou sayest to me, Bring up this people: and thou hast not let me know whom thou wilt send with me. Yet thou hast said, I know thee by name, and thou hast also found grace in my sight.
And the child Samuel continued to grow, and was in favor both with the LORD, and also with men.
And the LORD was gracious to them, and had compassion on them, and had respect to them, because of his covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and would not destroy them, neither did he as yet reject them from his presence.
He shall pray to God, and he will be favorable to him: and he shall see his face with joy: for he will render to man his righteousness.
So shalt thou find favor and good understanding in the sight of God and man.
For whoever findeth me findeth life, and shall obtain favor from the LORD.
A good man obtaineth favor from the LORD: but a man of wicked devices he will condemn.
And the angel said to her, Fear not, Mary: for thou hast found favor with God.
Who found favor before 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 ye spoke to me? And he said, God be gracious to thee, my son.
To the chief Musician on Neginoth, A Psalm or Song. God be merciful to us, and bless us; and cause his face to shine upon us. Selah.
Make thy face to shine upon thy servant: and teach me thy statutes.
O LORD, be gracious to us; we have waited for thee: be thou their arm every morning, our salvation also in the time of trouble.
Now therefore, O our God, hear the prayer of thy servant, and his supplications, and cause thy face to shine upon thy sanctuary that is desolate, for the Lord's sake.
And therefore will the LORD wait, that he may be gracious to you, and therefore will he be exalted, that he may have mercy upon you: for the LORD is a God of judgment: blessed are all they that wait for him.
And the sons of strangers shall build up thy walls, and their kings shall minister to thee: for in my wrath I smote thee, but in my favor have I had mercy on thee.
Thou shalt no more be termed Forsaken; neither shall thy land any more be termed Desolate: but thou shalt be called Hephzi-bah, and thy land Beulah: for the LORD delighteth in thee, and thy land shall be married.
And I will rejoice in Jerusalem, and joy in my people: and the voice of weeping shall be no more heard in her, nor the voice of crying.
Yes, I will rejoice over them to do them good, and I will plant them in this land assuredly with my whole heart and with my whole soul.
Yet the number of the children of Israel shall be as the sand of the sea, which cannot be measured nor numbered; and it shall come to pass, that in the place where it was said to them, Ye are not my people, there it shall be said to them, Ye 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 God of hosts will be gracious to the remnant of Joseph.
The LORD thy God in the midst of thee is mighty; he will save, he will rejoice over thee with joy; he will rest in his love, he will joy over thee with singing.
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divine Favour » Promised to saints
Thou shalt no more be termed Forsaken; neither shall thy land any more be termed Desolate: but thou shalt be called Hephzi-bah, and thy land Beulah: for the LORD delighteth in thee, and thy land shall be married.
And therefore will the LORD wait, that he may be gracious to you, and therefore will he be exalted, that he may have mercy upon you: for the LORD is a God of judgment: blessed are all they that wait for him.
Hate the evil, and love the good, and establish judgment in the gate: it may be that the LORD God of hosts will be gracious to the remnant of Joseph.
And the sons of strangers shall build up thy walls, and their kings shall minister to thee: for in my wrath I smote thee, but in my favor have I had mercy on thee.
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 ye spoke to me? And he said, God be gracious to thee, my son.
To the chief Musician on Neginoth, A Psalm or Song. God be merciful 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
But to do good, and to communicate, forget not: 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 that sent me is with me: the Father hath not left me alone; for I do always those things that please him.
divine Favour » The possession of, characterized as pleasing God » The aim of the true minister
But as we were allowed by God to be put in trust with the gospel, even so we speak; not as pleasing men, but God, who trieth our hearts.
divine Favour » The possession of, characterized as pleasing God » The Christian duty
Furthermore then we beseech you, brethren, and exhort you by the Lord Jesus, that as ye have received from us how ye ought to walk and to please God, so ye would abound more and more.
divine Favour » The possession of, characterized as pleasing God » Renders life secure
When a man's ways please the LORD, he maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him.
divine Favour » The possession of, characterized as pleasing God » Enoch an example of
By faith Enoch was translated, that he should not see death; and was not found, because God had translated him: for before his translation he had this testimony, that he pleased God.