29 Bible Verses about People Blessing

Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse them.

bless those who curse you, pray for those who abuse you.

Do not repay evil for evil or reviling for reviling, but on the contrary, bless, for to this you were called, that you may obtain a blessing.

and we labor, working with our own hands. When reviled, we bless; when persecuted, we endure;

As soon as Esau heard the words of his father, he cried out with an exceedingly great and bitter cry and said to his father, "Bless me, even me also, O my father!"

Take your flocks and your herds, as you have said, and be gone, and bless me also!"

Esau said to his father, "Have you but one blessing, my father? Bless me, even me also, O my father." And Esau lifted up his voice and wept.

At that time the LORD set apart the tribe of Levi to carry the ark of the covenant of the LORDto stand before the LORD to minister to him and to bless in his name, to this day.

Then the priests, the sons of Levi, shall come forward, for the LORD your God has chosen them to minister to him and to bless in the name of the LORD, and by their word every dispute and every assault shall be settled.

nor do those who pass by say, "The blessing of the LORD be upon you! We bless you in the name of the LORD!"

Her children rise up and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praises her:

The blessing of him who was about to perish came upon me, and I caused the widow's heart to sing for joy.

Blessed is he who comes in the name of the LORD! We bless you from the house of the LORD.

Come now, curse this people for me, since they are too mighty for me. Perhaps I shall be able to defeat them and drive them from the land, for I know that he whom you bless is blessed, and he whom you curse is cursed."

The people curse him who holds back grain, but a blessing is on the head of him who sells it.

And he said to them, "The kings of the Gentiles exercise lordship over them, and those in authority over them are called benefactors.

Whoever blesses his neighbor with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, will be counted as cursing.

and prepare for me delicious food, such as I love, and bring it to me so that I may eat, that my soul may bless you before I die."

'Bring me game and prepare for me delicious food, that I may eat it and bless you before the LORD before I die.'

And you shall bring it to your father to eat, so that he may bless you before he dies."

Jacob said to his father, "I am Esau your firstborn. I have done as you told me; now sit up and eat of my game, that your soul may bless me."

He also prepared delicious food and brought it to his father. And he said to his father, "Let my father arise and eat of his son's game, that you may bless me."

Then he said, "Bring it near to me, that I may eat of my son's game and bless you." So he brought it near to him, and he ate; and he brought him wine, and he drank.

Then Isaac trembled very violently and said, "Who was it then that hunted game and brought it to me, and I ate it all before you came, and I have blessed him? Yes, and he shall be blessed."

But he said, "Your brother came deceitfully, and he has taken away your blessing."

Esau said, "Is he not rightly named Jacob? For he has cheated me these two times. He took away my birthright, and behold, now he has taken away my blessing." Then he said, "Have you not reserved a blessing for me?"

Now Esau hated Jacob because of the blessing with which his father had blessed him, and Esau said to himself, "The days of mourning for my father are approaching; then I will kill my brother Jacob."

And the people blessed all the men who willingly offered to live in Jerusalem.

He loved to curse; let curses come upon him! He did not delight in blessing; may it be far from him!