29 Bible Verses about People Blessing

Bless them who persecute you: bless, and curse not.

Bless them that curse you, and pray for them who despitefully use you.

Not rendering evil for evil, or railing for railing: but on the contrary blessing; knowing that you are unto this called, that you should inherit a blessing.

And labor, working with our own hands: being reviled, we bless; being persecuted, we endure it:

And when Esau heard the words of his father, he cried with a great and exceedingly bitter cry, and said unto his father, Bless me, even me also, O my father.

Also take your flocks and your herds, as you have said, and be gone; and bless me also.

And Esau said unto 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 bear the ark of the covenant of the LORD, to stand before the LORD to minister unto him, and to bless in his name, unto this day.

And the priests the sons of Levi shall come near; for them the LORD your God has chosen to minister unto him, and to bless in the name of the LORD; and by their word shall every controversy and every assault be tried:

Neither do they who go by say, The blessing of the LORD be upon you: we bless you in the name of the LORD.

Her children arise up, and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praises her.

The blessing of him that was ready to perish came upon me: and I caused the widow's heart to sing for joy.

Blessed be he that comes in the name of the LORD: we have blessed you out of the house of the LORD.

Come now therefore, I pray you, curse for me this people; for they are too mighty for me: perhaps I shall prevail, that we may smite them, and 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 that withholds grain, the people shall curse him: but blessing shall be upon the head of him that sells it.

And he said unto them, The kings of the Gentiles exercise lordship over them; and they that exercise authority upon them are called benefactors.

He that blesses his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, it shall be counted a curse to him.

And make me savory food, such as I love, and bring it to me, that I may eat; that my soul may bless you before I die.

Bring me venison, and make me savory food, that I may eat, and bless you before the LORD before my death.

And you shall bring it to your father, that he may eat, and that he may bless you before his death.

And Jacob said unto his father, I am Esau your firstborn; I have done according as you bade me: arise, I pray you, sit and eat of my venison, that your soul may bless me.

And he also had made savory food, and brought it unto his father, and said unto his father, Let my father arise, and eat of his son's venison, that your soul may bless me.

And he said, Bring it near to me, and I will eat of my son's venison, that my soul may bless you. And he brought it near to him, and he did eat: and he brought him wine, and he drank.

And Isaac trembled very exceedingly, and said, Who? where is he that has taken venison, and brought it to me, and I have eaten of all before you came, and have blessed him? yea, and he shall be blessed.

And he said, your brother came with subtlety, and has taken away your blessing.

And he said, Is not he rightly named 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 blessed him: and Esau said in his heart, The days of mourning for my father are at hand; then will I slay my brother Jacob.

And the people blessed all the men, that willingly offered themselves to dwell at Jerusalem.

As he loved cursing, so let it come unto him: as he delighted not in blessing, so let it be far from him.