29 Bible Verses about People Blessing

Bless those who persecute you. Bless and do not curse.

Bless those who curse you. Pray for those who despitefully use you.

Do not repay evil for evil, or insult for insult. Do just the opposite. For you were called to inherit a blessing.

We labor, working with our own hands. Being reviled, we bless; being persecuted, we suffer it;

When Esau heard this he cried out loudly and bitterly. He said: Give me your blessing also, Father!

Take your flocks and herds, too, as you asked. Just go! And bless me, too!

Esau pleaded: Father, please! Do you have only one blessing, Father? Bless me too, Father! Esau broke down and wept.

Jehovah then set apart the tribe of Levi to carry the Ark of the covenant of Jehovah. They were to stand before Jehovah to serve and pronounce blessings in his name until this day.

Then the priests, the sons of Levi, shall come near. Jehovah your God has chosen them to serve him and to bless in the name of Jehovah. They will settle every dispute and every assault.

Nor do those who pass by say: The blessing of Jehovah be upon you! We bless you in the name of Jehovah.

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

The blessing of the wretched came upon me. I caused the widow's heart to sing for joy.

Blessed is he who comes in the name of Jehovah! We have blessed you from the house of Jehovah.

They outnumber us, so please come and put a curse on them for me. Then maybe we will be able to defeat them and drive them out of the land. I know that when you pronounce a blessing, people are blessed, and when you pronounce a curse, they are placed under a curse.

He who withholds corn from the people will be cursed. Blessing will be on the head of him that sells it.

He told them: The kings of the nations have lordship over them. Those who have authority over 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.

Prepare a good-tasting meal for me. Prepare it the way I like it. Bring it to me to eat so that I will bless you before I die.

He said: 'Bring me some wild game, and prepare a good-tasting meal for me to eat. Then I will bless you in the presence of Jehovah before I die.'

You take it to him to eat. Then he will give you his blessing before he dies.

Jacob answered: I am your older son Esau. I have done as you told me. Please sit up and eat some of the meat that I brought you. Then you can give me your blessing.

He also prepared a good-tasting meal and brought it to his father. Then he said to his father: Please, Father, eat some of the meat I have hunted for you so that you will bless me.

So Isaac told him: Serve me the wild meat. I can give you my blessing. Jacob gave him some meat, and he ate it. He also gave him some wine, and he drank it.

Isaac began to tremble and shake all over. He asked: Who was it, then, who killed an animal and brought it to me? I ate it just before you came. I gave him my final blessing, and so it is his forever.

Isaac responded: Your brother deceived me. He has taken your blessing.

Esau said: This is the second time that he has cheated me. No wonder his name is Jacob. He took my rights as the firstborn son. Now he has taken my blessing. Have you saved a blessing for me?

So Esau bore a grudge against Jacob because of the blessing with which his father had blessed him. Esau said to himself: The days of mourning for my father are near. Then I will kill my brother Jacob.

the people gave a blessing to all the men who freely offered to take up their places in Jerusalem.

He loved to put curses on others, so he, too, was cursed. He did not like to bless others, so he never received a blessing.