'Gracious' in the Bible

As he lifted his eyes and saw his brother Benjamin, his mother’s son, he said, “Is this your youngest brother, of whom you spoke to me?” And he said, “May God be gracious to you, my son.”

for that is his only covering; it is his cloak for his body. What else shall he sleep in? And it shall come about that when he cries out to Me, I will hear him, for I am gracious.

And He said, “I Myself will make all My goodness pass before you, and will proclaim the name of the Lord before you; and I will be gracious to whom I will be gracious, and will show compassion on whom I will show compassion.”

Then the Lord passed by in front of him and proclaimed, “The Lord, the Lord God, compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, and abounding in lovingkindness and truth;

The Lord make His face shine on you,And be gracious to you;

He said, “While the child was still alive, I fasted and wept; for I said, ‘Who knows, the Lord may be gracious to me, that the child may live.’

But the Lord was gracious to them and had compassion on them and turned to them because of His covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and would not destroy them or cast them from His presence until now.

For if you return to the Lord, your brothers and your sons will find compassion before those who led them captive and will return to this land. For the Lord your God is gracious and compassionate, and will not turn His face away from you if you return to Him.”

“They refused to listen,And did not remember Your wondrous deeds which You had performed among them;So they became stubborn and appointed a leader to return to their slavery in Egypt.But You are a God of forgiveness,Gracious and compassionate,Slow to anger and abounding in lovingkindness;And You did not forsake them.

“Nevertheless, in Your great compassion You did not make an end of them or forsake them,For You are a gracious and compassionate God.

Then let him be gracious to him, and say,‘Deliver him from going down to the pit,I have found a ransom’;

For the choir director; on stringed instruments. A Psalm of David.Answer me when I call, O God of my righteousness!You have relieved me in my distress;Be gracious to me and hear my prayer.

Be gracious to me, O Lord, for I am pining away;Heal me, O Lord, for my bones are dismayed.

Be gracious to me, O Lord;See my affliction from those who hate me,You who lift me up from the gates of death,

Turn to me and be gracious to me,For I am lonely and afflicted.

But as for me, I shall walk in my integrity;Redeem me, and be gracious to me.

Hear, O Lord, when I cry with my voice,And be gracious to me and answer me.

“Hear, O Lord, and be gracious to me;O Lord, be my helper.”

Be gracious to me, O Lord, for I am in distress;My eye is wasted away from grief, my soul and my body also.

The wicked borrows and does not pay back,But the righteous is gracious and gives.

All day long he is gracious and lends,And his descendants are a blessing.

As for me, I said, “O Lord, be gracious to me;Heal my soul, for I have sinned against You.”

But You, O Lord, be gracious to me and raise me up,That I may repay them.

For the choir director. A Psalm of David, when Nathan the prophet came to him, after he had gone in to Bathsheba.Be gracious to me, O God, according to Your lovingkindness;According to the greatness of Your compassion blot out my transgressions.

For the choir director; according to Jonath elem rehokim. A Mikhtam of David, when the Philistines seized him in Gath.Be gracious to me, O God, for man has trampled upon me;Fighting all day long he oppresses me.

For the choir director; set to Al-tashheth. A Mikhtam of David, when he fled from Saul in the cave.Be gracious to me, O God, be gracious to me,For my soul takes refuge in You;And in the shadow of Your wings I will take refugeUntil destruction passes by.

You, O Lord God of hosts, the God of Israel,Awake to punish all the nations;Do not be gracious to any who are treacherous in iniquity. Selah.

For the choir director; with stringed instruments. A Psalm. A Song.God be gracious to us and bless us,And cause His face to shine upon us— Selah.

Has God forgotten to be gracious,Or has He in anger withdrawn His compassion? Selah.

Be gracious to me, O Lord,For to You I cry all day long.

But You, O Lord, are a God merciful and gracious,Slow to anger and abundant in lovingkindness and truth.

Turn to me, and be gracious to me;Oh grant Your strength to Your servant,And save the son of Your handmaid.

You will arise and have compassion on Zion;For it is time to be gracious to her,For the appointed time has come.

The Lord is compassionate and gracious,Slow to anger and abounding in lovingkindness.

Let there be none to extend lovingkindness to him,Nor any to be gracious to his fatherless children.

He has made His wonders to be remembered;The Lord is gracious and compassionate.

Light arises in the darkness for the upright;He is gracious and compassionate and righteous.

It is well with the man who is gracious and lends;He will maintain his cause in judgment.

Gracious is the Lord, and righteous;Yes, our God is compassionate.

I sought Your favor with all my heart;Be gracious to me according to Your word.

Turn to me and be gracious to me,After Your manner with those who love Your name.

Behold, as the eyes of servants look to the hand of their master,As the eyes of a maid to the hand of her mistress,So our eyes look to the Lord our God,Until He is gracious to us.

Be gracious to us, O Lord, be gracious to us,For we are greatly filled with contempt.

The Lord is gracious and merciful;Slow to anger and great in lovingkindness.

A gracious woman attains honor,And ruthless men attain riches.

He who despises his neighbor sins,But happy is he who is gracious to the poor.

He who oppresses the poor taunts his Maker,But he who is gracious to the needy honors Him.

One who is gracious to a poor man lends to the Lord,And He will repay him for his good deed.

He who loves purity of heartAnd whose speech is gracious, the king is his friend.

He who increases his wealth by interest and usuryGathers it for him who is gracious to the poor.

Words from the mouth of a wise man are gracious, while the lips of a fool consume him;

When its limbs are dry, they are broken off;Women come and make a fire with them,For they are not a people of discernment,Therefore their Maker will not have compassion on them.And their Creator will not be gracious to them.

Therefore the Lord longs to be gracious to you,And therefore He waits on high to have compassion on you.For the Lord is a God of justice;How blessed are all those who long for Him.

O people in Zion, inhabitant in Jerusalem, you will weep no longer. He will surely be gracious to you at the sound of your cry; when He hears it, He will answer you.

O Lord, be gracious to us; we have waited for You.Be their strength every morning,Our salvation also in the time of distress.

Go and proclaim these words toward the north and say,‘Return, faithless Israel,’ declares the Lord;‘I will not look upon you in anger.For I am gracious,’ declares the Lord;‘I will not be angry forever.

And rend your heart and not your garments.”Now return to the Lord your God,For He is gracious and compassionate,Slow to anger, abounding in lovingkindnessAnd relenting of evil.

Hate evil, love good,And establish justice in the gate!Perhaps the Lord God of hostsMay be gracious to the remnant of Joseph.

He prayed to the Lord and said, “Please Lord, was not this what I said while I was still in my own country? Therefore in order to forestall this I fled to Tarshish, for I knew that You are a gracious and compassionate God, slow to anger and abundant in lovingkindness, and one who relents concerning calamity.

The Lord answered the angel who was speaking with me with gracious words, comforting words.

“But now will you not entreat God’s favor, that He may be gracious to us? With such an offering on your part, will He receive any of you kindly?” says the Lord of hosts.

And all were speaking well of Him, and wondering at the gracious words which were falling from His lips; and they were saying, “Is this not Joseph’s son?”

In the same way then, there has also come to be at the present time a remnant according to God’s gracious choice.

So we urged Titus that as he had previously made a beginning, so he would also complete in you this gracious work as well.

But just as you abound in everything, in faith and utterance and knowledge and in all earnestness and in the love we inspired in you, see that you abound in this gracious work also.

and not only this, but he has also been appointed by the churches to travel with us in this gracious work, which is being administered by us for the glory of the Lord Himself, and to show our readiness,