14 occurrences

'Favor' in the Bible

and said, "My lord, if now I have found favor in your sight, please don't go away from your servant.

Verse ConceptsCourteousnessPassing ByFavor

See now, your servant has found favor in your sight, and you have magnified your loving kindness, which you have shown to me in saving my life. I can't escape to the mountain, lest evil overtake me, and I die.

Verse ConceptsKindnessPeople's Inability To SaveEscaping To MountainsPossibility Of DeathGod Showed His LovingkindnessUnable To Save

Laban said to him, "If now I have found favor in your eyes, stay here, for I have divined that Yahweh has blessed me for your sake."

Verse ConceptsLearningBlessing Through God's People

I have cattle, donkeys, flocks, male servants, and female servants. I have sent to tell my lord, that I may find favor in your sight.'"

Verse ConceptsGoatsCowsOwning LivestockGroups Of SlavesMultitudes Of DonkeysPossessing SheepWealthy People

Esau said, "What do you mean by all this company which I met?" Jacob said, "To find favor in the sight of my lord."

Verse ConceptsMeaning

Jacob said, "Please, no, if I have now found favor in your sight, then receive my present at my hand, because I have seen your face, as one sees the face of God, and you were pleased with me.

Verse ConceptsHeavenly FacesSmiling

Esau said, "Let me now leave with you some of the folk who are with me." He said, "Why? Let me find favor in the sight of my lord."

Verse ConceptsGoing Together

Shechem said to her father and to her brothers, "Let me find favor in your eyes, and whatever you will tell me I will give.

Joseph found favor in his sight. He ministered to him, and he made him overseer over his house, and all that he had he put into his hand.

Verse ConceptsCareResponsibility, Examples OfWorthinessAuthority Delegated To PeopleFavor

But Yahweh was with Joseph, and showed kindness to him, and gave him favor in the sight of the keeper of the prison.

Verse ConceptsKindnessPrisonersDivine FavourGod With Specific PeopleGod Showed His LovingkindnessFavor

They said, "You have saved our lives! Let us find favor in the sight of my lord, and we will be Pharaoh's servants."

Verse ConceptsSubjectionKept Alive By MenGroups Of SlavesIndividuals Saving Others

The time drew near that Israel must die, and he called his son Joseph, and said to him, "If now I have found favor in your sight, please put your hand under my thigh, and deal kindly and truly with me. Please don't bury me in Egypt,

Verse ConceptsKindnessLoyaltyA Time To DieThighsNearness Of DeathDeath Will Soon HappenImmigrants

When the days of weeping for him were past, Joseph spoke to the house of Pharaoh, saying, "If now I have found favor in your eyes, please speak in the ears of Pharaoh, saying,

Bible Theasaurus

Correspondence (1 instance)
Favour (153 instances)
Permission (40 instances)
Permit (64 instances)
Prefer (19 instances)
Privilege (21 instances)
Second (312 instances)