100 Bible Verses about Gods Favor

Psalm 5:12 ESV / 222 helpful votes

For you bless the righteous, O Lord; you cover him with favor as with a shield.

Psalm 30:5 ESV / 186 helpful votes

For his anger is but for a moment, and his favor is for a lifetime. Weeping may tarry for the night, but joy comes with the morning.

Psalm 90:17 ESV / 171 helpful votes

Let the favor of the Lord our God be upon us, and establish the work of our hands upon us; yes, establish the work of our hands!

Psalm 84:11 ESV / 148 helpful votes

For the Lord God is a sun and shield; the Lord bestows favor and honor. No good thing does he withhold from those who walk uprightly.

Luke 2:52 ESV / 143 helpful votes

And Jesus increased in wisdom and in stature and in favor with God and man.

Proverbs 18:22 ESV / 143 helpful votes

He who finds a wife finds a good thing and obtains favor from the Lord.

Genesis 6:8 ESV / 139 helpful votes

But Noah found favor in the eyes of the Lord.

Ephesians 2:8-9 ESV / 125 helpful votes

For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast.

Proverbs 8:35 ESV / 106 helpful votes

For whoever finds me finds life and obtains favor from the Lord,

Proverbs 3:1-4 ESV / 104 helpful votes

My son, do not forget my teaching, but let your heart keep my commandments, for length of days and years of life and peace they will add to you. Let not steadfast love and faithfulness forsake you; bind them around your neck; write them on the tablet of your heart. So you will find favor and good success in the sight of God and man.

Ephesians 1:11 ESV / 96 helpful votes

In him we have obtained an inheritance, having been predestined according to the purpose of him who works all things according to the counsel of his will,

Isaiah 58:11 ESV / 94 helpful votes

And the Lord will guide you continually and satisfy your desire in scorched places and make your bones strong; and you shall be like a watered garden, like a spring of water, whose waters do not fail.

Proverbs 3:3-4 ESV / 93 helpful votes

Let not steadfast love and faithfulness forsake you; bind them around your neck; write them on the tablet of your heart. So you will find favor and good success in the sight of God and man.

Psalm 89:17 ESV / 93 helpful votes

For you are the glory of their strength; by your favor our horn is exalted.

1 Samuel 2:26 ESV / 92 helpful votes

Now the boy Samuel continued to grow both in stature and in favor with the Lord and also with man.

Ephesians 2:8 ESV / 90 helpful votes

For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God,

Genesis 39:4 ESV / 87 helpful votes

So Joseph found favor in his sight and attended him, and he made him overseer of his house and put him in charge of all that he had.

Psalm 106:4 ESV / 82 helpful votes

Remember me, O Lord, when you show favor to your people; help me when you save them,

Luke 1:30 ESV / 81 helpful votes

And the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God.

Psalm 102:13 ESV / 81 helpful votes

You will arise and have pity on Zion; it is the time to favor her; the appointed time has come.

Proverbs 12:2 ESV / 78 helpful votes

A good man obtains favor from the Lord, but a man of evil devices he condemns.

Exodus 33:17 ESV / 78 helpful votes

And the Lord said to Moses, “This very thing that you have spoken I will do, for you have found favor in my sight, and I know you by name.”

2 Corinthians 9:8 ESV / 77 helpful votes

And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that having all sufficiency in all things at all times, you may abound in every good work.

Genesis 39:21 ESV / 76 helpful votes

But the Lord was with Joseph and showed him steadfast love and gave him favor in the sight of the keeper of the prison.

Matthew 6:31-33 ESV / 75 helpful votes

Therefore do not be anxious, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ For the Gentiles seek after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them all. But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.

Proverbs 3:33-35 ESV / 74 helpful votes

The Lord's curse is on the house of the wicked, but he blesses the dwelling of the righteous. Toward the scorners he is scornful, but to the humble he gives favor. The wise will inherit honor, but fools get disgrace.

Daniel 1:9 ESV / 72 helpful votes

And God gave Daniel favor and compassion in the sight of the chief of the eunuchs,

Genesis 18:3 ESV / 67 helpful votes

And said, “O Lord, if I have found favor in your sight, do not pass by your servant.

Hebrews 4:16 ESV / 64 helpful votes

Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.

Isaiah 60:10 ESV / 64 helpful votes

Foreigners shall build up your walls, and their kings shall minister to you; for in my wrath I struck you, but in my favor I have had mercy on you.

Ephesians 1:3 ESV / 62 helpful votes

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places,

Proverbs 3:4 ESV / 62 helpful votes

So you will find favor and good success in the sight of God and man.

Romans 8:28 ESV / 59 helpful votes

And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose.

Esther 2:15-18 ESV / 55 helpful votes

When the turn came for Esther the daughter of Abihail the uncle of Mordecai, who had taken her as his own daughter, to go in to the king, she asked for nothing except what Hegai the king's eunuch, who had charge of the women, advised. Now Esther was winning favor in the eyes of all who saw her. And when Esther was taken to King Ahasuerus, into his royal palace, in the tenth month, which is the month of Tebeth, in the seventh year of his reign, the king loved Esther more than all the women, and she won grace and favor in his sight more than all the virgins, so that he set the royal crown on her head and made her queen instead of Vashti. Then the king gave a great feast for all his officials and servants; it was Esther's feast. He also granted a remission of taxes to the provinces and gave gifts with royal generosity.

Genesis 12:2 ESV / 55 helpful votes

And I will make of you a great nation, and I will bless you and make your name great, so that you will be a blessing.

Jeremiah 29:11 ESV / 54 helpful votes

For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.

Matthew 5:8 ESV / 52 helpful votes

“Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.

Romans 6:14 ESV / 51 helpful votes

For sin will have no dominion over you, since you are not under law but under grace.

Job 10:12 ESV / 49 helpful votes

You have granted me life and steadfast love, and your care has preserved my spirit.

James 4:6 ESV / 48 helpful votes

But he gives more grace. Therefore it says, “God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.”

Romans 5:8 ESV / 45 helpful votes

But God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.

John 1:14 ESV / 45 helpful votes

And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.

Genesis 39:3-4 ESV / 45 helpful votes

His master saw that the Lord was with him and that the Lord caused all that he did to succeed in his hands. So Joseph found favor in his sight and attended him, and he made him overseer of his house and put him in charge of all that he had.

John 1:16 ESV / 44 helpful votes

For from his fullness we have all received, grace upon grace.

Proverbs 3:34 ESV / 44 helpful votes

Toward the scorners he is scornful, but to the humble he gives favor.

Esther 2:8-9 ESV / 43 helpful votes

So when the king's order and his edict were proclaimed, and when many young women were gathered in Susa the citadel in custody of Hegai, Esther also was taken into the king's palace and put in custody of Hegai, who had charge of the women. And the young woman pleased him and won his favor. And he quickly provided her with her cosmetics and her portion of food, and with seven chosen young women from the king's palace, and advanced her and her young women to the best place in the harem.

Numbers 6:24-26 ESV / 43 helpful votes

The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make his face to shine upon you and be gracious to you; the Lord lift up his countenance upon you and give you peace.

Acts 2:47 ESV / 41 helpful votes

Praising God and having favor with all the people. And the Lord added to their number day by day those who were being saved.

Romans 5:17 ESV / 40 helpful votes

For if, because of one man's trespass, death reigned through that one man, much more will those who receive the abundance of grace and the free gift of righteousness reign in life through the one man Jesus Christ.

Job 33:26 ESV / 40 helpful votes

Then man prays to God, and he accepts him; he sees his face with a shout of joy, and he restores to man his righteousness.

Psalm 30:7 ESV / 39 helpful votes

By your favor, O Lord, you made my mountain stand strong; you hid your face; I was dismayed.

Psalm 31:19 ESV / 38 helpful votes

Oh, how abundant is your goodness, which you have stored up for those who fear you and worked for those who take refuge in you, in the sight of the children of mankind!

Exodus 33:12 ESV / 38 helpful votes

Moses said to the Lord, “See, you say to me, ‘Bring up this people,’ but you have not let me know whom you will send with me. Yet you have said, ‘I know you by name, and you have also found favor in my sight.’

Ruth 2:10 ESV / 35 helpful votes

Then she fell on her face, bowing to the ground, and said to him, “Why have I found favor in your eyes, that you should take notice of me, since I am a foreigner?”

Ephesians 1:1-23 ESV / 34 helpful votes

Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, To the saints who are in Ephesus, and are faithful in Christ Jesus: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places, even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and blameless before him. In love he predestined us for adoption to himself as sons through Jesus Christ, according to the purpose of his will, ...

Psalm 41:11 ESV / 33 helpful votes

By this I know that you delight in me: my enemy will not shout in triumph over me.

Acts 7:46 ESV / 32 helpful votes

Who found favor in the sight of God and asked to find a dwelling place for the God of Jacob.

John 3:16 ESV / 32 helpful votes

“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.

Luke 1:37 ESV / 32 helpful votes

For nothing will be impossible with God.”

Psalm 80:3 ESV / 31 helpful votes

Restore us, O God; let your face shine, that we may be saved!

Numbers 6:25 ESV / 30 helpful votes

The Lord make his face to shine upon you and be gracious to you;

2 Corinthians 5:17 ESV / 29 helpful votes

Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come.

Ruth 2:13 ESV / 28 helpful votes

Then she said, “I have found favor in your eyes, my lord, for you have comforted me and spoken kindly to your servant, though I am not one of your servants.”

2 Corinthians 6:1 ESV / 27 helpful votes

Working together with him, then, we appeal to you not to receive the grace of God in vain.

Proverbs 16:15 ESV / 27 helpful votes

In the light of a king's face there is life, and his favor is like the clouds that bring the spring rain.

Psalm 119:135 ESV / 27 helpful votes

Make your face shine upon your servant, and teach me your statutes.

Proverbs 13:15 ESV / 26 helpful votes

Good sense wins favor, but the way of the treacherous is their ruin.

Numbers 6:25-26 ESV / 26 helpful votes

The Lord make his face to shine upon you and be gracious to you; the Lord lift up his countenance upon you and give you peace.

Revelation 1:1 ESV / 25 helpful votes

The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his servants the things that must soon take place. He made it known by sending his angel to his servant John,

Romans 2:11 ESV / 25 helpful votes

For God shows no partiality.

Hebrews 11:6 ESV / 24 helpful votes

And without faith it is impossible to please him, for whoever would draw near to God must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek him.

Matthew 6:19-21 ESV / 24 helpful votes

“Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal, but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.

Exodus 3:21 ESV / 24 helpful votes

And I will give this people favor in the sight of the Egyptians; and when you go, you shall not go empty,

1 John 1:9 ESV / 23 helpful votes

If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

Ephesians 1:6 ESV / 23 helpful votes

To the praise of his glorious grace, with which he has blessed us in the Beloved.

Zephaniah 3:17 ESV / 23 helpful votes

The Lord your God is in your midst, a mighty one who will save; he will rejoice over you with gladness; he will quiet you by his love; he will exult over you with loud singing.

Proverbs 11:27 ESV / 23 helpful votes

Whoever diligently seeks good seeks favor, but evil comes to him who searches for it.

Revelation 2:10 ESV / 22 helpful votes

Do not fear what you are about to suffer. Behold, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison, that you may be tested, and for ten days you will have tribulation. Be faithful unto death, and I will give you the crown of life.

Psalm 119:58 ESV / 22 helpful votes

I entreat your favor with all my heart; be gracious to me according to your promise.

Romans 3:24 ESV / 21 helpful votes

And are justified by his grace as a gift, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus,

Revelation 1:1-20 ESV / 20 helpful votes

The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his servants the things that must soon take place. He made it known by sending his angel to his servant John, who bore witness to the word of God and to the testimony of Jesus Christ, even to all that he saw. Blessed is the one who reads aloud the words of this prophecy, and blessed are those who hear, and who keep what is written in it, for the time is near. John to the seven churches that are in Asia: Grace to you and peace from him who is and who was and who is to come, and from the seven spirits who are before his throne, and from Jesus Christ the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead, and the ruler of kings on earth. To him who loves us and has freed us from our sins by his blood ...

Psalm 37:23 ESV / 20 helpful votes

The steps of a man are established by the Lord, when he delights in his way;

2 Thessalonians 2:16-17 ESV / 19 helpful votes

Now may our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God our Father, who loved us and gave us eternal comfort and good hope through grace, comfort your hearts and establish them in every good work and word.

2 Corinthians 3:18 ESV / 19 helpful votes

And we all, with unveiled face, beholding the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from one degree of glory to another. For this comes from the Lord who is the Spirit.

Psalm 110:3 ESV / 19 helpful votes

Your people will offer themselves freely on the day of your power, in holy garments; from the womb of the morning, the dew of your youth will be yours.

Psalm 80:7 ESV / 19 helpful votes

Restore us, O God of hosts; let your face shine, that we may be saved!

Luke 2:14 ESV / 18 helpful votes

“Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace among those with whom he is pleased!”

Jeremiah 26:19 ESV / 18 helpful votes

Did Hezekiah king of Judah and all Judah put him to death? Did he not fear the Lord and entreat the favor of the Lord, and did not the Lord relent of the disaster that he had pronounced against them? But we are about to bring great disaster upon ourselves.”

Colossians 2:1-23 ESV / 17 helpful votes

For I want you to know how great a struggle I have for you and for those at Laodicea and for all who have not seen me face to face, that their hearts may be encouraged, being knit together in love, to reach all the riches of full assurance of understanding and the knowledge of God's mystery, which is Christ, in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge. I say this in order that no one may delude you with plausible arguments. For though I am absent in body, yet I am with you in spirit, rejoicing to see your good order and the firmness of your faith in Christ. ...

Romans 5:15 ESV / 17 helpful votes

But the free gift is not like the trespass. For if many died through one man's trespass, much more have the grace of God and the free gift by the grace of that one man Jesus Christ abounded for many.

Acts 17:10-11 ESV / 17 helpful votes

The brothers immediately sent Paul and Silas away by night to Berea, and when they arrived they went into the Jewish synagogue. Now these Jews were more noble than those in Thessalonica; they received the word with all eagerness, examining the Scriptures daily to see if these things were so.

3 John 1:2 ESV / 15 helpful votes

Beloved, I pray that all may go well with you and that you may be in good health, as it goes well with your soul.

2 Corinthians 12:8-9 ESV / 15 helpful votes

Three times I pleaded with the Lord about this, that it should leave me. But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest upon me.

Ephesians 2:4-5 ESV / 14 helpful votes

But God, being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which he loved us, even when we were dead in our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ—by grace you have been saved—

2 Corinthians 12:9 ESV / 14 helpful votes

But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest upon me.

Acts 3:1-26 ESV / 14 helpful votes

Now Peter and John were going up to the temple at the hour of prayer, the ninth hour. And a man lame from birth was being carried, whom they laid daily at the gate of the temple that is called the Beautiful Gate to ask alms of those entering the temple. Seeing Peter and John about to go into the temple, he asked to receive alms. And Peter directed his gaze at him, as did John, and said, “Look at us.” And he fixed his attention on them, expecting to receive something from them. ...

Luke 2:40 ESV / 14 helpful votes

And the child grew and became strong, filled with wisdom. And the favor of God was upon him.

2 Kings 13:4 ESV / 14 helpful votes

Then Jehoahaz sought the favor of the Lord, and the Lord listened to him, for he saw the oppression of Israel, how the king of Syria oppressed them.

Deuteronomy 4:31 ESV / 14 helpful votes

For the Lord your God is a merciful God. He will not leave you or destroy you or forget the covenant with your fathers that he swore to them.

Exodus 32:11 ESV / 14 helpful votes

But Moses implored the Lord his God and said, “O Lord, why does your wrath burn hot against your people, whom you have brought out of the land of Egypt with great power and with a mighty hand?

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