49 Bible Verses about Favor

So find favor and high esteem
In the sight of God and man.

For You have maintained my right and my cause;
You have sat on the throne judging righteously.

For You, O Lord, bless the righteous man [the one who is in right standing with You];
You surround him with favor as with a shield.

For He says,“At the acceptable time (the time of grace) I listened to you,
And I helped you on the day of salvation.” Behold, now is “the acceptable time,” behold, now is “the day of salvation”—

Now God granted Daniel favor and compassion in the sight of the commander of the officials,

But Noah found favor and grace in the eyes of the Lord.

Show me a sign of [Your] goodwill,
That those who hate me may see it and be ashamed,
Because You, O Lord, helped and comforted me.

So Joseph pleased Potiphar and found favor in his sight and he served him as his personal servant. He made Joseph overseer over his house, and he put all that he owned in Joseph’s charge.

who found favor (grace, spiritual blessing) in the sight of God and asked that he might [be allowed to] find a dwelling place for the God of Jacob.

praising God continually, and having favor with all the people. And the Lord kept adding to their number daily those who were being saved.

And let the [gracious] favor of the Lord our God be on us;
Confirm for us the work of our hands—
Yes, confirm the work of our hands.

Thus says the Lord,
“The people who survived the sword
Found grace in the wilderness [of exile]—
Israel (the Northern Kingdom), when it went to find its rest.”

You will arise and have compassion on Zion,
For it is time to be gracious and show favor to her;
Yes, the appointed time [the moment designated] has come.

if I have found favor in the sight of the king, and if it pleases the king to grant my petition and to do as I request, may the king and Haman come to the banquet that I will prepare for them; and tomorrow I will do as the king says [and express my request].”

Remember me, O Lord, when You favor Your people.
Visit me with Your salvation [when You rescue them],

By this I know that You favor and delight in me,
Because my enemy does not shout in triumph over me.

He who finds a [true and faithful] wife finds a good thing
And obtains favor and approval from the Lord.

The Lord said to Moses, “I will also do this thing that you have asked; for you have found favor (lovingkindness, mercy) in My sight and I have known you [personally] by name.”

Good understanding wins favor [from others],
But the way of the unfaithful is hard [like barren, dry soil].

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

and Abraham said, “My lord, if now I have found favor in your sight, please do not pass by your servant [without stopping to visit].

Remember me, O my God, for good, according to all I have done for this people.

And the Child continued to grow and become strong [in spirit], filled with wisdom; and the grace (favor, spiritual blessing) of God was upon Him.

A good name [earned by honorable behavior, godly wisdom, moral courage, and personal integrity] is more desirable than great riches;
And favor is better than silver and gold.

“Glory to God in the highest [heaven],
And on earth peace among men with whom He is well-pleased.”

Now the king loved Esther more than all the other women, and she found favor and kindness with him more than all the [other] virgins, so that he set the royal crown on her head and made her queen in the place of Vashti.

to proclaim the favorable year of the Lord [the day when salvation and the favor of God abound greatly].”

This is what the Lord says,
“In a favorable time I have answered You,
And in a day of salvation I have helped You;
And I will keep watch over You and give You for a covenant of the people,
To restore the land [from its present state of ruin] and to apportion and give as inheritances the deserted hereditary lands,

And Jesus kept increasing in wisdom and in stature, and in favor with God and men.

“You would lie down with no one to frighten you,
And many would entreat and seek your favor.

For I will turn toward you [with favor and regard] and make you fruitful and multiply you, and I will establish and confirm My covenant with you.

Many will seek the favor of a generous and noble man,
And everyone is a friend to him who gives gifts.

And I will grant this people favor and respect in the sight of the Egyptians; therefore, it shall be that when you go, you will not go empty-handed.

But the boy Samuel continued to grow in stature and in favor both with the Lord and with men.

Gideon replied to Him, “If I have found any favor in Your sight, then show me a sign that it is You who speaks with me.

But Abel brought [an offering of] the [finest] firstborn of his flock and the fat portions. And the Lord had respect (regard) for Abel and for his offering;

The king’s wrath terrifies like the roaring of a lion,
But his favor is as [refreshing and nourishing as] dew on the grass.

For You are the glory of their strength [their proud adornment],
And by Your favor our horn is exalted.

He who diligently seeks good seeks favor and grace,
But he who seeks evil, evil will come to him.

The Lord gave the people favor in the sight of the Egyptians, so that they gave them what they asked. And so they plundered the Egyptians [of those things].

I said to the king, “If it pleases the king, and if your servant has found favor in your presence, [I ask] that you send me to Judah, to the city of my fathers’ tombs, so that I may rebuild it.”

Charm and grace are deceptive, and [superficial] beauty is vain,
But a woman who fears the Lord [reverently worshiping, obeying, serving, and trusting Him with awe-filled respect], she shall be praised.

Many seek the ruler’s favor,
But justice for man comes from the Lord.

But the Lord was with Joseph and extended lovingkindness to him, and gave him favor in the sight of the warden.

For this finds favor, if a person endures the sorrow of suffering unjustly because of an awareness of [the will of] God.

Am I now trying to win the favor and approval of men, or of God? Or am I seeking to please someone? If I were still trying to be popular with men, I would not be a bond-servant of Christ.

In the light of the king’s face is life,
And his favor is like a cloud bringing the spring rain.

For the Lord God is a sun and shield;
The Lord bestows grace and favor and honor;
No good thing will He withhold from those who walk uprightly.

“Foreigners will build up your walls,
And their kings will serve you;
For in My [righteous] wrath I struck you,
But in My favor and grace I have had compassion on you.