29 Bible Verses about People Blessing

Bless them that persecute you; bless, and curse not.

bless them that curse you, pray for them that despitefully use you.

not rendering evil for evil, or reviling for reviling; but contrariwise blessing; for hereunto were ye called, that ye should inherit a blessing.

and we toil, working with our own hands: being reviled, we bless; being persecuted, we endure;

When Esau heard the words of his father, he cried with an exceeding great and bitter cry, and said unto his father, Bless me, even me also, O my father.

Take both your flocks and your herds, as ye have said, and be gone; and bless me also.

And Esau said unto his father, Hast thou but one blessing, my father? Bless me, even me also, O my father. And Esau lifted up his voice, and wept.

At that time Jehovah set apart the tribe of Levi, to bear the ark of the covenant of Jehovah, to stand before Jehovah to minister unto him, and to bless in his name, unto this day.

And the priests the sons of Levi shall come near; for them Jehovah thy God hath chosen to minister unto him, and to bless in the name of Jehovah; and according to their word shall every controversy and every stroke be.

Neither do they that go by say, The blessing of Jehovah be upon you; We bless you in the name of Jehovah.

Her children rise up, and call her blessed; Her husband also , and he praiseth her,'saying :

The blessing of him that was ready to perish came upon me; And I caused the widow's heart to sing for joy.

Blessed be he that cometh in the name of Jehovah: We have blessed you out of the house of Jehovah.

Come now therefore, I pray thee, curse me this people; for they are too mighty for me: peradventure I shall prevail, that we may smite them, and that I may drive them out of the land; for I know that he whom thou blessest is blessed, and he whom thou cursest is cursed.

He that withholdeth grain, the people shall curse him; But blessing shall be upon the head of him that selleth it.

And he said unto them, The kings of the Gentiles have lordship over them; and they that have authority over them are called Benefactors.

He that blesseth his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, It shall be counted a curse to him.

And make me savory food, such as I love, and bring it to me, that I may eat. That my soul may bless thee before I die.

Bring me venison, and make me savory food, that I may eat, and bless thee before Jehovah before my death.

And thou shalt bring it to thy father, that he may eat, so that he may bless thee before his death.

And Jacob said unto his father, I am Esau thy first-born; I have done according as thou badest me: arise, I pray thee, sit and eat of my venison, that thy soul may bless me.

And he also made savory food, and brought it unto his father. And he said unto his father, Let my father arise, and eat of his son's venison, that thy soul may bless me.

And he said, Bring it near to me, and I will eat of my son's venison, that my soul may bless thee. And he brought it near to him, and he did eat. And he brought him wine, and he drank.

And Isaac trembled very exceedingly, and said, Who then is he that hath taken venison, and brought it me, and I have eaten of all before thou camest, and have blessed him? Yea, and he shall be blessed.

And he said, Thy brother came with guile, and hath taken away thy blessing.

And he said, Is not he rightly name Jacob? for he hath supplanted me these two time. He took away my birthright. And, behold, now he hath taken away my blessing. And he said, Hast thou not reserved a blessing for me?

And Esau hated Jacob because of the blessing wherewith his father blessed him. And Esau said in his heart, The days of mourning for my father are at hand. Then will I slay my brother Jacob.

And the people blessed all the men that willingly offered themselves to dwell in Jerusalem.

Yea, he loved cursing, and it came unto him; And he delighted not in blessing, and it was far from him.