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Words of Wisdom
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Reference
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And God blessed them, saying, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let fowl multiply in the earth.
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Genesis 1
:22
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And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it: because that in it he had rested from all his work which God created and made.
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Genesis 2
:3
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Male and female created he them; and blessed them, and called their name Adam, in the day when they were created.
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Genesis 5
:2
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And God blessed Noah and his sons, and said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth.
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Genesis 9
:1
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And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing:
And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.
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Genesis 12
:2, 3
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And he blessed him, and said, Blessed be Abram of the most high God, possessor of heaven and earth:
And blessed be the most high God, which hath delivered thine enemies into thy hand. And he gave him tithes of all.
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Genesis 14
:19, 20
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And I will bless her, and give thee a son also of her: yea, I will bless her, and she shall be a mother of nations; kings of people shall be of her.
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Genesis 17
:16
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Seeing that Abraham shall surely become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth shall be blessed in him?
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Genesis 18
:18
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That in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heaven, and as the sand which is upon the sea shore; and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies;
And in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; because thou hast obeyed my voice.
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Genesis 22
:17, 18
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And Abraham was old, and well stricken in age: and the LORD had blessed Abraham in all things.
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Genesis 24
:1
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And it came to pass after the death of Abraham, that God blessed his son Isaac; and Isaac dwelt by the well Lahairoi.
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Genesis 25
:11
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Sojourn in this land, and I will be with thee, and will bless thee; for unto thee, and unto thy seed, I will give all these countries, and I will perform the oath which I sware unto Abraham thy father;
And I will make thy seed to multiply as the stars of heaven, and will give unto thy seed all these countries; and in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed;
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Genesis 26
:3, 4
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And make me savory meat, such as I love, and bring it to me, that I may eat; that my soul may bless thee before I die.
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Genesis 27
:4
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And Isaac called Jacob, and blessed him, and charged him, and said unto him, Thou shalt not take a wife of the daughters of Canaan.
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Genesis 28
:1
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And Leah said, Happy am I, for the daughters will call me blessed: and she called his name Asher.
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Genesis 30
:13
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And early in the morning Laban rose up, and kissed his sons and his daughters, and blessed them: and Laban departed, and returned unto his place.
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Genesis 31
:55
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And he said, Let me go, for the day breaketh. And he said, I will not let thee go, except thou bless me.
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Genesis 32
:26
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Take, I pray thee, my blessing that is brought to thee; because God hath dealt graciously with me, and because I have enough. And he urged him, and he took it.
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Genesis 33
:11
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And God appeared unto Jacob again, when he came out of Padanaram, and blessed him.
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Genesis 35
:9
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And it came to pass from the time that he had made him overseer in his house, and over all that he had, that the LORD blessed the Egyptian's house for Joseph's sake; and the blessing of the LORD was upon all that he had in the house, and in the field.
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Genesis 39
:5
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And Joseph brought in Jacob his father, and set him before Pharaoh: and Jacob blessed Pharaoh.
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Genesis 47
:7
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And Jacob said unto Joseph, God Almighty appeared unto me at Luz in the land of Canaan, and blessed me,
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Genesis 48
:3
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Even by the God of thy father, who shall help thee; and by the Almighty, who shall bless thee with blessings of heaven above, blessings of the deep that lieth under, blessings of the breasts, and of the womb:
The blessings of thy father have prevailed above the blessings of my progenitors unto the utmost bound of the everlasting hills: they shall be on the head of Joseph, and on the crown of the head of him that was separate from his brethren.
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Genesis 49
:25, 26
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Also take your flocks and your herds, as ye have said, and be gone; and bless me also.
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Exodus 12
:32
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And Jethro said, Blessed be the LORD, who hath delivered you out of the hand of the Egyptians, and out of the hand of Pharaoh, who hath delivered the people from under the hand of the Egyptians.
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Exodus 18
:10
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For in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore the LORD blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it.
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Exodus 20
:11
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And ye shall serve the LORD your God, and he shall bless thy bread, and thy water; and I will take sickness away from the midst of thee.
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Exodus 23
:25
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For Moses had said, Consecrate yourselves today to the LORD, even every man upon his son, and upon his brother; that he may bestow upon you a blessing this day.
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Exodus 32
:29
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And Moses did look upon all the work, and, behold, they had done it as the LORD had commanded, even so had they done it: and Moses blessed them.
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Exodus 39
:43
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And Aaron lifted up his hand toward the people, and blessed them, and came down from offering of the sin offering, and the burnt offering, and peace offerings.
And Moses and Aaron went into the tabernacle of the congregation, and came out, and blessed the people: and the glory of the LORD appeared unto all the people.
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Leviticus 9
:22, 23
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Then I will command my blessing upon you in the sixth year, and it shall bring forth fruit for three years.
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Leviticus 25
:21
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Speak unto Aaron and unto his sons, saying, On this wise ye shall bless the children of Israel, saying unto them,
The LORD bless thee, and keep thee:
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Numbers 6
:23, 24
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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 wot that he whom thou blessest is blessed, and he whom thou cursest is cursed.
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Numbers 22
:6
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And Balak said unto Balaam, What hast thou done unto me? I took thee to curse mine enemies, and, behold, thou hast blessed them altogether.
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Numbers 23
:11
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And when Balaam saw that it pleased the LORD to bless Israel, he went not, as at other times, to seek for enchantments, but he set his face toward the wilderness.
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Numbers 24
:1
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(The LORD God of your fathers make you a thousand times so many more as ye are, and bless you, as he hath promised you!)
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Deuteronomy 1
:11
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For the LORD thy God hath blessed thee in all the works of thy hand: he knoweth thy walking through this great wilderness: these forty years the LORD thy God hath been with thee; thou hast lacked nothing.
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Deuteronomy 2
:7
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And he will love thee, and bless thee, and multiply thee: he will also bless the fruit of thy womb, and the fruit of thy land, thy corn, and thy wine, and thine oil, the increase of thy kine, and the flocks of thy sheep, in the land which he sware unto thy fathers to give thee.
Thou shalt be blessed above all people: there shall not be male or female barren among you, or among your cattle.
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Deuteronomy 7
:13, 14
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When thou hast eaten and art full, then thou shalt bless the LORD thy God for the good land which he hath given thee.
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Deuteronomy 8
:10
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At that time the LORD separated the tribe of Levi, to bear the ark of the covenant of the LORD, to stand before the LORD to minister unto him, and to bless in his name, unto this day.
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Deuteronomy 10
:8
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Behold, I set before you this day a blessing and a curse;
A blessing, if ye obey the commandments of the LORD your God, which I command you this day:
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Deuteronomy 11
:26, 27
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And there ye shall eat before the LORD your God, and ye shall rejoice in all that ye put your hand unto, ye and your households, wherein the LORD thy God hath blessed thee.
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Deuteronomy 12
:7
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And if the way be too long for thee, so that thou art not able to carry it; or if the place be too far from thee, which the LORD thy God shall choose to set his name there, when the LORD thy God hath blessed thee:
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Deuteronomy 14
:24
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Save when there shall be no poor among you; for the LORD shall greatly bless thee in the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee for an inheritance to possess it:
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Deuteronomy 15
:4
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And thou shalt keep the feast of weeks unto the LORD thy God with a tribute of a freewill offering of thine hand, which thou shalt give unto the LORD thy God, according as the LORD thy God hath blessed thee:
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Deuteronomy 16
:10
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And the priests the sons of Levi shall come near; for them the LORD thy God hath chosen to minister unto him, and to bless in the name of the LORD; and by their word shall every controversy and every stroke be tried:
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Deuteronomy 21
:5
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Nevertheless the LORD thy God would not hearken unto Balaam; but the LORD thy God turned the curse into a blessing unto thee, because the LORD thy God loved thee.
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Deuteronomy 23
:5
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In any case thou shalt deliver him the pledge again when the sun goeth down, that he may sleep in his own raiment, and bless thee: and it shall be righteousness unto thee before the LORD thy God.
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Deuteronomy 24
:13
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Look down from thy holy habitation, from heaven, and bless thy people Israel, and the land which thou hast given us, as thou swarest unto our fathers, a land that floweth with milk and honey.
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Deuteronomy 26
:15
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These shall stand upon mount Gerizim to bless the people, when ye are come over Jordan; Simeon, and Levi, and Judah, and Issachar, and Joseph, and Benjamin:
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Deuteronomy 27
:12
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And all these blessings shall come on thee, and overtake thee, if thou shalt hearken unto the voice of the LORD thy God.
Blessed shalt thou be in the city, and blessed shalt thou be in the field.
Blessed shall be the fruit of thy body, and the fruit of thy ground, and the fruit of thy cattle, the increase of thy kine, and the flocks of thy sheep.
Blessed shall be thy basket and thy store.
Blessed shalt thou be when thou comest in, and blessed shalt thou be when thou goest out.
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Deuteronomy 28
:2-6
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And it come to pass, when he heareth the words of this curse, that he bless himself in his heart, saying, I shall have peace, though I walk in the imagination of mine heart, to add drunkenness to thirst:
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Deuteronomy 29
:19
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And it shall come to pass, when all these things are come upon thee, the blessing and the curse, which I have set before thee, and thou shalt call them to mind among all the nations, whither the LORD thy God hath driven thee,
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Deuteronomy 30
:1
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And this is the blessing, wherewith Moses the man of God blessed the children of Israel before his death.
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Deuteronomy 33
:1
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And all Israel, and their elders, and officers, and their judges, stood on this side the ark and on that side before the priests the Levites, which bare the ark of the covenant of the LORD, as well the stranger, as he that was born among them; half of them over against mount Gerizim, and half of them over against mount Ebal; as Moses the servant of the LORD had commanded before, that they should bless the people of Israel.
And afterward he read all the words of the law, the blessings and cursings, according to all that is written in the book of the law.
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Joshua 8
:33, 34
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And Joshua blessed him, and gave unto Caleb the son of Jephunneh Hebron for an inheritance.
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Joshua 14
:13
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Who answered, Give me a blessing; for thou hast given me a south land; give me also springs of water. And he gave her the upper springs, and the nether springs.
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Joshua 15
:19
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And the children of Joseph spake unto Joshua, saying, Why hast thou given me but one lot and one portion to inherit, seeing I am a great people, forasmuch as the LORD hath blessed me hitherto?
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Joshua 17
:14
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So Joshua blessed them, and sent them away: and they went unto their tents.
Now to the one half of the tribe of Manasseh Moses had given possession in Bashan: but unto the other half thereof gave Joshua among their brethren on this side Jordan westward. And when Joshua sent them away also unto their tents, then he blessed them,
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Joshua 22
:6, 7
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But I would not hearken unto Balaam; therefore he blessed you still: so I delivered you out of his hand.
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Joshua 24
:10
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And she said unto him, Give me a blessing: for thou hast given me a south land; give me also springs of water. And Caleb gave her the upper springs and the nether springs.
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Judges 1
:15
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My heart is toward the governors of Israel, that offered themselves willingly among the people. Bless ye the LORD.
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Judges 5
:9
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And the woman bare a son, and called his name Samson: and the child grew, and the LORD blessed him.
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Judges 13
:24
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And he said unto his mother, The eleven hundred shekels of silver that were taken from thee, about which thou cursedst, and spakest of also in mine ears, behold, the silver is with me; I took it. And his mother said, Blessed be thou of the LORD, my son.
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Judges 17
:2
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And, behold, Boaz came from Bethlehem, and said unto the reapers, The LORD be with you. And they answered him, The LORD bless thee.
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Ruth 2
:4
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And he said, Blessed be thou of the LORD, my daughter: for thou hast showed more kindness in the latter end than at the beginning, inasmuch as thou followedst not young men, whether poor or rich.
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Ruth 3
:10
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And the women said unto Naomi, Blessed be the LORD, which hath not left thee this day without a kinsman, that his name may be famous in Israel.
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Ruth 4
:14
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And Eli blessed Elkanah and his wife, and said, The LORD give thee seed of this woman for the loan which is lent to the LORD. And they went unto their own home.
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1 Samuel 2
:20
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As soon as ye be come into the city, ye shall straightway find him, before he go up to the high place to eat: for the people will not eat until he come, because he doth bless the sacrifice; and afterwards they eat that be bidden. Now therefore get you up; for about this time ye shall find him.
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1 Samuel 9
:13
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And Samuel came to Saul: and Saul said unto him, Blessed be thou of the LORD: I have performed the commandment of the LORD.
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1 Samuel 15
:13
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And Saul said, Blessed be ye of the LORD; for ye have compassion on me.
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1 Samuel 23
:21
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And now this blessing which thine handmaid hath brought unto my lord, let it even be given unto the young men that follow my lord.
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1 Samuel 25
:27
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Then Saul said to David, Blessed be thou, my son David: thou shalt both do great things, and also shalt still prevail. So David went on his way, and Saul returned to his place.
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1 Samuel 26
:25
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And David sent messengers unto the men of Jabeshgilead, and said unto them, Blessed be ye of the LORD, that ye have showed this kindness unto your lord, even unto Saul, and have buried him.
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2 Samuel 2
:5
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And the ark of the LORD continued in the house of Obededom the Gittite three months: and the LORD blessed Obededom, and all his household.
And it was told king David, saying, The LORD hath blessed the house of Obededom, and all that pertaineth unto him, because of the ark of God. So David went and brought up the ark of God from the house of Obededom into the city of David with gladness.
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2 Samuel 6
:11, 12
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Therefore now let it please thee to bless the house of thy servant, that it may continue for ever before thee: for thou, O Lord GOD, hast spoken it: and with thy blessing let the house of thy servant be blessed for ever.
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2 Samuel 7
:29
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Then Toi sent Joram his son unto king David, to salute him, and to bless him, because he had fought against Hadadezer, and smitten him: for Hadadezer had wars with Toi. And Joram brought with him vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, and vessels of brass:
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2 Samuel 8
:10
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And the king said to Absalom, Nay, my son, let us not all now go, lest we be chargeable unto thee. And he pressed him: howbeit he would not go, but blessed him.
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2 Samuel 13
:25
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And Ahimaaz called, and said unto the king, All is well. And he fell down to the earth upon his face before the king, and said, Blessed be the LORD thy God, which hath delivered up the men that lifted up their hand against my lord the king.
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2 Samuel 18
:28
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And all the people went over Jordan. And when the king was come over, the king kissed Barzillai, and blessed him; and he returned unto his own place.
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2 Samuel 19
:39
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Wherefore David said unto the Gibeonites, What shall I do for you? and wherewith shall I make the atonement, that ye may bless the inheritance of the LORD?
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2 Samuel 21
:3
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The LORD liveth; and blessed be my rock; and exalted be the God of the rock of my salvation.
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2 Samuel 22
:47
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And moreover the king's servants came to bless our lord king David, saying, God make the name of Solomon better than thy name, and make his throne greater than thy throne. And the king bowed himself upon the bed.
And also thus said the king, Blessed be the LORD God of Israel, which hath given one to sit on my throne this day, mine eyes even seeing it.
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1 Kings 1
:47, 48
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And king Solomon shall be blessed, and the throne of David shall be established before the LORD for ever.
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1 Kings 2
:45
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And it came to pass, when Hiram heard the words of Solomon, that he rejoiced greatly, and said, Blessed be the LORD this day, which hath given unto David a wise son over this great people.
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1 Kings 5
:7
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And the king turned his face about, and blessed all the congregation of Israel: (and all the congregation of Israel stood;)
And he said, Blessed be the LORD God of Israel, which spake with his mouth unto David my father, and hath with his hand fulfilled it, saying,
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1 Kings 8
:14, 15
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Blessed be the LORD thy God, which delighted in thee, to set thee on the throne of Israel: because the LORD loved Israel for ever, therefore made he thee king, to do judgment and justice.
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1 Kings 10
:9
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And he returned to the man of God, he and all his company, and came, and stood before him: and he said, Behold, now I know that there is no God in all the earth, but in Israel: now therefore, I pray thee, take a blessing of thy servant.
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2 Kings 5
:15
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And Jabez called on the God of Israel, saying, Oh that thou wouldest bless me indeed, and enlarge my coast, and that thine hand might be with me, and that thou wouldest keep me from evil, that it may not grieve me! And God granted him that which he requested.
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1 Chronicles 4
:10
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And the ark of God remained with the family of Obededom in his house three months. And the LORD blessed the house of Obededom, and all that he had.
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1 Chronicles 13
:14
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And when David had made an end of offering the burnt offerings and the peace offerings, he blessed the people in the name of the LORD.
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1 Chronicles 16
:2
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Now therefore let it please thee to bless the house of thy servant, that it may be before thee for ever: for thou blessest, O LORD, and it shall be blessed for ever.
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1 Chronicles 17
:27
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The sons of Amram; Aaron and Moses: and Aaron was separated, that he should sanctify the most holy things, he and his sons for ever, to burn incense before the LORD, to minister unto him, and to bless in his name for ever.
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1 Chronicles 23
:13
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Ammiel the sixth, Issachar the seventh, Peulthai the eighth: for God blessed him.
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1 Chronicles 26
:5
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Wherefore David blessed the LORD before all the congregation: and David said, Blessed be thou, LORD God of Israel our father, for ever and ever.
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1 Chronicles 29
:10
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Huram said moreover, Blessed be the LORD God of Israel, that made heaven and earth, who hath given to David the king a wise son, endued with prudence and understanding, that might build an house for the LORD, and an house for his kingdom.
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2 Chronicles 2
:12
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And the king turned his face, and blessed the whole congregation of Israel: and all the congregation of Israel stood.
And he said, Blessed be the LORD God of Israel, who hath with his hands fulfilled that which he spake with his mouth to my father David, saying,
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2 Chronicles 6
:3, 4
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Blessed be the LORD thy God, which delighted in thee to set thee on his throne, to be king for the LORD thy God: because thy God loved Israel, to establish them for ever, therefore made he thee king over them, to do judgment and justice.
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2 Chronicles 9
:8
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And on the fourth day they assembled themselves in the valley of Berachah; for there they blessed the LORD: therefore the name of the same place was called, The valley of Berachah, unto this day.
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2 Chronicles 20
:26
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Then the priests the Levites arose and blessed the people: and their voice was heard, and their prayer came up to his holy dwelling place, even unto heaven.
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2 Chronicles 30
:27
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And when Hezekiah and the princes came and saw the heaps, they blessed the LORD, and his people Israel.
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2 Chronicles 31
:8
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Blessed be the LORD God of our fathers, which hath put such a thing as this in the king's heart, to beautify the house of the LORD which is in Jerusalem:
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Ezra 7
:27
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And Ezra blessed the LORD, the great God. And all the people answered, Amen, Amen, with lifting up their hands: and they bowed their heads, and worshipped the LORD with their faces to the ground.
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Nehemiah 8
:6
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Then the Levites, Jeshua, and Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabniah, Sherebiah, Hodijah, Shebaniah, and Pethahiah, said, Stand up and bless the LORD your God for ever and ever: and blessed be thy glorious name, which is exalted above all blessing and praise.
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Nehemiah 9
:5
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And the people blessed all the men, that willingly offered themselves to dwell at Jerusalem.
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Nehemiah 11
:2
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Because they met not the children of Israel with bread and with water, but hired Balaam against them, that he should curse them: howbeit our God turned the curse into a blessing.
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Nehemiah 13
:2
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Hast not thou made an hedge about him, and about his house, and about all that he hath on every side? thou hast blessed the work of his hands, and his substance is increased in the land.
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Job 1
:10
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When the ear heard me, then it blessed me; and when the eye saw me, it gave witness to me:
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Job 29
:11
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If his loins have not blessed me, and if he were not warmed with the fleece of my sheep;
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Job 31
:20
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So the LORD blessed the latter end of Job more than his beginning: for he had fourteen thousand sheep, and six thousand camels, and a thousand yoke of oxen, and a thousand she asses.
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Job 42
:12
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Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.
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Psalms 1
:1
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Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, and ye perish from the way, when his wrath is kindled but a little. Blessed are all they that put their trust in him.
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Psalms 2
:12
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Salvation belongeth unto the LORD: thy blessing is upon thy people. Selah.
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Psalms 3
:8
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For thou, LORD, wilt bless the righteous; with favour wilt thou compass him as with a shield.
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Psalms 5
:12
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For the wicked boasteth of his heart's desire, and blesseth the covetous, whom the LORD abhorreth.
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Psalms 10
:3
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I will bless the LORD, who hath given me counsel: my reins also instruct me in the night seasons.
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Psalms 16
:7
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The LORD liveth; and blessed be my rock; and let the God of my salvation be exalted.
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Psalms 18
:46
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For thou preventest him with the blessings of goodness: thou settest a crown of pure gold on his head.
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Psalms 21
:3
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He shall receive the blessing from the LORD, and righteousness from the God of his salvation.
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Psalms 24
:5
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My foot standeth in an even place: in the congregations will I bless the LORD.
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Psalms 26
:12
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Blessed be the LORD, because he hath heard the voice of my supplications.
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Psalms 28
:6
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The LORD will give strength unto his people; the LORD will bless his people with peace.
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Psalms 29
:11
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Blessed be the LORD: for he hath shewed me his marvellous kindness in a strong city.
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Psalms 31
:21
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Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered.
Blessed is the man unto whom the LORD imputeth not iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no guile.
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Psalms 32
:1, 2
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Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD; and the people whom he hath chosen for his own inheritance.
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Psalms 33
:12
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I will bless the LORD at all times: his praise shall continually be in my mouth.
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Psalms 34
:1
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For such as be blessed of him shall inherit the earth; and they that be cursed of him shall be cut off.
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Psalms 37
:22
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Blessed is that man that maketh the LORD his trust, and respecteth not the proud, nor such as turn aside to lies.
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Psalms 40
:4
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Blessed is he that considereth the poor: the LORD will deliver him in time of trouble.
The LORD will preserve him, and keep him alive; and he shall be blessed upon the earth: and thou wilt not deliver him unto the will of his enemies.
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Psalms 41
:1, 2
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Thou art fairer than the children of men: grace is poured into thy lips: therefore God hath blessed thee for ever.
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Psalms 45
:2
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Though while he lived he blessed his soul: and men will praise thee, when thou doest well to thyself.
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Psalms 49
:18
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They only consult to cast him down from his excellency: they delight in lies: they bless with their mouth, but they curse inwardly. Selah.
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Psalms 62
:4
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Thus will I bless thee while I live: I will lift up my hands in thy name.
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Psalms 63
:4
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Blessed is the man whom thou choosest, and causest to approach unto thee, that he may dwell in thy courts: we shall be satisfied with the goodness of thy house, even of thy holy temple.
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Psalms 65
:4
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O bless our God, ye people, and make the voice of his praise to be heard:
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Psalms 66
:8
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God be merciful unto us, and bless us; and cause his face to shine upon us; Selah.
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Psalms 67
:1
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Blessed be the Lord, who daily loadeth us with benefits, even the God of our salvation. Selah.
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Psalms 68
:19
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His name shall endure for ever: his name shall be continued as long as the sun: and men shall be blessed in him: all nations shall call him blessed.
Blessed be the LORD God, the God of Israel, who only doeth wondrous things.
And blessed be his glorious name for ever: and let the whole earth be filled with his glory; Amen, and Amen.
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Psalms 72
:17-19
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Blessed are they that dwell in thy house: they will be still praising thee. Selah.
Blessed is the man whose strength is in thee; in whose heart are the ways of them.
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Psalms 84
:4, 5
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Blessed is the people that know the joyful sound: they shall walk, O LORD, in the light of thy countenance.
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Psalms 89
:15
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Blessed is the man whom thou chastenest, O LORD, and teachest him out of thy law;
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Psalms 94
:12
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Sing unto the LORD, bless his name; shew forth his salvation from day to day.
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Psalms 96
:2
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Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise: be thankful unto him, and bless his name.
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Psalms 100
:4
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Bless the LORD, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name.
Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits:
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Psalms 103
:1, 2
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Bless the LORD, O my soul. O LORD my God, thou art very great; thou art clothed with honour and majesty.
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Psalms 104
:1
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Blessed are they that keep judgment, and he that doeth righteousness at all times.
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Psalms 106
:3
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He blesseth them also, so that they are multiplied greatly; and suffereth not their cattle to decrease.
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Psalms 107
:38
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As he loved cursing, so let it come unto him: as he delighted not in blessing, so let it be far from him.
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Psalms 109
:17
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Praise ye the LORD. Blessed is the man that feareth the LORD, that delighteth greatly in his commandments.
His seed shall be mighty upon earth: the generation of the upright shall be blessed.
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Psalms 112
:1, 2
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Blessed be the name of the LORD from this time forth and for evermore.
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Psalms 113
:2
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The LORD hath been mindful of us: he will bless us; he will bless the house of Israel; he will bless the house of Aaron.
He will bless them that fear the LORD, both small and great.
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Psalms 115
:12, 13
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Blessed be he that cometh in the name of the LORD: we have blessed you out of the house of the LORD.
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Psalms 118
:26
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Blessed are the undefiled in the way, who walk in the law of the LORD.
Blessed are they that keep his testimonies, and that seek him with the whole heart.
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Psalms 119
:1, 2
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Blessed be the LORD, who hath not given us as a prey to their teeth.
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Psalms 124
:6
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Blessed is every one that feareth the LORD; that walketh in his ways.
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Psalms 128
:1
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Neither do they which go by say, The blessing of the LORD be upon you: we bless you in the name of the LORD.
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Psalms 129
:8
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I will abundantly bless her provision: I will satisfy her poor with bread.
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Psalms 132
:15
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As the dew of Hermon, and as the dew that descended upon the mountains of Zion: for there the LORD commanded the blessing, even life for evermore.
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Psalms 133
:3
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Behold, bless ye the LORD, all ye servants of the LORD, which by night stand in the house of the LORD.
Lift up your hands in the sanctuary, and bless the LORD.
The LORD that made heaven and earth bless thee out of Zion.
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Psalms 134
:1-3
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Bless the LORD, O house of Israel: bless the LORD, O house of Aaron:
Bless the LORD, O house of Levi: ye that fear the LORD, bless the LORD.
Blessed be the LORD out of Zion, which dwelleth at Jerusalem. Praise ye the LORD.
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Psalms 135
:19-21
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Blessed be the LORD my strength which teacheth my hands to war, and my fingers to fight:
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Psalms 144
:1
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I will extol thee, my God, O king; and I will bless thy name for ever and ever.
Every day will I bless thee; and I will praise thy name for ever and ever.
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Psalms 145
:1, 2
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For he hath strengthened the bars of thy gates; he hath blessed thy children within thee.
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Psalms 147
:13
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The curse of the LORD is in the house of the wicked: but he blesseth the habitation of the just.
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Proverbs 3
:33
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Let thy fountain be blessed: and rejoice with the wife of thy youth.
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Proverbs 5
:18
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Now therefore hearken unto me, O ye children: for blessed are they that keep my ways.
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Proverbs 8
:32
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Blessings are upon the head of the just: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.
The memory of the just is blessed: but the name of the wicked shall rot.
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Proverbs 10
:6, 7
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By the blessing of the upright the city is exalted: but it is overthrown by the mouth of the wicked.
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Proverbs 11
:11
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The just man walketh in his integrity: his children are blessed after him.
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Proverbs 20
:7
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He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed; for he giveth of his bread to the poor.
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Proverbs 22
:9
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But to them that rebuke him shall be delight, and a good blessing shall come upon them.
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Proverbs 24
:25
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He that blesseth his friend with a loud voice, rising early in the morning, it shall be counted a curse to him.
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Proverbs 27
:14
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A faithful man shall abound with blessings: but he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be innocent.
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Proverbs 28
:20
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There is a generation that curseth their father, and doth not bless their mother.
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Proverbs 30
:11
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Her children arise up, and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praiseth her.
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Proverbs 31
:28
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Blessed art thou, O land, when thy king is the son of nobles, and thy princes eat in due season, for strength, and not for drunkenness!
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Ecclesiastes 10
:17
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My dove, my undefiled is but one; she is the only one of her mother, she is the choice one of her that bare her. The daughters saw her, and blessed her; yea, the queens and the concubines, and they praised her.
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Song of Solomon 6
:9
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In that day shall Israel be the third with Egypt and with Assyria, even a blessing in the midst of the land:
Whom the LORD of hosts shall bless, saying, Blessed be Egypt my people, and Assyria the work of my hands, and Israel mine inheritance.
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Isaiah 19
:24, 25
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And therefore will the LORD wait, that he may be gracious unto you, and therefore will he be exalted, that he may have mercy upon you: for the LORD is a God of judgment: blessed are all they that wait for him.
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Isaiah 30
:18
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Blessed are ye that sow beside all waters, that send forth thither the feet of the ox and the ass.
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Isaiah 32
:20
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For I will pour water upon him that is thirsty, and floods upon the dry ground: I will pour my spirit upon thy seed, and my blessing upon thine offspring:
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Isaiah 44
:3
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Look unto Abraham your father, and unto Sarah that bare you: for I called him alone, and blessed him, and increased him.
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Isaiah 51
:2
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Blessed is the man that doeth this, and the son of man that layeth hold on it; that keepeth the sabbath from polluting it, and keepeth his hand from doing any evil.
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Isaiah 56
:2
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And their seed shall be known among the Gentiles, and their offspring among the people: all that see them shall acknowledge them, that they are the seed which the LORD hath blessed.
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Isaiah 61
:9
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Thus saith the LORD, As the new wine is found in the cluster, and one saith, Destroy it not; for a blessing is in it: so will I do for my servants' sakes, that I may not destroy them all.
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Isaiah 65
:8
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He that killeth an ox is as if he slew a man; he that sacrificeth a lamb, as if he cut off a dog's neck; he that offereth an oblation, as if he offered swine's blood; he that burneth incense, as if he blessed an idol. Yea, they have chosen their own ways, and their soul delighteth in their abominations.
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Isaiah 66
:3
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And thou shalt swear, The LORD liveth, in truth, in judgment, and in righteousness; and the nations shall bless themselves in him, and in him shall they glory.
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Jeremiah 4
:2
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Blessed is the man that trusteth in the LORD, and whose hope the LORD is.
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Jeremiah 17
:7
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Cursed be the day wherein I was born: let not the day wherein my mother bare me be blessed.
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Jeremiah 20
:14
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Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; As yet they shall use this speech in the land of Judah and in the cities thereof, when I shall bring again their captivity; The LORD bless thee, O habitation of justice, and mountain of holiness.
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Jeremiah 31
:23
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Then the spirit took me up, and I heard behind me a voice of a great rushing, saying, Blessed be the glory of the LORD from his place.
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Ezekiel 3
:12
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And I will make them and the places round about my hill a blessing; and I will cause the shower to come down in his season; there shall be showers of blessing.
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Ezekiel 34
:26
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And the first of all the firstfruits of all things, and every oblation of all, of every sort of your oblations, shall be the priest's: ye shall also give unto the priest the first of your dough, that he may cause the blessing to rest in thine house.
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Ezekiel 44
:30
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Then was the secret revealed unto Daniel in a night vision. Then Daniel blessed the God of heaven.
Daniel answered and said, Blessed be the name of God for ever and ever: for wisdom and might are his:
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Daniel 2
:19, 20
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Then Nebuchadnezzar spake, and said, Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, who hath sent his angel, and delivered his servants that trusted in him, and have changed the king's word, and yielded their bodies, that they might not serve nor worship any god, except their own God.
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Daniel 3
:28
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And at the end of the days I Nebuchadnezzar lifted up mine eyes unto heaven, and mine understanding returned unto me, and I blessed the most High, and I praised and honoured him that liveth for ever, whose dominion is an everlasting dominion, and his kingdom is from generation to generation:
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Daniel 4
:34
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Blessed is he that waiteth, and cometh to the thousand three hundred and five and thirty days.
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Daniel 12
:12
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Who knoweth if he will return and repent, and leave a blessing behind him; even a meat offering and a drink offering unto the LORD your God?
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Joel 2
:14
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Is the seed yet in the barn? yea, as yet the vine, and the fig tree, and the pomegranate, and the olive tree, hath not brought forth: from this day will I bless you.
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Haggai 2
:19
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And it shall come to pass, that as ye were a curse among the heathen, O house of Judah, and house of Israel; so will I save you, and ye shall be a blessing: fear not, but let your hands be strong.
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Zechariah 8
:13
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Whose possessors slay them, and hold themselves not guilty: and they that sell them say, Blessed be the LORD; for I am rich: and their own shepherds pity them not.
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Zechariah 11
:5
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If ye will not hear, and if ye will not lay it to heart, to give glory unto my name, saith the LORD of hosts, I will even send a curse upon you, and I will curse your blessings: yea, I have cursed them already, because ye do not lay it to heart.
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Malachi 2
:2
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Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house, and prove me now herewith, saith the LORD of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it.
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Malachi 3
:10
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Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.
Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth.
Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.
Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.
Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God.
Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God.
Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness' sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake.
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Matthew 5
:3-11
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And blessed is he, whosoever shall not be offended in me.
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Matthew 11
:6
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But blessed are your eyes, for they see: and your ears, for they hear.
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Matthew 13
:16
|
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And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the grass, and took the five loaves, and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, he blessed, and brake, and gave the loaves to his disciples, and the disciples to the multitude.
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Matthew 14
:19
|
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And Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon Barjona: for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father which is in heaven.
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Matthew 16
:17
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And the multitudes that went before, and that followed, cried, saying, Hosanna to the son of David: Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord; Hosanna in the highest.
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Matthew 21
:9
|
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For I say unto you, Ye shall not see me henceforth, till ye shall say, Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord.
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Matthew 23
:39
|
|
Blessed is that servant, whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing.
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Matthew 24
:46
|
|
Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world:
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Matthew 25
:34
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And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and blessed it, and brake it, and gave it to the disciples, and said, Take, eat; this is my body.
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Matthew 26
:26
|
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And when he had taken the five loaves and the two fishes, he looked up to heaven, and blessed, and brake the loaves, and gave them to his disciples to set before them; and the two fishes divided he among them all.
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Mark 6
:41
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And they had a few small fishes: and he blessed, and commanded to set them also before them.
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Mark 8
:7
|
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And he took them up in his arms, put his hands upon them, and blessed them.
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Mark 10
:16
|
And they that went before, and they that followed, cried, saying, Hosanna; Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord:
Blessed be the kingdom of our father David, that cometh in the name of the Lord: Hosanna in the highest.
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Mark 11
:9, 10
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And as they did eat, Jesus took bread, and blessed, and brake it, and gave to them, and said, Take, eat: this is my body.
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Mark 14
:22
|
|
And the angel came in unto her, and said, Hail, thou that art highly favoured, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women.
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Luke 1
:28
|
|
Then took he him up in his arms, and blessed God, and said,
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Luke 2
:28
|
And he lifted up his eyes on his disciples, and said, Blessed be ye poor: for yours is the kingdom of God.
Blessed are ye that hunger now: for ye shall be filled. Blessed are ye that weep now: for ye shall laugh.
Blessed are ye, when men shall hate you, and when they shall separate you from their company, and shall reproach you, and cast out your name as evil, for the Son of man's sake.
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Luke 6
:20-22
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And blessed is he, whosoever shall not be offended in me.
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Luke 7
:23
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Then he took the five loaves and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, he blessed them, and brake, and gave to the disciples to set before the multitude.
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Luke 9
:16
|
|
And he turned him unto his disciples, and said privately, Blessed are the eyes which see the things that ye see:
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Luke 10
:23
|
And it came to pass, as he spake these things, a certain woman of the company lifted up her voice, and said unto him, Blessed is the womb that bare thee, and the paps which thou hast sucked.
But he said, Yea rather, blessed are they that hear the word of God, and keep it.
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Luke 11
:27, 28
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Blessed are those servants, whom the lord when he cometh shall find watching: verily I say unto you, that he shall gird himself, and make them to sit down to meat, and will come forth and serve them.
And if he shall come in the second watch, or come in the third watch, and find them so, blessed are those servants.
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Luke 12
:37, 38
|
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Behold, your house is left unto you desolate: and verily I say unto you, Ye shall not see me, until the time come when ye shall say, Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord.
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Luke 13
:35
|
And thou shalt be blessed; for they cannot recompense thee: for thou shalt be recompensed at the resurrection of the just.
And when one of them that sat at meat with him heard these things, he said unto him, Blessed is he that shall eat bread in the kingdom of God.
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Luke 14
:14, 15
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Saying, Blessed be the King that cometh in the name of the Lord: peace in heaven, and glory in the highest.
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Luke 19
:38
|
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For, behold, the days are coming, in the which they shall say, Blessed are the barren, and the wombs that never bare, and the paps which never gave suck.
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Luke 23
:29
|
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And it came to pass, as he sat at meat with them, he took bread, and blessed it, and brake, and gave to them.
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Luke 24
:30
|
|
Took branches of palm trees, and went forth to meet him, and cried, Hosanna: Blessed is the King of Israel that cometh in the name of the Lord.
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John 12
:13
|
|
Jesus saith unto him, Thomas, because thou hast seen me, thou hast believed: blessed are they that have not seen, and yet have believed.
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John 20
:29
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Ye are the children of the prophets, and of the covenant which God made with our fathers, saying unto Abraham, And in thy seed shall all the kindreds of the earth be blessed.
Unto you first God, having raised up his Son Jesus, sent him to bless you, in turning away every one of you from his iniquities.
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Acts 3
:25, 26
|
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I have shewed you all things, how that so labouring ye ought to support the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he said, It is more blessed to give than to receive.
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Acts 20
:35
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Who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen.
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Romans 1
:25
|
Even as David also describeth the blessedness of the man, unto whom God imputeth righteousness without works,
Saying, Blessed are they whose iniquities are forgiven, and whose sins are covered.
Blessed is the man to whom the Lord will not impute sin.
Cometh this blessedness then upon the circumcision only, or upon the uncircumcision also? for we say that faith was reckoned to Abraham for righteousness.
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Romans 4
:6-9
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Whose are the fathers, and of whom as concerning the flesh Christ came, who is over all, God blessed for ever. Amen.
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Romans 9
:5
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Bless them which persecute you: bless, and curse not.
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Romans 12
:14
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And I am sure that, when I come unto you, I shall come in the fulness of the blessing of the gospel of Christ.
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Romans 15
:29
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And labour, working with our own hands: being reviled, we bless; being persecuted, we suffer it:
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1 Corinthians 4
:12
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The cup of blessing which we bless, is it not the communion of the blood of Christ? The bread which we break, is it not the communion of the body of Christ?
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1 Corinthians 10
:16
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Else when thou shalt bless with the spirit, how shall he that occupieth the room of the unlearned say Amen at thy giving of thanks, seeing he understandeth not what thou sayest?
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1 Corinthians 14
:16
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Blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort;
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2 Corinthians 1
:3
|
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The God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which is blessed for evermore, knoweth that I lie not.
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2 Corinthians 11
:31
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And the scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the heathen through faith, preached before the gospel unto Abraham, saying, In thee shall all nations be blessed.
So then they which be of faith are blessed with faithful Abraham.
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Galatians 3
:8, 9
|
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Where is then the blessedness ye spake of? for I bear you record, that, if it had been possible, ye would have plucked out your own eyes, and have given them to me.
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Galatians 4
:15
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Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ:
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Ephesians 1
:3
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According to the glorious gospel of the blessed God, which was committed to my trust.
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1 Timothy 1
:11
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Which in his times he shall shew, who is the blessed and only Potentate, the King of kings, and Lord of lords;
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1 Timothy 6
:15
|
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Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ;
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Titus 2
:13
|
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For the earth which drinketh in the rain that cometh oft upon it, and bringeth forth herbs meet for them by whom it is dressed, receiveth blessing from God:
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Hebrews 6
:7
|
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For this Melchisedec, king of Salem, priest of the most high God, who met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings, and blessed him;
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Hebrews 7
:1
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By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau concerning things to come.
By faith Jacob, when he was a dying, blessed both the sons of Joseph; and worshipped, leaning upon the top of his staff.
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Hebrews 11
:20, 21
|
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For ye know how that afterward, when he would have inherited the blessing, he was rejected: for he found no place of repentance, though he sought it carefully with tears.
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Hebrews 12
:17
|
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Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him.
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James 1
:12
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Therewith bless we God, even the Father; and therewith curse we men, which are made after the similitude of God.
Out of the same mouth proceedeth blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not so to be.
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James 3
:9, 10
|
|
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
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1 Peter 1
:3
|
|
Not rendering evil for evil, or railing for railing: but contrariwise blessing; knowing that ye are thereunto called, that ye should inherit a blessing.
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1 Peter 3
:9
|
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Blessed is he that readeth, and they that hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written therein: for the time is at hand.
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Revelation 1
:3
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Saying with a loud voice, Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to receive power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and honour, and glory, and blessing.
And every creature which is in heaven, and on the earth, and under the earth, and such as are in the sea, and all that are in them, heard I saying, Blessing, and honour, and glory, and power, be unto him that sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb for ever and ever.
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Revelation 5
:12, 13
|
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Saying, Amen: Blessing, and glory, and wisdom, and thanksgiving, and honour, and power, and might, be unto our God for ever and ever. Amen.
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Revelation 7
:12
|
|
And I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Write, Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth: Yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labours; and their works do follow them.
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Revelation 14
:13
|
|
Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed is he that watcheth, and keepeth his garments, lest he walk naked, and they see his shame.
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Revelation 16
:15
|
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And he saith unto me, Write, Blessed are they which are called unto the marriage supper of the Lamb. And he saith unto me, These are the true sayings of God.
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Revelation 19
:9
|
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Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first resurrection: on such the second death hath no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with him a thousand years.
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Revelation 20
:6
|
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Behold, I come quickly: blessed is he that keepeth the sayings of the prophecy of this book.
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Revelation 22
:7
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