Genesis 30:27

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And Laban said, If you will let me say so, do not go away; for I have seen by the signs that the Lord has been good to me because of you.

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  • Gen 26:24 : 24 That night the Lord came to him in a vision, and said, I am the God of your father Abraham: have no fear for I am with you, blessing you, and your seed will be increased because of my servant Abraham.
  • Isa 61:9 : 9 And their seed will be noted among the nations, and their offspring among the peoples: it will be clear to all who see them that they are the seed to which the Lord has given his blessing.
  • Exod 3:21 : 21 And I will give this people grace in the eyes of the Egyptians, so that when you go out you will go out with your hands full.
  • Ruth 2:13 : 13 Then she said, May I have grace in your eyes, my lord, for you have given me comfort, and you have said kind words to your servant, though I am not like one of your servants.
  • Gen 12:3 : 3 To them who are good to you will I give blessing, and on him who does you wrong will I put my curse: and you will become a name of blessing to all the families of the earth.
  • Gen 39:21-23 : 21 But the Lord was with Joseph, and was good to him, and made the keeper of the prison his friend. 22 And the keeper of the prison put all the prisoners under Joseph's control, and he was responsible for whatever was done there. 23 And the keeper of the prison gave no attention to anything which was under his care, because the Lord was with him; and the Lord made everything he did go well.
  • Acts 7:10 : 10 And made him free from all his troubles, and gave him wisdom and the approval of Pharaoh, king of Egypt, who made him ruler over Egypt and all his house.
  • Gen 39:2-5 : 2 And the Lord was with Joseph, and he did well; and he was living in the house of his master the Egyptian. 3 And his master saw that the Lord was with him, making everything he did go well. 4 And having a high opinion of Joseph as his servant, he made him the overseer of his house and gave him control over all he had. 5 And from the time when he made him overseer and gave him control of all his property, the blessing of the Lord was with the Egyptian, because of Joseph; the blessing of the Lord was on all he had, in the house and in the field.
  • Gen 47:25 : 25 And they said to him, Truly you have kept us from death; may we have grace in your eyes, and we will be Pharaoh's servants.
  • Gen 18:3 : 3 And said, My Lord, if now I have grace in your eyes, do not go away from your servant:
  • Gen 30:30 : 30 For before I came you had little, and it has been greatly increased; and the Lord has given you a blessing in everything I have done; but when am I to do something for my family?
  • Gen 33:15 : 15 And Esau said, Then keep some of my men with you. And he said, What need is there for that, if my lord is pleased with me?
  • Gen 34:11 : 11 And Shechem said to her father and her brothers, If you will give ear to my request, whatever you say I will give to you.
  • 1 Sam 16:22 : 22 And Saul sent to Jesse saying, Let David be with me, for he is pleasing to me.
  • 1 Kgs 11:19 : 19 Now Hadad was very pleasing to Pharaoh, so that he gave him the sister of his wife, Tahpenes the queen, for his wife.
  • Neh 1:11 : 11 O Lord, let your ear take note of the prayer of your servant, and of the prayers of your servants, who take delight in worshipping your name: give help, O Lord, to your servant this day, and let him have mercy in the eyes of this man. (Now I was the king's wine-servant.)
  • Neh 2:5 : 5 And I said to the king, If it is the king's pleasure, and if your servant has your approval, send me to Judah, to the town where the bodies of my fathers are at rest, so that I may take in hand the building of it.
  • Ps 1:3 : 3 He will be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, which gives its fruit at the right time, whose leaves will ever be green; and he will do well in all his undertakings.
  • Isa 6:13 : 13 And even if there is still a tenth part in it, it will again be burned, like a tree of the woods whose broken end is still in the earth after the tree has been cut down (the holy seed is the broken end).
  • Num 11:11 : 11 And Moses said to the Lord, Why have you done me this evil? and why have I not grace in your eyes, that you have put on me the care of all this people?
  • Num 11:15 : 15 If this is to be my fate, put me to death now in answer to my prayer, if I have grace in your eyes; and let me not see my shame.
  • Isa 65:8 : 8 This is the word of the Lord: As the new wine is seen in the grapes, and they say, Do not send destruction on it, for a blessing is in it: so will I do for my servants, in order that I may not put an end to them all.
  • Dan 1:9 : 9 And God put into the heart of the captain of the unsexed servants kind feelings and pity for Daniel.

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