Words Of Jesus : Gracious

• Salutations

And he lifted up his eyes, and saw his brother Benjamin, his mother's son, and said, Is this your younger brother, of whom ye spake unto me? And he said, God be Gracious unto thee, my son.

For that is his covering only, it is his raiment for his skin: wherein shall he sleep? and it shall come to pass, when he crieth unto me, that I will hear; for I am Gracious.

And he said, I will make all my goodness pass before thee, and I will proclaim the name of the LORD before thee; and will be Gracious to whom I will be Gracious, and will shew mercy on whom I will shew mercy.

• Abundant
• Truth

And the LORD passed by before him, and proclaimed, The LORD, The LORD God, merciful and Gracious, longsuffering, and abundant in goodness and truth,

The LORD make his face shine upon thee, and be Gracious unto thee:

• Seven

And he said, While the child was yet alive, I fasted and wept: for I said, Who can tell whether GOD will be Gracious to me, that the child may live?

And the LORD was Gracious unto them, and had compassion on them, and had respect unto them, because of his covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and would not destroy them, neither cast he them from his presence as yet.

For if ye turn again unto the LORD, your brethren and your children shall find compassion before them that lead them captive, so that they shall come again into this land: for the LORD your God is Gracious and merciful, and will not turn away his face from you, if ye return unto him.

• Self-will

And refused to obey, neither were mindful of thy wonders that thou didst among them; but hardened their necks, and in their rebellion appointed a captain to return to their bondage: but thou art a God ready to pardon, Gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and forsookest them not.

Nevertheless for thy great mercies' sake thou didst not utterly consume them, nor forsake them; for thou art a Gracious and merciful God.

Then he is Gracious unto him, and saith, Deliver him from going down to the pit: I have found a ransom.

Hath God forgotten to be Gracious? hath he in anger shut up his tender mercies? Selah.

But thou, O Lord, art a God full of compassion, and Gracious, longsuffering, and plenteous in mercy and truth.

The LORD is merciful and Gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy.

He hath made his wonderful works to be remembered: the LORD is Gracious and full of compassion.

Unto the upright there ariseth light in the darkness: he is Gracious, and full of compassion, and righteous.

Gracious is the LORD, and righteous; yea, our God is merciful.

The LORD is Gracious, and full of compassion; slow to anger, and of great mercy.

A Gracious woman retaineth honour: and strong men retain riches.

• Wisdom
• Words

The words of a wise man's mouth are Gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow up himself.

• Waiting

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.

For the people shall dwell in Zion at Jerusalem: thou shalt weep no more: he will be very Gracious unto thee at the voice of thy cry; when he shall hear it, he will answer thee.

• Prayer

O LORD, be Gracious unto us; we have waited for thee: be thou their arm every morning, our salvation also in the time of trouble.

O inhabitant of Lebanon, that makest thy nest in the cedars, how Gracious shalt thou be when pangs come upon thee, the pain as of a woman in travail!

And rend your heart, and not your garments, and turn unto the LORD your God: for he is Gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repenteth him of the evil.

Hate the evil, and love the good, and establish judgment in the gate: it may be that the LORD God of hosts will be Gracious unto the remnant of Joseph.

And he prayed unto the LORD, and said, I pray thee, O LORD, was not this my saying, when I was yet in my country? Therefore I fled before unto Tarshish: for I knew that thou art a Gracious God, and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repentest thee of the evil.

• Incense
• Presumption
• FIGURATIVE

And now, I pray you, beseech God that he will be Gracious unto us: this hath been by your means: will he regard your persons? saith the LORD of hosts. Who is there even among you that would shut the doors for nought? neither do ye kindle fire on mine altar for nought. I have no pleasure in you, saith the LORD of hosts, neither will I accept an offering at your hand. For from the rising of the sun even unto the going down of the same my name shall be great among the Gentiles; and in every place incense shall be offered unto my name, and a pure offering: for my name shall be great among the heathen, saith the LORD of hosts. But ye have profaned it, in that ye say, The table of the LORD is polluted; and the fruit thereof, even his meat, is contemptible. read more Ye said also, Behold, what a weariness is it! and ye have snuffed at it, saith the LORD of hosts; and ye brought that which was torn, and the lame, and the sick; thus ye brought an offering: should I accept this of your hand? saith the LORD. But cursed be the deceiver, which hath in his flock a male, and voweth, and sacrificeth unto the Lord a corrupt thing: for I am a great King, saith the LORD of hosts, and my name is dreadful among the heathen. show less

• Words

And all bare him witness, and wondered at the Gracious words which proceeded out of his mouth. And they said, Is not this Joseph's son?

If so be ye have tasted that the Lord is Gracious.