What the Bible Says About Blessings

If we’re feeling grateful, we can be quick to share that we feel blessed. But what does it mean to be blessed? What does the Word of God say about blessings? These Bible verses unpack blessings in the Bible and explore the ways God has blessed us.

The Blessing of a Relationship With God

“If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the fire, will he not much more clothe you—you of little faith? So do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ For the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.”

— Matthew 6:30-33, NIV

And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.

— Philippians 4:7, NIV

For it is God who works in you to will and to act in order to fulfill his good purpose.

— Philippians 2:13, NIV

“My God is my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield and the horn of my salvation. He is my stronghold, my refuge and my savior—from violent people you save me. I called to the Lord, who is worthy of praise, and have been saved from my enemies.”

— 2 Samuel 22:3-4, NIV

Then Jesus said to his disciples: “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat; or about your body, what you will wear. For life is more than food, and the body more than clothes. Consider the ravens: They do not sow or reap, they have no storeroom or barn; yet God feeds them. And how much more valuable you are than birds! Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to your life? Since you cannot do this very little thing, why do you worry about the rest?

— Luke 12:22-26, NIV

For the Lord God is a sun and shield; the Lord bestows favor and honor; no good thing does he withhold from those whose walk is blameless. Lord Almighty, blessed is the one who trusts in you.

— Psalm 84:11-13, NIV

Blessed are those whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the Lord their God. He is the Maker of heaven and earth, the sea, and everything in them—he remains faithful forever. He upholds the cause of the oppressed and gives food to the hungry. The Lord sets prisoners free

— Psalm 146:5-7, NIV

The Lord is my shepherd, I lack nothing. He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside quiet waters.

— Psalm 23:1-2, NIV

“So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.”

— Isaiah 41:10, NIV

Blessings From God

The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make his face shine on you and be gracious to you; the LORD turn his face toward you and give you peace.

— Numbers 6:24-26, NIV

He who finds a wife finds what is good and receives favor from the Lord.

— Proverbs 18:22, NIV

And my God will meet all your needs according to the riches of his glory in Christ Jesus.

— Philippians 4:19, NIV

Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change.

— James 1:17, ESV

May God bless us still, so that all the ends of the earth will fear him.

— Psalm 67:7, NIV

Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen.

— Ephesians 3:20-21, NIV

Blessings for Believers

Then Jesus told him, “Because you have seen me, you have believed; blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.”

— John 20:29, NIV

Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord, the people he chose for his inheritance.

— Psalm 33:12, NIV

Let your face shine on your servant; save me in your unfailing love.

— Psalm 31:16, NIV

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law.

— Galatians 5:22-23, NIV

The name of the righteous is used in blessings, but the name of the wicked will rot.

— Proverbs 10:7, NIV

But those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.

— Isaiah 40:31, NIV

May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.

— Romans 15:13, NIV

Blessed is the one who perseveres under trial because, having stood the test, that person will receive the crown of life that the Lord has promised to those who love him.

— James 1:12, NIV

Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in Christ.

— Ephesians 1:3, NIV

Blessed is the one whose transgressions are forgiven, whose sins are covered.

— Psalm 32:1, NIV

Now may the God of peace, who through the blood of the eternal covenant brought back from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great Shepherd of the sheep, equip you with everything good for doing his will, and may he work in us what is pleasing to him, through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.

— Hebrews 13:20-21, NIV

For the Lord takes delight in his people; he crowns the humble with victory.

— Psalm 149:4, NIV

The Lord gives strength to his people; the LORD blesses his people with peace.

— Psalm 29:11, NIV

From the Lord comes deliverance. May your blessing be on your people.

— Psalm 3:8, NIV

Lord, save us! LORD, grant us success! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the LORD. From the house of the LORD we bless you.

— Psalm 118:25-26, NIV

Blessings crown the head of the righteous, but violence overwhelms the mouth of the wicked.

— Proverbs 10:6, NIV

But blessed is the one who trusts in the Lord, whose confidence is in him. They will be like a tree planted by the water that sends out its roots by the stream. It does not fear when heat comes; its leaves are always green. It has no worries in a year of drought and never fails to bear fruit.

— Jeremiah 17:7-8, NIV

Taste and see that the Lord is good; blessed is the one who takes refuge in him.

— Psalm 34:8, NIV

Whoever gives heed to instruction prospers, and blessed is the one who trusts in the Lord.

— Proverbs 16:20, NIV

Blessed are those who keep his statutes and seek him with all their heart.

— Psalm 119:2, NIV

How abundant are the good things that you have stored up for those who fear you, that you bestow in the sight of all, on those who take refuge in you.

— Psalm 31:19, NIV

And God is able to bless you abundantly, so that in all things at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work.

— 2 Corinthians 9:8, NIV

Examples of Blessings in the Bible

“I will make your descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky and will give them all these lands, and through your offspring all nations on earth will be blessed, because Abraham obeyed me and did everything I required of him, keeping my commands, my decrees and my instructions.”

— Genesis 26:4-5, NIV

God blessed them and said to them, “Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it. Rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky and over every living creature that moves on the ground.”

— Genesis 1:28, NIV

Grace and peace to you from God our Father and from the Lord Jesus Christ.

— Romans 1:7b, NIV

When he had led them out to the vicinity of Bethany, he lifted up his hands and blessed them. While he was blessing them, he left them and was taken up into heaven.

— Luke 24:50-51, NIV

“Truly I tell you,” Jesus replied, “no one who has left home or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or fields for me and the gospel will fail to receive a hundred times as much in this present age: homes, brothers, sisters, mothers, children and fields—along with persecutions—and in the age to come eternal life.”

— Mark 10:29-30, NIV

And because the midwives feared God, he gave them families of their own.

— Exodus 1:21, NIV

“His master replied, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Come and share your master’s happiness!’”

— Matthew 25:21, NIV

Mercy, peace and love be yours in abundance.

— Jude 2, NIV

We always thank God for all of you and continually mention you in our prayers.

— 1 Thessalonians 1:2, NIV

For the Lord your God will bless you as he has promised, and you will lend to many nations but will borrow from none. You will rule over many nations but none will rule over you.

— Deuteronomy 15:6, NIV

I will make them and the places surrounding my hill a blessing. I will send down showers in season; there will be showers of blessing.

— Ezekiel 34:26, NIV

For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.

— Jeremiah 29:11, NIV

Worship the Lord your God, and his blessing will be on your food and water. I will take away sickness from among you.

— Exodus 23:25, NIV

Dear friend, I pray that you may enjoy good health and that all may go well with you, even as your soul is getting along well.

— 3 John 2, NIV

When God raised up his servant, he sent him first to you to bless you by turning each of you from your wicked ways.

— Acts 3:26, NIV

“May God give you heaven’s dew and earth’s richness—an abundance of grain and new wine. May nations serve you and peoples bow down to you. Be lord over your brothers, and may the sons of your mother bow down to you. May those who curse you be cursed and those who bless you be blessed.”

— Genesis 27:28-29, NIV

Then God blessed the seventh day and made it holy, because on it he rested from all the work of creating that he had done.

— Genesis 2:3, NIV

Blessings Associated With Obedience

If you follow my decrees and are careful to obey my commands, I will send you rain in its season, and the ground will yield its crops and the trees their fruit.

— Leviticus 26:3-4, NIV

Bring the full tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. And thereby put me to the test, says the Lord of hosts, if I will not open the windows of heaven for you and pour down for you a blessing until there is no more need.

— Malachi 3:10, ESV

Blessed is the one who does not walk in step with the wicked or stand in the way that sinners take or sit in the company of mockers, but whose delight is in the law of the Lord, and who meditates on his law day and night. That person is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither—whatever they do prospers.

— Psalm 1:1-3, NIV

“If you are willing and obedient, you will eat the good things of the land; but if you resist and rebel, you will be devoured by the sword." For the mouth of the Lord has spoken.

— Isaiah 1:19-20, NIV

If you fully obey the Lord your God and carefully follow all his commands I give you today, the Lord your God will set you high above all the nations on earth.

— Deuteronomy 28:1, NIV

And now, Israel, what does the Lord your God ask of you but to fear the Lord your God, to walk in obedience to him, to love him, to serve the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul, and to observe the Lord’s commands and decrees that I am giving you today for your own good?

— Deuteronomy 10:12-13, NIV

When a man's ways please the Lord, he makes even his enemies to be at peace with him.

— Proverbs 16:7, ESV

“And if you faithfully obey the voice of the Lord your God, being careful to do all his commandments that I command you today, the Lord your God will set you high above all the nations of the earth.”

— Deuteronomy 31:8, ESV

Observe what the Lord your God requires: Walk in obedience to him, and keep his decrees and commands, his laws and regulations, as written in the Law of Moses. Do this so that you may prosper in all you do and wherever you go.

— 1 Kings 2:3, NIV

Keep this Book of the Law always on your lips; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. Then you will be prosperous and successful.

— Joshua 1:8, NIV

For I command you today to love the Lord your God, to walk in obedience to him, and to keep his commands, decrees and laws; then you will live and increase, and the Lord your God will bless you in the land you are entering to possess.

— Deuteronomy 30:16, NIV

Hear, O my son, and receive my sayings; and the years of thy life shall be many.

— Proverbs 4:10, KJV

Keep his decrees and commands, which I am giving you today, so that it may go well with you and your children after you and that you may live long in the land the Lord your God gives you for all time.

— Deuteronomy 4:40, NIV

Oh, that their hearts would be inclined to fear me and keep all my commands always, so that it might go well with them and their children forever!

— Deuteronomy 5:29, NIV

If you really change your ways and your actions and deal with each other justly, if you do not oppress the foreigner, the fatherless or the widow and do not shed innocent blood in this place, and if you do not follow other gods to your own harm, then I will let you live in this place, in the land I gave your ancestors for ever and ever.

— Jeremiah 7:5-7, NIV

Blessed is the one whom God corrects; so do not despise the discipline of the Almighty.

— Job 5:17, NIV

Blessed is the one who does not walk in step with the wicked or stand in the way that sinners take or sit in the company of mockers.

— Psalm 1:1, NIV

Honor your father and your mother, so that you may live long in the land the Lord your God is giving you.

— Exodus 20:12, NIV

He holds success in store for the upright, he is a shield to those whose walk is blameless.

— Proverbs 2:7, NIV

But whoever looks intently into the perfect law that gives freedom, and continues in it—not forgetting what they have heard, but doing it—they will be blessed in what they do.

— James 1:25, NIV

Commands to Bless Others

Do not repay evil with evil or insult with insult. On the contrary, repay evil with blessing, because to this you were called so that you may inherit a blessing.

— 1 Peter 3:9, NIV

But to you who are listening I say: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you.

— Luke 6:27-28, NIV

“Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.”

— Luke 6:38, NIV

Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer. Share with the Lord's people who are in need. Practice hospitality. Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse.

— Romans 12:12-14, NIV

The Beatitudes

Now when Jesus saw the crowds, he went up on a mountainside and sat down. His disciples came to him, and he began to teach them.
He said:

“Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.
Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth.
Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.
Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy.
Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.
Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God.
Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of me. Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you.”

— Matthew 5:1-12, NIV

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