Looking kindly upon someone or treating someone with special regard. Favour can be gained by means of good character, gifts, service or through the intervention of God. Scripture warns against undue favouritism.

1 Samuel 2:26

Examples of those who were regarded with favour by others

OT characters

1 Samuel 16:18,21-22; 18:6-7; 20:3

Samuel

David:

Esther 2:15,17
Daniel 1:9

Esther:

Luke 2:52

Daniel

Jesus Christ

See also

Acts 2:47

The first Christians

Romans 14:18
Ruth 2:13-16

Finding favour can lead to being treated with special regard

See also

Proverbs 16:15; 19:12
Nehemiah 2:5

Being held in favour can create an opportunity for a request to be made

See also

Genesis 30:27; 47:29-30; 50:4-6
Numbers 32:5
Ruth 2:2
1 Samuel 20:28-29; 27:5
Esther 7:3; 8:5
Proverbs 3:3-4

Finding favour with others

See also

Through good character

Proverbs 13:15; 28:23
Ecclesiastes 9:11
Philemon 1:14
Genesis 32:5; 33:8-11,15; 34:11-12
Psalms 45:12

Through the giving of gifts

Proverbs 19:6
Ezekiel 16:33-34
Genesis 39:3-4

See also

Through service rendered

2 Samuel 14:19-22
Ephesians 6:6
Genesis 39:21

pp Col 3:22

Exodus 3:21; 11:3; 12:36

Through the intervention of God

Nehemiah 1:11
Leviticus 19:15

Warnings against favouritism

1 Timothy 5:21

See also

Exodus 23:3
Deuteronomy 1:17
Job 13:10
Proverbs 24:23-25
Malachi 2:9
James 2:1-4,9

See also

1055 God, grace & mercy
2027 Christ, grace & mercy
5263 communication
5325 gifts
5863 flattery
5919 popularity
6606 access to God
6672 grace, in human relationships
8291 kindness
8754 fear