Genesis 6:8

But Noah had grace in the eyes of God.

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In The King James Version

But Noah found grace in the eyes of the LORD.

In Context

7And the Lord said, I will take away man, whom I have made, from the face of the earth, even man and beast and that which goes on the earth and every bird of the air; for I have sorrow for having made them.

9These are the generations of Noah. Noah was an upright man and without sin in his generation: he went in the ways of God.

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Cross References

Genesis 19:19See now, your servant has had grace in your eyes and great is your mercy in keeping my life from destruction, but I am not able to get as far as the mountain before evil overtakes me and death;

Psalms 84:11\84:10\For a day in your house is better than a thousand. It is better to be a door-keeper in the house of my God, than to be living in the tents of sin.

Proverbs 3:4So you will have grace and a good name in the eyes of God and men.

Proverbs 12:2A good man has grace in the eyes of the Lord; but the man of evil designs gets punishment from him.

Luke 1:30And the angel said to her, Have no fear, Mary, for you have God's approval.

Romans 4:4Now, the reward is credited to him who does works, not as of grace but as a debt.

Matthew Henry on Genesis 6:7-8

Mankind Threatened with Destruction. ( b. c. 2469.) 6 And it repented the Lord that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart. 7 And the Lord said, I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth; both man, and beast, and the creeping thing, and the fowls of the air; for it repenteth me that I have made them. Here is, I. God's resentment of man's wickedness. He did not see it as an unconcerned spectator, but as one injured and affronted by it; he saw it as a tender father sees… Read the whole commentary →

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