Genesis 6:8

But the Lord was pleased with Noah.

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In The King James Version

But Noah found grace in the eyes of the LORD.

In Context

7So the Lord said, “I'm going to wipe out these people I created from the earth, and not only them but also the animals, the creatures that run along the ground, and the birds, because I'm sorry I made them.”

9This is the story of Noah and his family. Noah was a man of integrity, living a moral life among the people of his time. He had a close relationship with God.

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Cross References

Genesis 19:19“If you don't mind, since you have already been so kind to me by saving my life, don't make me run to the mountains—I just can't make it. The destruction will overtake me and I'll die!

Psalms 84:11For the Lord God is our sun and shield, and he gives us grace and honor. The Lord doesn't hold back anything good from those who do right.

Proverbs 3:4That way you'll gain a good reputation and be appreciated by both God and people.

Proverbs 12:2The Lord blesses the good, but he condemns anyone with evil schemes.

Luke 1:30“Don't worry, Mary,” the angel went on, “for God has shown his graciousness to you.

Romans 4:4Whoever works gets paid—it's not considered as a gift, but because they've earned their wages.

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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