'Approval' in the Bible

If you do this, and God gives approval, then you will be able to go on without weariness, and all this people will go to their tents in peace.

May the Lord's approval be resting on you and may he give you peace.

And they said, With your approval, let this land be given to your servants as their heritage: do not take us over Jordan.

He said about Naphtali:Naphtali, enjoying approval,full of the Lord’s blessing,take possession to the west and the south.

The priest said to them, “Go in peace; your way in which you are going has the Lord’s approval.”

And it was in my mind to give you the chance of taking it, with the approval of those seated here and of the responsible men of my people. If you are ready to do what it is right for a relation to do, then do it: but if you will not do it, say so to me now; for there is no one who has the right to do it but you, and after you myself. And he said, I will do it.

And the young Samuel, becoming older, had the approval of the Lord and of men.

Have I attacked this place to destroy it without the Lord’s approval? The Lord said to me, ‘Attack this land and destroy it.’”

They swore their allegiance to the Lord, shouting their approval loudly and sounding trumpets and horns.

Accordingly, with your approval we suggest that a search be conducted within the king's treasury at Babylon to verify whether or not King Cyrus ever issued such a decree to reconstruct this Temple of God in Jerusalem. Then please notify us concerning the king's pleasure in this matter.

And I said to the king, If it is the king's pleasure, and if your servant has your approval, send me to Judah, to the town where the bodies of my fathers are at rest, so that I may take in hand the building of it.

“If it meets the king’s approval, he should personally issue a royal decree. Let it be recorded in the laws of Persia and Media, so that it cannot be revoked: Vashti is not to enter King Ahasuerus’s presence, and her royal position is to be given to another woman who is more worthy than she.

Esther was the daughter of Abihail, the uncle of Mordecai who had adopted her as his own daughter. When her turn came to go to the king, she did not ask for anything except what Hegai, the king’s trusted official in charge of the harem, suggested. Esther won approval in the sight of everyone who saw her.

The king loved Esther more than all the other women. She won more favor and approval from him than did any of the other young women. He placed the royal crown on her head and made her queen in place of Vashti.

As soon as the king saw Queen Esther standing in the courtyard, she won his approval. The king extended the gold scepter in his hand toward Esther, and she approached and touched the tip of the scepter.

If I have the king's approval, and if it is the king's pleasure to give me my prayer and do my request, let the king and Haman come to the feast which I will make ready for them, and tomorrow I will do as the king has said.

Queen Esther answered, “If I have obtained your approval, my king, and if the king is pleased, spare my life—this is my request; and spare my people—this is my desire.

She said, “If it pleases the king, and I have found approval before him, if the matter seems right to the king and I am pleasing in his sight, let a royal edict be written. Let it revoke the documents the scheming Haman son of Hammedatha the Agagite, wrote to destroy the Jews who are in all the king’s provinces.

For you gave approval to my right and my cause; you were seated in your high place judging in righteousness.

And the daughters of Tyre will be there with an offering; those who have wealth among the people will be looking for your approval.

The earth has yielded its harvest [as evidence of His approval];God, our God, blesses us.

Restore us, O God;Cause Your face to shine on us [with favor and approval], and we will be saved.

Restore us, O Lord God of hosts;Cause Your face to shine on us [in favor and approval], and we shall be saved.

Show me a sign of [Your] goodwill,That those who hate me may see it and be ashamed,Because You, O Lord, helped and comforted me.

Know and fully recognize with gratitude that the Lord Himself is God;It is He who has made us, not we ourselves [and we are His].We are His people and the sheep of His pasture.

Wise behaviour gets approval, but the way of the false is their destruction.

In the light of the king's face there is life; and his approval is like a cloud of spring rain.

Whoever gets a wife gets a good thing, and has the approval of the Lord.

Great numbers will make attempts to get the approval of a ruler: and every man is the special friend of him who has something to give.

The king's wrath is like the loud cry of a lion, but his approval is like dew on the grass.

He who says words of protest to a man will later have more approval than one who says smooth words with his tongue.

The approval of a ruler is desired by great numbers: but the decision in a man's cause comes from the Lord.

Have I attacked this land to destroy it without the Lord’s approval? The Lord said to me, ‘Attack this land and destroy it.’”

Indeed, we are going to continue offering sacrifices to the Queen of Heaven and pouring out liquid offerings to her. And do you think we have made cakes to represent her or poured out liquid offerings for her without our husbands' approval?"

They have installed kings,but not through Me.They have appointed leaders,but without My approval.They make their silver and goldinto idols for themselvesfor their own destruction.

And when you give what is blind for an offering, it is no evil! and when you give what is damaged and ill, it is no evil! Give it now to your ruler; will he be pleased with you, or will you have his approval? says the Lord of armies.

And now, make request for the grace of God so that he may have mercy on us: this has been your doing: will he give his approval to any of you? says the Lord of armies.