Prosperity encompasses many good
things, including favor. When you have
favor, it opens doors for you and causes
things to go your way—even when, in the
natural, it may not seem possible.

Webster’s Dictionary defines favor as
“friendly or kind regard, good will, approval,
unfair partiality or favoritism.” That is what
we, as children of God, receive from our
Father God. He does show us favoritism,
because we’re His kids. When we are
obedient to do what His Word says and
also stand on the promises found there, He
can cause people to show us favor.

Proverbs 12:2 says that a good man finds
favor with God. If we walk in love, mercy,
kindness and truth, we will find favor with
God and man (Proverbs 3:1-6).

We should seek the approval and favor
of God, not man, because “if God be for us,
who can be against us?” (Romans 8:31). God will
make a covering over and defend those
who put their trust in Him. He surrounds
them with a shield of favor (Psalm 5:11-12).
And He “is able to make all grace (every favor and
earthly blessing)” come to us in abundance
(2 Corinthians 9:8-11). When we have favor
with God, people just can’t help but help us.

Genesis 39:2-4
KJV—The Lord was with Joseph, and he
was a prosperous man; and he was in the
house of his master the Egyptian. And his
master saw that the Lord was with him, and
that the Lord made all that he did to prosper
in his hand. And Joseph found grace in
his sight.

Amp—The Lord was with Joseph, and he
[though a slave] was a successful and prosperous
man; and he was in the house of his
master the Egyptian. And his master saw
that the Lord was with him, and that the
Lord made all that he did to flourish and
succeed in his hand. So Joseph pleased
[Potiphar] and found favor in his sight.

Moffatt—The Eternal was with Joseph, and
he prospered; he was kept inside the
household of his master the Egyptian, and
his master noticed that the Eternal was
with him, and that the Eternal prospered
everything he took in hand. Joseph was
popular with him.

NIV—The Lord was with Joseph and he
prospered, and he lived in the house of his
Egyptian master. When his master saw that
the Lord was with him and that the Lord
gave him success in everything he did,
Joseph found favor in his eyes.

Kenneth Copeland Ministries

James 1:5
KJV—If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask
of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and
upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.

Amp—If any of you is deficient in wisdom,
let him ask of the giving God [Who gives] to
every one liberally and ungrudgingly, without
reproaching or faultfinding, and it will
be given him.

Moffatt—Whoever of you is defective in
wisdom, let him ask God who gives to all
men without question or reproach, and the
gift will be his.

NIV—If any of you lacks wisdom, he should
ask God, who gives generously to all without
finding fault, and it will be given to him.

James 3:17
KJV—The wisdom that is from above is first
pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be
intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without
partiality, and without hypocrisy.

Amp—The wisdom from above is first of
all pure (undefiled); then it is peace-loving,
courteous (considerate, gentle). [It is willing
to] yield to reason, full of compassion and
good fruits; it is wholehearted and straightforward,
impartial and unfeigned—free from
doubts, wavering and insincerity.

Moffatt—The wisdom from above is first
of all pure, then peaceable, forbearing,
conciliatory, full of mercy and wholesome
fruit, unambiguous, straightforward.

NIV—The wisdom that comes from
heaven is first of all pure; then peaceloving,
considerate, submissive, full of mercy
and good fruit, impartial and sincere.

Kenneth Copeland Ministries

Psalm 37:25-26

KJV—I have been young, and now am old;
yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken,
nor his seed begging bread. He is ever merciful,
and lendeth; and his seed is blessed.

Amp—I have been young and now am old,
yet have I not seen the [uncompromisingly]
righteous forsaken or his seed begging
bread. All day long he is merciful and deals
graciously; he lends, and his offspring
is blessed.

Moffatt—I have been young and I am old,
but never have I seen good men forsaken;
they always have something to give away,
something wherewith to bless their families.

NIV—I was young and now I am old, yet I
have never seen the righteous forsaken or
their children begging bread. They are always
generous and lend freely; their children
will be blessed.

Psalm 84:1-12

Amp—How lovely are Your tabernacles, O
Lord of hosts! My soul yearns, yes, even
pines and is homesick for the courts of the
Lord; my heart and my flesh cry out and
sing for joy to the living God. Yes, the sparrow
has found a house, and the swallow a
nest for herself, where she may lay her
young, even Your altars, O Lord of hosts,
my King and my God.

Blessed—happy, fortunate [to be envied]—
are those who dwell in Your house and
Your presence; they will be singing Your
praises all the day long. Selah [pause, and
calmly think of that]. Blessed—happy, fortunate
[to be envied]—is the man whose
strength is in You; in whose heart are the
highways to Zion. Passing through the valley
of weeping they make it a place of
springs; the early rain also fills [the pools]
with blessings. They go from strength to
strength—increasing in victorious power;
each of them appears before God in Zion.

O Lord God of hosts, hear my prayer;
give ear, O God of Jacob! Selah [pause, and
calmly think of that]! Behold our shield [the
king as Your agent], O God, and look upon
the face of Your anointed! For a day in
Your courts is better than a thousand [anywhere
else]; I had rather be a doorkeeper
and stand at the threshold in the house of
my God than to dwell [at ease] in the tents
of wickedness.

For the Lord God is a sun and shield; the
Lord bestows [present] grace and favor and
[future] glory—honor, splendor and heavenly
bliss! No good thing will He withhold from
those who walk uprightly. O Lord of hosts,
blessed—happy, fortunate [to be envied]—is
the man who trusts in You, (leaning and
believing on You, committing all and confidently
looking to You, and that without
fear or misgiving)!

Kenneth Copeland Ministries