45 Bible Verses about Goodness
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I had almost given up my hope of seeing the blessing of the Lord in the land of the living.
The year is crowned with the good you give; life-giving rain is dropping from your footsteps,
What may I give to the Lord for all the good things which he has done for me?
I will keep in mind the works of Jah: I will keep the memory of your wonders in the past.
So, for this very cause, take every care; joining virtue to faith, and knowledge to virtue,
Happy is the man of your selection, to whom you give a resting-place in your house; we will be full of the good things out of your holy place.
O how great is your grace, which you have put in store for your worshippers, and which you have made clear to those who had faith in you, before the sons of men!
And he said, I will make all the light of my being come before you, and will make clear to you what I am; I will be kind to those to whom I will be kind, and have mercy on those on whom I will have mercy.
See then that God is good but his rules are fixed: to those who were put away he was hard, but to you he has been good, on the condition that you keep in his mercy; if not, you will be cut off as they were.
For you go before him with the blessings of good things: you put a crown of fair gold on his head.
And this town will be to me for a name of joy, for a praise and a glory before all the nations of the earth, who, hearing of all the good which I am doing for them, will be shaking with fear because of all the good and the peace which I am doing for it.
Most men make no secret of their kind acts: but where is a man of good faith to be seen?
Life and not death will be my part, and I will give out the story of the works of the Lord.
And I myself am certain of you, brothers, that you are full of what is good, complete in all knowledge, able to give direction to one another.
Do not keep in mind my sins when I was young, or my wrongdoing: let your memory of me be full of mercy, O Lord, because of your righteousness.
Give an answer to my words, O Lord; for your mercy is good: be turned to me, because of your great pity.
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, a quiet mind, kind acts, well-doing, faith,
(Because the fruit of the light is in all righteousness and in everything which is good and true),
Mercy and faith have come together; righteousness and peace have given one another a kiss.
With knowledge of the good word of God, and of the powers of the coming time,
And if you come with us, we will give you a part in whatever good the Lord does for us.
Let men give praise to the Lord for his mercy, and for the wonders which he does for the children of men!
Or is it nothing to you that God had pity on you, waiting and putting up with you for so long, not seeing that in his pity God's desire is to give you a change of heart?
But without your approval I would do nothing; so that your good works might not be forced, but done freely from your heart.
May the Lord be good and true to you: and I myself will see that your kind act is rewarded, because you have done this thing.
I will give the priests their desired fat things, and my people will have a full measure of my good things, says the Lord.
Because by his power he has given us everything necessary for life and righteousness, through the knowledge of him who has been our guide by his glory and virtue;
He makes your mouth full of good things, so that your strength is made new again like the eagle's.
But he was not without witness, because he did good, and gave you rain from heaven and times of fruit, making your hearts full of food and joy.
Take my soul out of prison, so that I may give praise to your name: the upright will give praise because of me; for you have given me a full reward.
Why do you take pride in wrongdoing, lifting yourself up against the upright man all the day?
My mouth will make clear your righteousness and your salvation all the day; for they are more than may be measured.
From Thematic Bible
fruit of the Spirit » Goodness
And I myself am certain of you, brothers, that you are full of what is good, complete in all knowledge, able to give direction to one another.
So, for this very cause, take every care; joining virtue to faith, and knowledge to virtue,
Goodness » Good people
He whose heart is turned away will have the reward of his ways in full measure; but a good man will have the reward of his doings.
The good man out of his good store gives good things; and the evil man out of his evil store gives evil things.
For no good tree gives bad fruit, and no bad tree gives good fruit. For every tree is judged by its fruit. Men do not get figs from thorns, or grapes from blackberry plants. The good man, out of the good store of his heart, gives good things; and the evil man, out of his evil store, gives evil: for out of the full store of the heart come the words of the mouth.
A good man has grace in the eyes of the Lord; but the man of evil designs gets punishment from him.
For even as the Father has life in himself, so he has given to the Son to have life in himself. And he has given him authority to be judge because he is the Son of man. Do not be surprised at this: for the time is coming when his voice will come to all who are in the place of the dead, read more.
And they will come out; those who have done good, into the new life; and those who have done evil, to be judged.
Goodness » Doing good
So then, as we have the chance, let us do good to all men, and specially to those who are of the family of the faith.
But I say to you who give ear to me, Have love for those who are against you, do good to those who have hate for you, Give blessing to those who give you curses, say prayers for those who are cruel to you.
Let no one give evil for evil; but ever go after what is good, for one another and for all.
You have knowledge that it was said, Have love for your neighbour, and hate for him who is against you: But I say to you, Have love for those who are against you, and make prayer for those who are cruel to you;
Goodness » Overcoming evil with good
Do not give evil for evil to any man. Let all your business be well ordered in the eyes of all men. As far as it is possible for you be at peace with all men. Do not give punishment for wrongs done to you, dear brothers, but give way to the wrath of God; for it is said in the holy Writings, Punishment is mine, I will give reward, says the Lord. read more.
But if one who has hate for you is in need of food or of drink, give it to him, for in so doing you will put coals of fire on his head. Do not let evil overcome you, but overcome evil by good.
Topics on Goodness
God, Goodness Of
Mark 10:18And Jesus said to him, Why do you say I am good? no one is good but one, and that is God.
Goodness As A Fruit Of The Spirit
Galatians 5:22But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, a quiet mind, kind acts, well-doing, faith,