15 Bible Verses about Goodness
Most Relevant Verses
For this very reason do your best to add to your faith manliness, and to manliness knowledge,
Fix your gaze, therefore, on the goodness and the severity of God; towards those who fell, severity, but towards you, God's goodness, if you continue stedfast in his goodness; otherwise you, too, will be cut off.
And I myself also am confident regarding you, my brothers, that you yourselves are already full of goodness, filled with all knowledge, and well able to give advice to one another.
But the harvest-fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, long-suffering, kindness, goodness, fidelity, gentleness, and self-control;
Lead the life of children of light, for the fruit of the light consists in every kind of goodness and uprightness and truth.
and become partakers of the Holy Spirit, and tasted the good word of God, and the powers of the Future Age,
Or do you despise the riches of his kindness and forbearance and long patience? Do you not know that the kindness of God is leading you to repentance?
But without your consent I was unwilling to do anything, so that your kindness to me might be of your own free will, and not of compulsion.
For his power divine has granted to us everything needful for life and godliness, through the knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and virtue.
and yet he left not himself without witness, in that he did good, and gave you rain from heaven and fruitful seasons, filling your hearts with food and gladness."
From Thematic Bible
fruit of the Spirit » Goodness
And I myself also am confident regarding you, my brothers, that you yourselves are already full of goodness, filled with all knowledge, and well able to give advice to one another.
For this very reason do your best to add to your faith manliness, and to manliness knowledge,
Goodness » Good people
"A good man out of his good treasure brings forth good; and from his evil treasure a bad man brings out evil.
"For there is not good tree which bears worthless fruit, nor again any worthless tree which bears good fruit; for each tree is known by its own fruit. "You do not gather figs from thorns, and grapes are not plucked from a bramble-bush. "The good man out of the good treasure-house of his heart brings forth good; and the evil man out of the evil treasure-house of his heart brings forth evil; for the mouth speaks out of the abundance of the heart.
"For as the Father has life in himself, so also has he granted to the Son to have life in himself. "And he has given him authority to pronounce judgment, because he is Son of man. "Do not wonder at this, because an hour is coming in which all who are in their graves shall hear his voice and shall come forth again; read more.
"those who have done good into a resurrection of life, and those who have practised evil to a resurrection of condemnation.
Goodness » Doing good
So then, as we have opportunity, let is do good to all men, but especially to those who are of the household of faith.
"But to you who are listening to me I say, Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, Bless those who curse you, pray for those who calumniate you.
Take care that none of you ever return evil for evil, but always pursue what is kind to one another and to all.
"You have heard that it was said, "You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy." "But I say to you, love your enemies, and pray for those who persecute you.
Goodness » Overcoming evil with good
Do not pay back evil for evil. Aim to do what is honorable in the eyes of all. If it be possible, so far as it lies with you, be at peace with all men. Never revenge yourself, beloved, but leave the field clear for God's wrath; for it is written, "Vengeance is mine, I will repay," says the Lord. read more.
On the contrary, therefore, If your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him drink; for by so doing you will be heaping burning coals on his head. Do not be overcome by evil, but be overcoming evil with good.
Topics on Goodness
God, Goodness Of
Mark 10:18Jesus said to him. "Why do you call me 'good'? No one is good save one, God himself.
Goodness As A Fruit Of The Spirit
Galatians 5:22But the harvest-fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, long-suffering, kindness, goodness, fidelity, gentleness, and self-control;
Related Topics
- Abundance
- Excellence
- Finding Love
- Generosity, God's
- God Doing Good
- God's Faithfulness
- God's Salvation Made Known
- God's attitude towards people
- God, Goodness Of
- God, The Provider
- Goodness As A Fruit Of The Spirit
- Kindness
- Kindness As A Fruit Of The Spirit
- Mercy
- Mercy And Grace
- Overcoming
- Plenty Through God
- Scripture
- Spiritual crowns
- The Grace Of God
- The Soul
- Unkindness
- Crowns
- Devotion
- Experience
- Graciousness
- Rejuvenation
- Soul
- Steadfast
- 3 more topics on Goodness
