Thematic Bible: The goodness of the lord
Thematic Bible
The goodness of the lord » The lord being good
Teach me to do thy will; for thou art my God: let thy good Spirit lead me in a plain country.
Jehovah is good, a stronghold in the day of trouble; and he knoweth them that trust in him.
Taste and see that Jehovah is good: blessed is the man that trusteth in him!
For thou, Lord, art good, and ready to forgive, and art of great loving-kindness unto all that call upon thee.
there shall again be heard the voice of mirth and the voice of joy, the voice of the bridegroom and the voice of the bride, the voice of them that say, Give ye thanks unto Jehovah of hosts; for Jehovah is good, for his loving-kindness endureth for ever, of them that bring thanksgiving unto the house of Jehovah. For I will turn the captivity of the land as in the beginning, saith Jehovah.
Good and upright is Jehovah; therefore will he instruct sinners in the way:
And Jehovah passed by before his face, and proclaimed, Jehovah, Jehovah God merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abundant in goodness and truth,
Give thanks unto Jehovah, for he is good; For his loving-kindness endureth for ever.
Give ye thanks unto Jehovah; for he is good; for his loving-kindness endureth for ever.
Give ye thanks unto Jehovah; for he is good; for his loving-kindness endureth for ever.
Give ye thanks unto Jehovah, for he is good; for his loving-kindness endureth for ever:
For Jehovah is good; his loving-kindness endureth for ever; and his faithfulness from generation to generation.
TETH. Thou hast dealt well with thy servant, O Jehovah, according to thy word. Teach me good discernment and knowledge; for I have believed in thy commandments. Before I was afflicted I went astray, but now I keep thy word. read more.
Thou art good, and doest good; teach me thy statutes.
Thou art good, and doest good; teach me thy statutes.
The goodness of the lord » The reward for doing good
Confide in Jehovah, and do good; dwell in the land, and feed on faithfulness;
Ye have heard that it has been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour and hate thine enemy. But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who insult you and persecute you, that ye may be the sons of your Father who is in the heavens; for he makes his sun rise on evil and good, and sends rain on just and unjust.
Thus saith Jehovah: Stand in the ways and see, and ask for the ancient paths, which is the good way, and walk therein, and ye shall find rest for your souls. But they said, We will not walk therein.
Bondmen, obey masters according to flesh, with fear and trembling, in simplicity of your heart as to the Christ; not with eye-service as men-pleasers; but as bondmen of Christ, doing the will of God from the soul, serving with good will as to the Lord, and not to men; read more.
knowing that whatever good each shall do, this he shall receive of the Lord, whether bond or free.
knowing that whatever good each shall do, this he shall receive of the Lord, whether bond or free.
And thou shalt do what is right and good in the sight of Jehovah, that it may be well with thee, and that thou mayest enter in and possess the good land which Jehovah swore unto thy fathers,
And if ye do good to those that do good to you, what thank is it to you? for even sinners do the same. And if ye lend to those from whom ye hope to receive, what thank is it to you? for even sinners lend to sinners that they may receive the like. But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing in return, and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be sons of the Highest; for he is good to the unthankful and wicked.
Let every soul be subject to the authorities that are above him. For there is no authority except from God; and those that exist are set up by God. So that he that sets himself in opposition to the authority resists the ordinance of God; and they who thus resist shall bring sentence of guilt on themselves. For rulers are not a terror to a good work, but to an evil one. Dost thou desire then not to be afraid of the authority? practise what is good, and thou shalt have praise from it;
The goodness of the lord » There being none that do good
{To the chief Musician. On Mahalath: an instruction. Of David.} The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God! They have corrupted themselves, and have done abominable iniquity: there is none that doeth good.
Surely there is not a righteous man upon earth, that doeth good and sinneth not.
What then? are we better? No, in no wise: for we have before charged both Jews and Greeks with being all under sin: according as it is written, There is not a righteous man, not even one; there is not the man that understands, there is not one that seeks after God. read more.
All have gone out of the way, they have together become unprofitable; there is not one that practises goodness, there is not so much as one:
All have gone out of the way, they have together become unprofitable; there is not one that practises goodness, there is not so much as one:
{To the chief Musician. A Psalm of David.} The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. They have corrupted themselves, they have done abominable works: there is none that doeth good. Jehovah looked down from the heavens upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, that did seek God. They have all gone aside, they are together become corrupt: there is none that doeth good, not even one. read more.
Have all the workers of iniquity no knowledge, eating up my people as they eat bread? They call not upon Jehovah.
Have all the workers of iniquity no knowledge, eating up my people as they eat bread? They call not upon Jehovah.
And lo, one coming up said to him, Teacher, what good thing shall I do that I may have life eternal? And he said to him, What askest thou me concerning goodness? one is good. But if thou wouldest enter into life, keep the commandments.
The goodness of the lord » What brings forth good fruit
So every good tree produces good fruits, but the worthless tree produces bad fruits. A good tree cannot produce bad fruits, nor a worthless tree produce good fruits. Every tree not producing good fruit is cut down and cast into the fire. read more.
By their fruits then surely ye shall know them.
By their fruits then surely ye shall know them.
The good man out of the good treasure brings forth good things; and the wicked man out of the wicked treasure brings forth wicked things.
For there is no good tree which produces corrupt fruit, nor a corrupt tree which produces good fruit; for every tree is known by its own fruit, for figs are not gathered from thorns, nor grapes vintaged from a bramble. The good man, out of the good treasure of his heart, brings forth good; and the wicked man out of the wicked, brings forth what is wicked: for out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks.
on account of the hope which is laid up for you in the heavens; of which ye heard before in the word of the truth of the glad tidings, which are come to you, as they are in all the world, and are bearing fruit and growing, even as also among you, from the day ye heard them and knew indeed the grace of God, in truth:
The goodness of the lord » Who to do good to
So then, as we have occasion, let us do good towards all, and specially towards those of the household of faith.
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Ye have heard that it has been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour and hate thine enemy. But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who insult you and persecute you, that ye may be the sons of your Father who is in the heavens; for he makes his sun rise on evil and good, and sends rain on just and unjust.
But to you that hear I say, Love your enemies; do good to those that hate you; bless those that curse you; pray for those who use you despitefully.
The goodness of the lord » Who shall find good
He that giveth heed to the word shall find good; and whoso confideth in Jehovah, happy is he.
He that getteth sense loveth his own soul; he that keepeth understanding shall find good.
The goodness of the lord » Who does not find any good
He that hath a perverse heart findeth no good; and he that shifteth about with his tongue falleth into evil.
The goodness of the lord » Those that seek good
He that is earnest after good seeketh favour; but he that searcheth for mischief, it shall come upon him.
The goodness of the lord » Those that call good evil
Woe unto them who call evil good, and good evil; who put darkness for light, and light for darkness; who put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!
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