61 Bible Verses about God, Goodness Of
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And Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is, God.
And he said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is, God: but if thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments.
Thou art good, and doest good; teach me thy statutes.
For a multitude of the people, even many of Ephraim, and Manasseh, Issachar, and Zebulun, had not cleansed themselves, yet did they eat the passover otherwise than it was written. But Hezekiah prayed for them, saying, The good LORD pardon every one
Thou gavest also thy good spirit to instruct them, and withheldest not thy manna from their mouth, and gavest them water for their thirst.
Teach me to do thy will; for thou art my God: thy spirit is good; lead me into the land of uprightness.
How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and with power: who went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed of the devil; for God was with him.
Or despisest thou the riches of his goodness and forbearance and longsuffering; not knowing that the goodness of God leadeth thee to repentance?
For every creature of God is good, and nothing to be refused, if it be received with thanksgiving:
And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness.
For thou, Lord, art good, and ready to forgive; and plenteous in mercy unto all them that call upon thee.
O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good; for his mercy endureth for ever.
Praise ye the LORD. O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.
Remember not the sins of my youth, nor my transgressions: according to thy mercy remember thou me for thy goodness' sake, O LORD. Good and upright is the LORD: therefore will he teach sinners in the way.
Hear me, O LORD; for thy lovingkindness is good: turn unto me according to the multitude of thy tender mercies.
For the LORD is good; his mercy is everlasting; and his truth endureth to all generations.
Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.
And they told him, and said, We came unto the land whither thou sentest us, and surely it floweth with milk and honey; and this is the fruit of it.
For the LORD thy God bringeth thee into a good land, a land of brooks of water, of fountains and depths that spring out of valleys and hills;
And thou shalt rejoice in every good thing which the LORD thy God hath given unto thee, and unto thine house, thou, and the Levite, and the stranger that is among you.
But Christ being come an high priest of good things to come, by a greater and more perfect tabernacle, not made with hands, that is to say, not of this building;
And, behold, this day I am going the way of all the earth: and ye know in all your hearts and in all your souls, that not one thing hath failed of all the good things which the LORD your God spake concerning you; all are come to pass unto you, and not one thing hath failed thereof. Therefore it shall come to pass, that as all good things are come upon you, which the LORD your God promised you; so shall the LORD bring upon you all evil things, until he have destroyed you from off this good land which the LORD your God hath given you.
And now, O Lord GOD, thou art that God, and thy words be true, and thou hast promised this goodness unto thy servant:
Blessed be the LORD, that hath given rest unto his people Israel, according to all that he promised: there hath not failed one word of all his good promise, which he promised by the hand of Moses his servant.
For thus saith the LORD, That after seventy years be accomplished at Babylon I will visit you, and perform my good word toward you, in causing you to return to this place.
The law of the LORD is perfect, converting the soul: the testimony of the LORD is sure, making wise the simple.
And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.
The LORD is good, a strong hold in the day of trouble; and he knoweth them that trust in him.
And he said, I will make all my goodness pass before thee, and I will proclaim the name of the LORD before thee; and will be gracious to whom I will be gracious, and will shew mercy on whom I will shew mercy.
And on the three and twentieth day of the seventh month he sent the people away into their tents, glad and merry in heart for the goodness that the LORD had shewed unto David, and to Solomon, and to Israel his people.
Then came there unto him all his brethren, and all his sisters, and all they that had been of his acquaintance before, and did eat bread with him in his house: and they bemoaned him, and comforted him over all the evil that the LORD had brought upon him: every man also gave him a piece of money, and every one an earring of gold.
Oh how great is thy goodness, which thou hast laid up for them that fear thee; which thou hast wrought for them that trust in thee before the sons of men! Thou shalt hide them in the secret of thy presence from the pride of man: thou shalt keep them secretly in a pavilion from the strife of tongues.
For the LORD God is a sun and shield: the LORD will give grace and glory: no good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly.
Shew me a token for good; that they which hate me may see it, and be ashamed: because thou, LORD, hast holpen me, and comforted me.
Seek good, and not evil, that ye may live: and so the LORD, the God of hosts, shall be with you, as ye have spoken. Hate the evil, and love the good, and establish judgment in the gate: it may be that the LORD God of hosts will be gracious unto the remnant of Joseph.
And I will make an everlasting covenant with them, that I will not turn away from them, to do them good; but I will put my fear in their hearts, that they shall not depart from me.
Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the LORD for ever.
I had fainted, unless I had believed to see the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living.
If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father which is in heaven give good things to them that ask him?
If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children: how much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him?
Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ:
But as for you, ye thought evil against me; but God meant it unto good, to bring to pass, as it is this day, to save much people alive.
Him, being delivered by the determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God, ye have taken, and by wicked hands have crucified and slain: Whom God hath raised up, having loosed the pains of death: because it was not possible that he should be holden of it.
And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.
For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory;
For they verily for a few days chastened us after their own pleasure; but he for our profit, that we might be partakers of his holiness.
Praise the LORD; for the LORD is good: sing praises unto his name; for it is pleasant.
When thou hast eaten and art full, then thou shalt bless the LORD thy God for the good land which he hath given thee.
It came even to pass, as the trumpeters and singers were as one, to make one sound to be heard in praising and thanking the LORD; and when they lifted up their voice with the trumpets and cymbals and instruments of musick, and praised the LORD, saying, For he is good; for his mercy endureth for ever: that then the house was filled with a cloud, even the house of the LORD;
And when all the children of Israel saw how the fire came down, and the glory of the LORD upon the house, they bowed themselves with their faces to the ground upon the pavement, and worshipped, and praised the LORD, saying, For he is good; for his mercy endureth for ever.
O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.
They shall abundantly utter the memory of thy great goodness, and shall sing of thy righteousness.
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Being Devoted to God » Grounded upon » God, Goodness of
Only fear the LORD, and serve him in truth with all your heart: for consider how great things he hath done for you.
Creation » Exhibits » God, Goodness of
Delighting in God » Saints' experience, in » God, Goodness of
And they took strong cities, and a fat land, and possessed houses full of all goods, wells digged, vineyards, and oliveyards, and fruit trees in abundance: so they did eat, and were filled, and became fat, and delighted themselves in thy great goodness.
Godly Fear » Motives to » God, Goodness of
Only fear the LORD, and serve him in truth with all your heart: for consider how great things he hath done for you.
God, Goodness of » Declared to be » Satisfying
Blessed is the man whom thou choosest, and causest to approach unto thee, that he may dwell in thy courts: we shall be satisfied with the goodness of thy house, even of thy holy temple.
Therefore they shall come and sing in the height of Zion, and shall flow together to the goodness of the LORD, for wheat, and for wine, and for oil, and for the young of the flock and of the herd: and their soul shall be as a watered garden; and they shall not sorrow any more at all.
And I will satiate the soul of the priests with fatness, and my people shall be satisfied with my goodness, saith the LORD.
God, Goodness of » Is part of his character
The LORD is good, a strong hold in the day of trouble; and he knoweth them that trust in him.
And he said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is, God: but if thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments.
Good and upright is the LORD: therefore will he teach sinners in the way.
God, Goodness of » Manifested » In forgiving sins
For thou, Lord, art good, and ready to forgive; and plenteous in mercy unto all them that call upon thee.
For a multitude of the people, even many of Ephraim, and Manasseh, Issachar, and Zebulun, had not cleansed themselves, yet did they eat the passover otherwise than it was written. But Hezekiah prayed for them, saying, The good LORD pardon every one
God, Goodness of » Manifested » To his church
Oh how great is thy goodness, which thou hast laid up for them that fear thee; which thou hast wrought for them that trust in thee before the sons of men!
God, Goodness of » Declared to be » Great
For how great is his goodness, and how great is his beauty! corn shall make the young men cheerful, and new wine the maids.
For they have not served thee in their kingdom, and in thy great goodness that thou gavest them, and in the large and fat land which thou gavest before them, neither turned they from their wicked works.
God, Goodness of » Magnify
The voice of joy, and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom, and the voice of the bride, the voice of them that shall say, Praise the LORD of hosts: for the LORD is good; for his mercy endureth for ever: and of them that shall bring the sacrifice of praise into the house of the LORD. For I will cause to return the captivity of the land, as at the first, saith the LORD.
Oh that men would praise the LORD for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men!
God, Goodness of » Declared to be » Universal
That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust.
God, Goodness of » Manifested » In doing good
Thou art good, and doest good; teach me thy statutes.
God, Goodness of » Declared to be » Rich
O LORD, how manifold are thy works! in wisdom hast thou made them all: the earth is full of thy riches.
Or despisest thou the riches of his goodness and forbearance and longsuffering; not knowing that the goodness of God leadeth thee to repentance?
God, Goodness of » Recognize, in his dealings
And by the good hand of our God upon us they brought us a man of understanding, of the sons of Mahli, the son of Levi, the son of Israel; and Sherebiah, with his sons and his brethren, eighteen;
Then I told them of the hand of my God which was good upon me; as also the king's words that he had spoken unto me. And they said, Let us rise up and build. So they strengthened their hands for this good work.
God, Goodness of » Reverence
Afterward shall the children of Israel return, and seek the LORD their God, and David their king; and shall fear the LORD and his goodness in the latter days.
And it shall be to me a name of joy, a praise and an honour before all the nations of the earth, which shall hear all the good that I do unto them: and they shall fear and tremble for all the goodness and for all the prosperity that I procure unto it.
God, Goodness of » Declared to be » Abundant
And the LORD passed by before him, and proclaimed, The LORD, The LORD God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abundant in goodness and truth,
God, Goodness of » Declared to be » Enduring
Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the LORD for ever.
{To the chief Musician, Maschil, A Psalm of David, when Doeg the Edomite came and told Saul, and said unto him, David is come to the house of Ahimelech.} Why boastest thou thyself in mischief, O mighty man? the goodness of God endureth continually.
God, Goodness of » Pray for the manifestation of
Wherefore also we pray always for you, that our God would count you worthy of this calling, and fulfil all the good pleasure of his goodness, and the work of faith with power:
God, Goodness of » The wicked disregard
For they have not served thee in their kingdom, and in thy great goodness that thou gavest them, and in the large and fat land which thou gavest before them, neither turned they from their wicked works.
God, Goodness of » Manifested » In providing for the poor
Thy congregation hath dwelt therein: thou, O God, hast prepared of thy goodness for the poor.
God, Goodness of » Manifested » In supplying temporal wants
Nevertheless he left not himself without witness, in that he did good, and gave us rain from heaven, and fruitful seasons, filling our hearts with food and gladness.
God, Goodness of » Urge others to confide in
God, Goodness of » Leads to repentance
Or despisest thou the riches of his goodness and forbearance and longsuffering; not knowing that the goodness of God leadeth thee to repentance?
God, Goodness of » Despise not
Or despisest thou the riches of his goodness and forbearance and longsuffering; not knowing that the goodness of God leadeth thee to repentance?
Repentance » We should be led to, by » God, Goodness of
Or despisest thou the riches of his goodness and forbearance and longsuffering; not knowing that the goodness of God leadeth thee to repentance?
Trust » Encouragements to » God, Goodness of
The LORD is good, a strong hold in the day of trouble; and he knoweth them that trust in him.