'Do Good' in the Bible

And he will do good to Abram on account of her; and there shall be to him sheep and oxen and he-asses, and servants and maids, and she-asses and camels.

And Jacob saith, 'God of my father Abraham, and God of my father Isaac, Jehovah who saith unto me, Turn back to thy land, and to thy kindred, and I do good with thee:

and Thou -- Thou hast said, I certainly do good with thee, and have set thy seed as the sand of the sea, which is not numbered because of the multitude.'

Or if a soul swear, pronouncing with his lips to do evil, or to do good, whatsoever it be that a man shall pronounce with an oath, and it be hid from him; when he knoweth of it, then he shall be guilty in one of these.

and it shall be if thou wilt go with us, - yea it shall be that with the very good wherewith Yahweh shall do us good, will we do good unto thee.

If Balak gave me his house full of silver and gold, I could not go beyond the commandment of Jehovah to do good or bad out of my heart: what Jehovah shall say, that will I speak?

the one {feeding you} manna in the desert, [food] that your ancestors did not know, in order to humble you and in order to test you [so that he could] do good to you {in the future}.

This is what will happen: Just as the Lord delighted to do good for you and make you numerous, he will take delight in destroying and decimating you. You will be uprooted from the land you are about to possess.

Then Micah said, "Now know I that Yahweh will do good to me, since I have a Levite to my priest."

And they will sit down and eat, they two together, and drink: and the girl's father will say to the man, Be willing, now, and lodge, and do good to thy heart.

And now may Jehovah do kindness and truth to you. And I also do good to you, because you have done this thing.

{The crossing took place} to bring the household of the king over and to do good in his eyes. Then Shimei the son of Gera fell before the king when he crossed over the Jordan,

And also the king's servants came to bless our lord king David, saying. Thy God will do good to the name of Solomon above thy name, and he will magnify his throne above thy throne. And the king will worship upon the bed.

But when Sanballat the Horonite and his servant Tobiah the Ammonite heard of this, they were greatly distressed because someone had come to do good for the Israelis.

Then I told them how good my God had been to me, and about what the king had told me. They replied, "Let's get out there and build!" So they encouraged themselves to do good.

Should he argue in talk [that] is not profitable or [in] words with which he cannot do good?

He did evil to the barren; she will not bear: andhewill not do good to the widow.

whether it be to punish any land, or to do good unto them, that seek him.

Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it.

The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit: he hath left off to be wise, and to do good.

Trust in the LORD, and do good; so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed.

Depart from evil, and do good; and dwell for evermore.

They reward my good with evil, opposing me because I seek to do good.

For in his living he will praise his soul, (and he will praise thee for thou wilt do good to thyself,)

Do good in thy good pleasure unto Zion: build thou the walls of Jerusalem.

and that, because his mind was not to do good, but persecuted the poor helpless, and him that was vexed at the heart, to slay him.

Do good to your servant. I will live and I will obey your word.

Do good to your servant, according to your word, Yahweh.

You are good and do good;Teach me Your statutes.

Do good, O LORD, unto those that be good, and to them that are upright in their hearts.

Refuse not to do good unto him that should have it, so long as thine hand is able to do it.

The righteous laboureth to do good; but the ungodly useth his increase unto sin.

A righteous man museth in his mind how to do good; but the mind of the ungodly imagineth how he may do harm.

It is a man's worship to do good; and better it is to be a poor man, than a dissembler.

I know that there is no good in them, but for a man to rejoice, and to do good in his life.

For not a just man in the earth, who shall do good and not sin.

Wash ye, make ye pure, Turn aside the evil of your doings, from before Mine eyes, Cease to do evil, learn to do good.

Learn to do good! Seek justice! Rescue [the] oppressed! Defend [the] orphan! Plead for [the] widow!

Shew the things that are to come hereafter, that we may know that ye are gods: yea, do good, or do evil, that we may be dismayed, and behold it together.

For my people is foolish, they have not known me; they are sottish children, and they have none understanding: they are wise to do evil, but to do good they have no knowledge.

They are upright as the palm tree, but speak not: they must needs be borne, because they cannot go. Be not afraid of them; for they cannot do evil, neither also is it in them to do good.

Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard his spots? then may ye also do good, that are accustomed to do evil.

Should evil be repaid for good? For they have dug a pit for my soul. Remember that I stood before You to do good for them, and to turn away Your wrath from them.

And I will rejoice over them to do good [to] them, and I will plant them in this land in faithfulness with all my heart, and with all my inner self."

And I will cause {your population} to increase for you, and domestic animals, [even] they will be numerous, and they will be fruitful, and I will cause you to be inhabited like your {ancient times}, and I will do good [things] more than [in] your former times, and you will know that I [am] Yahweh.

Even if they go into exile among their enemies, from there I will order the sword to kill them. I will fix my gaze on them to inflict disaster, and not to do good.

And God saith unto Jonah: 'Is doing good displeasing to thee, because of the gourd?' and he saith, 'To do good is displeasing to me -- unto death.'

O thou that art named the house of Jacob, is the spirit of the LORD straitened? are these his doings? do not my words do good to him that walketh uprightly?

And it shall come to pass at that time, that I will search Jerusalem with candles, and punish the men that are settled on their lees: that say in their heart, The LORD will not do good, neither will he do evil.

so again have I thought in these days to do good unto Jerusalem and to the house of Judah: fear ye not.

But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you;

How much then is a man of more value than a sheep! Wherefore it is lawful to do good on the sabbath day.

And he saith unto them, Is it lawful to do good on the sabbath days, or to do evil? to save life, or to kill? But they held their peace.

For you always have the poor with you, and whenever you wish you can do something good to them; but you will not always have Me.

Then said Jesus unto them, I will ask you one thing; Is it lawful on the sabbath days to do good, or to do evil? to save life, or to destroy it?

But I say unto you which hear, Love your enemies, do good to them which hate you,

And if ye do good to them which do good to you, what thank have ye? for sinners also do even the same.

But love ye your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing again; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be the children of the Highest: for he is kind unto the unthankful and to the evil.

yet he has not abandoned his witness: he continues to do good, to give you rain from heaven, to give you fruitful seasons, and to fill you with food and your hearts with joy."

For I know that nothing good lives in me, that is, in my flesh, for the desire to do good is present in my heart, but the ability to carry it out [consistently] is not.

For I do not do good that I want, instead, wrong that I do not want, this I do.

I find then a law, that, when I would do good, evil is present with me.

For rulers are not a terror to good conduct, but to bad. Do you want to be unafraid of the authority? Do what is good, and you will have its approval.

He who makes use of tongues may do good to himself; but he who gives the prophet's word does good to the church.

So since you are ambitious for spiritual endowments, you must try to excel in them in ways that will do good to the church.

We wish to God that you may do no evil, not that we may appear approved, but that you may do good though we should be as reprobates.

As we have therefore opportunity, let us do good unto all men, especially unto them who are of the household of faith.

for he hath made us a-new, and form'd us by Christ Jesus to do good works, for which God had before prepared us, that we might live in them.

Let him who was a thief be so no longer, but let him do good work with his hands, so that he may have something to give to him who is in need.

knowing that if each one may do good, he will receive this with the Lord, whether bond or free.

See that no one repays another with evil for evil, but always seek that which is good for one another and for all people.

For those who do good service as deacons win a good position for themselves as well as great freedom in the faith of Christ Jesus.

Charge those who are rich in this world that they be not highminded, nor place their hope in uncertain riches, but in God, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy; that they do good,

That they do good, that they be rich in good works, ready to distribute, willing to communicate;

He gave Himself for us to redeem us from all lawlessness and to cleanse for Himself a people for His own possession, eager to do good works.

This is a trustworthy teaching, and I want you to insist on these things, so that those who believe in God may make it their business to do good. All this is right and beneficial to mankind.

Have our people learn to make it their business to do good, so as to meet these pressing demands and not live unfruitful lives.

But to do good and to communicate forget not: for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.

Therefore to him that knoweth to do good, and doeth it not, to him it is sin.

or to governors as sent by him to bring punishment to those who do wrong, and to praise and encourage those who do right.

For what credit [is it] if, [when you] sin and are beaten [for it], you endure? But if you endure [when you] do good and suffer [for it], this [finds] favor with God.

like Sarah obeyed Abraham, calling him lord, whose children you have become [when you] do good and are not frightened with respect to any terror.

Let him eschew evil, and do good; let him seek peace, and ensue it.

So then let those who suffer according to the will of God entrust their souls to a faithful Creator as they do good.