8 occurrences

'Good Man' in the Bible

All these cities were fortified with high walls, gates, and bars; besides a good many unwalled towns.

Verse ConceptsCityGatesVillagesWallsCitiesOutside The CityWalled TownsUnguarded

and that a man doth find his enemy, and hath sent him away in a good manner; and Jehovah doth repay thee good for that which thou didst to me this day.

Verse ConceptsReward For Works

And the watchman said, Me thinketh the running of the foremost is like the running of Ahimaaz the son of Zadok. And the king said, He is a good man, and cometh with good tidings.

Verse ConceptsGood TidingsRunning With NewsGood News

Therefore shall every good man sing of thy praise without ceasing. O my God, I will give thanks unto thee forever.

Verse ConceptsEternal PraiseI Will Praise You With MusicWe Thank GodThank YouPraise And WorshipGrateful Heartawakening

The mouth of the good man says words of wisdom; the talk of his tongue is of righteousness.

Verse ConceptsMouthsTongueWisdom, Human ImportanceTeaching WisdomMan's Wisdom

Give attention to the good man, and take note of the upright; because the end of that man is peace.

Verse ConceptsFutureDestinyUprightnessChildren Are A BlessingMen Of PeaceOptimismThe FutureA Good Man

The righteousness of the good man will make his way straight, but the sin of the evil-doer will be the cause of his fall.

Verse ConceptsGod's WaysThe Insecurity Of The WickedDistinctives Of Righteousnesswickedness

From the fruit of his mouth a [wise] man enjoys good,But the desire of the treacherous is for violence.

Verse ConceptsLipsUnfaithfulness, To GodViolencePursuing ViolenceBeing PositiveThe Power Of Words

The evil-doer will be given as a price for the life of the good man, and the worker of deceit in the place of the upright.

Verse ConceptsUnfaithfulness, To GodContentiousnessPunishment of the The Wickedtraitors

Men of blood are haters of the good man, and evil-doers go after his soul.

Verse ConceptsHatredHonestyMurderHating The RighteousReady To Killhaters

These two have I seen in my life which is to no purpose: a good man coming to his end in his righteousness, and an evil man whose days are long in his evil-doing.

Verse ConceptsApparent InjusticeProsperity Of The WickedThe Righteous PerishingBad DaysDoing The Right ThingEnjoying Life

It is the same for all. There is one fate for the righteous and for the wicked; for the good, for the clean and for the unclean; for the man who offers sacrifices and for the one who does not sacrifice. As the good man is, so is the sinner; as he who swears an oath is, so is he who is afraid to swear an oath.

Verse ConceptsApparent InjusticeNot Swearing OathsClean And Unclean

The way of the good man is straight; the road of the upright is made smooth by you.

Verse ConceptsGod, Perfection OfPaths Of BelieversUprightnessStraight PathsSmoothnessSmoothPathsweight

The good man is gone from the earth, there is no one upright among men: they are all waiting secretly for blood, every man is going after his brother with a net.

Verse ConceptsHuntingNetsEvil TimesUprightnessPeople WaitingMan TrappingNo One AvailableThe Righteous PerishingGodly ManA Good Man

The person who welcomes a prophet because he is a prophet will receive the [same] reward the prophet gets. And the person who welcomes a good man because he is good will receive the [same] reward the good man gets.

Verse ConceptsWelcoming BelieversReward For WorksRewardChristmas Treefriendliness

And when they had received it, they murmured against the good man of the house, saying,

Verse ConceptsGrumbling At People

Of this be sure, that if the good man of the house knew what hour the thief would come: he would surely watch, and not suffer his house to be broken up.

Verse ConceptsMan Keeping WatchParables Of ChristWithheld KnowledgeKnowingThe Time UnknownThe Lord As A Thiefthieves

"I did wrong in betraying a good man to his death," he said. "What has that to do with us?" they replied. "You must see to that yourself."

Verse ConceptsInnocent BloodSocial SelfishnessJudas Betraying ChristResponsibility For Blood ShedWe Have Sinned

While he was still on the Bench, his wife sent this message to him--"Do not have anything to do with that good man, for I have been very unhappy to-day in a dream on account of him."

Verse ConceptsInnocence, Examples OfJudgment SeatJudgesWise CouncelSittingSleeplessnessWivesVisions And Dreams In ScriptureChrist, Names ForJudgement SeatLeave Them AloneWife

Now when Pilate saw that instead of him doing any good a riot was rising, he took some water and washed his hands in presence of the crowd, saying, "I am innocent of this good man's blood. It is your affair!"

Verse ConceptsGesturesTumultCrowdsInnocence, Examples OfResponsibility, Examples OfSymbolsWashingExcitementDisorder Among PeopleResponsibility For Blood ShedJesus Christ, SinlessnessPlea Of Innocence

because Herod had a respect for John, knowing him to be a very honest good man, and therefore protected him; having reform'd many things upon his remonstrances, which he us'd to receive very graciously.

Verse ConceptsPuzzlementSpecific Holy IndividualsFear Of Individuals

and when they come from market they will not eat without bathing first; and they have a good many other customs which they have received traditionally and cling to, such as the rinsing of cups and pots and of bronze utensils, and the washing of beds.)

Verse ConceptsMarketsBrassPurifying OneselfClean ObjectsHow People Eatmarketing

And whithersoever he goeth in, say ye to the good man of the house, 'The master asketh where is the guest chamber, where I shall eat the Easter lamb with my disciples?'

Verse ConceptsGuestsOther References To The DisciplesPrivate RoomsGuest Rooms

Now there was there, a herd of a good many swine, feeding in the mountain; and they besought him, that he would suffer them, into those, to enter; and he suffered them.

Verse ConceptsBeggarsAnimals Eating

This shall ye understand, that if the good man of the house knew what hour the thief would have come, he would surely have watched: and not suffer his house to be broken up.

Verse ConceptsWhen?The Lord As A Thiefthieves

When the good man of the house is risen up, and hath shut to the door, ye shall begin to stand without, and to knock at the door saying, 'Lord, Lord, open unto us.' And he shall answer and say unto you, 'I know you not whence ye are.'

Verse ConceptsGiving, Of TimeDelay, Examples OfThe Act Of OpeningOpening To OthersShutting DoorsKnockingNot Knowing PeopleWhere From?Relationships With Boyfriend

And the servant went again, and brought his master word thereof. Then was the good man of the house displeased, and said to his servant, 'Go out quickly into the streets and quarters of the city, and bring in hither the poor, and the maimed, and the halt, and the blind.'

Verse ConceptsAnger, HumanPoverty, Remedies ForStreetsHasteUsing RoadsTelling What People DidAngry People

and ye shall say unto the good man of the house, 'The master sayeth unto thee, Where is the guest chamber where I shall eat mine Easter lamb with my disciples?'

Verse ConceptsGuestsOther References To The DisciplesWhere Are Things?Private RoomsGuest Rooms

And, behold, there was a man named Joseph, a counseller; and he was a good man, and a just:

Verse ConceptsChristmas Treeassertiveness

Of the Samaritan population of that town a good many believed in Him because of the woman's statement when she declared, "He has told me all that I have ever done."

Verse ConceptsExamples Of Faithevangelism, kinds ofRevival, CorporateReligious AwakeningsContemporary Witness To ChristChrist Knowing About PeopleThose Who Believed In ChristHard Work

They said, "Cornelius, a captain, a good man who reverences God and enjoys a good reputation among the whole Jewish nation, was instructed by a holy angel to send for you to his house and to listen to what you had to say."

Verse ConceptsSpecific Holy Individuals

And Paul having remained yet a good many days, having taken leave of the brethren, was sailing to Syria -- and with him are Priscilla and Aquilas -- having shorn his head in Cenchera, for he had a vow;

Verse ConceptsBaldness, UnnaturalBarbersBaldnessHairsSeafaringVowsAquilaCutting HairSea Travelsyriagoodbyes

And, a good many of them who had practised the curious arts, bringing together the books, were burning them before all; and they reckoned up the prices of them, and found them fifty thousand pieces of silver.

Verse ConceptsMagical Arts, Practice OfCoinageSorcery And MagicOccultismSorceryWorthValuemagicwitchesartistsOccultism Being Forbidden

Now there were a good many lamps in the room upstairs where we all were,

Verse ConceptsLampsStairwaysUpper Rooms

And as we tarried there a good many days, there came a certain prophet from Jewry, named Agabus.

Verse ConceptsNamed Prophets Of The Lord

And, for a good many days sailing slowly, and getting with difficulty over against Cnidus, the wind not suffering us to get on, we sailed under the lee of Crete, over against Salmone;

Verse ConceptsSlownessHard Tasks

But, now, no longer having place in these regions, and having had, a longing, to come unto you a good many years, -

Verse ConceptsAffection, ExpressingNo RoomRight Desires

but he must remember that the Law is not enacted for a good man, but for the lawless and rebellious, for the irreligious and sinful, for the godless and profane, for parricides and murderers,

Verse ConceptsLawlessnessGrace, And SalvationMurderSin, Nature OfHomosexualityJudgement On MurderersLack Of Holinessdisobedience

And if it is hard for even the good man to get salvation, what chance has the man without religion or the sinner?

Verse ConceptsPeter, Preacher And TeacherSinnersSuffering, Of The InnocentUngodlinessHard To Be Saved

for whilst this good man was among them, it daily pierc'd his virtuous soul, to see and hear of their detestable behaviour: this consider'd,

Verse ConceptsLawlessnessPainUnceasingContinual Hardship

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