'Good Man' in the Bible

The watchman said, “I think the running of the first one is like the running of Ahimaaz the son of Zadok.” And the king said, “This is a good man and comes with good news.”

A good man will obtain favor from the Lord,But He will condemn a man who devises evil.

A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children,And the wealth of the sinner is stored up for the righteous.

The backslider in heart will have his fill of his own ways,But a good man will be satisfied with his.

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 a sacrifice and for the one who does not sacrifice. As the good man is, so is the sinner; as the swearer is, so is the one who is afraid to swear.

The good man brings out of his good treasure what is good; and the evil man brings out of his evil treasure what is evil.

The good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings forth what is good; and the evil man out of the evil treasure brings forth what is evil; for his mouth speaks from that which fills his heart.

There was much grumbling among the crowds concerning Him; some were saying, “He is a good man”; others were saying, “No, on the contrary, He leads the people astray.”

for he was a good man, and full of the Holy Spirit and of faith. And considerable numbers were brought to the Lord.

When we had sailed slowly for a good many days, and with difficulty had arrived off Cnidus, since the wind did not permit us to go farther, we sailed under the shelter of Crete, off Salmone;

For one will hardly die for a righteous man; though perhaps for the good man someone would dare even to die.

Deacons must be husbands of only one wife, and good managers of their children and their own households.