Let the righteous strike me; it shall be a kindness: and let him reprove me; it shall be an excellent oil, which shall not break my head: for yet my prayer also shall be against their evil.

Let them praise the name of the LORD: for his name alone is excellent; his glory is above the earth and heaven.

Praise him for his mighty acts: praise him according to his excellent greatness.

Hear; for I will speak of excellent things; and from the opening of my lips shall come right things.

Excellent speech becomes not a fool: much less do lying lips a prince.

He that has knowledge spares his words: and a man of understanding is of an excellent spirit.

Have not I written to you excellent things in counsels and knowledge,

His legs are pillars of marble, set upon bases of fine gold: his countenance is as Lebanon, excellent as the cedars.

In that day shall the branch of the LORD be beautiful and glorious, and the fruit of the earth shall be excellent and splendid for them that have escaped of Israel.

Sing unto the LORD; for he has done excellent things: this is known in all the earth.

This also comes forth from the LORD of hosts, who is wonderful in counsel, and excellent in wisdom.

When he showed the riches of his glorious kingdom and the honor of his excellent majesty many days, even a hundred and fourscore days.

As for the Almighty, we cannot find him out: he is excellent in power, and in judgment, and in abundant justice: he will not afflict.

I have caused you to multiply as the bud of the field, and you have increased and become great, and you are come to excellent beauty: your breasts were formed, and your hair had grown, yet you were naked and bare.

[To the Chief Musician upon gittith. A Psalm of David.] O LORD our Lord, how excellent is your name in all the earth! who have set your glory above the heavens.

O LORD our Lord, how excellent is your name in all the earth!

You, O king, saw, and behold a great image. This great image, whose brightness was excellent, stood before you; and its form was frightening.

At the same time my reason returned unto me; and for the glory of my kingdom, my honor and brightness returned unto me; and my counselors and my lords sought unto me; and I was established in my kingdom, and excellent majesty was added unto me.

Because an excellent spirit, and knowledge, and understanding, interpreting of dreams, and solving of riddles, and explaining of problems, were found in the same Daniel, whom the king named Belteshazzar: now let Daniel be called, and he will show the interpretation.

I have even heard of you, that the spirit of the gods is in you, and that light and understanding and excellent wisdom are found in you.

Then this Daniel was preferred above the presidents and satraps, because an excellent spirit was in him; and the king thought to set him over the whole realm.

How excellent is your lovingkindness, O God! therefore the children of men put their trust under the shadow of your wings.

You are more glorious and excellent than the mountains of prey.

It seemed good to me also, having had perfect understanding of all things from the very first, to write unto you in order, most excellent Theophilus,

And know his will, and approve the things that are more excellent, being instructed out of the law;

Claudius Lysias unto the most excellent governor Felix sends greeting.

But covet earnestly the best gifts: and yet I show unto you a more excellent way.

That you may approve things that are excellent; that you may be sincere and without offense till the day of Christ;

Being made so much better than the angels, as he has by inheritance obtained a more excellent name than they.

But now has he obtained a more excellent ministry, by how much also he is the mediator of a better covenant, which was established upon better promises.

For he received from God the Father honor and glory, when there came such a voice to him from the excellent glory, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.

By faith Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, by which he obtained witness that he was righteous, God testifying of his gifts: and by it he being dead yet speaks.