Thematic Bible: The goodness of the lord
Thematic Bible
The goodness of the lord » The lord being good
Teach me to do thy will; For thou art my God: Thy Spirit is good; Lead me in the land of uprightness.
Jehovah is good, a stronghold in the day of trouble; and he knoweth them that take refuge in him.
Oh taste and see that Jehovah is good: Blessed is the man that taketh refuge in him.
For thou, Lord, art good, and ready to forgive, And abundant in lovingkindness unto all them that call upon thee.
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 say, Give thanks to Jehovah of hosts, for Jehovah is good, for his lovingkindness endureth for ever; and of them that bring'sacrifices of thanksgiving into the house of Jehovah. For I will cause the captivity of the land to return as at the first, saith Jehovah.
Good and upright is Jehovah: Therefore will he instruct sinners in the way.
And Jehovah passed by before him, and proclaimed, Jehovah, Jehovah, a God merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abundant in lovingkindness and truth,
O give thanks unto Jehovah; for he is good; For his lovingkindness endureth for ever.
O give thanks unto Jehovah; For he is good; For his lovingkindness endureth for ever.
Oh give thanks unto Jehovah; for he is good; For his lovingkindness endureth for ever.
Oh give thanks unto Jehovah; for he is good; For his lovingkindness endureth for ever.
For Jehovah is good; his lovingkindness endureth for ever, And his faithfulness unto all generations.
TETH. Thou hast dealt well with thy servant, O Jehovah, according unto thy word. Teach me good judgment and knowledge; For I have believed in thy commandments. Before I was afflicted I went astray; But now I observe thy word. read more.
Thou art good, and doest good; Teach me thy statutes.
Thou art good, and doest good; Teach me thy statutes.
The goodness of the lord » The reward for doing good
Trust in Jehovah, and do good; Dwell in the land, and feed on his faithfulness.
Ye have heard that it was said, Thou shalt love thy neighbor, and hate thine enemy: but I say unto you, love your enemies, and pray for them that persecute you; that ye may be sons of your Father who is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sendeth rain on the just and the unjust.
Thus saith Jehovah, Stand ye in the ways and see, and ask for the old paths, where is the good way; and walk therein, and ye shall find rest for your souls: but they said, We will not walk therein .
Servants, be obedient unto them that according to the flesh are your masters, with fear and trembling, in singleness of your heart, as unto Christ; not in the way of eyeservice, as men-pleasers; but as servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart; with good will doing service, as unto the Lord, and not unto men: read more.
knowing that whatsoever good thing each one doeth, the same shall he receive again from the Lord, whether he be bond or free.
knowing that whatsoever good thing each one doeth, the same shall he receive again from the Lord, whether he be bond or free.
And thou shalt do that which is right and good in the sight of Jehovah; that it may be well with thee, and that thou mayest go in and possess the good land which Jehovah sware unto thy fathers,
And if ye do good to them that do good to you, what thank have ye? for even sinners do the same. And if ye lend to them of whom ye hope to receive, what thank have ye? even sinners lend to sinners, to receive again as much. But love your enemies, and do them good, and lend, never despairing; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be sons of the Most High: for he is kind toward the unthankful and evil.
Let every soul be in subjection to the higher powers: for there is no power but of God; and the powers that be are ordained of God. Therefore he that resisteth the power, withstandeth the ordinance of God: and they that withstand shall receive to themselves judgment. For rulers are not a terror to the good work, but to the evil. And wouldest thou have no fear of the power? do that which is good, and thou shalt have praise from the same:
The goodness of the lord » There being none that do good
The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. Corrupt are they, and have done abominable iniquity; There is none that doeth good.
Surely there is not a righteous man upon earth, that doeth good, and sinneth not.
What then? are we better than they? No, in no wise: for we before laid to the charge both of Jews and Greeks, that they are all under sin; as it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one; There is none that understandeth, There is none that seeketh after God; read more.
They have all turned aside, they are together become unprofitable; There is none that doeth good, no, not, so much as one:
They have all turned aside, they are together become unprofitable; There is none that doeth good, no, not, so much as one:
The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works; There is none that doeth good. Jehovah looked down from heaven upon the children of men, To see if there were any that did understand, That did seek after God. They are all gone aside; they are together become filthy; There is none that doeth good, no, not one. read more.
Have all the workers of iniquity no knowledge, Who eat up my people as they eat bread, And call not upon Jehovah?
Have all the workers of iniquity no knowledge, Who eat up my people as they eat bread, And call not upon Jehovah?
And behold, one came to him and said, Teacher, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life? And he said unto him, Why askest thou me concerning that which is good? One there is who is good: but if thou wouldest enter into life, keep the commandments.
The goodness of the lord » What brings forth good fruit
Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but the corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit. A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit. Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire. read more.
Therefore by their fruits ye shall know them.
Therefore by their fruits ye shall know them.
The good man out of his good treasure bringeth forth good things: and the evil man out of his evil treasure bringeth forth evil things.
For there is no good tree that bringeth forth corrupt fruit; nor again a corrupt tree that bringeth forth good fruit. For each tree is known by its own fruit. For of thorns men do not gather figs, nor of a bramble bush gather they grapes. The good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is good; and the evil man out of the evil treasure bringeth forth that which is evil: for out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaketh.
because of the hope which is laid up for you in the heavens, whereof ye heard before in the word of the truth of the gospel, which is come unto you; even as it is also in all the world bearing fruit and increasing, as it doth in you also, since the day ye heard and knew the grace of God in truth;
The goodness of the lord » Who to do good to
So then, as we have opportunity, let us work that which is good toward all men, and especially toward them that are of the household of the faith.
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Ye have heard that it was said, Thou shalt love thy neighbor, and hate thine enemy: but I say unto you, love your enemies, and pray for them that persecute you; that ye may be sons of your Father who is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sendeth rain on the just and the unjust.
But I say unto you that hear, Love your enemies, do good to them that hate you, bless them that curse you, pray for them that despitefully use you.
The goodness of the lord » Who shall find good
He that giveth heed unto the word shall find good; And whoso trusteth in Jehovah, happy is he.
He that getteth wisdom loveth his own soul: He that keepeth understanding shall find good.
The goodness of the lord » Who does not find any good
He that hath a wayward heart findeth no good; And he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief.
The goodness of the lord » Those that seek good
He that diligently seeketh good seeketh favor; But he that searcheth after evil, it shall come unto him.
The goodness of the lord » Those that call good evil
Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!
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