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. Let thy good Spirit lead me into the land of uprightness.
The LORD is good, a stronghold in the day of trouble; and he knows those that trust in him.
Cheth O taste and see that the LORD is good; blessed is the man that shall trust in him.
For thou, Lord, art good and ready to forgive and plenteous in mercy unto all those 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 those that shall say, Praise the LORD of the hosts; for the LORD is good; for his mercy endures for ever: and of those that shall bring the sacrifice of praise into the house of the LORD. For I will cause the captivity of the land to turn as at the first, said the LORD.
Cheth Good and upright is the LORD: therefore he will teach sinners in the way.
And as the LORD passed by before him, he proclaimed, I AM, I AM strong, merciful, and gracious, longsuffering, and abundant in mercy and truth,
O give thanks unto the LORD, for he is good; for his mercy is eternal.
O give thanks unto the LORD, for he is good; for his mercy endures for ever.
O give thanks unto the LORD, for he is good; for his mercy endures for ever.
For the LORD is good; his mercy is everlasting; and his truth endures to all generations.
TETH. Thou hast dealt well with thy slave, O LORD, according unto thy word, which teaches me discernment and knowledge, for I have believed thy commandments. Before I was humbled, I went into error, but now I keep thy spoken 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
Beth Wait in the LORD and do good; live in the land and uphold the truth.
Ye have heard that it was said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy. But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless those that curse you, do good to those that hate you, and pray for those who speak evil about you, and persecute you; that ye may be sons of your Father who is in the heavens, for he makes his sun to rise on the evil and on the good and sends rain on the just and on the unjust.
Thus hath the LORD said, Stand ye in the ways and see and ask for the old paths, where the good way is and walk therein, and ye shall find rest for your souls. But they said, We will not walk therein.
Slaves, be obedient to those that are your masters according to the flesh, with fear and trembling, in simplicity of your heart as unto the Christ, not to be seen as only pleasing men, but as the slaves of the Christ, doing the will of God from within, with good will doing service as to the Lord and not to men, read more.
knowing that whatever good thing anyone does, the same shall they receive of the Lord, whether they are slaves or free.
knowing that whatever good thing anyone does, the same shall they receive of the Lord, whether they are slaves or free.
And thou shalt do that which is right and good in the sight of the LORD that it may be well with thee and that thou may enter in and inherit the good land which the LORD swore unto thy fathers
And if ye do good to those who do good to you, what grace shall ye have? for sinners also do even the same. And if ye lend to those of whom ye hope to receive, what grace shall ye have? for sinners also lend to sinners to receive as much again. But rather love ye your enemies and do good and lend, hoping for nothing again, and your reward shall be great; and ye shall be the sons of the Most High, for he is kind even unto the unthankful and to the evil.
Let every soul submit itself to the higher powers. For there is no power but of God, and the powers that be are ordained of God. Whosoever therefore resists the power, resists the ordinance of God, and those that resist shall receive condemnation to themselves. For the magistrates are not a terror unto those who do good, but to the doer of evil. Is thy desire therefore to not fear the power? do that which is good, and thou shalt have praise of the same;
The goodness of the lord » There being none that do good
The fool has said in his heart, There is no God. They have corrupted themselves and have done abominable iniquity; there is no one that does good.
For surely there is not a just man upon earth that in doing good does not sin.
What then? Are we better than they? No, in no wise; for we have before proved both Jews and Gentiles that they are all under sin; as it is written, There is no one righteous, no, not one; there is no one that understands; there is no one that seeks after God. read more.
They are all gone out of the way; they are together become unprofitable; there is no one that does good, no, not one.
They are all gone out of the way; they are together become unprofitable; there is no one that does good, no, not one.
The fool has said in his heart, There is no God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is no one that does good. The LORD looked down from heaven upon the children of men to see if there were any that did understand and seek God. They are all gone aside, they are all together become filthy: there is no one that does good, no, not one. read more.
The workers of iniquity certainly know this; those who eat up my people as they eat bread and do not call upon the LORD.
The workers of iniquity certainly know this; those who eat up my people as they eat bread and do not call upon the LORD.
And, behold, one came and said unto him, Good Master, what good thing shall I do that I may have eternal life? And he said unto him, Why dost thou call me good? There is none good but one, that is, God, but if thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments.
The goodness of the lord » What brings forth good fruit
Even so every good tree brings forth good fruit, but a corrupt tree brings forth evil fruit. A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit. Every tree that does not bring forth good fruit is hewn down and cast into the fire. read more.
So that by their fruits ye shall know them.
So that by their fruits ye shall know them.
The good man out of the good treasure of the heart brings forth good things, and the evil man out of the evil treasure brings forth evil things.
For a good tree does not bring forth corrupt fruit; neither does a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit. For every tree is known by its own fruit. For of thorns men do not gather figs, nor of a bramble bush do they gather grapes. The good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings forth that which is good, and the evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart brings forth that which is evil, for of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks.
for the hope which is laid up for you in the heavens, of which ye have already heard by the word of the truth of the gospel, which is come unto you, as it is in all the world, and brings forth fruit, as it does also in you, since the day ye heard it and knew the grace of God in truth,
The goodness of the lord » Who to do good to
Therefore as long as we have the opportunity, let us do good unto everyone, especially unto those who are of the household of faith.
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Ye have heard that it was said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy. But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless those that curse you, do good to those that hate you, and pray for those who speak evil about you, and persecute you; that ye may be sons of your Father who is in the heavens, for he makes his sun to rise on the evil and on the good and sends rain on the just and on the unjust.
But I say unto you who hear, Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those that curse you, and pray for those who despitefully use you.
The goodness of the lord » Who shall find good
He who has understanding in the word shall find good, and blessed is he who trusts in the LORD.
He that gets wisdom loves his own soul; he keeps intelligence that he might find that which is good.
The goodness of the lord » Who does not find any good
He that has a perverse heart shall never find good, and he that stirs up trouble with his tongue shall fall into evil.
The goodness of the lord » Those that seek good
He that seeks good early shall find favour, but unto him that seeks evil, it shall come upon him.
The goodness of the lord » Those that call good evil
Woe unto those 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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