Thematic Bible: The goodness of the lord
Thematic Bible
The goodness of the lord » The lord being good
Teach me to do your will, for you [are] my God; your Spirit [is] good. Lead me onto level ground.
Yahweh is good--a refuge in [the] day of distress; [he knows] those who take refuge in him.
Taste and see that Yahweh [is] good; blessed [is] the man [who] takes refuge in him.
For you, O Lord, [are] good and forgiving, and abundant in loyal love for all who call to you.
[the] voice of jubilation, and [the] voice of joy, [the] voice of [the] bridegroom, and [the] voice of [the] bride, [the] voices of [those who] say, "Praise Yahweh of hosts, for Yahweh [is] good, for his loyal love [is] {forever}," [the voices of those who] bring thank offerings [to] the house of Yahweh, for I will restore the fortunes of the land as in the beginning,' says Yahweh.
Good and right [is] Yahweh; therefore he instructs sinners in the way.
And Yahweh passed over before him, and he proclaimed, "Yahweh, Yahweh, God, [who is] compassionate and gracious, {slow to anger}, and abounding with loyal love and faithfulness,
Oh give thanks to Yahweh, for he [is] good; his loyal love [is] everlasting.
Give thanks to Yahweh, for [he is] good, for his loyal love [is] forever.
Give thanks to Yahweh, for [he is] good, for his loyal love [endures] forever.
For Yahweh [is] good; his loyal love is forever, and his faithfulness [is] {from generation to generation}.
You have dealt well with your servant, O Yahweh, according to your word. Teach me good discernment and knowledge, for I believe your commands. Before I was afflicted, I was going astray, but now I heed your word. read more.
You [are] good and do good; teach me your statutes.
You [are] good and do good; teach me your statutes.
The goodness of the lord » The reward for doing good
Trust Yahweh and do good. Abide [in the] land and feed on faithfulness.
"You have heard that it was said, 'Love your neighbor' and 'Hate your enemy.' But I say to you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, in order that you may be sons of your Father who is in heaven, because he causes his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and he sends rain on the just and the unjust.
Thus says Yahweh: "Stand at [the] roads and look, and ask for [the] ancient paths, where the way of the good [is], and walk in it, and find rest for your inner selves. But they said, 'We will not walk [in it].'
Slaves, obey your earthly masters with fear and trembling, in the sincerity of your heart, as to Christ, not {while being watched}, as people pleasers, but as slaves of Christ doing the will of God from the heart, serving with goodwill as to the Lord and not to people, read more.
[because you] know that each one of you, whatever good he should do, this he will receive back from the Lord, whether slave or free.
[because you] know that each one of you, whatever good he should do, this he will receive back from the Lord, whether slave or free.
And you shall do [what is] right and good in the eyes of Yahweh, so that {it shall go well} for you and [so that] you may go and you may take possession of the good land that Yahweh swore for your ancestors,
And if you do good to those who do good to you, what kind of credit is [that] to you? Even the sinners do the same! And if you lend [to those] from whom you expect to receive [back], what kind of credit is [that] to you? Even sinners lend to sinners, so that they may get back an equal [amount]! But love your enemies, and do good, and lend expecting back nothing, and your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High, because he is kind to the ungrateful and wicked.
Let every person be subject to the governing authorities, for [there] is no authority except by God, and those that exist are put in place by God. So then, the one who resists authority resists the ordinance [which is] from God, and those who resist will receive condemnation on themselves. For rulers are not a [cause of] terror for a good deed, but for bad [conduct]. So do you want not to be afraid of authority? Do what [is] good, and you will have praise from it,
The goodness of the lord » There being none that do good
[The] fool says in his heart, "There is no God." They are corrupt and they have done abominable iniquity. There is none who does good.
Surely there is no one righteous on the earth who [continually] does good and never sins.
What then? Do we have an advantage? Not at all. For we have already charged both Jews and Greeks are all under sin, just as it is written, "[There] is no one righteous, not even one; [there] is no one who understands; [there] is no one who seeks God. read more.
All have turned aside together; they have become worthless; [There] is no one who practices kindness; [there] is not even one.
All have turned aside together; they have become worthless; [There] is no one who practices kindness; [there] is not even one.
[The] fool says in his heart, "There is no God." They are corrupt. They do abominable deeds. There is none who does good. Yahweh looks down from heaven upon the children of humankind to see whether there is one who has insight, one who cares about God. All have gone astray; they are altogether corrupt. There is not one who does good; there is not even one. read more.
All who do evil--do they not know, [they] who eat my people [as though] they were eating bread? They do not call on Yahweh.
All who do evil--do they not know, [they] who eat my people [as though] they were eating bread? They do not call on Yahweh.
And behold, someone came up to him [and] said, "Teacher, what good [thing] must I do so that I will have eternal life?" And he said to him, "Why are you asking me about [what is] good? There is one [who is] good. But if you want to enter into life, keep the commandments!"
The goodness of the lord » What brings forth good fruit
In the [same] way, every good tree produces good fruit, but a bad tree produces bad fruit. A good tree is not able to produce bad fruit, nor a bad tree to produce good fruit. Every tree that does not produce good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. read more.
As a result, you will recognize them by their fruits.
As a result, you will recognize them by their fruits.
The good person from his good treasury brings out good [things], and the evil person from his evil treasury brings out evil [things].
"For there is no good tree that produces bad fruit, nor on the other hand a bad tree that produces good fruit, for each tree is known by its own fruit. For figs are not gathered from thorn plants, nor are grapes harvested from thorn bushes. The good person out of the good treasury of his heart brings forth good, and the evil person out of [his] evil [treasury] brings forth evil. For out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks.
because of the hope reserved for you in heaven, which you have heard about beforehand in the word of truth, the gospel, that has come to you, just as also in all the world it is bearing fruit and increasing, just as also among you from the day you heard about and understood the grace of God in truth,
The goodness of the lord » Who to do good to
So then, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all [people], and especially to those who belong to the household of faith.
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"You have heard that it was said, 'Love your neighbor' and 'Hate your enemy.' But I say to you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, in order that you may be sons of your Father who is in heaven, because he causes his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and he sends rain on the just and the unjust.
"But to you who are listening I say: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you.
The goodness of the lord » Who shall find good
He who is attentive to a matter will find goodness, and he who trusts in Yahweh, his own happiness.
He who acquires wisdom loves himself; he who guards understanding [loves] to find good.
The goodness of the lord » Who does not find any good
He who is crooked of heart will not find goodness, and he who is perverse, by his tongue he will fall into calamity.
The goodness of the lord » Those that seek good
He who diligently seeks good seeks favor, but he who inquires of evil, it will come to him.
The goodness of the lord » Those that call good evil
Ah! Those who call evil good and good evil, those who put darkness for light and light for darkness, those who put bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter!
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