61 Bible Verses about God, Goodness Of
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“Why do you ask Me about what is good?” He said to him. “There is only One who is good. If you want to enter into life, keep the commandments.”
You are good, and You do what is good;
teach me Your statutes.
A large number of the people—many from Ephraim, Manasseh, Issachar, and Zebulun—were ritually unclean, yet they had eaten the Passover contrary to what was written. But Hezekiah had interceded for them, saying, “May the good Lord provide atonement on behalf of
You sent Your good Spirit to instruct them.
You did not withhold Your manna from their mouths,
and You gave them water for their thirst.
BOOK III
(Psalms 73–89)A psalm of Asaph. God is indeed good to Israel,
to the pure in heart.
Teach me to do Your will,
for You are my God.
May Your gracious Spirit
lead me on level ground.
how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power, and how He went about doing good and healing all who were under the tyranny of the Devil, because God was with Him.
Or do you despise the riches of His kindness, restraint, and patience, not recognizing that God’s kindness is intended to lead you to repentance?
For everything created by God is good, and nothing should be rejected if it is received with thanksgiving,
God saw that the light was good, and God separated the light from the darkness.
For You, Lord, are kind and ready to forgive,
rich in faithful love to all who call on You.
Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good;
His faithful love endures forever.
Do not remember the sins of my youth
or my acts of rebellion;
in keeping with Your faithful love, remember me
because of Your goodness, Lord. The Lord is good and upright;
therefore He shows sinners the way.
Answer me, Lord,
for Your faithful love is good;
in keeping with Your great compassion,
turn to me.
For Yahweh is good, and His love is eternal;
His faithfulness endures through all generations.
Every generous act and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights; with Him there is no variation or shadow cast by turning.
They reported to Moses: “We went into the land where you sent us. Indeed it is flowing with milk and honey, and here is some of its fruit.
For the Lord your God is bringing you into a good land, a land with streams of water, springs, and deep water sources, flowing in both valleys and hills;
You, the Levite, and the foreign resident among you will rejoice in all the good things the Lord your God has given you and your household.
But the Messiah has appeared, high priest of the good things that have come. In the greater and more perfect tabernacle not made with hands (that is, not of this creation),
“I am now going the way of all the earth, and you know with all your heart and all your soul that none of the good promises the Lord your God made to you has failed. Everything was fulfilled for you; not one promise has failed. Since every good thing the Lord your God promised you has come about, so He will bring on you every bad thing until He has annihilated you from this good land the Lord your God has given you.
Lord God, You are God; Your words are true, and You have promised this grace to Your servant.
Yahweh, You indeed are God, and You have promised this good thing to Your servant.
“May the Lord be praised! He has given rest to His people Israel according to all He has said. Not one of all the good promises He made through His servant Moses has failed.
For this is what the Lord says: “When 70 years for Babylon are complete, I will attend to you and will confirm My promise concerning you to restore you to this place.
The instruction of the Lord is perfect,
renewing one’s life;
the testimony of the Lord is trustworthy,
making the inexperienced wise.
Do not be conformed to this age, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may discern what is the good, pleasing, and perfect will of God.
The Lord is good,
a stronghold in a day of distress;
He cares for those who take refuge in Him.
He said, “I will cause all My goodness to pass in front of you, and I will proclaim the name Yahweh before you. I will be gracious to whom I will be gracious, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion.”
On the twenty-third day of the seventh month he sent the people away to their tents, rejoicing and with happy hearts for the goodness the Lord had done for David, for Solomon, and for His people Israel.
All his brothers, sisters, and former acquaintances came to his house and dined with him in his house. They sympathized with him and comforted him concerning all the adversity the Lord had brought on him. Each one gave him a qesitah and a gold earring.
How great is Your goodness
that You have stored up for those who fear You
and accomplished in the sight of everyone
for those who take refuge in You.
You hide them in the protection of Your presence;
You conceal them in a shelter
from the schemes of men,
from quarrelsome tongues.
For the Lord God is a sun and shield.
The Lord gives grace and glory;
He does not withhold the good
from those who live with integrity.
Show me a sign of Your goodness;
my enemies will see and be put to shame
because You, Lord, have helped and comforted me.
Seek good and not evil
so that you may live,
and the Lord, the God of Hosts,
will be with you,
as you have claimed.
Hate evil and love good;
establish justice in the gate.
Perhaps the Lord, the God of Hosts, will be gracious
to the remnant of Joseph.
“I will make an everlasting covenant with them: I will never turn away from doing good to them, and I will put fear of Me in their hearts so they will never again turn away from Me.
Only goodness and faithful love will pursue me
all the days of my life,
and I will dwell in the house of the Lord
as long as I live.
If you then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good things to those who ask Him!
If you then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will the heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him?”
I am sure of this, that He who started a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.
You planned evil against me; God planned it for good to bring about the present result—the survival of many people.
Though He was delivered up according to God’s determined plan and foreknowledge, you used lawless people to nail Him to a cross and kill Him. God raised Him up, ending the pains of death, because it was not possible for Him to be held by it.
We know that all things work together for the good of those who love God: those who are called according to His purpose.
For our momentary light affliction is producing for us an absolutely incomparable eternal weight of glory.
For they disciplined us for a short time based on what seemed good to them, but He does it for our benefit, so that we can share His holiness.
Praise Yahweh, for Yahweh is good;
sing praise to His name, for it is delightful.
When you eat and are full, you will praise the Lord your God for the good land He has given you.
The trumpeters and singers joined together to praise and thank the Lord with one voice. They raised their voices, accompanied by trumpets, cymbals, and musical instruments, in praise to the Lord:
For He is good;
His faithful love endures forever.
The temple, the Lord’s temple, was filled with a cloud.
All the Israelites were watching when the fire descended and the glory of the Lord came on the temple. They bowed down on the pavement with their faces to the ground. They worshiped and praised the Lord:
For He is good,
for His faithful love endures forever.
They will give a testimony of Your great goodness
and will joyfully sing of Your righteousness.
Bible Theasaurus
From Thematic Bible
Being Devoted to God » Grounded upon » God, Goodness of
Above all, fear the Lord and worship Him faithfully with all your heart; consider the great things He has done for you.
Creation » Exhibits » God, Goodness of
Delighting in God » Saints' experience, in » God, Goodness of
and took possession of well-supplied houses,
cisterns cut out of rock, vineyards,
olive groves, and fruit trees in abundance.
They ate, were filled,
became prosperous, and delighted in Your great goodness.
Godly Fear » Motives to » God, Goodness of
Above all, fear the Lord and worship Him faithfully with all your heart; consider the great things He has done for you.
God, Goodness of » Declared to be » Satisfying
and bring near to live in Your courts!
We will be satisfied with the goodness of Your house,
the holiness of Your temple.
they will be radiant with joy
because of
because of the grain, the new wine, the fresh oil,
and because of the young of the flocks and herds.
Their life will be like an irrigated garden,
and they will no longer grow weak from hunger.
and My people will be satisfied with My goodness.
This is the Lord’s declaration.
God, Goodness of » Is part of his character
a stronghold in a day of distress;
He cares for those who take refuge
therefore He shows sinners the way.
God, Goodness of » Manifested » In forgiving sins
rich in faithful love to all who call on You.
A large number of the people—many from Ephraim, Manasseh, Issachar, and Zebulun—were ritually unclean, yet they had eaten the Passover
God, Goodness of » Manifested » To his church
that You have stored up for those who fear You
and accomplished in the sight of everyone
for those who take refuge in You.
God, Goodness of » Declared to be » Great
Grain will make the young men flourish,
and new wine, the young women.
with Your abundant goodness that You gave them,
and in the spacious and fertile land You set before them,
they would not serve You or turn from their wicked ways.
God, Goodness of » Magnify
a sound of joy and gladness, the voice of the groom and the bride,
for the Lord is good;
His faithful love endures forever
as they bring thank offerings to the temple of the Lord. For I will restore the fortunes
for His faithful love
and His wonderful works for all humanity.
God, Goodness of » Declared to be » Universal
God, Goodness of » Manifested » In doing good
teach me Your statutes.
God, Goodness of » Declared to be » Rich
In wisdom You have made them all;
the earth is full of Your creatures.
Or do you despise the riches of His kindness,
God, Goodness of » Recognize, in his dealings
Since the gracious hand of our God was on us,
I told them how the gracious hand of my God had been on me,
They said, “Let’s start rebuilding,” and they were encouraged
God, Goodness of » Reverence
Afterward, the people of Israel will return
This city will bear on My behalf a name of joy, praise, and glory
God, Goodness of » Declared to be » Abundant
Then the Lord passed in front of him and proclaimed:
Yahweh—Yahweh is a compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger and rich in faithful love and truth,
God, Goodness of » Declared to be » Enduring
all the days of my life,
and I will dwell in
as long as I live.
For the choir director. A Davidic Maskil. When Doeg the Edomite went and reported to Saul, telling him, “David went to Ahimelech’s house.”
God’s faithful love is constant.
God, Goodness of » Pray for the manifestation of
And in view of this, we always pray for you that our God will consider you worthy of His calling,
God, Goodness of » The wicked disregard
with Your abundant goodness that You gave them,
and in the spacious and fertile land You set before them,
they would not serve You or turn from their wicked ways.
God, Goodness of » Manifested » In providing for the poor
God, Goodness of » Manifested » In supplying temporal wants
although He did not leave Himself without a witness,
God, Goodness of » Urge others to confide in
God, Goodness of » Leads to repentance
Or do you despise the riches of His kindness,
God, Goodness of » Despise not
Or do you despise the riches of His kindness,
Repentance » We should be led to, by » God, Goodness of
Or do you despise the riches of His kindness,
Trust » Encouragements to » God, Goodness of
a stronghold in a day of distress;
He cares for those who take refuge
