12 Bible Verses about Good Words

Pleasant words are like a honeycomb,
Sweet and delightful to the soul and healing to the body.

Then the messenger who went to summon Micaiah said to him, “Listen carefully, the words of the prophets are unanimously favorable to the king. Please let your words be like the word of one of them, and speak favorably.”

Therefore, thus says the Lord [to Jeremiah],
“If you repent [and give up this mistaken attitude of despair and self-pity], then I will restore you [to a state of inner peace]
So that you may stand before Me [as My obedient representative];
And if you separate the precious from the worthless [examining yourself and cleansing your heart from unwarranted doubt concerning My faithfulness],
You will become My spokesman.
Let the people turn to you [and learn to value My values]—
But you, you must not turn to them [with regard for their idolatry and wickedness].

Turn away my reproach which I dread,
For Your ordinances are good.

So then, the Law is holy, and the commandment is holy and righteous and good.

Did that which is good [the Law], then become death to me? Certainly not! But sin, in order that it might be revealed as sin, was producing death in me by [using] this good thing [as a weapon], so that through the commandment sin would become exceedingly sinful.

Now if I habitually do what I do not want to do, [that means] I agree with the Law, confessing that it is good (morally excellent).

Now we know [without any doubt] that the Law is good, if one uses it lawfully and appropriately,

Their words seemed reasonable to Hamor and his son Shechem,

Now the plan seemed good to Pharaoh and to all of his servants.

And you answered me, ‘The thing which you have said to do is good.’

The plan pleased me and I took twelve of your men, one man from each tribe.