51 Bible Verses about Goodness

I would have despaired unless I had believed that I would see the goodness of the Lord
In the land of the living.

Surely goodness and lovingkindness will follow me all the days of my life,
And I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.

You have crowned the year with Your bounty,
And Your paths drip with fatness.

What shall I render to the Lord
For all His benefits toward me?

I shall remember the deeds of the Lord;
Surely I will remember Your wonders of old.

They shall eagerly utter the memory of Your abundant goodness
And will shout joyfully of Your righteousness.

Show me a sign for good,
That those who hate me may see it and be ashamed,
Because You, O Lord, have helped me and comforted me.

Now for this very reason also, applying all diligence, in your faith supply moral excellence, and in your moral excellence, knowledge,

For He has satisfied the thirsty soul,
And the hungry soul He has filled with what is good.

How blessed is the one whom You choose and bring near to You
To dwell in Your courts.
We will be satisfied with the goodness of Your house,
Your holy temple.

I said to the Lord, “You are my Lord;
I have no good besides You.”

How great is Your goodness,
Which You have stored up for those who fear You,
Which You have wrought for those who take refuge in You,
Before the sons of men!

O taste and see that the Lord is good;
How blessed is the man who takes refuge in Him!

Teach me good discernment and knowledge,
For I believe in Your commandments.

And He said, “I Myself will make all My goodness pass before you, and will proclaim the name of the Lord before you; and I will be gracious to whom I will be gracious, and will show compassion on whom I will show compassion.”

Behold then the kindness and severity of God; to those who fell, severity, but to you, God’s kindness, if you continue in His kindness; otherwise you also will be cut off.

Bless the Lord, O my soul,
And forget none of His benefits;

He loves righteousness and justice;
The earth is full of the lovingkindness of the Lord.

For You meet him with the blessings of good things;
You set a crown of fine gold on his head.

It will be to Me a name of joy, praise and glory before all the nations of the earth which will hear of all the good that I do for them, and they will fear and tremble because of all the good and all the peace that I make for it.’

Many a man proclaims his own loyalty,
But who can find a trustworthy man?

I will not die, but live,
And tell of the works of the Lord.

And concerning you, my brethren, I myself also am convinced that you yourselves are full of goodness, filled with all knowledge and able also to admonish one another.

Do not remember the sins of my youth or my transgressions;
According to Your lovingkindness remember me,
For Your goodness’ sake, O Lord.

Answer me, O Lord, for Your lovingkindness is good;
According to the greatness of Your compassion, turn to me,

For the Lord is good;
His lovingkindness is everlasting
And His faithfulness to all generations.

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,

The Lord is gracious and merciful;
Slow to anger and great in lovingkindness.

if you have tasted the kindness of the Lord.

(for the fruit of the Light consists in all goodness and righteousness and truth),

Lovingkindness and truth have met together;
Righteousness and peace have kissed each other.

and have tasted the good word of God and the powers of the age to come,

So it will be, if you go with us, that whatever good the Lord does for us, we will do for you.”

Let them give thanks to the Lord for His lovingkindness,
And for His wonders to the sons of men!

Or do you think lightly of the riches of His kindness and tolerance and patience, not knowing that the kindness of God leads you to repentance?

but without your consent I did not want to do anything, so that your goodness would not be, in effect, by compulsion but of your own free will.

Now may the Lord show lovingkindness and truth to you; and I also will show this goodness to you, because you have done this thing.

“I will fill the soul of the priests with abundance,
And My people will be satisfied with My goodness,” declares the Lord.

Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.

Then Moses said, “I pray You, show me Your glory!”

But when the kindness of God our Savior and His love for mankind appeared,

seeing that His divine power has granted to us everything pertaining to life and godliness, through the true knowledge of Him who called us by His own glory and excellence.

Who satisfies your years with good things,
So that your youth is renewed like the eagle.

and yet He did not leave Himself without witness, in that He did good and gave you rains from heaven and fruitful seasons, satisfying your hearts with food and gladness.”

“Bring my soul out of prison,
So that I may give thanks to Your name;
The righteous will surround me,
For You will deal bountifully with me.”

Your lovingkindness, O Lord, extends to the heavens,
Your faithfulness reaches to the skies.

For the choir director. A Maskil of David, when Doeg the Edomite came and told Saul and said to him, “David has come to the house of Ahimelech.”
Why do you boast in evil, O mighty man?
The lovingkindness of God endures all day long.

My mouth shall tell of Your righteousness
And of Your salvation all day long;
For I do not know the sum of them.

One generation shall praise Your works to another,
And shall declare Your mighty acts.