'Approved' in the Bible

And Saul fully approved of his murder. At this time a great persecution broke out against the Church in Jerusalem, and all except the Apostles were scattered throughout Judaea and Samaria.

For it is not the man that commends himself who is really approved, but he whom the Lord commends.

But you know Timothy's approved worth--how, like a child working with his father, he has served with me in furtherance of the Good News.

But as God tested and approved us before entrusting us with His Good News, so in what we say we are seeking not to please men but to please God, who tests and approves our motives.