'Good' in the Bible

And in every part of the kingdom and in every town, wherever the king's letter and his order came, the Jews were glad with great joy, and had a feast and a good day. And a great number of the people of the land became Jews: for the fear of the Jews had come on them.

So the Jews of the country places living in unwalled towns make the fourteenth day of the month Adar a day of feasting and joy and a good day, a day for sending offerings one to another.

As days on which the Jews had rest from their haters, and the month which for them was turned from sorrow to joy, and from weeping to a good day: and that they were to keep them as days of feasting and joy, of sending offerings to one another and good things to the poor.

For Mordecai the Jew was second only to King Ahasuerus, and great among the Jews and respected by the body of his countrymen; working for the good of his people, and saying words of peace to all his seed.

And he said to her, You are talking like one of the foolish women. If we take the good God sends us, are we not to take the evil when it comes? In all this Job kept his lips from sin.

O, keep in mind that my life is wind: my eye will never again see good.

He is wise in heart and great in strength: who ever made his face hard against him, and any good came of it?

Even if my cause was good, I would not be able to give an answer; I would make request for grace from him who was against me.

My days go quicker than a post-runner: they go in flight, they see no good.

He makes the words of responsible persons without effect, and takes away the good sense of the old;

Will it be good for you to be searched out by him, or have you the thought that he may be guided into error like a man?

And another comes to his end with a bitter soul, without ever tasting good.

Though he made their houses full of good things: but the purpose of the evil-doers is far from me!

For I was looking for good, and evil came; I was waiting for light, and it became dark.

Let us make the decision for ourselves as to what is right; let us have the knowledge among ourselves of what is good.

There are numbers who say, Who will do us any good? the light of his face has gone from us.

The foolish man has said in his heart, God will not do anything. They are unclean, they have done evil works; there is not one who does good.

They have all gone out of the way together; they are unclean, there is not one who does good, no, not one.

O my soul, you have said to the Lord, You are my Lord: I have no good but you.

As for God, his way is completely good; the word of the Lord is tested; he is a breastplate for all those who put their faith in him.

The law of the Lord is good, giving new life to the soul: the witness of the Lord is certain, giving wisdom to the foolish.

For you go before him with the blessings of good things: you put a crown of fair gold on his head.

The poor will have a feast of good things: those who make search for the Lord will give him praise: your heart will have life for ever.

The Lord takes care of me as his sheep; I will not be without any good thing.

Good and upright is the Lord: so he will be the teacher of sinners in the way.

All the ways of the Lord are mercy and good faith for those who keep his agreement and his witness.

His soul will be full of good things, and his seed will have the earth for its heritage.

For your mercy is before my eyes; and I have gone in the way of your good faith.

By experience you will see that the Lord is good; happy is the man who has faith in him.

The young lions are in need and have no food; but those who are looking to the Lord will have every good thing.

What man has a love of life, and a desire that his days may be increased so that he may see good?

Be turned from evil, and do good; make a search for peace, desiring it with all your heart.

They gave me back evil for good, troubling my soul.

In the words of his mouth are evil and deceit; he has given up being wise and doing good.

He gives thought to evil on his bed; he takes a way which is not good; he is not a hater of evil.

How good is your loving mercy, O God! the children of men take cover under the shade of your wings.

Have faith in the Lord, and do good; be at rest in the land, and go after righteousness.

The little which the good man has is better than the wealth of evil-doers.

For the arms of the evil-doers will be broken: but the Lord is the support of the good.

The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord, and he takes delight in his way.

I have been young, and now am old, but I have not seen the good man without help, or his children looking for bread.

Be turned from evil, and do good; and your place will be for ever.

The mouth of the good man says words of wisdom; the talk of his tongue is of righteousness.

Give attention to the good man, and take note of the upright; because the end of that man is peace.

I made no sound, I said no word, even of good; and I was moved with sorrow.

My heart is flowing over with good things; my words are of that which I have made for a king; my tongue is the pen of a ready writer.

And go nobly on in your power, because you are good and true and without pride; and your right hand will be teaching you things of fear.

Do good to Zion in your good pleasure, building up the walls of Jerusalem.

You have more love for evil than for good, for deceit than for works of righteousness. (Selah.)

I will give you praise without end for what you have done; I will give honour to your name before your saints, for it is good.

The foolish man has said in his heart, God will not do anything. They are unclean, they have done evil works; there is not one who does good.

Every one of them has gone back; they are unclean: there is not one who does good, no, not one.

Let the evil works of my haters come back on them again; let them be cut off by your good faith.

Freely will I make my offerings to you; I will give praise to your name, O Lord, for it is good.

He will send from heaven, and take me from the power of him whose desire is for my destruction. God will send out his mercy and his good faith.

Happy is the man of your selection, to whom you give a resting-place in your house; we will be full of the good things out of your holy place.

The year is crowned with the good you give; life-giving rain is dropping from your footsteps,

Praise be to God who has not taken away his good faith and his mercy from me.

Those whose resting-place was there, even the poor, were comforted by your good things, O God.

Give an answer to my words, O Lord; for your mercy is good: be turned to me, because of your great pity.

Truly, God is good to Israel, even to such as are clean in heart.

But it is good for me to come near to God: I have put my faith in the Lord God, so that I may make clear all his works.

The Lord God is our sun and our strength: the Lord will give grace and glory: he will not keep back any good thing from those whose ways are upright.

Lord, you were good to your land: changing the fate of Jacob.

The Lord will give what is good; and our land will give its increase.

The seat of your kingdom is resting on righteousness and right judging: mercy and good faith come before your face.

You will be covered by his feathers; under his wings you will be safe: his good faith will be your salvation.

It is a good thing to give praise to the Lord, and to make melody to your name, O Most High;

Make songs to the Lord, blessing his name; give the good news of his salvation day by day.

He makes your mouth full of good things, so that your strength is made new again like the eagle's.

They take what you give them; they are full of the good things which come from your open hand.

Let the Lord be praised. O give praise to the Lord, for he is good: for his mercy is unchanging for ever.

Keep me in mind, O Lord, when you are good to your people; O let your salvation come to me;

They were disgusted with the good land; they had no belief in his word;

O give praise to the Lord, for he is good: for his mercy is unchanging for ever.

He gives its desire to the unresting soul, so that it is full of good things.

They have put on me evil for good; hate in exchange for my love.

But, O Lord God, give me your help, because of your name; take me out of danger, because your mercy is good.

All is well for the man who is kind and gives freely to others; he will make good his cause when he is judged.

What may I give to the Lord for all the good things which he has done for me?

O give praise to the Lord, for he is good: for his mercy is unchanging for ever.

O give praise to the Lord, for he is good: for his mercy is unchanging for ever.

Take away the shame which is my fear; for your decisions are good.

You have done good to your servant, O Lord, in keeping with your word.

Give me knowledge and good sense; for I have put my faith in your teachings.

You are good, and your works are good; give me knowledge of your rules.

It is good for me to have been through trouble; so that I might come to the knowledge of your rules.

I have done what is good and right: you will not give me into the hands of those who are working against me.

Be good to your servant in your mercy, and give me teaching in your rules.

The opening of your words gives light; it gives good sense to the simple.

See how good and how pleasing it is for brothers to be living together in harmony!

Give praise to Jah, for he is good: make melody to his name, for it is pleasing.

O give praise to the Lord, for he is good: for his mercy is unchanging for ever.

Give praise to the Lord; for it is good to make melody to our God; praise is pleasing and beautiful.

(The wise man, hearing, will get greater learning, and the acts of the man of good sense will be wisely guided:)

If they say, Come with us; let us make designs against the good, waiting secretly for the upright, without cause;

Truly, if you are crying out for good sense, and your request is for knowledge;

Then you will have knowledge of righteousness and right acting, and upright behaviour, even of every good way.

So that you may go in the way of good men, and keep in the footsteps of the upright.

Let not mercy and good faith go from you; let them be hanging round your neck, recorded on your heart;