'Good' in the Bible
that thou mayest walk in the way of the good, And keep the paths of the righteous.
and thou shalt find favour and good understanding in the sight of God and man.
Withhold not good from them to whom it is due, when it is in the power of thy hand to do it.
for I give you good doctrine: forsake ye not my law.
The merciful man doeth good to his own soul; but the cruel troubleth his own flesh.
The desire of the righteous is only good; the expectation of the wicked is wrath.
He that is earnest after good seeketh favour; but he that searcheth for mischief, it shall come upon him.
A good man obtaineth favour of Jehovah; but a man of mischievous devices will he condemn.
A man is satisfied with good by the fruit of his mouth; and the recompense of a man's hands shall be rendered unto him.
Heaviness in the heart of man maketh it stoop; but a good word maketh it glad.
A man shall eat good by the fruit of his mouth; but the soul of the treacherous, violence.
Good understanding procureth favour; but the way of the treacherous is hard.
Evil pursueth sinners; but to the righteous good shall be repaid.
A good man leaveth an inheritance to his children's children; but the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the righteous man.
The backslider in heart shall be filled with his own ways, and the good man from what is in himself.
The evil bow before the good, and the wicked at the gates of the righteous man.
Do they not err that devise evil? but loving-kindness and truth are for those that devise good.
The eyes of Jehovah are in every place, beholding the evil and the good.
A man hath joy by the answer of his mouth; and a word in its season, how good is it!
That which enlighteneth the eyes rejoiceth the heart; good tidings make the bones fat.
He that giveth heed to the word shall find good; and whoso confideth in Jehovah, happy is he.
A violent man enticeth his neighbour, and leadeth him into a way that is not good.
Whoso rewardeth evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house.
He that hath a perverse heart findeth no good; and he that shifteth about with his tongue falleth into evil.
To punish a righteous man is not good, nor to strike nobles because of their uprightness.
It is not good to accept the person of the wicked, to wrong the righteous in judgment.
Whoso hath found a wife hath found a good thing, and hath obtained favour from Jehovah.
Also that a person be without knowledge is not good; and he that hasteth with his feet maketh false steps.
He that getteth sense loveth his own soul; he that keepeth understanding shall find good.
Good living beseemeth not a fool; how much less for a servant to have rule over princes.
Plans are established by counsel; and with good advice make war.
Divers weights are an abomination unto Jehovah; and a false balance is not good.
A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches; loving favour rather than silver and gold.
For with good advice shalt thou make thy war; and in the multitude of counsellors there is safety.
Eat honey, my son, for it is good; and a honeycomb is sweet to thy taste:
These things also come from the wise. It is not good to have respect of persons in judgment.
but to them that rebuke him shall be delight, and a good blessing cometh upon them.
As cold waters to a thirsty soul, so is good news from a far country.
It is not good to eat much honey; and to search into weighty matters is itself a weight.
Whoso causeth the upright to go astray in an evil way, shall himself fall into his own pit; but the perfect shall inherit good.
To have respect of persons is not good; but for a piece of bread will a man transgress.
She doeth him good, and not evil, all the days of her life.
She perceiveth that her earning is good; her lamp goeth not out by night.
I searched in my heart how to cherish my flesh with wine, while practising my heart with wisdom; and how to lay hold on folly, till I should see what was that good for the children of men which they should do under the heavens all the days of their life.
There is nothing good for man, but that he should eat and drink, and that he should make his soul enjoy good in his labour. This also I saw, that it was from the hand of God.
For he giveth to a man that is good in his sight wisdom, and knowledge, and joy; but to the sinner he giveth travail to gather and to heap up, that he may give to him that is good in God's sight. This also is vanity and pursuit of the wind.
I know that there is nothing good for them but to rejoice and to do well in their life;
yea also that every man should eat and drink, and enjoy good in all his labour, it is the gift of God.
There is one alone and without a second; also he hath neither son nor brother: yet is there no end of all his labour, neither is his eye satisfied with riches, and he saith not, For whom then am I labouring, and depriving my soul of good? This also is vanity and a grievous occupation.
Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for their labour.
Behold what I have seen good and comely: it is to eat and to drink, and to enjoy good in all his labour wherewith man laboureth under the sun, all the days of his life which God hath given him: for that is his portion.
If a man beget a hundred sons, and live many years, so that the days of his years be many, but his soul be not filled with good, and also he have no burial, I say an untimely birth is better than he.
Yea, though he live twice a thousand years, yet hath he seen no good: do not all go to one place?
For who knoweth what is good for man in life, all the days of his vain life which he spendeth as a shadow? for who can tell man what shall be after him under the sun?
A good name is better than precious ointment, and the day of death than the day of one's birth.
Wisdom is as good as an inheritance, and profitable to them that see the sun.
In the day of prosperity enjoy good, and in the day of adversity consider: God hath also set the one beside the other, to the end that man should find out nothing of what shall be after him.
It is good that thou shouldest take hold of this; yea, also from that withdraw not thy hand: for he that feareth God cometh forth from them all.
Surely there is not a righteous man upon earth, that doeth good and sinneth not.
All things come alike to all: one event to the righteous and to the wicked, to the good, and to the clean, and to the unclean, to him that sacrificeth and to him that sacrificeth not: as is the good, so is the sinner; he that sweareth, as he that feareth an oath.
Wisdom is better than weapons of war; but one sinner destroyeth much good.
In the morning sow thy seed, and in the evening withhold not thy hand; for thou knowest not which shall prosper, whether this or that, or whether they both shall be alike good.
For God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it be good or whether it be evil.
If ye be willing and hearken, ye shall eat the good of the land;
Woe unto them who call evil good, and good evil; who put darkness for light, and light for darkness; who put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!
Butter and honey shall he eat, that he may know to refuse the evil, and to choose the good.
For before the child knoweth to refuse the evil and to choose the good, the land whose two kings thou fearest shall be forsaken.
and said, Ah, Jehovah, remember, I beseech thee, how I have walked before thee in truth and with a perfect heart, and have done that which is good in thy sight. And Hezekiah wept much.
And Hezekiah said to Isaiah, Good is the word of Jehovah which thou hast spoken. And he said, For there shall be peace and truth in my days.
And the artizan encouraged the founder, he that smootheth with the hammer him that smiteth on the anvil, saying of the soldering, It is good; and he fasteneth it with nails, that it be not moved.
declare the things that are to happen hereafter, that we may know that ye are gods; yea, do good, or do evil, that we may be astonished, and behold it together.
How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him that announceth glad tidings, that publisheth peace; that announceth glad tidings of good, that publisheth salvation, that saith unto Zion, Thy God reigneth!
Wherefore do ye spend money for that which is not bread? and your labour for that which satisfieth not? Hearken diligently unto me, and eat ye that which is good, and let your soul delight itself in fatness.
I have stretched out my hands all the day unto a rebellious people, who walk in a way not good, after their own thoughts;
And I brought you into a fruitful land, to eat the fruit thereof and the good thereof; and ye entered and defiled my land, and made my heritage an abomination.
For my people is foolish, they have not known me; they are sottish children, and they have no intelligence; they are wise to do evil, but to do good they have no knowledge.
Your iniquities have turned away these things, and your sins have withholden from you what is good.
Thus saith Jehovah: Stand in the ways and see, and ask for the ancient paths, which is the good way, and walk therein, and ye shall find rest for your souls. But they said, We will not walk therein.
Peace is looked for, and there is no good; a time of healing, and behold, terror.
They are as a palm-column of turned work, and they speak not; they are carried, for they cannot go. Be not afraid of them; for they cannot do evil, neither also is it in them to do good.
For even thy brethren, and the house of thy father, even they have dealt treacherously with thee, even they have cried aloud after thee. Believe them not, though they speak good words unto thee.
And I went to the Euphrates, and digged, and took the girdle from the place where I had hid it; and behold, the girdle was spoiled, it was good for nothing.
This evil people, who refuse to hear my words, who walk in the stubbornness of their heart, and go after other gods, to serve them and to worship them, shall even be as this girdle which is good for nothing.
Can an Ethiopian change his skin, or a leopard his spots? Then may ye also do good, who are accustomed to do evil.
And Jehovah said unto me, Pray not for this people for their good.
Hast thou then utterly rejected Judah? Doth thy soul loathe Zion? Why hast thou smitten us, and there is no healing for us? Peace is looked for, and there is no good, and a time of healing, and behold terror!
Jehovah said, Verily I will set thee free for thy good; verily I will cause the enemy to meet thee kindly in the time of evil and in the time of affliction.
And he shall be like the heath in the desert, and shall not see when good cometh; but he shall inhabit the parched places in the wilderness, a salt land and not inhabited.
And the vessel that he made was marred, as clay, in the hand of the potter; and he made it again another vessel, as seemed good to the potter to make.
if it do evil in my sight, that it hearken not unto my voice, then I will repent of the good wherewith I said I would benefit them.
Shall evil be recompensed for good? For they have digged a pit for my soul. Remember how I stood before thee to speak good for them, to turn away thy wrath from them.
For I have set my face against this city for evil, and not for good, saith Jehovah: it shall be given into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall burn it with fire.
One basket had very good figs, like the figs first ripe; and the other basket had very bad figs, which could not be eaten for badness.
And Jehovah said unto me, What seest thou, Jeremiah? And I said, Figs: the good figs very good; and the bad very bad, which cannot be eaten for badness.
Thus saith Jehovah, the God of Israel: Like these good figs, so will I regard for good them that are carried away captive of Judah, whom I have sent out of this place into the land of the Chaldeans;
and I will set mine eyes upon them for good, and I will bring them again to this land; and I will build them and not pull them down, and I will plant them and not pluck them up.
But as for me, behold, I am in your hand; do unto me as seemeth good and right in your eyes:
For thus saith Jehovah: When seventy years shall be accomplished for Babylon I will visit you, and perform my good word toward you, in bringing you back to this place.
therefore thus saith Jehovah: Behold, I will punish Shemaiah the Nehelamite, and his seed: he shall not have a man to dwell among this people; neither shall he see the good that I will do for my people, saith Jehovah; because he hath spoken revolt against Jehovah.
And I will give them one heart, and one way, that they may fear me all their days, for the good of them, and of their children after them.
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