'Good' in the Bible

He has satisfied the one who thirsts, filling the hungry with what is good.

They devise evil against me instead of good, and hatred in place of my love.

Now you, LORD my God, defend me for your name's sake; because your gracious love is good, deliver me!

It is good for the person who lends generously, conducting his affairs with fairness.

Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; his gracious love is eternal.

Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good and his gracious love is eternal. Alef

Turn away the shame that I dread, because your ordinances are good.

LORD, you are good, and do what is good; teach me your statutes.

It was for my good that I was humbled; so that I would learn your statutes.

LORD, do good to those who are good, and to those who are upright in heart.

Look how good and how pleasant it is when brothers live together in unity!

Praise the LORD, because the LORD is good; Sing to his name, for he is gracious.

Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good, for his gracious love is everlasting.

Teach me to do your will, for you are my God. Let your good Spirit lead me on level ground.

The LORD is good to everyone and his mercies extend to everything he does.

Hallelujah! It is good to sing praise to our God, and it is fitting to sing glorious praise.

Then you will understand what is right, just, and upright every good path.

This is how you will walk in the way of good men and will keep to the paths of the righteous.

and find favor and a good reputation with God and men.

Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due, when it is in your power to act.

Nothing good comes from ill-gotten wealth, but righteousness delivers from death.

The desire of the righteous is to seek good, but the hope of the wicked results in wrath.

The good person will gain favor from the LORD, but the man who plots evil will be condemned by him.

Good understanding produces grace, but the lifestyle of the treacherous never changes.

A good person leaves an inheritance to his grandchildren, but the wealth of the wicked is reserved for the righteous.

Fools make fun of guilt, but among the upright there are good intentions.

The faithless one will pay for his behavior, but a good man will be rewarded for his.

Evil men will bow down in the presence of good men and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.

Won't those who plot evil go astray? But gracious love and truth are for those who plan what is good.

The eyes of the LORD are in every place, observing both the evil and the good.

The entire life of the afflicted seems disastrous, but a good heart feasts continuously.

An appropriate answer brings joy to a person, and a well-timed word is a good thing.

Bright eyes encourage the heart; good news nourishes the body.

A violent man entices his companion and leads him on a path that is not good.

The person who repays good with evil will never see evil leave his home.

The person whose mind is perverse does not find good, and anyone with perverted speech falls into trouble.

A joyful heart is good medicine, but a broken spirit drains one's strength.

Furthermore, it isn't good to fine the righteous, or to beat an official because of his uprightness.

It's not good to be partial towards an evil person, thereby depriving the righteous of justice.

Whoever finds a wife finds what is good, and receives favor from the LORD.

Furthermore, it isn't good to be ignorant, and whoever rushes into things misses the mark.

The LORD detests differing weights, and dishonest scales are not good.

A good reputation is more desirable than great wealth, and favorable acceptance more than silver and gold.

My son, eat honey, because it's good for you; indeed, drippings from the honeycomb are sweet to your taste;

Here are some more proverbs from wise people: It isn't good to show partiality in judgment.

But as for people who rebuke the wicked; a good blessing will fall upon them.

Cold water to someone who is thirsty that's what good news from a distant land is.

To eat too much honey isn't good; and neither is it honorable to seek one's own glory.

Whoever misleads the upright along an evil way will himself fall into his own pit, but the blameless will inherit what is good.

To show partiality isn't good, yet for a piece of bread the valiant will transgress.

She will bring good to him never evil every day of her life.

I decided to indulge in wine, while still remaining committed to wisdom. I also tried to indulge in foolishness, just enough to determine whether it was good for human beings under heaven given the short time of their lives.

After all, to the person who is good in God's sight, he gives wisdom, knowledge, and joy, but to the sinner he gives the troublesome task of acquiring and accumulating in order to leave it to someone who is good in the sight of God. This also is pointless and chasing after the wind.

I have concluded that the only worthwhile thing for them is to take pleasure in doing good in life;

Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their labor.

When possessions increase, so does the number of consumers; therefore what good are they to their owners, except to look at them?

Look! I observed that it is good and prudent to eat, drink, and enjoy all that is good of a person's work that he does on earth during the limited days of his life, which God gives him, for this is his allotment.

A good name exceeds the value of fine perfume, and the day of someone's death exceeds the value of the day of his birth.

Wise use of possessions is good; it brings benefit to the living.

When times are good, be joyful; when times are bad, consider this: God made the one as well as the other, so people won't seek anything outside of his best.

It is good for you to grab hold of this and not let go, because whoever fears God will escape all of these extremes.

For there is not a single righteous man on earth who practices good and does not sin.

Everyone shares the same experience: a single event affects the righteous, the wicked, the good, the clean, the unclean, whoever sacrifices, and whoever does not sacrifice. As it is with the good person, so also it is with the sinner; as it is with someone who takes an oath, so also it is with someone who fears taking an oath.

Wisdom is better than weapons of war, and a single sinner can destroy a lot of good.

For God will judge every deed, along with every secret, whether good or evil.

May your mouth be like good wine. May it go down smoothly to my beloved, gliding gently over the lips of the sleeping ones.

Learn to practice what is good; seek justice, alleviate oppression, defend orphans in court, and plead the widow's case.

He plowed its land and cleared it of stones. Then he planted it with the choicest vines, built a watchtower in the middle of it, and dug a wine vat in it; He expected it to produce good grapes, but it produced only wild ones."

What more could I do in my vineyard, that I haven't already done? When I expected it to produce good grapes, why did it yield wild ones?

"How terrible it will be for those who call evil good and good evil, who substitute darkness for light and light for darkness, who substitute what is bitter for what is sweet and what is sweet for what is bitter!"

Yes, it was for my own good that I suffered extreme anguish. But in love you have held back my life from the Pit in which it has been confined; you have tossed all my sins behind your back.

"The message from the LORD that you have spoken is good," Hezekiah replied to Isaiah, since he was thinking, ""at least there will be peace and security in my lifetime."

"Climb up a high mountain, you messenger of good news to Zion! Lift up your voice with strength, you messenger to Jerusalem! Lift it up! Don't be afraid! Say to the towns of Judah, "Here is your God!'

The craftsman encourages the goldsmith, and the hammersmith encourages the one who strikes the anvil. He says about the welding, "It's good!' and he reinforces it with nails so that it won't topple."

Tell us what the future holds, so we may know that you are gods! Yes, do something good or something bad, so we may hear and gaze at it together.'"

First, to Zion: "There is slumber." And to Jerusalem: "I'll send a messenger with good news."

"Listen to this, house of Jacob, you who are called by the name of Israel, and who have come forth from Judah's loins; you who swear oaths in the name of the LORD and invoke the God of Israel but not in truth, nor in good faith.

"How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of the one who brings news of peace, who announces good things, who announces salvation, who says to Zion, "Your God reigns!'

Why spend your money on what is not bread, and your labor on what does not satisfy? Listen carefully to me, and eat what is good, and let your soul delight itself in rich food.

"The Spirit of the LORD is upon me, because the LORD has anointed me; he has sent me to bring good news to the oppressed and to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives, and release from darkness for the prisoners;

I held out my hands all day long to a disobedient people, who walk in a way that isn't good, following their own inclinations

"I brought you into the fruitful land to eat its fruit and its good things. But you came in, defiled my land, and made my inheritance into an abomination.

I'll give you shepherds after my own heart, and they'll shepherd you with knowledge and good sense."

"For my people are foolish, they don't know me. They're stupid children, they have no understanding. They're skilled at doing evil, but how to do good, they don't know."

Your iniquities have turned these things away, and your sins have held back from you what is good.

This is what the LORD says: "Stand beside the roads and watch. Ask for the ancient paths, where the good way is. Walk in it and find rest for yourselves. But they said, "We won't walk in it!'

What good is frankincense that comes from Sheba to me, or sweet cane from a distant country? Your burnt offerings aren't acceptable, nor are your sacrifices pleasing to me."

We waited for peace, but no good has come, for a time of healing, but instead there was terror.

Their idols are like scarecrows in a cucumber field. They can't speak! They must always be carried because they can't walk! Don't be afraid of them because they can do no harm, nor can they do any good."

I went to the Euphrates and dug it up. I got the belt from the place where I had hidden it. The belt was ruined! It was not good for anything.

This evil people that refuses to listen to my words, that stubbornly pursues their own desires, and that follows other gods to serve and worship them, will be like this belt that is not good for anything.

Can an Ethiopian change his skin, or a leopard his spots? Then you who are trained to do evil will also be able to do good.

Have you completely rejected Judah? Do you despise Zion? Why have you struck us, so that there is no healing for us? We hoped for peace, but no good came, for a time of healing, but there was only terror.

The LORD said, "Have I not set you free for a good purpose? Have I not intervened for you with your enemies in times of trouble and times of distress?

He will be like a bush in the desert, and he won't see when good comes. He will dwell in parched places in the wilderness, a land of salt, without inhabitants.

But if that nation does evil in my eyes by not obeying me, I'll change my mind about the good that I said I would bring on it.

Should good be repaid with evil? Yet they have dug a pit to take my life. Remember! I stood before you and spoke good on their behalf in order to turn your wrath away from them.

Cursed is the person who brought the good news to my father, "A baby boy has been born to you," making him very happy.

Indeed, I'm firmly decided I'm sending calamity to this city, not good," declares the LORD. "It will be given into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he will set it on fire."'

One basket contained very good figs like the first figs that ripen on the tree. The other basket contained very bad figs that were too bad to be eaten.