'Good' in the Bible

And they captured fortified cities and a fertile land and took possession of houses filled with every good thing: hewn cisterns, vineyards, olive groves, and many [fruit] trees. They ate and became full, and they became fat and took delight in your great goodness.

a contribution of the wood offering at appointed times, and for the first fruits. Remember me, my God, for good.

And let the young woman {who is pleasing} in the king's eyes become queen in place of Vashti. The thing was good in the king's eyes, and he acted accordingly.

And Esther said, "If it is good to the king, let the king and Haman come today to the banquet that I have prepared for him."

If I have found favor in the eyes of the king, and if it is good to the king to grant my petition and fulfill my request, let the king and Haman come to the banquet that I will prepare for them tomorrow, and I will do according to the word of the king.

And Haman went out on that day rejoicing and {feeling good}. But when Haman saw Mordecai at the gate of the king, and he did not rise or tremble before him, Haman was filled {with rage toward} Mordecai.

Then Queen Esther answered, and she said, "If I have found favor in your eyes, O king, and if it is good to the king, let my life be given to me at my petition and my people at my request;

And Habrona, one of the eunuchs in the presence of the king, said, "Look, the same gallows that Haman had prepared for Mordecai who spoke good [for the sake] of the king stands at Haman's house, fifty cubits high." And the king said, "Hang him on it."

and she said, "If it is good to the king, and if I have found favor before him, and if the king is pleased with this matter, and {I have his approval}, let [an edict] be written to revoke the letters of the plans of Haman son of Hammedatha the Agagite, which he wrote to destroy the Jews that [are] in all the provinces of the king.

Esther replied, "If it is good to the king, let tomorrow also be granted to the Jews who [are] in Susa to do according to the edict of today; and let them hang Haman's ten sons on the gallows."

For Mordecai the Jew [was] second-in-command to King Ahasuerus. [He was] great for the Jews and popular with many of his brothers, for he sought good for his people, {interceding for the welfare of all his descendants}.

So he said to her, "You speak like one of the foolish women speaks. Indeed, should we receive the good from God, but not receive the evil?" In all this, Job did not sin with his lips.

Remember that my life [is] a breath; my eye will not return to see good.

"And my days are swifter than a runner; they flee away; they do not see good.

Is it good for you that you oppress, that you despise the labor of your hands, and you smile over the schemes of [the] wicked?

Should he argue in talk [that] is not profitable or [in] words with which he cannot do good?

Yet he himself filled up their houses [with] good [things], but [the] schemes of [the] wicked are repugnant to me.

Indeed, then you will delight yourself in Shaddai, and {you will expect that God will be good to you}.

[He] feeds on [the] barren, [who] does not have a child, and does no good to [the] widow.

Indeed, I hoped for good, but evil came, and I waited for light, but darkness came.

Let us choose justice for ourselves; let us determine among ourselves what [is] good--

Look, God [is] mighty but does not despise [anyone]; [he is] mighty [and] {good in understanding}.

Many are saying, "Who will show us [something] good?" Lift up over us the light of your face, O Yahweh.

For you bless [the] righteous. O Yahweh, like a shield you surround him [with] good favor.

[The] fool says in his heart, "There is no God." They are corrupt. They do abominable deeds. There is none who does good.

All have gone astray; they are altogether corrupt. There is not one who does good; there is not even one.

[Oh my soul] you have said to Yahweh, "You [are] my Lord. I have no good apart from you."

For you meet him [with] blessings of good [things]. You set on his head a crown of fine gold.

Good and right [is] Yahweh; therefore he instructs sinners in the way.

Taste and see that Yahweh [is] good; blessed [is] the man [who] takes refuge in him.

[The] young lions are in want and suffer hunger, but those who seek Yahweh will not lack for any good thing.

Who [is] the man who desires life, who loves [many] days in order to see good?

Turn from evil and do good. Seek peace and pursue it.

They repay me evil in place of good. [It is] bereavement to my soul.

The words of his mouth [are] wickedness and deceit. He has ceased to have insight [and] to do good.

He plans sin on his bed. He puts himself on a way [that is] not good. He does not reject evil.

Trust Yahweh and do good. Abide [in the] land and feed on faithfulness.

Turn aside from evil and do good and [so] abide forever.

And those who repay evil in return for good accuse me in return for my pursuing good.

I was mute [with] silence. I was silent [even] from [saying] good [things], and my pain was stirred up.

I have brought good tidings [of] righteousness in the great congregation. Look, I have not shut my lips. O Yahweh, {you surely know that}.

My heart is moved [with] a good word; I recite my {compositions} to [the] king. My tongue [is the] pen [of] a skilled scribe.

Do good in your favor toward Zion. Build the walls of Jerusalem.

You love evil more than good, a lie more than speaking {what is right}. Selah

I will give thanks to you forever, because [of what] you have done, and I will wait on your name, because [it is] good, in the presence of your faithful ones.

[The] fool says in his heart, "There is no God." They are corrupt and they have done abominable iniquity. There is none who does good.

{All of them} have turned back. They are altogether corrupt. There is none who does good; there is not even one.

I will freely sacrifice to you; I will give thanks [to] your name, O Yahweh, because [it is] good.

Answer me, O Yahweh, because your loyal love [is] good; according to your abundant mercies, turn to me,

Surely God is good to Israel, to those pure of heart.

But as for me, the approach to God [is] for my good. I have set the Lord Yahweh [as] my refuge, in order to tell all your works.

Because Yahweh God [is] a sun and a shield; Yahweh gives grace and honor. He does not withhold good from those who walk blamelessly.

Yes, Yahweh will give [what is] good, and our land will give its produce.

For you, O Lord, [are] good and forgiving, and abundant in loyal love for all who call to you.

[It is] good to give thanks to Yahweh, and to sing praise concerning your name, O Most High;

For Yahweh [is] good; his loyal love is forever, and his faithfulness [is] {from generation to generation}.

who satisfies your life with good so that your youth is renewed like the eagle's.

You give to them; they gather [it]. You open your hand, they are filled with [what is] good.

Praise Yah. Give thanks to Yahweh, for [he is] good, for his loyal love [is] forever.

that may see the good [done] your chosen ones, to be glad in the joy of your nation, to glory together with your inheritance.

Give thanks to Yahweh, for [he is] good, for his loyal love [is] forever.

for he satisfies [the] longing soul, and [the] hungry soul he fills with good.

So they inflicted evil against me in return for good and hatred in return for my love.

But you, O Yahweh my Lord, deal with me for your name's sake. Because your loyal love [is] good, deliver me,

The fear of Yahweh [is the] beginning of wisdom; all who do them have a good understanding. His praise endures forever.

Give thanks to Yahweh for [he is] good, for his loyal love [is] forever.

Give thanks to Yahweh for [he is] good, for his loyal love [is] forever.

Turn away my disgrace that I dread, for your ordinances [are] good.

Teach me good discernment and knowledge, for I believe your commands.

You [are] good and do good; teach me your statutes.

[It is] good for me that I was afflicted, so that I might learn your statutes.

Pledge good for your servant; do not let [the] arrogant oppress me.

For the sake of the house of Yahweh our God, I will seek your good.

Do good, O Yahweh, to the good, and to [those] upright in their hearts.

May Yahweh bless you from Zion, that you may see the good of Jerusalem all the days of your life,

Look, how good and how pleasant [it is] [when] brothers dwell together in unity.

Praise Yah, for Yahweh [is] good. Sing praises concerning his name, for [it is] pleasant.

Give thanks to Yahweh, for [he is] good, for his loyal love [endures] forever.

Teach me to do your will, for you [are] my God; your Spirit [is] good. Lead me onto level ground.

Yahweh [is] good to all, and his mercies [are] over all his works.

Praise Yah. For [it is] good to sing praises [to] our God; for [it is] pleasant; praise is fitting.

Then you will understand righteousness and justice and uprightness--every good course--

So that you will walk on the road of those who are good, and the paths of those who are righteous you shall keep.

And you shall find favor and good sense in the eyes of God and humankind.

Do not withhold good from its owner when it is in the power of your hand to do.

For I have given you good instruction; do not forsake my teaching.

When good [is with] the righteous, [the] city rejoices, and with the perishing of the wicked, jubilation.

The desire of the righteous [is] only good, but the expectation of the wicked, wrath.

He who diligently seeks good seeks favor, but he who inquires of evil, it will come to him.

The good obtains favor from Yahweh, but anyone who schemes, he condemns.

For his mouth of good sense, a man will be recommended, but he who is of perverse {mind} will be despised.

From the fruit of the mouth of a man, he is filled with good, and the reward of {a man's labor} will return to him.

Anxiety in the heart of a man will weigh him down, but a good word will cheer him.

From the fruit of the mouth of a man, he shall eat what is good, but the desire of the treacherous, wrongdoing.

Good sense grants favor, but the way of the faithless is coarse.

From his ways, the perverse of heart will be satisfied, and {from his own}, [so shall] a good man.

The evil bow down before the good, and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.

Have they not erred, those who plan evil? But loyalty and faithfulness [belong to] those who plan good.

In every place, the eyes of Yahweh keep watch over the evil and the good.

A heart of gladness will make good {countenance}, but in sorrow of heart a spirit is broken.