'Good' in the Bible

Then you will understand righteousness and justice [in every circumstance]And integrity and every good path.

So you will walk in the way of good men [that is, those of personal integrity, moral courage and honorable character],And keep to the paths of the righteous.

So find favor and high esteemIn the sight of God and man.

Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due [its rightful recipients],When it is in your power to do it.

The wise will inherit honor and glory,But dishonor and shame is conferred on fools.

For I give you good doctrine;Do not turn away from my instruction.

And among the naive [the inexperienced and gullible],I saw among the youthsA young man lacking [good] sense,

A gracious and good woman attains honor,And ruthless men attain riches [but not respect].

The desire of the righteous brings only good,But the expectation of the wicked brings wrath.

He who diligently seeks good seeks favor and grace,But he who seeks evil, evil will come to him.

A good man will obtain favor from the Lord,But He will condemn a man who devises evil.

A man will be satisfied with good from the fruit of his words,And the deeds of a man’s hands will return to him [as a harvest].

From the fruit of his mouth a [wise] man enjoys good,But the desire of the treacherous is for violence.

Good understanding wins favor [from others],But the way of the unfaithful is hard [like barren, dry soil].

Adversity pursues sinners,But the [consistently] upright will be rewarded with prosperity.

A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children,And the wealth of the sinner is stored up for [the hands of] the righteous.

The backslider in heart will have his fill with his own [rotten] ways,But a good man will be satisfied with his ways [the godly thought and action which his heart pursues and in which he delights].

The evil will bow down before the good,And the wicked [will bow down] at the gates of the righteous.

Do they not go astray who devise evil and wander from the way of righteousness?But kindness and truth will be to those who devise good.

The eyes of the Lord are in every place,Watching the evil and the good [in all their endeavors].

A man has joy in giving an appropriate answer,And how good and delightful is a word spoken at the right moment—how good it is!

The light of the eyes rejoices the hearts of others,And good news puts fat on the bones.

He who pays attention to the word [of God] will find good,And blessed (happy, prosperous, to be admired) is he who trusts [confidently] in the Lord.

A violent and exceedingly covetous man entices his neighbor [to sin],And leads him in a way that is not good.

Whoever returns evil for good,Evil will not depart from his house.

A man lacking common sense gives a pledgeAnd becomes guarantor [for the debt of another] in the presence of his neighbor.

He who has a crooked mind finds no good,And he who is perverted in his language falls into evil.

A happy heart is good medicine and a joyful mind causes healing,But a broken spirit dries up the bones.

It is also not good to fine the righteous,Nor to strike the noble for their uprightness.

When the wicked man comes [to the depth of evil], contempt [of all that is pure and good] also comes,And with inner baseness (dishonor) comes outer shame (scorn).

To show respect to the wicked person is not good,Nor to push aside and deprive the righteous of justice.

A man’s stomach will be satisfied with the fruit of his mouth;He will be satisfied with the consequence of his words.

He who finds a [true and faithful] wife finds a good thingAnd obtains favor and approval from the Lord.

Also it is not good for a person to be without knowledge,And he who hurries with his feet [acting impulsively and proceeding without caution or analyzing the consequences] sins (misses the mark).

He who gains wisdom and good sense loves (preserves) his own soul;He who keeps understanding will find good and prosper.

Good sense and discretion make a man slow to anger,And it is his honor and glory to overlook a transgression or an offense [without seeking revenge and harboring resentment].

Plans are established by counsel;So make war [only] with wise guidance.

Differing weights are detestable and offensive to the Lord,And fraudulent scales are not good.

A wise king sifts out the wicked [from among the good]And drives the [threshing] wheel over them [to separate the chaff from the grain].

When the scoffer is punished, the naive [observes the lesson and] becomes wise;But when the wise and teachable person is instructed, he receives knowledge.

The wicked become a ransom for the righteous,And the treacherous in the place of the upright [for they fall into their own traps].

A good name [earned by honorable behavior, godly wisdom, moral courage, and personal integrity] is more desirable than great riches;And favor is better than silver and gold.

Through [skillful and godly] wisdom a house [a life, a home, a family] is built,And by understanding it is established [on a sound and good foundation],

My son, eat honey, because it is good,And the drippings of the honeycomb are sweet to your taste.

These also are sayings of the wise:To show partiality in judgment is not good.

But to those [honorable judges] who rebuke the wicked, it will go well with them and they will find delight,And a good blessing will come upon them.

Like cold water to a thirsty soul,So is good news from a distant land.

It is not good to eat much honey,Nor is it glorious to seek one’s own glory.

To have regard for one person over another and to show favoritism is not good,Because for a piece of bread a man will transgress.

She comforts, encourages, and does him only good and not evilAll the days of her life.

She sees that her gain is good;Her lamp does not go out, but it burns continually through the night [she is prepared for whatever lies ahead].