1142 verses about Goodness

For from one that has understanding will a city be peopled; But a race of wicked men will be made desolate.

He filled them with the knowledge of wisdom, And showed them good and evil.

With him the alms of a man is as a signet; And he will keep the bounty of a man as the apple of the eye.

What is man, and whereto serves he? What is his good, and what is his evil?

My son, to your good deeds add no blemish; And no grief of words in any of your giving.

Shall not the dew assuage the scorching heat? So is a word better than a gift.

Behold, is not a word better than a gift? And both are with a gracious man.

The fool will say, I have no friend, And I have no thanks for my good deeds; They that eat my bread are of evil tongue.

The knowledge of a wise man will be made to abound as a flood; And his counsel as a fountain of life.

I was exalted like a cedar in Libanus, And as a cypress tree on the mountains of Hermon.

For my memorial is sweeter than honey, And my inheritance than the honeycomb.

Happy is the husband of a good wife; And the number of his days will be twofold.

A good wife is a good portion: She will be given in the portion of such as fear the Lord.

A good man will be surety for his neighbor; And he that has lost shame will fail him.

Help your neighbor according to your power, And take heed to yourself that you fall not to the same.

Good things poured out upon a mouth that is closed Are as messes of meat laid upon a grave.

Who is he? and we will call him blessed: For wonderful things has he done among his people.

Him that is liberal of his meat the lips shall bless; And the testimony of his excellence shall be believed.

And for these things bless him that made you, And gives you to drink freely of his good things.

Good is the opposite of evil, And life is the opposite of death: So is the sinner is the opposite of the godly.

One praying, and another cursing, Whose voice will the Lord listen to?

He that requites a good turn offers fine flour; And he that gives alms sacrifices a thank offering.

And say to you, Your way is good: And he will stand near you, to see what will happen to you.

four manner of things do rise up, Good and evil, life and death; And that which rules over them continually is the tongue.

The wise man shall inherit confidence among his people, And his name shall live forever.

And he gave men skill, That they might be glorified in his marvelous works.

There is a time when in their very hands is the issue for good.

He will serve among great men, And appear before him that rules: He will travel through the land of strange nations; For he has tried good things and evil among men.

Many shall commend his understanding; And so long as the world endures, it shall not be blotted out: His memorial shall not depart, And his name shall live from generation to generation.

All the works of the Lord are exceeding good, And every command shall be accomplished in his season.

At his command is all his good pleasure done; And there is none that shall hinder his salvation.

None can say, What is this? wherefore is that? For all things are created for their uses.

His ways are plain to the holy; So are they stumbling blocks to the wicked.

Good things are created from the beginning for the good; So are evil things for sinners.

All the works of the Lord are good: And he will supply every need in its season.

And none can say, This is worse than that: For they shall all be well approved in their season.

All bribery and injustice shall be blotted out; And good faith shall stand forever.

Bounty is as a garden of blessings, And almsgiving endures forever.

A good life has its number of days; And a good name continueth forever.

I will make mention now of the works of the Lord, And will declare the things that I have seen: In the words of the Lord are his works.

The sun that gives light looks upon all things; And the work of the Lord is full of his glory.

The Lord has not given power to the saints to declare all his marvelous works; Which the Almighty Lord firmly settled, That whatever is might be established in his glory.

All things are double one against another: And he has made nothing imperfect.

One thing establishes the good things of another: And who shall be filled with beholding his glory?

All these were honored in their generations, And were a glory in their days.

Their seed shall remain forever, And their glory shall not be blotted out.

And Phinehas the son of Eleazar is the third in glory, In that he was zealous in the fear of the Lord, And stood fast in the good forwardness of his soul when the people turned away, And he made reconciliation for Israel.

God give you wisdom in your heart To judge his people in righteousness, That their good things be not abolished, And that their glory endure for all their generations.

Also in the time of Moses he did a work of mercy, He and Caleb the son of Jephunneh, In that they withstood the adversary, Hindered the people from sin, And stilled the murmuring of wickedness.

That all the children of Israel might see That it is good to walk after the Lord.

Some of them did that which was pleasing to God, And some multiplied sins.

For Hezekiah did that which was pleasing to the Lord, And was strong in the ways of David his father, Which Isaiah the prophet commanded, Who was great and faithful in his vision.

The memorial of Josiah is like the composition of incense Prepared by the work of the apothecary: It shall be sweet as honey in every mouth, And as music at a banquet of wine.

For verily he remembered the enemies in storm, And to do good to those who directed their ways aright.

Neither was there a man born like to Joseph, A governor of his kindred, a stay of the people: Yes, his bones were visited.

As an olive tree budding forth fruits, And as a cypress growing high among the clouds.

For I purposed to practice her, And I was zealous for that which is good; And I shall never be put to shame.

Moreover the woods and every sweet smelling tree have overshadowed Israel by the commandment of God.

Whether it be evil that one does to them, or good, they are not able to recompense it: they can neither set up a king, nor put him down.

Wherefore a man should neither think nor say that they are gods, seeing they are able neither to judge causes, nor to do good to men.

For you are righteous in all the things that you have done: yes, true are all your works, and your ways are right, and all your judgements truth.

O give thanks to the Lord, for he is good: for his mercy endures forever.

And from that day forth was Daniel had in great reputation in the sight of the people.

And the saying was good in their eyes.

And call to remembrance the deeds of our fathers which they did in their generations; and receive great glory and an everlasting name.

And all the people fell upon their faces, and worshipped, and gave praise to heaven, which had given them good success.

And the thing was well-pleasing in their sight.

And the rest of the acts of Judas, and his wars, and the valiant deeds which he did, and his greatness, they are not written; for they were exceeding many.

And the sword ceased from Israel. And Jonathan lived at Michmash; and Jonathan began to judge the people; and he destroyed the ungodly out of Israel.

And now continue you⌃ still to keep faith with us, and we will recompense to you good things in return for your dealings with us,

We have determined to do good to the nation of the Jews, who are our friends, and observe what is just toward us, because of their good will toward us.

And the land had rest all the days of Simon: and he sought the good of his nation; and and his authority and his glory was well-pleasing to them all his days.

And they tilled their land in peace, and the land gave her increase, and the trees of the plains their fruit.

The ancient men sat in the streets, they communed all of them together of good things, and the young men put on glorious and warlike apparel.

Now Simon was visiting the cities that were in the country, and taking care for the good ordering of them; and he went down to Jericho, himself and Mattathias and Judas his sons, in the hundred and seventy and seventh year, in the eleventh month, the same is the month Sebat:

And he committed a great iniquity, and recompensed evil for good.

and may God do good to you, and remember his covenant with Abraham and Isaac and Jacob, his faithful servants;

WHEN the holy city was inhabited with all peace, and the laws were kept very well, because of the godliness of Onias the high priest, and his hatred of wickedness,

betook himself to the king, not to be an accuser of his fellow-citizens, but looking to the good of all the people, both public and private;

Wherefore all men implored that the vision might have been given for good.

For indeed that those who act impiously be not let alone any long time, but straightway meet with retribution, is a sign of great beneficence.

So this man also died after this manner, leaving his death for an ensample of nobleness and a memorial of virtue, not only to the young but also to the great body of his nation.

For I am persuaded that he in gentleness and kindness will follow my purpose and treat you with indulgence.

And Maccabaeus gave consent upon all the conditions which Lysias proposed to him, being careful of the common good; for whatever requests Maccabaeus delivered in writing to Lysias concerning the Jews the king allowed.

If then you⌃ will preserve your good will toward the state, henceforward also will I endeavor to contribute to your good.

But when the Jews that were settled there testified of the good will that the Scythopolitans had shewn toward them, and of their kindly bearing toward them in the times of their misfortune,

Now information was given to Nicanor against one Razis, an elder of Jerusalem, as being a lover of his countrymen and a man of very good report, and one called Father of the Jews for his good will toward them.

And the vision of that dream was this: He saw Onias, him that was high priest, a noble and good man, reverend in bearing, yet gentle in manner and well-spoken, and exercised from a child in all points of virtue, with outstretched hands invoking blessings on the whole body of the Jews:

And the works of Josias were upright before his Lord with a heart full of godliness.

With her there is no accepting of persons or rewards; but she does the things that are just, and refrains from all unrighteous and wicked things; and all men do well like of her works.

And they sang aloud, praising the Lord in songs of thanksgiving, because his goodness and his glory are forever in all Israel.

Neither shall you⌃ seek to have peace with them forever, that you⌃ may be strong, and eat the good things of the land, and that you⌃ may leave it for an inheritance to your children for evermore.

like as seems good to you, and to as many as do obey the Law of the Lord.

You, O Lord, according to your great goodness have promised repentance and forgiveness to those who have sinned against you: and of your infinite mercies have appointed repentance to sinners, that they may be saved. You therefore, O Lord, that are the God of the just, have not appointed repentance to the just, to Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, which have not sinned against you; but you have appointed repentance to me that am a sinner:

and in me you will show all your goodness: for you will save me, that am unworthy, according to your great mercy.

He proceeded to Egypt, grew worse in wickedness through his before mentioned companions in wine, who were lost to all goodness;

although, as they adorned their conversation with works of righteousness, they had established themselves in the good opinion of the world.

we resolved, not with strength of spear, but with gentleness and much humanity, as it were to nurse the inhabitants of Coele-Syria and Phoenicia, and to be their willing benefactors.

We then, having endeavoured to make allowance for the madness of these persons, and on our victorious return treating all people in Egypt courteously, acted in a manner which was befitting.

He, however, who has sent his good creature sleep from all time by night or by day thus gratifying whom he wills, diffused a portion thereof now upon the king.