100 Bible Verses About Goodness

And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness.

Thy congregation hath dwelt therein: thou, O God, hast prepared of thy goodness for the poor.

He that loveth pureness of heart, for the grace of his lips the king shall be his friend.

Thou lovest righteousness, and hatest wickedness: therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.

And God called the dry land Earth; and the gathering together of the waters called he Seas: and God saw that it was good.

Light is sown for the righteous, and gladness for the upright in heart.

And God made the beast of the earth after his kind, and cattle after their kind, and every thing that creepeth upon the earth after his kind: and God saw that it was good.

Oh that men would praise the Lord for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men!

And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day.

For the Lord is good; his mercy is everlasting; and his truth endureth to all generations.

Neither shewed they kindness to the house of Jerubbaal, namely, Gideon, according to all the goodness which he had shewed unto Israel.

The righteous shall flourish like the palm tree: he shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon.

The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom: a good understanding have all they that do his commandments: his praise endureth for ever.

And the thing was good in the eyes of Pharaoh, and in the eyes of all his servants.

Even an heritage unto Israel his servant: for his mercy endureth for ever.

Oh that men would praise the Lord for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men!

Thy testimonies that thou hast commanded are righteous and very faithful.

I will declare thy righteousness, and thy works; for they shall not profit thee.

Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry: for anger resteth in the bosom of fools.

Yea, the Lord shall give that which is good; and our land shall yield her increase.

She will do him good and not evil all the days of her life.

And Jethro rejoiced for all the goodness which the Lord had done to Israel, whom he had delivered out of the hand of the Egyptians.

Look thou upon me, and be merciful unto me, as thou usest to do unto those that love thy name.

For a just man falleth seven times, and riseth up again: but the wicked shall fall into mischief.

Do good, O Lord, unto those that be good, and to them that are upright in their hearts.

The righteous is more excellent than his neighbour: but the way of the wicked seduceth them.

Lo, this only have I found, that God hath made man upright; but they have sought out many inventions.

And he said, I will make all my goodness pass before thee, and I will proclaim the name of the Lord before thee; and will be gracious to whom I will be gracious, and will shew mercy on whom I will shew mercy.

Then was our mouth filled with laughter, and our tongue with singing: then said they among the heathen, The Lord hath done great things for them.

I lead in the way of righteousness, in the midst of the paths of judgment:

Turn not to the right hand nor to the left: remove thy foot from evil.

Surely he scorneth the scorners: but he giveth grace unto the lowly.

Mercy and truth are met together; righteousness and peace have kissed each other.

But thou, O Lord, art a God full of compassion, and gracious, longsuffering, and plenteous in mercy and truth.

The wicked desireth the net of evil men: but the root of the righteous yieldeth fruit.

And it shall be, if thou go with us, yea, it shall be, that what goodness the Lord shall do unto us, the same will we do unto thee.

For the upright shall dwell in the land, and the perfect shall remain in it.

Praise ye the Lord. O give thanks unto the Lord; for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.

When it goeth well with the righteous, the city rejoiceth: and when the wicked perish, there is shouting.

The Lord shall preserve thee from all evil: he shall preserve thy soul.

Thou art all fair, my love; there is no spot in thee.

Righteousness exalteth a nation: but sin is a reproach to any people.

And thou shalt do that which is right and good in the sight of the Lord: that it may be well with thee, and that thou mayest go in and possess the good land which the Lord sware unto thy fathers,

My goodness, and my fortress; my high tower, and my deliverer; my shield, and he in whom I trust; who subdueth my people under me.

Shew me a token for good; that they which hate me may see it, and be ashamed: because thou, Lord, hast holpen me, and comforted me.

Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies.

Hear me, O Lord; for thy lovingkindness is good: turn unto me according to the multitude of thy tender mercies.

Then said Hezekiah to Isaiah, Good is the word of the Lord which thou hast spoken. He said moreover, For there shall be peace and truth in my days.

Whoso is wise, and will observe these things, even they shall understand the lovingkindness of the Lord.

And thou shalt rejoice in every good thing which the Lord thy God hath given unto thee, and unto thine house, thou, and the Levite, and the stranger that is among you.

When the wicked are multiplied, transgression increaseth: but the righteous shall see their fall.

The righteousness of the perfect shall direct his way: but the wicked shall fall by his own wickedness.

The tongue of the just is as choice silver: the heart of the wicked is little worth.

A little that a righteous man hath is better than the riches of many wicked.

I will praise thee for ever, because thou hast done it: and I will wait on thy name; for it is good before thy saints.

The righteous also shall see, and fear, and shall laugh at him:

The Lord knoweth the days of the upright: and their inheritance shall be for ever.

O give thanks unto the Lord, for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.

And they said, Arise, that we may go up against them: for we have seen the land, and, behold, it is very good: and are ye still? be not slothful to go, and to enter to possess the land.

They shall abundantly utter the memory of thy great goodness, and shall sing of thy righteousness.

This is the day which the Lord hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it.

I will mention the lovingkindnesses of the Lord, and the praises of the Lord, according to all that the Lord hath bestowed on us, and the great goodness toward the house of Israel, which he hath bestowed on them according to his mercies, and according to the multitude of his lovingkindnesses.

But I will sing of thy power; yea, I will sing aloud of thy mercy in the morning: for thou hast been my defence and refuge in the day of my trouble.

We have thought of thy lovingkindness, O God, in the midst of thy temple.

But the men were very good unto us, and we were not hurt, neither missed we any thing, as long as we were conversant with them, when we were in the fields:

Let all those that seek thee rejoice and be glad in thee: let such as love thy salvation say continually, The Lord be magnified.

Blessings are upon the head of the just: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.

Mercy and truth preserve the king: and his throne is upholden by mercy.

And now, O Lord God, thou art that God, and thy words be true, and thou hast promised this goodness unto thy servant:

But the path of the just is as the shining light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day.

A good man sheweth favour, and lendeth: he will guide his affairs with discretion.

And that was counted unto him for righteousness unto all generations for evermore.

But if he thus say, I have no delight in thee; behold, here am I, let him do to me as seemeth good unto him.

Behold, thou desirest truth in the inward parts: and in the hidden part thou shalt make me to know wisdom.

The way of the wicked is an abomination unto the Lord: but he loveth him that followeth after righteousness.

And the king answered, Chimham shall go over with me, and I will do to him that which shall seem good unto thee: and whatsoever thou shalt require of me, that will I do for thee.

It is good for me that I have been afflicted; that I might learn thy statutes.

Now the rest of the acts of Hezekiah, and his goodness, behold, they are written in the vision of Isaiah the prophet, the son of Amoz, and in the book of the kings of Judah and Israel.

Hear instruction, and be wise, and refuse it not.

The desire accomplished is sweet to the soul: but it is abomination to fools to depart from evil.

The desire of a man is his kindness: and a poor man is better than a liar.

Now the rest of the acts of Josiah, and his goodness, according to that which was written in the law of the Lord,

Also to punish the just is not good, nor to strike princes for equity.

The enemy shall not exact upon him; nor the son of wickedness afflict him.

And righteousness shall be the girdle of his loins, and faithfulness the girdle of his reins.

Then I saw that wisdom excelleth folly, as far as light excelleth darkness.

For thou, Lord, art good, and ready to forgive; and plenteous in mercy unto all them that call upon thee.

The Lord is good to all: and his tender mercies are over all his works.

Think upon me, my God, for good, according to all that I have done for this people.

A man shall be satisfied with good by the fruit of his mouth: and the recompence of a man’s hands shall be rendered unto him.

The heart of the righteous studieth to answer: but the mouth of the wicked poureth out evil things.

It is a good thing to give thanks unto the Lord, and to sing praises unto thy name, O most High:

Consider how I love thy precepts: quicken me, O Lord, according to thy lovingkindness.

The Lord is righteous in all his ways, and holy in all his works.

Behold, the righteous shall be recompensed in the earth: much more the wicked and the sinner.

And they took strong cities, and a fat land, and possessed houses full of all goods, wells digged, vineyards, and oliveyards, and fruit trees in abundance: so they did eat, and were filled, and became fat, and delighted themselves in thy great goodness.

And in thy majesty ride prosperously because of truth and meekness and righteousness; and thy right hand shall teach thee terrible things.

Truly God is good to Israel, even to such as are of a clean heart.

Return unto thy rest, O my soul; for the Lord hath dealt bountifully with thee.

For thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head, and the Lord shall reward thee.