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100 Bible Verses about Goodness Of God

Psalm 27:13 ESV / 3,938 helpful votes

I believe that I shall look upon the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living!

Nahum 1:7 ESV / 3,671 helpful votes

The Lord is good, a stronghold in the day of trouble; he knows those who take refuge in him.

Galatians 5:22-23 ESV / 3,330 helpful votes

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law.

Psalm 23:6 ESV / 2,650 helpful votes

Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life, and I shall dwell in the house of the Lord forever.

Ephesians 5:9 ESV / 2,473 helpful votes

(for the fruit of light is found in all that is good and right and true),

Galatians 6:10 ESV / 2,466 helpful votes

So then, as we have opportunity, let us do good to everyone, and especially to those who are of the household of faith.

Romans 12:9 ESV / 2,430 helpful votes

Let love be genuine. Abhor what is evil; hold fast to what is good.

Romans 8:28 ESV / 2,357 helpful votes

And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose.

Psalm 34:8 ESV / 2,307 helpful votes

Oh, taste and see that the Lord is good! Blessed is the man who takes refuge in him!

James 1:17 ESV / 2,219 helpful votes

Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change.

Psalm 31:19 ESV / 2,192 helpful votes

Oh, how abundant is your goodness, which you have stored up for those who fear you and worked for those who take refuge in you, in the sight of the children of mankind!

1 Peter 3:13 ESV / 2,180 helpful votes

Now who is there to harm you if you are zealous for what is good?

Titus 2:14 ESV / 2,177 helpful votes

Who gave himself for us to redeem us from all lawlessness and to purify for himself a people for his own possession who are zealous for good works.

Romans 12:2 ESV / 2,161 helpful votes

Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.

Romans 12:21 ESV / 2,147 helpful votes

Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.

2 Corinthians 9:8 ESV / 2,133 helpful votes

And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that having all sufficiency in all things at all times, you may abound in every good work.

1 Corinthians 15:33 ESV / 2,119 helpful votes

Do not be deceived: “Bad company ruins good morals.”

Matthew 5:15-16 ESV / 2,109 helpful votes

Nor do people light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a stand, and it gives light to all in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven.

1 Timothy 2:9-10 ESV / 2,101 helpful votes

Likewise also that women should adorn themselves in respectable apparel, with modesty and self-control, not with braided hair and gold or pearls or costly attire, but with what is proper for women who profess godliness—with good works.

Psalm 37:3 ESV / 2,067 helpful votes

Trust in the Lord, and do good; dwell in the land and befriend faithfulness.

Mark 10:18 ESV / 1,987 helpful votes

And Jesus said to him, “Why do you call me good? No one is good except God alone.

Psalm 119:68 ESV / 1,915 helpful votes

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

Psalm 145:17 ESV / 1,849 helpful votes

The Lord is righteous in all his ways and kind in all his works.

Ephesians 4:29 ESV / 1,841 helpful votes

Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give grace to those who hear.

Ephesians 4:32 ESV / 1,840 helpful votes

Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you.

Proverbs 19:22 ESV / 1,835 helpful votes

What is desired in a man is steadfast love, and a poor man is better than a liar.

Psalm 145:9 ESV / 1,834 helpful votes

The Lord is good to all, and his mercy is over all that he has made.

2 Peter 1:5-7 ESV / 1,832 helpful votes

For this very reason, make every effort to supplement your faith with virtue, and virtue with knowledge, and knowledge with self-control, and self-control with steadfastness, and steadfastness with godliness, and godliness with brotherly affection, and brotherly affection with love.

1 Chronicles 16:34 ESV / 1,819 helpful votes

Oh give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; for his steadfast love endures forever!

Psalm 34:14 ESV / 1,799 helpful votes

Turn away from evil and do good; seek peace and pursue it.

Jeremiah 6:16 ESV / 1,797 helpful votes

Thus says the Lord: “Stand by the roads, and look, and ask for the ancient paths, where the good way is; and walk in it, and find rest for your souls. But they said, ‘We will not walk in it.’

Proverbs 2:9 ESV / 1,796 helpful votes

Then you will understand righteousness and justice and equity, every good path;

1 Corinthians 10:23 ESV / 1,795 helpful votes

“All things are lawful,” but not all things are helpful. “All things are lawful,” but not all things build up.

Luke 6:36 ESV / 1,793 helpful votes

Be merciful, even as your Father is merciful.

Psalm 25:6-7 ESV / 1,782 helpful votes

Remember your mercy, O Lord, and your steadfast love, for they have been from of old. Remember not the sins of my youth or my transgressions; according to your steadfast love remember me, for the sake of your goodness, O Lord!

Romans 2:4 ESV / 1,731 helpful votes

Or do you presume on the riches of his kindness and forbearance and patience, not knowing that God's kindness is meant to lead you to repentance?

Psalm 33:5 ESV / 1,727 helpful votes

He loves righteousness and justice; the earth is full of the steadfast love of the Lord.

1 Peter 1:5-7 ESV / 1,700 helpful votes

Who by God's power are being guarded through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time. In this you rejoice, though now for a little while, if necessary, you have been grieved by various trials, so that the tested genuineness of your faith—more precious than gold that perishes though it is tested by fire—may be found to result in praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ.

1 Corinthians 9:8 ESV / 1,696 helpful votes

Do I say these things on human authority? Does not the Law say the same?

Jeremiah 6:1-16:21 ESV / 1,672 helpful votes

Flee for safety, O people of Benjamin, from the midst of Jerusalem! Blow the trumpet in Tekoa, and raise a signal on Beth-haccherem, for disaster looms out of the north, and great destruction. The lovely and delicately bred I will destroy, the daughter of Zion. Shepherds with their flocks shall come against her; they shall pitch their tents around her; they shall pasture, each in his place. “Prepare war against her; arise, and let us attack at noon! Woe to us, for the day declines, for the shadows of evening lengthen! Arise, and let us attack by night and destroy her palaces!” ...

Proverbs 2:1-9:18 ESV / 1,659 helpful votes

My son, if you receive my words and treasure up my commandments with you, making your ear attentive to wisdom and inclining your heart to understanding; yes, if you call out for insight and raise your voice for understanding, if you seek it like silver and search for it as for hidden treasures, then you will understand the fear of the Lord and find the knowledge of God. ...

Genesis 1:31 ESV / 1,626 helpful votes

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

Exodus 34:6 ESV / 1,616 helpful votes

The Lord passed before him and proclaimed, “The Lord, the Lord, a God merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness,

John 3:16 ESV / 1,614 helpful votes

“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.

Psalm 107:1 ESV / 1,584 helpful votes

Oh give thanks to the Lord, for he is good, for his steadfast love endures forever!

Hosea 3:5 ESV / 1,565 helpful votes

Afterward the children of Israel shall return and seek the Lord their God, and David their king, and they shall come in fear to the Lord and to his goodness in the latter days.

1 Timothy 4:4 ESV / 1,550 helpful votes

For everything created by God is good, and nothing is to be rejected if it is received with thanksgiving,

Galatians 5:22 ESV / 1,444 helpful votes

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,

Matthew 7:11 ESV / 1,416 helpful votes

If you then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things to those who ask him!

Genesis 50:20 ESV / 1,395 helpful votes

As for you, you meant evil against me, but God meant it for good, to bring it about that many people should be kept alive, as they are today.

Exodus 33:19 ESV / 1,367 helpful votes

And he said, “I will make all my goodness pass before you and will proclaim before you my name ‘The Lord.’ And I will be gracious to whom I will be gracious, and will show mercy on whom I will show mercy.

1 John 1:5 ESV / 1,337 helpful votes

This is the message we have heard from him and proclaim to you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.

Psalm 69:16 ESV / 1,335 helpful votes

Answer me, O Lord, for your steadfast love is good; according to your abundant mercy, turn to me.

Psalm 16:2 ESV / 1,333 helpful votes

I say to the Lord, “You are my Lord; I have no good apart from you.”

Revelation 1:1 ESV / 1,319 helpful votes

The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his servants the things that must soon take place. He made it known by sending his angel to his servant John,

Romans 15:14 ESV / 1,318 helpful votes

I myself am satisfied about you, my brothers, that you yourselves are full of goodness, filled with all knowledge and able to instruct one another.

Matthew 5:2 ESV / 1,314 helpful votes

And he opened his mouth and taught them, saying:

Proverbs 19:2 ESV / 1,292 helpful votes

Desire without knowledge is not good, and whoever makes haste with his feet misses his way.

Psalm 143:10 ESV / 1,275 helpful votes

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

Galatians 5:2 ESV / 1,262 helpful votes

Look: I, Paul, say to you that if you accept circumcision, Christ will be of no advantage to you.

Psalm 107:8-9 ESV / 1,252 helpful votes

Let them thank the Lord for his steadfast love, for his wondrous works to the children of man! For he satisfies the longing soul, and the hungry soul he fills with good things.

Acts 10:38 ESV / 1,247 helpful votes

How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power. He went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with him.

Romans 5:8 ESV / 1,226 helpful votes

But God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.

Psalm 25:7 ESV / 1,223 helpful votes

Remember not the sins of my youth or my transgressions; according to your steadfast love remember me, for the sake of your goodness, O Lord!

Psalm 65:4 ESV / 1,199 helpful votes

Blessed is the one you choose and bring near, to dwell in your courts! We shall be satisfied with the goodness of your house, the holiness of your temple!

Luke 18:19 ESV / 1,183 helpful votes

And Jesus said to him, “Why do you call me good? No one is good except God alone.

Matthew 19:17 ESV / 1,163 helpful votes

And he said to him, “Why do you ask me about what is good? There is only one who is good. If you would enter life, keep the commandments.”

Romans 11:22 ESV / 1,131 helpful votes

Note then the kindness and the severity of God: severity toward those who have fallen, but God's kindness to you, provided you continue in his kindness. Otherwise you too will be cut off.

1 Corinthians 10:3 ESV / 1,123 helpful votes

And all ate the same spiritual food,

Nahum 1:2 ESV / 1,121 helpful votes

The Lord is a jealous and avenging God; the Lord is avenging and wrathful; the Lord takes vengeance on his adversaries and keeps wrath for his enemies.

Psalm 37:2 ESV / 1,117 helpful votes

For they will soon fade like the grass and wither like the green herb.

Galatians 6:10-12 ESV / 1,114 helpful votes

So then, as we have opportunity, let us do good to everyone, and especially to those who are of the household of faith. See with what large letters I am writing to you with my own hand. It is those who want to make a good showing in the flesh who would force you to be circumcised, and only in order that they may not be persecuted for the cross of Christ.

1 Corinthians 9:2 ESV / 1,111 helpful votes

If to others I am not an apostle, at least I am to you, for you are the seal of my apostleship in the Lord.

Titus 2:2 ESV / 1,106 helpful votes

Older men are to be sober-minded, dignified, self-controlled, sound in faith, in love, and in steadfastness.

Ephesians 4:3 ESV / 1,104 helpful votes

Eager to maintain the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.

John 3:16-17 ESV / 1,091 helpful votes

“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him.

Psalm 23:1-6 ESV / 1,073 helpful votes

A Psalm of David. The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside still waters. He restores my soul. He leads me in paths of righteousness for his name's sake. Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me. You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; you anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows. ...

Luke 1:37 ESV / 1,067 helpful votes

For nothing will be impossible with God.”

Luke 6:35 ESV / 1,055 helpful votes

But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, expecting nothing in return, and your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High, for he is kind to the ungrateful and the evil.

Psalm 84:11 ESV / 1,046 helpful votes

For the Lord God is a sun and shield; the Lord bestows favor and honor. No good thing does he withhold from those who walk uprightly.

Lamentations 3:25 ESV / 1,030 helpful votes

The Lord is good to those who wait for him, to the soul who seeks him.

Psalm 92:15 ESV / 1,029 helpful votes

To declare that the Lord is upright; he is my rock, and there is no unrighteousness in him.

Psalm 100:4-5 ESV / 1,027 helpful votes

Enter his gates with thanksgiving, and his courts with praise! Give thanks to him; bless his name! For the Lord is good; his steadfast love endures forever, and his faithfulness to all generations.

1 Peter 2:3 ESV / 995 helpful votes

If indeed you have tasted that the Lord is good.

Micah 6:8 ESV / 955 helpful votes

He has told you, O man, what is good; and what does the Lord require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God?

Matthew 5:45 ESV / 932 helpful votes

So that you may be sons of your Father who is in heaven. For he makes his sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust.

2 Samuel 7:28 ESV / 932 helpful votes

And now, O Lord God, you are God, and your words are true, and you have promised this good thing to your servant.

Psalm 73:1 ESV / 930 helpful votes

A Psalm of Asaph. Truly God is good to Israel, to those who are pure in heart.

Psalm 100:5 ESV / 914 helpful votes

For the Lord is good; his steadfast love endures forever, and his faithfulness to all generations.

Psalm 86:5 ESV / 912 helpful votes

For you, O Lord, are good and forgiving, abounding in steadfast love to all who call upon you.

Psalm 25:8 ESV / 903 helpful votes

Good and upright is the Lord; therefore he instructs sinners in the way.

Lamentations 3:22-26 ESV / 894 helpful votes

The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness. “The Lord is my portion,” says my soul, “therefore I will hope in him.” The Lord is good to those who wait for him, to the soul who seeks him. It is good that one should wait quietly for the salvation of the Lord.

Psalm 31:19-20 ESV / 857 helpful votes

Oh, how abundant is your goodness, which you have stored up for those who fear you and worked for those who take refuge in you, in the sight of the children of mankind! In the cover of your presence you hide them from the plots of men; you store them in your shelter from the strife of tongues.

Genesis 1:4 ESV / 844 helpful votes

And God saw that the light was good. And God separated the light from the darkness.

2 Corinthians 5:17 ESV / 813 helpful votes

Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come.

1 John 1:9 ESV / 767 helpful votes

If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

Proverbs 19:1-22:29 ESV / 724 helpful votes

Better is a poor person who walks in his integrity than one who is crooked in speech and is a fool. Desire without knowledge is not good, and whoever makes haste with his feet misses his way. When a man's folly brings his way to ruin, his heart rages against the Lord. Wealth brings many new friends, but a poor man is deserted by his friend. A false witness will not go unpunished, and he who breathes out lies will not escape. ...

Colossians 1:15-17 ESV / 672 helpful votes

He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation. For by him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities—all things were created through him and for him. And he is before all things, and in him all things hold together.

Jeremiah 29:11 ESV / 663 helpful votes

For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.

Psalm 107:9 ESV / 662 helpful votes

For he satisfies the longing soul, and the hungry soul he fills with good things.

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