Bible Verses About God: Goodness of

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.

And the LORD passed by before him, and proclaimed, The LORD, The LORD God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abundant in goodness and truth,

And the LORD thy God will make thee plenteous in every work of thine hand, in the fruit of thy body, and in the fruit of thy cattle, and in the fruit of thy land, for good: for the LORD will again rejoice over thee for good, as he rejoiced over thy fathers:

O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good; for his mercy endureth for ever.

It came even to pass, as the trumpeters and singers were as one, to make one sound to be heard in praising and thanking the LORD; and when they lifted up their voice with the trumpets and cymbals and instruments of musick, and praised the LORD, saying, For he is good; for his mercy endureth for ever: that then the house was filled with a cloud, even the house of the LORD;

And when all the children of Israel saw how the fire came down, and the glory of the LORD upon the house, they bowed themselves with their faces to the ground upon the pavement, and worshipped, and praised the LORD, saying, For he is good; for his mercy endureth for ever.

(To the chief Musician upon Gittith, A Psalm of David.) O LORD our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth! who hast set thy glory above the heavens.

Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings hast thou ordained strength because of thine enemies, that thou mightest still the enemy and the avenger.

When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, the moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained;

What is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou visitest him?

For thou hast made him a little lower than the angels, and hast crowned him with glory and honour.

Thou madest him to have dominion over the works of thy hands; thou hast put all things under his feet:

All sheep and oxen, yea, and the beasts of the field;

The fowl of the air, and the fish of the sea, and whatsoever passeth through the paths of the seas.

O LORD our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth!

Shew thy marvellous lovingkindness, O thou that savest by thy right hand them which put their trust in thee from those that rise up against them.

Good and upright is the LORD: therefore will he teach sinners in the way.

The meek will he guide in judgment: and the meek will he teach his way.

All the paths of the LORD are mercy and truth unto such as keep his covenant and his testimonies.

He loveth righteousness and judgment: the earth is full of the goodness of the LORD.

O taste and see that the LORD is good: blessed is the man that trusteth in him.

How excellent is thy lovingkindness, O God! therefore the children of men put their trust under the shadow of thy wings.

(To the chief Musician, Maschil, A Psalm of David, when Doeg the Edomite came and told Saul, and said unto him, David is come to the house of Ahimelech.) Why boastest thou thyself in mischief, O mighty man? the goodness of God endureth continually.

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.

Blessed be the Lord, who daily loadeth us with benefits, even the God of our salvation. Selah.

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

(A Psalm of Asaph.) Truly God is good to Israel, even to such as are of a clean heart.

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

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

Praise ye the LORD. O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good: 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!

For he satisfieth the longing soul, and filleth the hungry soul with goodness.

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

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

The earth, O LORD, is full of thy mercy: teach me thy statutes.

Thou art good, and doest good; teach me thy statutes.

Praise the LORD; for the LORD is good: sing praises unto his name; for it is pleasant.

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

How precious also are thy thoughts unto me, O God! how great is the sum of them!

If I should count them, they are more in number than the sand: when I awake, I am still with thee.

Teach me to do thy will; for thou art my God: thy spirit is good; lead me into the land of uprightness.

LORD, what is man, that thou takest knowledge of him! or the son of man, that thou makest account of him!

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

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

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 let him that glorieth glory in this, that he understandeth and knoweth me, that I am the LORD which exercise lovingkindness, judgment, and righteousness, in the earth: for in these things I delight, saith the LORD.

The LORD is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him.

Afterward shall the children of Israel return, and seek the LORD their God, and David their king; and shall fear the LORD and his goodness in the latter days.

The LORD is good, a strong hold in the day of trouble; and he knoweth them that trust in him.

If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father which is in heaven give good things to them that ask him?

And he said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is, God: but if thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments.

And Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is, God.

He hath filled the hungry with good things; and the rich he hath sent empty away.

But love ye your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing again; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be the children of the Highest: for he is kind unto the unthankful and to the evil.

And Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me good? none is good, save one, that is, God.

Or despisest thou the riches of his goodness and forbearance and longsuffering; not knowing that the goodness of God leadeth thee to repentance?

Behold therefore the goodness and severity of God: on them which fell, severity; but toward thee, goodness, if thou continue in his goodness: otherwise thou also shalt be cut off.

Wherefore also we pray always for you, that our God would count you worthy of this calling, and fulfil all the good pleasure of his goodness, and the work of faith with power:

But after that the kindness and love of God our Saviour toward man appeared,

If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.

Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.

He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.