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Definition and Nature:
Goodness, in the biblical context, refers to the moral quality of being virtuous, righteous, and benevolent. It is an attribute of God and a fruit of the Spirit that believers are called to exhibit in their lives. Goodness encompasses actions, intentions, and character that align with God's will and reflect His nature.

Biblical Foundation:
The concept of goodness is deeply rooted in the character of God. In Exodus 33:19, God declares, "I will cause all My goodness to pass before you, and I will proclaim My name, the LORD, in your presence." This passage highlights that goodness is intrinsic to God's nature. Similarly, Psalm 34:8 invites believers to "taste and see that the LORD is good," emphasizing the experiential knowledge of God's goodness.

Goodness as a Fruit of the Spirit:
In the New Testament, goodness is listed as one of the fruits of the Spirit in Galatians 5:22-23: "But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control." This indicates that goodness is a result of the Holy Spirit's work in a believer's life, transforming them to reflect God's character.

Manifestation in Believers:
Believers are called to demonstrate goodness in their actions and interactions with others. Ephesians 5:9 states, "For the fruit of the light consists in all goodness, righteousness, and truth." This verse suggests that living in the light of Christ naturally produces goodness. Furthermore, in Romans 15:14, Paul expresses confidence in the Roman believers, saying, "I myself am convinced, my brothers and sisters, that you yourselves are full of goodness, filled with knowledge and competent to instruct one another."

Goodness in Action:
Goodness is not merely an abstract quality but is expressed through tangible actions. In Matthew 5:16, Jesus instructs, "In the same way, let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven." This call to action underscores the importance of living out goodness in a way that points others to God.

Moral and Ethical Implications:
The pursuit of goodness involves moral and ethical living, aligning one's life with God's commandments and principles. Micah 6:8 encapsulates this call: "He has shown you, O man, what is good. And what does the LORD require of you but to act justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God?" This verse highlights the ethical dimensions of goodness, including justice, mercy, and humility.

Challenges and Encouragement:
While believers are called to embody goodness, they face challenges due to the fallen nature of the world and their own sinful inclinations. However, 2 Thessalonians 1:11 offers encouragement: "With this in mind, we constantly pray for you, that our God may make you worthy of His calling, and that by His power He may bring to fruition your every desire for goodness and your every deed prompted by faith." This prayer acknowledges the need for divine assistance in cultivating goodness.

Conclusion:
Goodness, as a reflection of God's character and a fruit of the Spirit, is an essential aspect of the Christian life. It involves both inner transformation and outward expression, calling believers to live in a way that honors God and serves others. Through the power of the Holy Spirit, Christians are equipped to pursue and manifest goodness in a world that desperately needs it.

Easton's Bible Dictionary

In man is not a mere passive quality, but the deliberate preference of right to wrong, the firm and persistent resistance of all moral evil, and the choosing and following of all moral good.

Goodness of God

A perfection of his character which he exercises towards his creatures according to their various circumstances and relations (Psalm 145:8, 9; 103:8; 1 John 4:8). Viewed generally, it is benevolence; as exercised with respect to the miseries of his creatures it is mercy, pity, compassion, and in the case of impenitent sinners, long-suffering patience; as exercised in communicating favour on the unworthy it is grace. "Goodness and justice are the several aspects of one unchangeable, infinitely wise, and sovereign moral perfection. God is not sometimes merciful and sometimes just, but he is eternally infinitely just and merciful." God is infinitely and unchangeably good (Zephaniah 3:17), and his goodness is incomprehensible by the finite mind (Romans 11:35, 36). "God's goodness appears in two things, giving and forgiving."

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

(n.) The quality of being good in any of its various senses; excellence; virtue; kindness; benevolence; as, the goodness of timber, of a soil, of food; goodness of character, of disposition, of conduct, etc.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

GOODNESS

good'-nes: This word in the Old Testament is the translation of Tobh (Exodus 18:9 Psalm 16:2, the Revised Version (British and American) "good"; 23:6), etc.; of Tubh (Exodus 33:19 Psalm 31:19 Jeremiah 31:14 Hosea 3:5), etc.; of checedh (Exodus 34:6), "abundant in goodness," the English Revised Version "plenteous in mercy," the American Standard Revised Version "abundant in loving kindness"; "The goodness of God endureth continually," the Revised Version (British and American) "mercy," the American Standard Revised Version "loving kindness" (Psalm 52:1), etc.

In the New Testament it is the translation of chrestotes ("usefulness," benignity); "the riches of his goodness" (Romans 2:4; Romans 11:22, thrice); of chrestos ("useful," "benign," "kind," in Luke 6:35); "The goodness of God leadeth thee to repentance" (Romans 2:4); of agathosune (found only in the New Testament and Septuagint and writings based thereon), "full of goodness." (Romans 15:14); "gentleness, goodness, faith" (Galatians 5:22); "in all goodness and righteousness and truth" (Ephesians 5:9); "all the good pleasure of his goodness," the Revised Version (British and American) "every desire of goodness." (2 Thessalonians 1:11).

The thought of God as good and the prominence given to "good" and "goodness" are distinctive features of the Bible. In the passage quoted above from Galatians 5:22, "goodness" is one of the fruits of the indwelling Spirit of God, and in that from Ephesians 5:9 it is described as being, along with righteousness and truth, "the fruit of the light" which Christians had been "made" in Christ. Here, as elsewhere, we are reminded that the Christian life in its truth is likeness to God, the source and perfection of all good. 2 Thessalonians 1:11 regards God Himself as expressing His goodness in and through us.

See GOOD; GOOD, CHIEF.

W. L. Walker

Greek

5544. chrestotes -- goodness, excellence, uprightness
... goodness, excellence, uprightness. Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine Transliteration:
chrestotes Phonetic Spelling: (khray-stot'-ace) Short Definition: goodness ...
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19b. agathosune -- goodness
... agathosune. 20 . goodness. Transliteration: agathosune Short Definition: goodness.
Word Origin from agathos Definition goodness NASB Word Usage goodness (4). ...
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703. arete -- moral goodness, ie virtue
... moral goodness, ie virtue. Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine Transliteration: arete
Phonetic Spelling: (ar-et'-ay) Short Definition: virtue, moral excellence ...
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19. agathosune -- to do good
... to do good. Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine Transliteration: agathosune Phonetic
Spelling: (ag-ath-o-soo'-nay) Short Definition: goodness Definition: intrinsic ...
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4102. pistis -- faith, faithfulness
... boast" (). Gal 5:22,23: " 22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace,.
patience, kindness, goodness, (4102), 23 gentleness,. self ...
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2107. eudokia -- good pleasure
... you -- for the purpose () that our God may deem you worthy of the calling, and may
fulfill every (2107 , of God) that comes from (His) goodness and (His) (4102 ...
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18. agathos -- good
... Word Origin of uncertain origin Definition good NASB Word Usage generous (1), good
(81), good man (2), good thing (6), good things (6), goodness (1), goods (2 ...
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Strong's Hebrew

2898. tub -- good things, goods, goodness
... 2897, 2898. tub. 2899 . good things, goods, goodness. Transliteration:
tub Phonetic Spelling: (toob) Short Definition: goodness. ...
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285. Achitub -- "my brother is goodness," two Israelites
... 284, 285. Achitub. 286 . "my brother is goodness," two Israelites. Transliteration:
Achitub Phonetic Spelling: (akh-ee-toob') Short Definition: Ahitub. ...
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36. Abitub -- "my father is goodness," a Benjamite
... 35, 36. Abitub. 37 . "my father is goodness," a Benjamite. Transliteration:
Abitub Phonetic Spelling: (ab-ee-toob') Short Definition: Abitub. ...
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2617a. chesed -- goodness, kindness
... 2617, 2617a. chesed. 2617b . goodness, kindness. Transliteration: chesed
Short Definition: lovingkindness. Word Origin from chasad ...
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2617. checed -- goodness, kindness
... 2616b, 2617. checed. 2617a . goodness, kindness. Transliteration: checed
Phonetic Spelling: (kheh'-sed) Short Definition: favour. ...
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2899b. tobah -- welfare, benefit, good things, good
... good NASB Word Usage bounty (1), enjoy* (2), favorably disposed (1), good (34),
good deeds (1), good thing (2), good things (3), goodness (5), happiness (1 ...
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2896b. tob -- a good thing, benefit, welfare
... Word Origin from tob Definition a good thing, benefit, welfare NASB Word Usage enjoy*
(1), good (66), good thing (3), good things (2), goodness (1), graciously ...
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2900. Tobiyyahu -- "Yah is my good," three Israelites, also an ...
... Or Towbiyahuw {to-bee-yaw'-hoo}; from towb and Yahh; goodness of Jehovah; Tobijah,
the name of three Israelites and of one Samaritan -- Tobiah, Tobijah. ...
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Library

Whether the Goodness of the Will Depends on the Object Alone?
... OF THE GOODNESS AND MALICE OF THE INTERIOR ACT OF THE WILL (TEN ARTICLES) Whether
the goodness of the will depends on the object alone? ...
/.../aquinas/summa theologica/whether the goodness of the 2.htm

Whether the Goodness of the Will, as Regards the Means, Depends on ...
... OF THE GOODNESS AND MALICE OF THE INTERIOR ACT OF THE WILL (TEN ARTICLES) Whether
the goodness of the will, as regards the means, depends on the intention of ...
/.../aquinas/summa theologica/whether the goodness of the 5.htm

Goodness in a Dungeon
... GENESIS GOODNESS IN A DUNGEON. 'And Joseph's ... woman. He had wrecked his career
by his goodness. 'What a fool!' says the world. 'How ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture k/goodness in a dungeon.htm

Whether the Goodness of the Will Depends on the Object?
... OF THE GOODNESS AND MALICE OF THE INTERIOR ACT OF THE WILL (TEN ARTICLES)
Whether the goodness of the will depends on the object? ...
/.../christianbookshelf.org/aquinas/summa theologica/whether the goodness of the.htm

Whether the Goodness of the Will Depends on Reason?
... OF THE GOODNESS AND MALICE OF THE INTERIOR ACT OF THE WILL (TEN ARTICLES) Whether
the goodness of the will depends on reason? Objection ...
/.../aquinas/summa theologica/whether the goodness of the 3.htm

The Eternal Goodness
... SERMON V. THE ETERNAL GOODNESS. Matthew 22:39. Thou shalt love thy neighbour as
thyself. ... Many people think so. They think that God made goodness. ...
/.../kingsley/the good news of god/sermon v the eternal goodness.htm

"The Goodness of God is the Highest Prayer, and it Cometh Down to ...
... THE FIRST REVELATION CHAPTER VI "The Goodness of God is the highest prayer,
and it cometh down to the lowest part of our need". "The ...
/.../julian/revelations of divine love/chapter vi the goodness of.htm

Whether the Goodness of the Will Depends on the Eternal Law?
... OF THE GOODNESS AND MALICE OF THE INTERIOR ACT OF THE WILL (TEN ARTICLES)
Whether the goodness of the will depends on the eternal law? ...
/.../aquinas/summa theologica/whether the goodness of the 4.htm

Whether the Goodness of the Will Depends on Its Conformity to the ...
... OF THE GOODNESS AND MALICE OF THE INTERIOR ACT OF THE WILL (TEN ARTICLES) Whether
the goodness of the will depends on its conformity to the Divine will? ...
/.../aquinas/summa theologica/whether the goodness of the 6.htm

The Goodness of the Son of God is Proved from his Works...
... The goodness of the Son of God is proved from His works? ... It is to one's own interest
to believe in the goodness of Him Who is one's Lord and Judge. ...
/.../ambrose/works and letters of st ambrose/chapter ii the goodness of.htm

Thesaurus

Goodness (83 Occurrences)
...Goodness of God. ... "Goodness and justice are the several aspects of one
unchangeable, infinitely wise, and sovereign moral perfection. ...
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Long-suffering (23 Occurrences)
... Romans 2:4 or despisest thou the riches of his goodness, and forbearance, and
long-suffering, not knowing that the goodness of God leads thee to repentance? ...
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Bounty (14 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (n.) Goodness, kindness; virtue; worth. 2 ... therein.
You, God, prepared your goodness for the poor. (See NIV). ...
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Good (8348 Occurrences)
... noted in the Revised Version (British and American) are such as, "good" for "ready"
(Isaiah 41:7); "I have no good beyond thee" for "My goodness extendeth not ...
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Infinite (8 Occurrences)
... Without limit in power, capacity, knowledge, or excellence; boundless; immeasurably
or inconceivably great; perfect; as, the infinite wisdom and goodness of God ...
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Patience (59 Occurrences)
... It is in reliance on God and acceptance of His will, with trust in His goodness,
wisdom and faithfulness, that we are enabled to endure and to hope stedfastly. ...
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Leads (64 Occurrences)
... They extolled the goodness of God, and said, "So, then, to the Gentiles also
God has given the repentance which leads to Life." (WEY NAS). ...
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Forbearance (9 Occurrences)
... for-bar'-ans (anoche): "Forbearance" (anoche, "a holding back") is ascribed to God
(Romans 2:4, "the riches of his goodness and forbearance and longsuffering ...
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Ahitub (16 Occurrences)
... Easton's Bible Dictionary Brother of goodness = good. (1.) The son of Phinehas.
On the death of his grandfather Eli he succeeded ...
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Abitub (1 Occurrence)
... Easton's Bible Dictionary Father of goodness, a Benjamite (1 Chronicles
8:11). Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. ABITUB. ab'-i-tub ...
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Resources

The Fruit of the Holy Spirit What is goodness? | GotQuestions.org

How can I believe in the goodness of God when there is so much evil in the world? | GotQuestions.org

What does it mean that God is good? | GotQuestions.org

Goodness: Dictionary and Thesaurus | Clyx.com

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Goodness (83 Occurrences)

Matthew 5:48
You however are to be complete in goodness, as your Heavenly Father is complete.
(WEY)

Matthew 19:17
And he said to him, What askest thou me concerning goodness? one is good. But if thou wouldest enter into life, keep the commandments.
(DBY)

Luke 16:15
"You are they," He said to them, "who boast of their own goodness before men, but God sees your hearts; for that which holds a proud position among men is detestable in God's sight.
(WEY)

Acts 11:18
This statement of Peter's silenced his opponents. They extolled the goodness of God, and said, "So, then, to the Gentiles also God has given the repentance which leads to Life."
(WEY)

Romans 2:4
Or do you despise the riches of his goodness, forbearance, and patience, not knowing that the goodness of God leads you to repentance?
(WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS YLT)

Romans 3:12
All have gone out of the way, they have together become unprofitable; there is not one that practises goodness, there is not so much as one:
(DBY)

Romans 9:23
in order to make known His infinite goodness towards the subjects of His mercy whom He has prepared beforehand for glory,
(WEY)

Romans 11:22
See then the goodness and severity of God. Toward those who fell, severity; but toward you, goodness, if you continue in his goodness; otherwise you also will be cut off.
(WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT)

Romans 12:21
Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome the evil with goodness.
(WEY)

Romans 15:14
I myself am also persuaded about you, my brothers, that you yourselves are full of goodness, filled with all knowledge, able also to admonish others.
(WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

2 Corinthians 8:9
For you know the condescending goodness of our Lord Jesus Christ--how for your sakes He became poor, though He was rich, in order that you through His poverty might grow rich.
(WEY)

2 Corinthians 12:19
You are imagining, all this time, that we are making our defense at your bar. In reality it is as in God's presence and in communion with Christ that we speak; but, dear friends, it is all with a view to your progress in goodness.
(WEY)

Galatians 5:22
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faith,
(WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Ephesians 2:7
in order that, by His goodness to us in Christ Jesus, He might display in the Ages to come the transcendent riches of His grace.
(WEY)

Ephesians 5:9
for the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth,
(WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)

2 Thessalonians 1:11
To this end we also pray always for you, that our God may count you worthy of your calling, and fulfill every desire of goodness and work of faith, with power;
(WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS)

2 Timothy 3:3
destitute of natural affection, unforgiving, slanderers. They will have no self-control, but will be brutal, opposed to goodness,
(WEY)

Titus 1:8
but hospitable to strangers, a lover of goodness, sober-minded, upright, saintly, self-controlled;
(WEY DBY RSV)

Titus 3:4
But when the goodness of God our Saviour, and His love to man, dawned upon us, not in consequence of things which we,
(WEY RSV)

Philemon 1:14
But I was willing to do nothing without your consent, that your goodness would not be as of necessity, but of free will.
(WEB ASV NAS RSV)

Hebrews 6:5
and did taste the good saying of God, the powers also of the coming age,
(See RSV NIV)

1 Peter 2:3
if you have had any experience of the goodness of the Lord.
(WEY)

2 Peter 1:3
seeing that his divine power has granted to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and virtue;
(See NIV)

2 Peter 1:5
Yes, and for this very cause adding on your part all diligence, in your faith supply moral excellence; and in moral excellence, knowledge;
(See NIV)

Genesis 19:19
behold now, thy servant has found favour in thine eyes, and thou hast magnified thy goodness, which thou hast shewn to me in preserving my soul alive; but I cannot escape to the mountain, lest calamity lay hold on me, that I die.
(DBY)

Exodus 18:9
Jethro rejoiced for all the goodness which Yahweh had done to Israel, in that he had delivered them out of the hand of the Egyptians.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS)

Exodus 33:19
He said, "I will make all my goodness pass before you, and will proclaim the name of Yahweh before you. I will be gracious to whom I will be gracious, and will show mercy on whom I will show mercy."
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Exodus 34:6
And the LORD passed by before him, and proclaimed, The LORD, The LORD God, merciful and gracious, long-suffering, and abundant in goodness and truth,
(KJV JPS DBY WBS)

Numbers 10:32
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.
(KJV WBS)

Numbers 14:18
Jehovah is slow to anger, and abundant in goodness, forgiving iniquity and transgression, but by no means clearing the guilty, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children, upon the third and fourth generation.
(DBY)

Judges 8:35
neither did they show kindness to the house of Jerubbaal, who is Gideon, according to all the goodness which he had shown to Israel.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS)

2 Samuel 2:6
And, now, Jehovah doth with you kindness and truth, and also, I do with you this good because ye have done this thing;
(See NAS)

2 Samuel 7:28
And now, O Lord GOD, thou art that God, and thy words be true, and thou hast promised this goodness unto thy servant:
(KJV DBY WBS YLT)

1 Kings 8:66
On the eighth day he sent the people away; and they blessed the king, and went to their tents joyful and glad of heart for all the goodness that Yahweh had shown to David his servant, and to Israel his people.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV)

1 Kings 10:7
and I gave no credence to the words till that I have come, and my eyes see, and lo, it was not declared to me -- the half; thou hast added wisdom and goodness unto the report that I heard.
(YLT)

1 Chronicles 17:26
And now, LORD, thou art God, and hast promised this goodness unto thy servant:
(KJV DBY WBS YLT)

2 Chronicles 6:41
Now therefore arise, Yahweh God, into your resting place, you, and the ark of your strength: let your priests, Yahweh God, be clothed with salvation, and let your saints rejoice in goodness.
(WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT RSV NIV)

2 Chronicles 7:10
On the three and twentieth day of the seventh month he sent the people away to their tents, joyful and glad of heart for the goodness that Yahweh had shown to David, and to Solomon, and to Israel his people.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)

2 Chronicles 32:32
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.
(KJV WBS)

2 Chronicles 35:26
Now the rest of the acts of Josiah, and his goodness, according to that which was written in the law of the LORD,
(KJV WBS)

Nehemiah 9:25
They took fortified cities, and a fat land, and possessed houses full of all good things, cisterns dug out, vineyards, and olive groves, and fruit trees in abundance: so they ate, and were filled, and became fat, and delighted themselves in your great goodness.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Nehemiah 9:35
For they have not served you in their kingdom, and in your great goodness that you gave them, and in the large and fat land which you gave before them, neither turned they from their wicked works.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Psalms 16:2
O my soul, thou hast said unto the LORD, Thou art my Lord: my goodness extendeth not to thee;
(KJV DBY WBS)

Psalms 21:3
For you meet him with the blessings of goodness. You set a crown of fine gold on his head.
(WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT)

Psalms 23:6
Surely goodness and loving kindness shall follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in Yahweh's house forever.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Psalms 25:7
Don't remember the sins of my youth, nor my transgressions. Remember me according to your loving kindness, for your goodness' sake, Yahweh.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)

Psalms 27:13
I am still confident of this: I will see the goodness of Yahweh in the land of the living.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Psalms 31:19
Oh how great is your goodness, which you have laid up for those who fear you, which you have worked for those who take refuge in you, before the sons of men!
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Psalms 33:5
He loveth righteousness and judgment: the earth is full of the goodness of the LORD.
(KJV WBS)

Psalms 52:1
Why boastest thou thyself in mischief, O mighty man? the goodness of God endureth continually.
(KJV WBS)

Psalms 65:4
Blessed is one whom you choose, and cause to come near, that he may live in your courts. We will be filled with the goodness of your house, your holy temple.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)

Psalms 65:11
Thou crownest the year with thy goodness; and thy paths drop fatness.
(KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT)

Psalms 68:10
Your congregation lived therein. You, God, prepared your goodness for the poor.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)

Psalms 69:16
Answer me, O LORD, for Thy mercy is good; according to the multitude of Thy compassions turn Thou unto me.
(See NIV)

Psalms 86:15
But thou, Lord, art a ?God merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abundant in goodness and truth.
(DBY)

Psalms 86:17
Show me a sign of your goodness, that those who hate me may see it, and be shamed, because you, Yahweh, have helped me, and comforted me.
(WEB NIV)

Psalms 107:8
Oh that men would praise the LORD for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men!
(KJV WBS)

Psalms 107:9
For he satisfieth the longing soul, and filleth the hungry soul with goodness.
(KJV WBS YLT)

Psalms 107:15
Oh that men would praise the LORD for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men!
(KJV WBS)

Psalms 107:21
Oh that men would praise the LORD for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men!
(KJV WBS)

Psalms 107:31
Oh that men would praise the LORD for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men!
(KJV WBS)

Psalms 109:21
But Thou, O GOD the Lord, deal with me for Thy name's sake; because Thy mercy is good, deliver Thou me.
(See NIV)

Psalms 116:12
What may I give to the Lord for all the good things which he has done for me?
(See NIV)

Psalms 119:66
The goodness of reason and knowledge teach me, For in Thy commands I have believed.
(YLT)

Psalms 142:7
Take my soul out of prison, so that I may give praise to your name: the upright will give praise because of me; for you have given me a full reward.
(See NIV)

Psalms 144:2
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.
(KJV WBS)

Psalms 145:7
They will utter the memory of your great goodness, and will sing of your righteousness.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Proverbs 20:6
Most men will proclaim every one his own goodness: but a faithful man who can find?
(KJV JPS WBS)

Ecclesiastes 6:3
If a man doth beget a hundred, and live many years, and is great, because they are the days of his years, and his soul is not satisfied from the goodness, and also he hath not had a grave, I have said, 'Better than he 'is' the untimely birth.'
(YLT)

Isaiah 63:7
I will make mention of the loving kindnesses of Yahweh, and the praises of Yahweh, according to all that Yahweh has bestowed on us, and the great goodness toward the house of Israel, which he has bestowed on them according to his mercies, and according to the multitude of his loving kindnesses.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)

Jeremiah 2:7
I brought you into a plentiful land, to eat its fruit and its goodness; but when you entered, you defiled my land, and made my heritage an abomination.
(WEB KJV ASV WBS YLT)

Jeremiah 31:12
They shall come and sing in the height of Zion, and shall flow to the goodness of Yahweh, to the grain, and to the new wine, and to the oil, and to the young of the flock and of the herd: and their soul shall be as a watered garden; and they shall not sorrow any more at all.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT RSV)

Jeremiah 31:14
I will satiate the soul of the priests with fatness, and my people shall be satisfied with my goodness, says Yahweh.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)

Jeremiah 33:9
And it shall be to me a name of joy, a praise and an honour before all the nations of the earth, which shall hear all the good that I do unto them: and they shall fear and tremble for all the goodness and for all the prosperity that I procure unto it.
(KJV WBS)

Hosea 3:5
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.
(KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)

Hosea 4:1
Hear the word of Yahweh, you children of Israel; for Yahweh has a charge against the inhabitants of the land: "Indeed there is no truth, nor goodness, nor knowledge of God in the land.
(WEB ASV DBY)

Hosea 6:4
O Ephraim, what shall I do unto thee? O Judah, what shall I do unto thee? for your goodness is as a morning cloud, and as the early dew it goeth away.
(KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT)

Hosea 6:6
For I desire goodness, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt-offerings.
(ASV)

Hosea 10:1
Israel is an empty vine, he bringeth forth fruit unto himself: according to the multitude of his fruit he hath increased the altars; according to the goodness of his land they have made goodly images.
(KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT)

Hosea 10:11
And Ephraim 'is' a trained heifer -- loving to thresh, And I -- I have passed over on the goodness of its neck, I cause 'one' to ride Ephraim, Plough doth Judah, harrow for him doth Jacob.
(YLT)

Micah 6:8
He hath shewn thee, O man, what is good: and what doth Jehovah require of thee, but to do justly, and to love goodness, and to walk humbly with thy God?
(DBY)

Nahum 3:4
Because of the abundance of the fornications of an harlot, The goodness of the grace of the lady of witchcrafts, Who is selling nations by her fornications, And families by her witchcrafts.
(YLT)

Zechariah 9:17
For how great is his goodness, and how great is his beauty! Grain will make the young men flourish, and new wine the virgins.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT)

Subtopics

Goodness

The Goodness of God is Part of his Character

The Goodness of God: Declared to Be: Abundant

The Goodness of God: Declared to Be: Enduring

The Goodness of God: Declared to Be: Great

The Goodness of God: Declared to Be: Rich

The Goodness of God: Declared to Be: Satisfying

The Goodness of God: Declared to Be: Universal

The Goodness of God: Manifested in Doing Good

The Goodness of God: Manifested in Forgiving Sins

The Goodness of God: Manifested in Providing for the Poor