Bible Verses about Goodness

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• Be kind to one another, compassionate, forgiving each other, just as God in Christ also has forgiven you.
  Ephesians 4:32forgivenesscompassionreconciliation
• So then, while we have opportunity, let’s do good to all people, and especially to those who are of the household of the faith.
  Galatians 6:10gentlenessneighborfaith
• The Lord is good,
  A stronghold in the day of trouble,
  And He knows those who take refuge in Him.
  Nahum 1:7protectionsafetytrust
• Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.
  Romans 12:21evilovercomingidols
• The Lord is righteous in all His ways,
  And kind in all His works.
  Psalm 145:17reliabilityrighteousnessfaithfulness
• I certainly believed that I would see the goodness of the Lord
  In the land of the living.
  Psalm 27:13trust
• But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law.
  Galatians 5:22-23lawSpiritblessing
• Love must be free of hypocrisy. Detest what is evil; cling to what is good.
  Romans 12:9loveevil
• All things are permitted, but not all things are of benefit. All things are permitted, but not all things build people up.
  1 Corinthians 10:23lawrighteousnessfood
• Now for this very reason also, applying all diligence, in your faith supply moral excellence, and in your moral excellence, knowledge, and in your knowledge, self-control, and in your self-control, perseverance, and in your perseverance, godliness, and in your godliness, brotherly kindness, and in your brotherly kindness, love.
  2 Peter 1:5-7faithself-controlrelationships
• And God is able to make all grace overflow to you, so that, always having all sufficiency in everything, you may have an abundance for every good deed.
  2 Corinthians 9:8blessingworryingwork
• Nor do people light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on the lampstand, and it gives light to all who are in the house. Your light must shine before people in such a way that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven.
  Matthew 5:15-16evangelismworshiplight
• Trust in the Lord and do good;
  Live in the land and cultivate faithfulness.
  Psalm 37:3trustsafety
• What is desirable in a person is his kindness,
  And it is better to be a poor person than a liar.
  Proverbs 19:22reliabilitymoneypoverty
• Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful.
  Luke 6:36neighborFather
• And who is there to harm you if you prove zealous for what is good?
  1 Peter 3:13evilwork
• Turn from evil and do good;
  Seek peace and pursue it.
  Psalm 34:14evilpeaceidols
• Remember, Lord, Your compassion and Your faithfulness,
  For they have been from of old.
  Do not remember the sins of my youth or my wrongdoings;
  Remember me according to Your faithfulness,
  For Your goodness’ sake, Lord.
  Psalm 25:6-7sinmercy
• Let no unwholesome word come out of your mouth, but if there is any good word for edification according to the need of the moment, say that, so that it will give grace to those who hear.
  Ephesians 4:29speakinggossip
• This is what the Lord says:
  “Stand by the ways and see and ask for the ancient paths,
  Where the good way is, and walk in it;
  Then you will find a resting place for your souls.
  But they said, ‘We will not walk in it.’”
  Jeremiah 6:16restsoul
• Do not be deceived: “Bad company corrupts good morals.”
  1 Corinthians 15:33evilfriendship
• Then you will discern righteousness, justice,
  And integrity, and every good path.
  Proverbs 2:9righteousnesshonesty
• Who gave Himself for us to redeem us from every lawless deed, and to purify for Himself a people for His own possession, eager for good deeds.
  Titus 2:14sacrificepurificationsin
• For the fruit of the light consists in all goodness, righteousness, and truth.
  Ephesians 5:9lightrighteousnesstruth
• Likewise, I want women to adorn themselves with proper clothing, modestly and discreetly, not with braided hair and gold or pearls or expensive apparel, but rather by means of good works, as is proper for women making a claim to godliness.
  1 Timothy 2:9-10beautyworshipmaterialism