Bible Verses about Goodness

Instead, be kind to each other, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, just as… Ephesians 4:32

Instead, be kind to each other, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, just as God through Christ has forgiven you.
Ephesians 4:32 forgiveness compassion reconciliation
Therefore, whenever we have the opportunity, we should do good to everyone—especially to those in the family of faith.
Galatians 6:10 gentleness neighbor faith

The Lord is good,
a strong refuge when trouble comes.
He is close to those who trust in him.
Nahum 1:7 protection safety trust
Don’t let evil conquer you, but conquer evil by doing good.
Romans 12:21 evil overcoming idols
The Lord is righteous in everything he does;
he is filled with kindness.
Psalm 145:17 reliability righteousness faithfulness
Yet I am confident I will see the Lord’s goodness
while I am here in the land of the living.
Psalm 27:13 trust
But the Holy Spirit produces this kind of fruit in our lives: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. There is no law against these things!
Galatians 5:22-23 law Spirit blessing
Don’t just pretend to love others. Really love them. Hate what is wrong. Hold tightly to what is good.
Romans 12:9 love evil
You say, “I am allowed to do anything”—but not everything is good for you. You say, “I am allowed to do anything”—but not everything is beneficial.
1 Corinthians 10:23 law righteousness food
In view of all this, make every effort to respond to God’s promises. Supplement your faith with a generous provision of moral excellence, and moral excellence with knowledge, and knowledge with self-control, and self-control with patient endurance, and patient endurance with godliness, and godliness with brotherly affection, and brotherly affection with love for everyone.
2 Peter 1:5-7 faith self-control relationships
And God will generously provide all you need. Then you will always have everything you need and plenty left over to share with others.
2 Corinthians 9:8 blessing worrying work
No one lights a lamp and then puts it under a basket. Instead, a lamp is placed on a stand, where it gives light to everyone in the house. In the same way, let your good deeds shine out for all to see, so that everyone will praise your heavenly Father.
Matthew 5:15-16 evangelism worship light
Trust in the Lord and do good.
Then you will live safely in the land and prosper.
Psalm 37:3 trust safety
Loyalty makes a person attractive.
It is better to be poor than dishonest.
Proverbs 19:22 reliability money poverty
You must be compassionate, just as your Father is compassionate.
Luke 6:36 neighbor Father
Now, who will want to harm you if you are eager to do good?
1 Peter 3:13 evil work
Turn away from evil and do good.
Search for peace, and work to maintain it.
Psalm 34:14 evil peace idols
Remember, O Lord, your compassion and unfailing love,
which you have shown from long ages past.
Do not remember the rebellious sins of my youth.
Remember me in the light of your unfailing love,
for you are merciful, O Lord.
Psalm 25:6-7 sin mercy
Don’t use foul or abusive language. Let everything you say be good and helpful, so that your words will be an encouragement to those who hear them.
Ephesians 4:29 speaking gossip
This is what the Lord says:
“Stop at the crossroads and look around.
Ask for the old, godly way, and walk in it.
Travel its path, and you will find rest for your souls.
But you reply, ‘No, that’s not the road we want!’”
Jeremiah 6:16 rest soul
Don’t be fooled by those who say such things, for “bad company corrupts good character.”
1 Corinthians 15:33 evil friendship
Then you will understand what is right, just, and fair,
and you will find the right way to go.
Proverbs 2:9 righteousness honesty
He gave his life to free us from every kind of sin, to cleanse us, and to make us his very own people, totally committed to doing good deeds.
Titus 2:14 sacrifice purification sin
For this light within you produces only what is good and right and true.
Ephesians 5:9 light righteousness truth
And I want women to be modest in their appearance. They should wear decent and appropriate clothing and not draw attention to themselves by the way they fix their hair or by wearing gold or pearls or expensive clothes. For women who claim to be devoted to God should make themselves attractive by the good things they do.
1 Timothy 2:9-10 beauty worship materialism

Then the Lord God said, “Look, the human beings have become like us, knowing both good and evil. What if they reach out, take fruit from the tree of life, and eat it? Then they will live forever!” So the Lord God banished them from the Garden of Eden, and he sent Adam out to cultivate the ground from which he had been made.