| A good name is to be chosen rather than great riches, and favor is better than silver or gold. | A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches, and loving favour rather than silver and gold. |
| Anxiety weighs down the human heart, but a good word cheers it up. | Heaviness in the heart of man maketh it stoop: but a good word maketh it glad. |
| Seek good and not evil, that you may live; and so the Lord, the God of hosts, will be with you, just as you have said. | Seek good, and not evil, that ye may live: and so the Lord, the God of hosts, shall be with you, as ye have spoken. |
| Well then, does God supply you with the Spirit and work miracles among you by your doing the works of the law, or by your believing what you heard? | He therefore that ministereth to you the Spirit, and worketh miracles among you, doeth he it by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith? |
| How much more valuable is a human being than a sheep! So it is lawful to do good on the sabbath. | How much then is a man better than a sheep? Wherefore it is lawful to do well on the sabbath days. |
| Teach me to do your will, for you are my God. Let your good spirit lead me on a level path. | Teach me to do thy will; for thou art my God: thy spirit is good; lead me into the land of uprightness. |
| But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid; for see—I am bringing you good news of great joy for all the people.” | And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. |
| To make an apt answer is a joy to anyone, and a word in season, how good it is! | A man hath joy by the answer of his mouth: and a word spoken in due season, how good is it! |
| Who is wise and understanding among you? Show by your good life that your works are done with gentleness born of wisdom. | Who is a wise man and endued with knowledge among you? let him shew out of a good conversation his works with meekness of wisdom. |
| We know that all things work together for good for those who love God, who are called according to his purpose. | And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose. |
| For we are what he has made us, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand to be our way of life. | For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them. |
| I am confident of this, that the one who began a good work among you will bring it to completion by the day of Jesus Christ. | Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ. |
| See that none of you repays evil for evil, but always seek to do good to one another and to all. | See that none render evil for evil unto any man; but ever follow that which is good, both among yourselves, and to all men. |
| Even though you intended to do harm to me, God intended it for good, in order to preserve a numerous people, as he is doing today. | But as for you, ye thought evil against me; but God meant it unto good, to bring to pass, as it is this day, to save much people alive. |
| Learn to do good; seek justice, rescue the oppressed, defend the orphan, plead for the widow. | Learn to do well; seek judgment, relieve the oppressed, judge the fatherless, plead for the widow. |
| Do not seek your own advantage, but that of the other. | Let no man seek his own, but every man another's wealth. |
| For I am not ashamed of the gospel; it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who has faith, to the Jew first and also to the Greek. | For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek. |
| Do not be afraid, little flock, for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom. | Fear not, little flock; for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom. |
| But I say to you that listen, Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who abuse you. | But I say unto you which hear, Love your enemies, do good to them which hate you, Bless them that curse you, and pray for them which despitefully use you. |
| Good and upright is the Lord; therefore he instructs sinners in the way. He leads the humble in what is right, and teaches the humble his way. | 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. |
| To those who by patiently doing good seek for glory and honor and immortality, he will give eternal life. | To them who by patient continuance in well doing seek for glory and honour and immortality, eternal life. |
| He it is who gave himself for us that he might redeem us from all iniquity and purify for himself a people of his own who are zealous for good deeds. | Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works. |
| He has told you, O mortal, 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? | He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the Lord require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God? |
| But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, willing to yield, full of mercy and good fruits, without a trace of partiality or hypocrisy. | But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy. |
| If you then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will the heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him! | If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children: how much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him? |
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