Strong’s H2896

טוֹב

tov · 521 Old Testament occurrences

King James renderings: beautiful, best, better, bountiful, cheerful, at ease, [idiom] fair (word), (be in) favour, fine, glad, good (deed, -lier, -liest, -ly, -ness, -s), graciously, joyful, kindly, kindness, liketh (best), loving, merry, [idiom] most, pleasant,…

Every Old Testament occurrence

• Genesis 1:4And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness.
• Genesis 1:10And God called the dry land Earth; and the gathering together of the waters called he Seas: and God saw that it was good.
• Genesis 1:12And the earth brought forth grass, and herb yielding seed after his kind, and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed was in itself, after his…
• Genesis 1:18And to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness: and God saw that it was good.
• Genesis 1:21And God created great whales, and every living creature that moveth, which the waters brought forth abundantly, after their kind, and every…
• Genesis 1:25And God made the beast of the earth after his kind, and cattle after their kind, and every thing that creepeth upon the earth after his kin…
• Genesis 1:31And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day.
• Genesis 2:9And out of the ground made the LORD God to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food; the tree of life also in the m…
• Genesis 2:12And the gold of that land is good: there is bdellium and the onyx stone.
• Genesis 2:17But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.
• Genesis 2:18And the LORD God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him.
• Genesis 3:5For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil.
• Genesis 3:6And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, sh…
• Genesis 3:22And the LORD God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil: and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of…
• Genesis 6:2That the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair; and they took them wives of all which they chose.
• Genesis 15:15And thou shalt go to thy fathers in peace; thou shalt be buried in a good old age.
• Genesis 16:6But Abram said unto Sarai, Behold, thy maid is in thy hand; do to her as it pleaseth thee. And when Sarai dealt hardly with her, she fled f…
• Genesis 18:7And Abraham ran unto the herd, and fetcht a calf tender and good, and gave it unto a young man; and he hasted to dress it.
• Genesis 19:8Behold now, I have two daughters which have not known man; let me, I pray you, bring them out unto you, and do ye to them as is good in you…
• Genesis 20:15And Abimelech said, Behold, my land is before thee: dwell where it pleaseth thee.
• Genesis 24:16And the damsel was very fair to look upon, a virgin, neither had any man known her: and she went down to the well, and filled her pitcher,…
• Genesis 24:50Then Laban and Bethuel answered and said, The thing proceedeth from the LORD: we cannot speak unto thee bad or good.
• Genesis 25:8Then Abraham gave up the ghost, and died in a good old age, an old man, and full of years; and was gathered to his people.
• Genesis 26:7And the men of the place asked him of his wife; and he said, She is my sister: for he feared to say, She is my wife; lest, said he, the men…
• Genesis 26:29That thou wilt do us no hurt, as we have not touched thee, and as we have done unto thee nothing but good, and have sent thee away in peace…
• Genesis 27:9Go now to the flock, and fetch me from thence two good kids of the goats; and I will make them savoury meat for thy father, such as he love…
• Genesis 29:19And Laban said, It is better that I give her to thee, than that I should give her to another man: abide with me.
• Genesis 30:20And Leah said, God hath endued me with a good dowry; now will my husband dwell with me, because I have born him six sons: and she called hi…
• Genesis 31:24And God came to Laban the Syrian in a dream by night, and said unto him, Take heed that thou speak not to Jacob either good or bad.
• Genesis 31:29It is in the power of my hand to do you hurt: but the God of your father spake unto me yesternight, saying, Take thou heed that thou speak…
• Genesis 40:16When the chief baker saw that the interpretation was good, he said unto Joseph, I also was in my dream, and, behold, I had three white bask…
• Genesis 41:5And he slept and dreamed the second time: and, behold, seven ears of corn came up upon one stalk, rank and good.
• Genesis 41:22And I saw in my dream, and, behold, seven ears came up in one stalk, full and good:
• Genesis 41:24And the thin ears devoured the seven good ears: and I told this unto the magicians; but there was none that could declare it to me.
• Genesis 41:26The seven good kine are seven years; and the seven good ears are seven years: the dream is one.
• Genesis 41:35And let them gather all the food of those good years that come, and lay up corn under the hand of Pharaoh, and let them keep food in the ci…
• Genesis 44:4And when they were gone out of the city, and not yet far off, Joseph said unto his steward, Up, follow after the men; and when thou dost ov…
• Genesis 49:15And he saw that rest was good, and the land that it was pleasant; and bowed his shoulder to bear, and became a servant unto tribute.
• Genesis 50:20But 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.
• Exodus 2:2And the woman conceived, and bare a son: and when she saw him that he was a goodly child, she hid him three months.
• Exodus 3:8And I am come down to deliver them out of the hand of the Egyptians, and to bring them up out of that land unto a good land and a large, un…
• Exodus 14:12Is not this the word that we did tell thee in Egypt, saying, Let us alone, that we may serve the Egyptians? For it had been better for us t…
• Exodus 18:9And Jethro rejoiced for all the goodness which the LORD had done to Israel, whom he had delivered out of the hand of the Egyptians.
• Exodus 18:17And Moses’ father in law said unto him, The thing that thou doest is not good.
• Leviticus 27:10He shall not alter it, nor change it, a good for a bad, or a bad for a good: and if he shall at all change beast for beast, then it and the…
• Leviticus 27:12And the priest shall value it, whether it be good or bad: as thou valuest it, who art the priest, so shall it be.
• Leviticus 27:14And when a man shall sanctify his house to be holy unto the LORD, then the priest shall estimate it, whether it be good or bad: as the prie…
• Leviticus 27:33He shall not search whether it be good or bad, neither shall he change it: and if he change it at all, then both it and the change thereof…
• Numbers 10:29And Moses said unto Hobab, the son of Raguel the Midianite, Moses’ father in law, We are journeying unto the place of which the LORD said,…
• Numbers 10:32And 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.
• Numbers 13:19And what the land is that they dwell in, whether it be good or bad; and what cities they be that they dwell in, whether in tents, or in str…
• Numbers 14:3And wherefore hath the LORD brought us unto this land, to fall by the sword, that our wives and our children should be a prey? were it not…
• Numbers 14:7And they spake unto all the company of the children of Israel, saying, The land, which we passed through to search it, is an exceeding good…
• Numbers 24:13If Balak would give me his house full of silver and gold, I cannot go beyond the commandment of the LORD, to do either good or bad of mine…
• Numbers 36:6This is the thing which the LORD doth command concerning the daughters of Zelophehad, saying, Let them marry to whom they think best; only…
• Deuteronomy 1:14And ye answered me, and said, The thing which thou hast spoken is good for us to do.
• Deuteronomy 1:25And they took of the fruit of the land in their hands, and brought it down unto us, and brought us word again, and said, It is a good land…
• Deuteronomy 1:35Surely there shall not one of these men of this evil generation see that good land, which I sware to give unto your fathers,
• Deuteronomy 1:39Moreover your little ones, which ye said should be a prey, and your children, which in that day had no knowledge between good and evil, the…
• Deuteronomy 3:25I pray thee, let me go over, and see the good land that is beyond Jordan, that goodly mountain, and Lebanon.
• Deuteronomy 4:21Furthermore the LORD was angry with me for your sakes, and sware that I should not go over Jordan, and that I should not go in unto that go…
• Deuteronomy 4:22But I must die in this land, I must not go over Jordan: but ye shall go over, and possess that good land.
• Deuteronomy 6:10And it shall be, when the LORD thy God shall have brought thee into the land which he sware unto thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to…
• Deuteronomy 6:18And thou shalt do that which is right and good in the sight of the LORD: that it may be well with thee, and that thou mayest go in and poss…
• Deuteronomy 6:24And the LORD commanded us to do all these statutes, to fear the LORD our God, for our good always, that he might preserve us alive, as it i…
• Deuteronomy 8:7For the LORD thy God bringeth thee into a good land, a land of brooks of water, of fountains and depths that spring out of valleys and hill…
• Deuteronomy 8:10When thou hast eaten and art full, then thou shalt bless the LORD thy God for the good land which he hath given thee.
• Deuteronomy 8:12Lest when thou hast eaten and art full, and hast built goodly houses, and dwelt therein;
• Deuteronomy 9:6Understand therefore, that the LORD thy God giveth thee not this good land to possess it for thy righteousness; for thou art a stiffnecked…
• Deuteronomy 10:13To keep the commandments of the LORD, and his statutes, which I command thee this day for thy good?
• Deuteronomy 11:17And then the LORD’s wrath be kindled against you, and he shut up the heaven, that there be no rain, and that the land yield not her fruit;…
• Deuteronomy 12:28Observe and hear all these words which I command thee, that it may go well with thee, and with thy children after thee for ever, when thou…
• Deuteronomy 19:13Thine eye shall not pity him, but thou shalt put away the guilt of innocent blood from Israel, that it may go well with thee.
• Deuteronomy 23:6Thou shalt not seek their peace nor their prosperity all thy days for ever.
• Deuteronomy 23:16He shall dwell with thee, even among you, in that place which he shall choose in one of thy gates, where it liketh him best: thou shalt not…
• Deuteronomy 26:11And thou shalt rejoice in every good thing which the LORD thy God hath given unto thee, and unto thine house, thou, and the Levite, and the…
• Deuteronomy 28:11And the LORD shall make thee plenteous in goods, in the fruit of thy body, and in the fruit of thy cattle, and in the fruit of thy ground,…
• Deuteronomy 28:12The LORD shall open unto thee his good treasure, the heaven to give the rain unto thy land in his season, and to bless all the work of thin…
• Deuteronomy 30:9And 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…
• Deuteronomy 30:15See, I have set before thee this day life and good, and death and evil;
• Joshua 7:21When I saw among the spoils a goodly Babylonish garment, and two hundred shekels of silver, and a wedge of gold of fifty shekels weight, th…
• Joshua 9:25And now, behold, we are in thine hand: as it seemeth good and right unto thee to do unto us, do.
• Joshua 21:45There failed not ought of any good thing which the LORD had spoken unto the house of Israel; all came to pass.
• Joshua 23:13Know for a certainty that the LORD your God will no more drive out any of these nations from before you; but they shall be snares and traps…
• Joshua 23:14And, behold, this day I am going the way of all the earth: and ye know in all your hearts and in all your souls, that not one thing hath fa…
• Joshua 23:15Therefore it shall come to pass, that as all good things are come upon you, which the LORD your God promised you; so shall the LORD bring u…
• Joshua 23:16When ye have transgressed the covenant of the LORD your God, which he commanded you, and have gone and served other gods, and bowed yoursel…
• Judges 8:2And he said unto them, What have I done now in comparison of you? Is not the gleaning of the grapes of Ephraim better than the vintage of A…
• Judges 8:32And Gideon the son of Joash died in a good old age, and was buried in the sepulchre of Joash his father, in Ophrah of the Abiezrites.
• Judges 8:35Neither shewed they kindness to the house of Jerubbaal, namely, Gideon, according to all the goodness which he had shewed unto Israel.
• Judges 9:2Speak, I pray you, in the ears of all the men of Shechem, Whether is better for you, either that all the sons of Jerubbaal, which are three…
• Judges 9:11But the fig tree said unto them, Should I forsake my sweetness, and my good fruit, and go to be promoted over the trees?
• Judges 9:16Now therefore, if ye have done truly and sincerely, in that ye have made Abimelech king, and if ye have dealt well with Jerubbaal and his h…
• Judges 10:15And the children of Israel said unto the LORD, We have sinned: do thou unto us whatsoever seemeth good unto thee; deliver us only, we pray…
• Judges 11:25And now art thou any thing better than Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab? did he ever strive against Israel, or did he ever fight again…
• Judges 15:2And her father said, I verily thought that thou hadst utterly hated her; therefore I gave her to thy companion: is not her younger sister f…
• Judges 16:25And it came to pass, when their hearts were merry, that they said, Call for Samson, that he may make us sport. And they called for Samson o…
• Judges 18:9And they said, Arise, that we may go up against them: for we have seen the land, and, behold, it is very good: and are ye still? be not slo…
• Judges 18:19And they said unto him, Hold thy peace, lay thine hand upon thy mouth, and go with us, and be to us a father and a priest: is it better for…
• Judges 19:24Behold, here is my daughter a maiden, and his concubine; them I will bring out now, and humble ye them, and do with them what seemeth good…
• Ruth 2:22And Naomi said unto Ruth her daughter in law, It is good, my daughter, that thou go out with his maidens, that they meet thee not in any ot…
• Ruth 3:13Tarry this night, and it shall be in the morning, that if he will perform unto thee the part of a kinsman, well; let him do the kinsman’s p…
• Ruth 4:15And he shall be unto thee a restorer of thy life, and a nourisher of thine old age: for thy daughter in law, which loveth thee, which is be…
• 1 Samuel 1:8Then said Elkanah her husband to her, Hannah, why weepest thou? and why eatest thou not? and why is thy heart grieved? am not I better to t…
• 1 Samuel 1:23And Elkanah her husband said unto her, Do what seemeth thee good; tarry until thou have weaned him; only the LORD establish his word. So th…
• 1 Samuel 2:24Nay, my sons; for it is no good report that I hear: ye make the LORD’s people to transgress.
• 1 Samuel 2:26And the child Samuel grew on, and was in favour both with the LORD, and also with men.
• 1 Samuel 3:18And Samuel told him every whit, and hid nothing from him. And he said, It is the LORD: let him do what seemeth him good.
• 1 Samuel 8:14And he will take your fields, and your vineyards, and your oliveyards, even the best of them, and give them to his servants.
• 1 Samuel 8:16And he will take your menservants, and your maidservants, and your goodliest young men, and your asses, and put them to his work.
• 1 Samuel 9:2And he had a son, whose name was Saul, a choice young man, and a goodly: and there was not among the children of Israel a goodlier person t…
• 1 Samuel 9:10Then said Saul to his servant, Well said; come, let us go. So they went unto the city where the man of God was.
• 1 Samuel 11:10Therefore the men of Jabesh said, To morrow we will come out unto you, and ye shall do with us all that seemeth good unto you.
• 1 Samuel 12:23Moreover as for me, God forbid that I should sin against the LORD in ceasing to pray for you: but I will teach you the good and the right w…
• 1 Samuel 14:36And Saul said, Let us go down after the Philistines by night, and spoil them until the morning light, and let us not leave a man of them. A…
• 1 Samuel 14:40Then said he unto all Israel, Be ye on one side, and I and Jonathan my son will be on the other side. And the people said unto Saul, Do wha…
• 1 Samuel 15:9But Saul and the people spared Agag, and the best of the sheep, and of the oxen, and of the fatlings, and the lambs, and all that was good,…
• 1 Samuel 15:22And Samuel said, Hath the LORD as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of the LORD? Behold, to obey is…
• 1 Samuel 15:28And Samuel said unto him, The LORD hath rent the kingdom of Israel from thee this day, and hath given it to a neighbour of thine, that is b…
• 1 Samuel 16:12And he sent, and brought him in. Now he was ruddy, and withal of a beautiful countenance, and goodly to look to. And the LORD said, Arise,…
• 1 Samuel 19:4And Jonathan spake good of David unto Saul his father, and said unto him, Let not the king sin against his servant, against David; because…
• 1 Samuel 20:7If he say thus, It is well; thy servant shall have peace: but if he be very wroth, then be sure that evil is determined by him.
• 1 Samuel 20:12And Jonathan said unto David, O LORD God of Israel, when I have sounded my father about to morrow any time, or the third day, and, behold,…
• 1 Samuel 24:17And he said to David, Thou art more righteous than I: for thou hast rewarded me good, whereas I have rewarded thee evil.
• 1 Samuel 24:18And thou hast shewed this day how that thou hast dealt well with me: forasmuch as when the LORD had delivered me into thine hand, thou kill…
• 1 Samuel 24:19For if a man find his enemy, will he let him go well away? wherefore the LORD reward thee good for that thou hast done unto me this day.
• 1 Samuel 25:3Now the name of the man was Nabal; and the name of his wife Abigail: and she was a woman of good understanding, and of a beautiful countena…
• 1 Samuel 25:8Ask thy young men, and they will shew thee. Wherefore let the young men find favour in thine eyes: for we come in a good day: give, I pray…
• 1 Samuel 25:15But the men were very good unto us, and we were not hurt, neither missed we any thing, as long as we were conversant with them, when we wer…
• 1 Samuel 25:21Now David had said, Surely in vain have I kept all that this fellow hath in the wilderness, so that nothing was missed of all that pertaine…
• 1 Samuel 25:30And it shall come to pass, when the LORD shall have done to my lord according to all the good that he hath spoken concerning thee, and shal…
• 1 Samuel 25:36And Abigail came to Nabal; and, behold, he held a feast in his house, like the feast of a king; and Nabal’s heart was merry within him, for…
• 1 Samuel 26:16This thing is not good that thou hast done. As the LORD liveth, ye are worthy to die, because ye have not kept your master, the LORD’s anoi…
• 1 Samuel 27:1And David said in his heart, I shall now perish one day by the hand of Saul: there is nothing better for me than that I should speedily esc…
• 1 Samuel 29:6Then Achish called David, and said unto him, Surely, as the LORD liveth, thou hast been upright, and thy going out and thy coming in with m…
• 1 Samuel 29:9And Achish answered and said to David, I know that thou art good in my sight, as an angel of God: notwithstanding the princes of the Philis…
• 2 Samuel 2:6And now the LORD shew kindness and truth unto you: and I also will requite you this kindness, because ye have done this thing.
• 2 Samuel 3:13And he said, Well; I will make a league with thee: but one thing I require of thee, that is, Thou shalt not see my face, except thou first…
• 2 Samuel 3:19And Abner also spake in the ears of Benjamin: and Abner went also to speak in the ears of David in Hebron all that seemed good to Israel, a…
• 2 Samuel 3:36And all the people took notice of it, and it pleased them: as whatsoever the king did pleased all the people.
• 2 Samuel 7:28And now, O Lord GOD, thou art that God, and thy words be true, and thou hast promised this goodness unto thy servant:
• 2 Samuel 10:12Be of good courage, and let us play the men for our people, and for the cities of our God: and the LORD do that which seemeth him good.
• 2 Samuel 11:2And it came to pass in an eveningtide, that David arose from off his bed, and walked upon the roof of the king’s house: and from the roof h…
• 2 Samuel 13:22And Absalom spake unto his brother Amnon neither good nor bad: for Absalom hated Amnon, because he had forced his sister Tamar.
• 2 Samuel 13:28Now Absalom had commanded his servants, saying, Mark ye now when Amnon’s heart is merry with wine, and when I say unto you, Smite Amnon; th…
• 2 Samuel 14:17Then thine handmaid said, The word of my lord the king shall now be comfortable: for as an angel of God, so is my lord the king to discern…
• 2 Samuel 14:32And Absalom answered Joab, Behold, I sent unto thee, saying, Come hither, that I may send thee to the king, to say, Wherefore am I come fro…
• 2 Samuel 15:3And Absalom said unto him, See, thy matters are good and right; but there is no man deputed of the king to hear thee.
• 2 Samuel 15:26But if he thus say, I have no delight in thee; behold, here am I, let him do to me as seemeth good unto him.
• 2 Samuel 16:12It may be that the LORD will look on mine affliction, and that the LORD will requite me good for his cursing this day.
• 2 Samuel 17:7And Hushai said unto Absalom, The counsel that Ahithophel hath given is not good at this time.
• 2 Samuel 17:14And Absalom and all the men of Israel said, The counsel of Hushai the Archite is better than the counsel of Ahithophel. For the LORD had ap…
• 2 Samuel 18:3But the people answered, Thou shalt not go forth: for if we flee away, they will not care for us; neither if half of us die, will they care…
• 2 Samuel 18:27And the watchman said, Me thinketh the running of the foremost is like the running of Ahimaaz the son of Zadok. And the king said, He is a…
• 2 Samuel 19:18And there went over a ferry boat to carry over the king’s household, and to do what he thought good. And Shimei the son of Gera fell down b…
• 2 Samuel 19:27And he hath slandered thy servant unto my lord the king; but my lord the king is as an angel of God: do therefore what is good in thine eye…
• 2 Samuel 19:35I am this day fourscore years old: and can I discern between good and evil? can thy servant taste what I eat or what I drink? can I hear an…
• 2 Samuel 19:37Let thy servant, I pray thee, turn back again, that I may die in mine own city, and be buried by the grave of my father and of my mother. B…
• 2 Samuel 19:38And the king answered, Chimham shall go over with me, and I will do to him that which shall seem good unto thee: and whatsoever thou shalt…
• 2 Samuel 24:22And Araunah said unto David, Let my lord the king take and offer up what seemeth good unto him: behold, here be oxen for burnt sacrifice, a…
• 1 Kings 1:6And his father had not displeased him at any time in saying, Why hast thou done so? and he also was a very goodly man; and his mother bare…
• 1 Kings 1:42And while he yet spake, behold, Jonathan the son of Abiathar the priest came; and Adonijah said unto him, Come in; for thou art a valiant m…
• 1 Kings 2:18And Bathsheba said, Well; I will speak for thee unto the king.
• 1 Kings 2:32And the LORD shall return his blood upon his own head, who fell upon two men more righteous and better than he, and slew them with the swor…
• 1 Kings 2:38And Shimei said unto the king, The saying is good: as my lord the king hath said, so will thy servant do. And Shimei dwelt in Jerusalem man…
• 1 Kings 2:42And the king sent and called for Shimei, and said unto him, Did I not make thee to swear by the LORD, and protested unto thee, saying, Know…
• 1 Kings 3:9Give therefore thy servant an understanding heart to judge thy people, that I may discern between good and bad: for who is able to judge th…
• 1 Kings 8:36Then hear thou in heaven, and forgive the sin of thy servants, and of thy people Israel, that thou teach them the good way wherein they sho…
• 1 Kings 8:56Blessed be the LORD, that hath given rest unto his people Israel, according to all that he promised: there hath not failed one word of all…
• 1 Kings 8:66On the eighth day he sent the people away: and they blessed the king, and went unto their tents joyful and glad of heart for all the goodne…
• 1 Kings 10:7Howbeit I believed not the words, until I came, and mine eyes had seen it: and, behold, the half was not told me: thy wisdom and prosperity…
• 1 Kings 12:7And they spake unto him, saying, If thou wilt be a servant unto this people this day, and wilt serve them, and answer them, and speak good…
• 1 Kings 14:13And all Israel shall mourn for him, and bury him: for he only of Jeroboam shall come to the grave, because in him there is found some good…
• 1 Kings 14:15For the LORD shall smite Israel, as a reed is shaken in the water, and he shall root up Israel out of this good land, which he gave to thei…
• 1 Kings 18:24And call ye on the name of your gods, and I will call on the name of the LORD: and the God that answereth by fire, let him be God. And all…
• 1 Kings 19:4But he himself went a day’s journey into the wilderness, and came and sat down under a juniper tree: and he requested for himself that he m…
• 1 Kings 20:3Thy silver and thy gold is mine; thy wives also and thy children, even the goodliest, are mine.
• 1 Kings 21:2And Ahab spake unto Naboth, saying, Give me thy vineyard, that I may have it for a garden of herbs, because it is near unto my house: and I…
• 1 Kings 22:8And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, There is yet one man, Micaiah the son of Imlah, by whom we may enquire of the LORD: but I hat…
• 1 Kings 22:13And the messenger that was gone to call Micaiah spake unto him, saying, Behold now, the words of the prophets declare good unto the king wi…
• 1 Kings 22:18And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, Did I not tell thee that he would prophesy no good concerning me, but evil?
• 2 Kings 2:19And the men of the city said unto Elisha, Behold, I pray thee, the situation of this city is pleasant, as my lord seeth: but the water is n…
• 2 Kings 3:19And ye shall smite every fenced city, and every choice city, and shall fell every good tree, and stop all wells of water, and mar every goo…
• 2 Kings 3:25And they beat down the cities, and on every good piece of land cast every man his stone, and filled it; and they stopped all the wells of w…
• 2 Kings 5:12Are not Abana and Pharpar, rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel? may I not wash in them, and be clean? So he turned and…
• 2 Kings 10:3Look even out the best and meetest of your master’s sons, and set him on his father’s throne, and fight for your master’s house.
• 2 Kings 10:5And he that was over the house, and he that was over the city, the elders also, and the bringers up of the children, sent to Jehu, saying,…
• 2 Kings 20:3I beseech thee, O LORD, remember now how I have walked before thee in truth and with a perfect heart, and have done that which is good in t…
• 2 Kings 20:13And Hezekiah hearkened unto them, and shewed them all the house of his precious things, the silver, and the gold, and the spices, and the p…
• 2 Kings 20:19Then said Hezekiah unto Isaiah, Good is the word of the LORD which thou hast spoken. And he said, Is it not good, if peace and truth be in…
• 2 Kings 25:28And he spake kindly to him, and set his throne above the throne of the kings that were with him in Babylon;
• 1 Chronicles 4:40And they found fat pasture and good, and the land was wide, and quiet, and peaceable; for they of Ham had dwelt there of old.
• 1 Chronicles 16:34O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good; for his mercy endureth for ever.
• 1 Chronicles 17:26And now, LORD, thou art God, and hast promised this goodness unto thy servant:
• 1 Chronicles 19:13Be of good courage, and let us behave ourselves valiantly for our people, and for the cities of our God: and let the LORD do that which is…
• 1 Chronicles 21:23And Ornan said unto David, Take it to thee, and let my lord the king do that which is good in his eyes: lo, I give thee the oxen also for b…
• 1 Chronicles 28:8Now therefore in the sight of all Israel the congregation of the LORD, and in the audience of our God, keep and seek for all the commandmen…
• 1 Chronicles 29:28And he died in a good old age, full of days, riches, and honour: and Solomon his son reigned in his stead.
• 2 Chronicles 3:5And the greater house he cieled with fir tree, which he overlaid with fine gold, and set thereon palm trees and chains.
• 2 Chronicles 3:8And he made the most holy house, the length whereof was according to the breadth of the house, twenty cubits, and the breadth thereof twent…
• 2 Chronicles 5:13It 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…
• 2 Chronicles 6:27Then hear thou from heaven, and forgive the sin of thy servants, and of thy people Israel, when thou hast taught them the good way, wherein…
• 2 Chronicles 6:41Now therefore arise, O LORD God, into thy resting place, thou, and the ark of thy strength: let thy priests, O LORD God, be clothed with sa…
• 2 Chronicles 7:3And 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…
• 2 Chronicles 7:10And on the three and twentieth day of the seventh month he sent the people away into their tents, glad and merry in heart for the goodness…
• 2 Chronicles 10:7And they spake unto him, saying, If thou be kind to this people, and please them, and speak good words to them, they will be thy servants f…
• 2 Chronicles 12:12And when he humbled himself, the wrath of the LORD turned from him, that he would not destroy him altogether: and also in Judah things went…
• 2 Chronicles 14:2And Asa did that which was good and right in the eyes of the LORD his God:
• 2 Chronicles 18:7And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, There is yet one man, by whom we may enquire of the LORD: but I hate him; for he never prophe…
• 2 Chronicles 18:12And the messenger that went to call Micaiah spake to him, saying, Behold, the words of the prophets declare good to the king with one assen…
• 2 Chronicles 18:17And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, Did I not tell thee that he would not prophesy good unto me, but evil?
• 2 Chronicles 19:3Nevertheless there are good things found in thee, in that thou hast taken away the groves out of the land, and hast prepared thine heart to…
• 2 Chronicles 19:11And, behold, Amariah the chief priest is over you in all matters of the LORD; and Zebadiah the son of Ishmael, the ruler of the house of Ju…
• 2 Chronicles 21:13But hast walked in the way of the kings of Israel, and hast made Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem to go a whoring, like to the whored…
• 2 Chronicles 24:16And they buried him in the city of David among the kings, because he had done good in Israel, both toward God, and toward his house.
• 2 Chronicles 30:18For a multitude of the people, even many of Ephraim, and Manasseh, Issachar, and Zebulun, had not cleansed themselves, yet did they eat the…
• 2 Chronicles 30:22And Hezekiah spake comfortably unto all the Levites that taught the good knowledge of the LORD: and they did eat throughout the feast seven…
• 2 Chronicles 31:20And thus did Hezekiah throughout all Judah, and wrought that which was good and right and truth before the LORD his God.
• Ezra 3:11And they sang together by course in praising and giving thanks unto the LORD; because he is good, for his mercy endureth for ever toward Is…
• Ezra 7:9For upon the first day of the first month began he to go up from Babylon, and on the first day of the fifth month came he to Jerusalem, acc…
• Ezra 8:18And by the good hand of our God upon us they brought us a man of understanding, of the sons of Mahli, the son of Levi, the son of Israel; a…
• Ezra 8:22For I was ashamed to require of the king a band of soldiers and horsemen to help us against the enemy in the way: because we had spoken unt…
• Ezra 8:27Also twenty basons of gold, of a thousand drams; and two vessels of fine copper, precious as gold.
• Ezra 9:12Now therefore give not your daughters unto their sons, neither take their daughters unto your sons, nor seek their peace or their wealth fo…
• Nehemiah 2:8And a letter unto Asaph the keeper of the king’s forest, that he may give me timber to make beams for the gates of the palace which apperta…
• Nehemiah 2:10When Sanballat the Horonite, and Tobiah the servant, the Ammonite, heard of it, it grieved them exceedingly that there was come a man to se…
• Nehemiah 2:18Then I told them of the hand of my God which was good upon me; as also the king’s words that he had spoken unto me. And they said, Let us r…
• Nehemiah 5:9Also I said, It is not good that ye do: ought ye not to walk in the fear of our God because of the reproach of the heathen our enemies?
• Nehemiah 5:19Think upon me, my God, for good, according to all that I have done for this people.
• Nehemiah 6:19Also they reported his good deeds before me, and uttered my words to him. And Tobiah sent letters to put me in fear.
• Nehemiah 9:13Thou camest down also upon mount Sinai, and spakest with them from heaven, and gavest them right judgments, and true laws, good statutes an…
• Nehemiah 9:20Thou gavest also thy good spirit to instruct them, and withheldest not thy manna from their mouth, and gavest them water for their thirst.
• Nehemiah 13:31And for the wood offering, at times appointed, and for the firstfruits. Remember me, O my God, for good.
• Esther 1:10On the seventh day, when the heart of the king was merry with wine, he commanded Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha, and Abagtha, Zethar, and…
• Esther 1:11To bring Vashti the queen before the king with the crown royal, to shew the people and the princes her beauty: for she was fair to look on.
• Esther 1:19If it please the king, let there go a royal commandment from him, and let it be written among the laws of the Persians and the Medes, that…
• Esther 2:2Then said the king’s servants that ministered unto him, Let there be fair young virgins sought for the king:
• Esther 2:3And let the king appoint officers in all the provinces of his kingdom, that they may gather together all the fair young virgins unto Shusha…
• Esther 2:7And he brought up Hadassah, that is, Esther, his uncle’s daughter: for she had neither father nor mother, and the maid was fair and beautif…
• Esther 2:9And the maiden pleased him, and she obtained kindness of him; and he speedily gave her her things for purification, with such things as bel…
• Esther 3:11And the king said unto Haman, The silver is given to thee, the people also, to do with them as it seemeth good to thee.
• Esther 5:9Then went Haman forth that day joyful and with a glad heart: but when Haman saw Mordecai in the king’s gate, that he stood not up, nor move…
• Esther 7:9And Harbonah, one of the chamberlains, said before the king, Behold also, the gallows fifty cubits high, which Haman had made for Mordecai,…
• Esther 8:5And said, If it please the king, and if I have found favour in his sight, and the thing seem right before the king, and I be pleasing in hi…
• Esther 8:8Write ye also for the Jews, as it liketh you, in the king’s name, and seal it with the king’s ring: for the writing which is written in the…
• Esther 8:17And in every province, and in every city, whithersoever the king’s commandment and his decree came, the Jews had joy and gladness, a feast…
• Esther 9:13Then said Esther, If it please the king, let it be granted to the Jews which are in Shushan to do to morrow also according unto this day’s…
• Esther 9:19Therefore the Jews of the villages, that dwelt in the unwalled towns, made the fourteenth day of the month Adar a day of gladness and feast…
• Esther 9:22As the days wherein the Jews rested from their enemies, and the month which was turned unto them from sorrow to joy, and from mourning into…
• Esther 10:3For Mordecai the Jew was next unto king Ahasuerus, and great among the Jews, and accepted of the multitude of his brethren, seeking the wea…
• Job 2:10But he said unto her, Thou speakest as one of the foolish women speaketh. What? shall we receive good at the hand of God, and shall we not…
• Job 7:7O remember that my life is wind: mine eye shall no more see good.
• Job 9:25Now my days are swifter than a post: they flee away, they see no good.
• Job 10:3Is it good unto thee that thou shouldest oppress, that thou shouldest despise the work of thine hands, and shine upon the counsel of the wi…
• Job 13:9Is it good that he should search you out? or as one man mocketh another, do ye so mock him?
• Job 21:13They spend their days in wealth, and in a moment go down to the grave.
• Job 21:25And another dieth in the bitterness of his soul, and never eateth with pleasure.
• Job 22:18Yet he filled their houses with good things: but the counsel of the wicked is far from me.
• Job 22:21Acquaint now thyself with him, and be at peace: thereby good shall come unto thee.
• Job 30:26When I looked for good, then evil came unto me: and when I waited for light, there came darkness.
• Job 34:4Let us choose to us judgment: let us know among ourselves what is good.
• Job 36:11If they obey and serve him, they shall spend their days in prosperity, and their years in pleasures.
• Psalms 4:6There be many that say, Who will shew us any good? LORD, lift thou up the light of thy countenance upon us.
• Psalms 14:1The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good.
• Psalms 14:3They are all gone aside, they are all together become filthy: there is none that doeth good, no, not one.
• Psalms 16:2O my soul, thou hast said unto the LORD, Thou art my Lord: my goodness extendeth not to thee;
• Psalms 21:3For thou preventest him with the blessings of goodness: thou settest a crown of pure gold on his head.
• Psalms 23:6Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the LORD for ever.
• Psalms 25:8Good and upright is the LORD: therefore will he teach sinners in the way.
• Psalms 25:13His soul shall dwell at ease; and his seed shall inherit the earth.
• Psalms 34:8O taste and see that the LORD is good: blessed is the man that trusteth in him.
• Psalms 34:10The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger: but they that seek the LORD shall not want any good thing.
• Psalms 34:12What man is he that desireth life, and loveth many days, that he may see good?
• Psalms 34:14Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it.
• Psalms 35:12They rewarded me evil for good to the spoiling of my soul.
• Psalms 36:4He deviseth mischief upon his bed; he setteth himself in a way that is not good; he abhorreth not evil.
• Psalms 37:3Trust in the LORD, and do good; so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed.
• Psalms 37:16A little that a righteous man hath is better than the riches of many wicked.
• Psalms 37:27Depart from evil, and do good; and dwell for evermore.
• Psalms 38:20They also that render evil for good are mine adversaries; because I follow the thing that good is.
• Psalms 39:2I was dumb with silence, I held my peace, even from good; and my sorrow was stirred.
• Psalms 45:1My heart is inditing a good matter: I speak of the things which I have made touching the king: my tongue is the pen of a ready writer.
• Psalms 52:3Thou lovest evil more than good; and lying rather than to speak righteousness. Selah.
• Psalms 52:9I will praise thee for ever, because thou hast done it: and I will wait on thy name; for it is good before thy saints.
• Psalms 53:1The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. Corrupt are they, and have done abominable iniquity: there is none that doeth good.
• Psalms 53:3Every one of them is gone back: they are altogether become filthy; there is none that doeth good, no, not one.
• Psalms 54:6I will freely sacrifice unto thee: I will praise thy name, O LORD; for it is good.
• Psalms 63:3Because thy lovingkindness is better than life, my lips shall praise thee.
• Psalms 65:11Thou crownest the year with thy goodness; and thy paths drop fatness.
• Psalms 68:10Thy congregation hath dwelt therein: thou, O God, hast prepared of thy goodness for the poor.
• Psalms 69:16Hear me, O LORD; for thy lovingkindness is good: turn unto me according to the multitude of thy tender mercies.
• Psalms 73:1Truly God is good to Israel, even to such as are of a clean heart.
• Psalms 73:28But it is good for me to draw near to God: I have put my trust in the Lord GOD, that I may declare all thy works.
• Psalms 84:10For a day in thy courts is better than a thousand. I had rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God, than to dwell in the tents of wicke…
• Psalms 84:11For the LORD God is a sun and shield: the LORD will give grace and glory: no good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly.
• Psalms 85:12Yea, the LORD shall give that which is good; and our land shall yield her increase.
• Psalms 86:5For thou, Lord, art good, and ready to forgive; and plenteous in mercy unto all them that call upon thee.
• Psalms 86:17Shew me a token for good; that they which hate me may see it, and be ashamed: because thou, LORD, hast holpen me, and comforted me.
• Psalms 92:1IT IS A GOOD THING TO GIVE THANKS UNTO THE LORD, AND TO SING PRAISES UNTO THY NAME, O MOST HIGH:
• Psalms 100:5For the LORD is good; his mercy is everlasting; and his truth endureth to all generations.
• Psalms 103:5Who satisfieth thy mouth with good things; so that thy youth is renewed like the eagle’s.
• Psalms 104:28That thou givest them they gather: thou openest thine hand, they are filled with good.
• Psalms 106:1Praise ye the LORD. O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.
• Psalms 106:5That I may see the good of thy chosen, that I may rejoice in the gladness of thy nation, that I may glory with thine inheritance.
• Psalms 107:1O give thanks unto the LORD, for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.
• Psalms 107:9For he satisfieth the longing soul, and filleth the hungry soul with goodness.
• Psalms 109:5And they have rewarded me evil for good, and hatred for my love.
• Psalms 109:21But do thou for me, O GOD the Lord, for thy name’s sake: because thy mercy is good, deliver thou me.
• Psalms 111:10The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom: a good understanding have all they that do his commandments: his praise endureth for ever.
• Psalms 112:5A good man sheweth favour, and lendeth: he will guide his affairs with discretion.
• Psalms 118:1O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good: because his mercy endureth for ever.
• Psalms 118:8It is better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in man.
• Psalms 118:9It is better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in princes.
• Psalms 118:29O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.
• Psalms 119:39Turn away my reproach which I fear: for thy judgments are good.
• Psalms 119:65Thou hast dealt well with thy servant, O LORD, according unto thy word.
• Psalms 119:68Thou art good, and doest good; teach me thy statutes.
• Psalms 119:71It is good for me that I have been afflicted; that I might learn thy statutes.
• Psalms 119:72The law of thy mouth is better unto me than thousands of gold and silver.
• Psalms 119:122Be surety for thy servant for good: let not the proud oppress me.
• Psalms 122:9Because of the house of the LORD our God I will seek thy good.
• Psalms 125:4Do good, O LORD, unto those that be good, and to them that are upright in their hearts.
• Psalms 128:2For thou shalt eat the labour of thine hands: happy shalt thou be, and it shall be well with thee.
• Psalms 133:1Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity!
• Psalms 133:2It is like the precious ointment upon the head, that ran down upon the beard, even Aaron’s beard: that went down to the skirts of his garme…
• Psalms 135:3Praise the LORD; for the LORD is good: sing praises unto his name; for it is pleasant.
• Psalms 136:1O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.
• Psalms 143:10Teach me to do thy will; for thou art my God: thy spirit is good; lead me into the land of uprightness.
• Psalms 145:9The LORD is good to all: and his tender mercies are over all his works.
• Psalms 147:1Praise ye the LORD: for it is good to sing praises unto our God; for it is pleasant; and praise is comely.
• Proverbs 2:9Then shalt thou understand righteousness, and judgment, and equity; yea, every good path.
• Proverbs 2:20That thou mayest walk in the way of good men, and keep the paths of the righteous.
• Proverbs 3:4So shalt thou find favour and good understanding in the sight of God and man.
• Proverbs 3:14For the merchandise of it is better than the merchandise of silver, and the gain thereof than fine gold.
• Proverbs 3:27Withhold not good from them to whom it is due, when it is in the power of thine hand to do it.
• Proverbs 4:2For I give you good doctrine, forsake ye not my law.
• Proverbs 8:11For wisdom is better than rubies; and all the things that may be desired are not to be compared to it.
• Proverbs 8:19My fruit is better than gold, yea, than fine gold; and my revenue than choice silver.
• Proverbs 11:23The desire of the righteous is only good: but the expectation of the wicked is wrath.
• Proverbs 11:27He that diligently seeketh good procureth favour: but he that seeketh mischief, it shall come unto him.
• Proverbs 12:2A good man obtaineth favour of the LORD: but a man of wicked devices will he condemn.
• Proverbs 12:9He that is despised, and hath a servant, is better than he that honoureth himself, and lacketh bread.
• Proverbs 12:14A man shall be satisfied with good by the fruit of his mouth: and the recompence of a man’s hands shall be rendered unto him.
• Proverbs 12:25Heaviness in the heart of man maketh it stoop: but a good word maketh it glad.
• Proverbs 13:2A man shall eat good by the fruit of his mouth: but the soul of the transgressors shall eat violence.
• Proverbs 13:15Good understanding giveth favour: but the way of transgressors is hard.
• Proverbs 13:21Evil pursueth sinners: but to the righteous good shall be repayed.
• Proverbs 13:22A good man leaveth an inheritance to his children’s children: and the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the just.
• Proverbs 14:14The backslider in heart shall be filled with his own ways: and a good man shall be satisfied from himself.
• Proverbs 14:19The evil bow before the good; and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.
• Proverbs 14:22Do they not err that devise evil? but mercy and truth shall be to them that devise good.
• Proverbs 15:3The eyes of the LORD are in every place, beholding the evil and the good.
• Proverbs 15:15All the days of the afflicted are evil: but he that is of a merry heart hath a continual feast.
• Proverbs 15:16Better is little with the fear of the LORD than great treasure and trouble therewith.
• Proverbs 15:17Better is a dinner of herbs where love is, than a stalled ox and hatred therewith.
• Proverbs 15:23A man hath joy by the answer of his mouth: and a word spoken in due season, how good is it!
• Proverbs 15:30The light of the eyes rejoiceth the heart: and a good report maketh the bones fat.
• Proverbs 16:8Better is a little with righteousness than great revenues without right.
• Proverbs 16:16How much better is it to get wisdom than gold! and to get understanding rather to be chosen than silver!
• Proverbs 16:19Better it is to be of an humble spirit with the lowly, than to divide the spoil with the proud.
• Proverbs 16:20He that handleth a matter wisely shall find good: and whoso trusteth in the LORD, happy is he.
• Proverbs 16:29A violent man enticeth his neighbour, and leadeth him into the way that is not good.
• Proverbs 16:32He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; and he that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city.
• Proverbs 17:1Better is a dry morsel, and quietness therewith, than an house full of sacrifices with strife.
• Proverbs 17:13Whoso rewardeth evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house.
• Proverbs 17:20He that hath a froward heart findeth no good: and he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief.
• Proverbs 17:26Also to punish the just is not good, nor to strike princes for equity.
• Proverbs 18:5It is not good to accept the person of the wicked, to overthrow the righteous in judgment.
• Proverbs 18:22Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing, and obtaineth favour of the LORD.
• Proverbs 19:1Better is the poor that walketh in his integrity, than he that is perverse in his lips, and is a fool.
• Proverbs 19:2Also, that the soul be without knowledge, it is not good; and he that hasteth with his feet sinneth.
• Proverbs 19:8He that getteth wisdom loveth his own soul: he that keepeth understanding shall find good.
• Proverbs 19:22The desire of a man is his kindness: and a poor man is better than a liar.
• Proverbs 20:23Divers weights are an abomination unto the LORD; and a false balance is not good.
• Proverbs 21:9It is better to dwell in a corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman in a wide house.
• Proverbs 21:19It is better to dwell in the wilderness, than with a contentious and an angry woman.
• Proverbs 22:1A GOOD name is rather to be chosen than great riches, and loving favour rather than silver and gold.
• Proverbs 22:9He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed; for he giveth of his bread to the poor.
• Proverbs 24:13My son, eat thou honey, because it is good; and the honeycomb, which is sweet to thy taste:
• Proverbs 24:23These things also belong to the wise. It is not good to have respect of persons in judgment.
• Proverbs 24:25But to them that rebuke him shall be delight, and a good blessing shall come upon them.
• Proverbs 25:7For better it is that it be said unto thee, Come up hither; than that thou shouldest be put lower in the presence of the prince whom thine…
• Proverbs 25:24It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman and in a wide house.
• Proverbs 25:25As cold waters to a thirsty soul, so is good news from a far country.
• Proverbs 25:27It is not good to eat much honey: so for men to search their own glory is not glory.
• Proverbs 27:5Open rebuke is better than secret love.
• Proverbs 27:10Thine own friend, and thy father’s friend, forsake not; neither go into thy brother’s house in the day of thy calamity: for better is a nei…
• Proverbs 28:6Better is the poor that walketh in his uprightness, than he that is perverse in his ways, though he be rich.
• Proverbs 28:10Whoso causeth the righteous to go astray in an evil way, he shall fall himself into his own pit: but the upright shall have good things in…
• Proverbs 28:21To have respect of persons is not good: for for a piece of bread that man will transgress.
• Proverbs 31:12She will do him good and not evil all the days of her life.
• Proverbs 31:18She perceiveth that her merchandise is good: her candle goeth not out by night.
• Ecclesiastes 2:1I said in mine heart, Go to now, I will prove thee with mirth, therefore enjoy pleasure: and, behold, this also is vanity.
• Ecclesiastes 2:3I sought in mine heart to give myself unto wine, yet acquainting mine heart with wisdom; and to lay hold on folly, till I might see what wa…
• Ecclesiastes 2:24There is nothing better for a man, than that he should eat and drink, and that he should make his soul enjoy good in his labour. This also…
• Ecclesiastes 2:26For God giveth to a man that is good in his sight wisdom, and knowledge, and joy: but to the sinner he giveth travail, to gather and to hea…
• Ecclesiastes 3:12I know that there is no good in them, but for a man to rejoice, and to do good in his life.
• Ecclesiastes 3:13And also that every man should eat and drink, and enjoy the good of all his labour, it is the gift of God.
• Ecclesiastes 3:22Wherefore I perceive that there is nothing better, than that a man should rejoice in his own works; for that is his portion: for who shall…
• Ecclesiastes 4:3Yea, better is he than both they, which hath not yet been, who hath not seen the evil work that is done under the sun.
• Ecclesiastes 4:6Better is an handful with quietness, than both the hands full with travail and vexation of spirit.
• Ecclesiastes 4:8There is one alone, and there is not a second; yea, he hath neither child nor brother: yet is there no end of all his labour; neither is hi…
• Ecclesiastes 4:9Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for their labour.
• Ecclesiastes 4:13Better is a poor and a wise child than an old and foolish king, who will no more be admonished.
• Ecclesiastes 5:5Better is it that thou shouldest not vow, than that thou shouldest vow and not pay.
• Ecclesiastes 5:11When goods increase, they are increased that eat them: and what good is there to the owners thereof, saving the beholding of them with thei…
• Ecclesiastes 5:18Behold that which I have seen: it is good and comely for one to eat and to drink, and to enjoy the good of all his labour that he taketh un…
• Ecclesiastes 6:3If a man beget an hundred children, and live many years, so that the days of his years be many, and his soul be not filled with good, and a…
• Ecclesiastes 6:6Yea, though he live a thousand years twice told, yet hath he seen no good: do not all go to one place?
• Ecclesiastes 6:9Better is the sight of the eyes than the wandering of the desire: this is also vanity and vexation of spirit.
• Ecclesiastes 6:12For who knoweth what is good for man in this life, all the days of his vain life which he spendeth as a shadow? for who can tell a man what…
• Ecclesiastes 7:1A good name is better than precious ointment; and the day of death than the day of one’s birth.
• Ecclesiastes 7:2It is better to go to the house of mourning, than to go to the house of feasting: for that is the end of all men; and the living will lay i…
• Ecclesiastes 7:3Sorrow is better than laughter: for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better.
• Ecclesiastes 7:5It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for a man to hear the song of fools.
• Ecclesiastes 7:8Better is the end of a thing than the beginning thereof: and the patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.
• Ecclesiastes 7:10Say not thou, What is the cause that the former days were better than these? for thou dost not enquire wisely concerning this.
• Ecclesiastes 7:11Wisdom is good with an inheritance: and by it there is profit to them that see the sun.
• Ecclesiastes 7:14In the day of prosperity be joyful, but in the day of adversity consider: God also hath set the one over against the other, to the end that…
• Ecclesiastes 7:18It is good that thou shouldest take hold of this; yea, also from this withdraw not thine hand: for he that feareth God shall come forth of…
• Ecclesiastes 7:20For there is not a just man upon earth, that doeth good, and sinneth not.
• Ecclesiastes 7:26And I find more bitter than death the woman, whose heart is snares and nets, and her hands as bands: whoso pleaseth God shall escape from h…
• Ecclesiastes 8:12Though a sinner do evil an hundred times, and his days be prolonged, yet surely I know that it shall be well with them that fear God, which…
• Ecclesiastes 8:13But it shall not be well with the wicked, neither shall he prolong his days, which are as a shadow; because he feareth not before God.
• Ecclesiastes 8:15Then I commended mirth, because a man hath no better thing under the sun, than to eat, and to drink, and to be merry: for that shall abide…
• Ecclesiastes 9:2All things come alike to all: there is one event to the righteous, and to the wicked; to the good and to the clean, and to the unclean; to…
• Ecclesiastes 9:4For to him that is joined to all the living there is hope: for a living dog is better than a dead lion.
• Ecclesiastes 9:7Go thy way, eat thy bread with joy, and drink thy wine with a merry heart; for God now accepteth thy works.
• Ecclesiastes 9:16Then said I, Wisdom is better than strength: nevertheless the poor man’s wisdom is despised, and his words are not heard.
• Ecclesiastes 9:18Wisdom is better than weapons of war: but one sinner destroyeth much good.
• Ecclesiastes 11:6In the morning sow thy seed, and in the evening withhold not thine hand: for thou knowest not whether shall prosper, either this or that, o…
• Ecclesiastes 11:7Truly the light is sweet, and a pleasant thing it is for the eyes to behold the sun:
• Ecclesiastes 12:14For God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it be good, or whether it be evil.
• Song of Solomon 1:2Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth: for thy love is better than wine.
• Song of Solomon 1:3Because of the savour of thy good ointments thy name is as ointment poured forth, therefore do the virgins love thee.
• Song of Solomon 7:9And the roof of thy mouth like the best wine for my beloved, that goeth down sweetly, causing the lips of those that are asleep to speak.
• Isaiah 3:10Say ye to the righteous, that it shall be well with him: for they shall eat the fruit of their doings.
• Isaiah 5:9In mine ears said the LORD of hosts, Of a truth many houses shall be desolate, even great and fair, without inhabitant.
• Isaiah 5:20Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet…
• Isaiah 7:15Butter and honey shall he eat, that he may know to refuse the evil, and choose the good.
• Isaiah 7:16For before the child shall know to refuse the evil, and choose the good, the land that thou abhorrest shall be forsaken of both her kings.
• Isaiah 38:3And said, Remember now, O LORD, I beseech thee, how I have walked before thee in truth and with a perfect heart, and have done that which i…
• Isaiah 39:2And Hezekiah was glad of them, and shewed them the house of his precious things, the silver, and the gold, and the spices, and the precious…
• Isaiah 39:8Then said Hezekiah to Isaiah, Good is the word of the LORD which thou hast spoken. He said moreover, For there shall be peace and truth in…
• Isaiah 41:7So the carpenter encouraged the goldsmith, and he that smootheth with the hammer him that smote the anvil, saying, It is ready for the sode…
• Isaiah 52:7How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him that bringeth good tidings, that publisheth peace; that bringeth good tidings of good,…
• Isaiah 55:2Wherefore do ye spend money for that which is not bread? and your labour for that which satisfieth not? hearken diligently unto me, and eat…
• Isaiah 56:5Even unto them will I give in mine house and within my walls a place and a name better than of sons and of daughters: I will give them an e…
• Isaiah 65:2I have spread out my hands all the day unto a rebellious people, which walketh in a way that was not good, after their own thoughts;
• Jeremiah 5:25Your iniquities have turned away these things, and your sins have withholden good things from you.
• Jeremiah 6:16Thus saith the LORD, Stand ye in the ways, and see, and ask for the old paths, where is the good way, and walk therein, and ye shall find r…
• Jeremiah 6:20To what purpose cometh there to me incense from Sheba, and the sweet cane from a far country? your burnt offerings are not acceptable, nor…
• Jeremiah 8:15We looked for peace, but no good came; and for a time of health, and behold trouble!
• Jeremiah 12:6For even thy brethren, and the house of thy father, even they have dealt treacherously with thee; yea, they have called a multitude after t…
• Jeremiah 14:11Then said the LORD unto me, Pray not for this people for their good.
• Jeremiah 14:19Hast thou utterly rejected Judah? hath thy soul lothed Zion? why hast thou smitten us, and there is no healing for us? we looked for peace,…
• Jeremiah 15:11The LORD said, Verily it shall be well with thy remnant; verily I will cause the enemy to entreat thee well in the time of evil and in the…
• Jeremiah 17:6For he shall be like the heath in the desert, and shall not see when good cometh; but shall inhabit the parched places in the wilderness, i…
• Jeremiah 18:10If it do evil in my sight, that it obey not my voice, then I will repent of the good, wherewith I said I would benefit them.
• Jeremiah 18:20Shall evil be recompensed for good? for they have digged a pit for my soul. Remember that I stood before thee to speak good for them, and t…
• Jeremiah 21:10For I have set my face against this city for evil, and not for good, saith the LORD: it shall be given into the hand of the king of Babylon…
• Jeremiah 22:15Shalt thou reign, because thou closest thyself in cedar? did not thy father eat and drink, and do judgment and justice, and then it was wel…
• Jeremiah 22:16He judged the cause of the poor and needy; then it was well with him: was not this to know me? saith the LORD.
• Jeremiah 24:2One basket had very good figs, even like the figs that are first ripe: and the other basket had very naughty figs, which could not be eaten…
• Jeremiah 24:3Then said the LORD unto me, What seest thou, Jeremiah? And I said, Figs; the good figs, very good; and the evil, very evil, that cannot be…
• Jeremiah 24:5Thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel; Like these good figs, so will I acknowledge them that are carried away captive of Judah, whom I hav…
• Jeremiah 24:6For I will set mine eyes upon them for good, and I will bring them again to this land: and I will build them, and not pull them down; and I…
• Jeremiah 26:14As for me, behold, I am in your hand: do with me as seemeth good and meet unto you.
• Jeremiah 29:10For thus saith the LORD, That after seventy years be accomplished at Babylon I will visit you, and perform my good word toward you, in caus…
• Jeremiah 29:32Therefore thus saith the LORD; Behold, I will punish Shemaiah the Nehelamite, and his seed: he shall not have a man to dwell among this peo…
• Jeremiah 32:39And I will give them one heart, and one way, that they may fear me for ever, for the good of them, and of their children after them:
• Jeremiah 32:42For thus saith the LORD; Like as I have brought all this great evil upon this people, so will I bring upon them all the good that I have pr…
• Jeremiah 33:9And 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 un…
• Jeremiah 33:11The voice of joy, and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom, and the voice of the bride, the voice of them that shall say, Pra…
• Jeremiah 33:14Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will perform that good thing which I have promised unto the house of Israel and to the house…
• Jeremiah 39:16Go and speak to Ebedmelech the Ethiopian, saying, Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I will bring my words upon this…
• Jeremiah 40:4And now, behold, I loose thee this day from the chains which were upon thine hand. If it seem good unto thee to come with me into Babylon,…
• Jeremiah 42:6Whether it be good, or whether it be evil, we will obey the voice of the LORD our God, to whom we send thee; that it may be well with us, w…
• Jeremiah 44:17But we will certainly do whatsoever thing goeth forth out of our own mouth, to burn incense unto the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink…
• Jeremiah 44:27Behold, I will watch over them for evil, and not for good: and all the men of Judah that are in the land of Egypt shall be consumed by the…
• Jeremiah 52:32And spake kindly unto him, and set his throne above the throne of the kings that were with him in Babylon,
• Lamentations 3:17And thou hast removed my soul far off from peace: I forgat prosperity.
• Lamentations 3:25The LORD is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him.
• Lamentations 3:26It is good that a man should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the LORD.
• Lamentations 3:27It is good for a man that he bear the yoke in his youth.
• Lamentations 3:38Out of the mouth of the most High proceedeth not evil and good?
• Lamentations 4:1How is the gold become dim! how is the most fine gold changed! the stones of the sanctuary are poured out in the top of every street.
• Lamentations 4:9They that be slain with the sword are better than they that be slain with hunger: for these pine away, stricken through for want of the fru…
• Ezekiel 17:8It was planted in a good soil by great waters, that it might bring forth branches, and that it might bear fruit, that it might be a goodly…
• Ezekiel 18:18As for his father, because he cruelly oppressed, spoiled his brother by violence, and did that which is not good among his people, lo, even…
• Ezekiel 20:25Wherefore I gave them also statutes that were not good, and judgments whereby they should not live;
• Ezekiel 24:4Gather the pieces thereof into it, even every good piece, the thigh, and the shoulder; fill it with the choice bones.
• Ezekiel 31:16I made the nations to shake at the sound of his fall, when I cast him down to hell with them that descend into the pit: and all the trees o…
• Ezekiel 34:14I will feed them in a good pasture, and upon the high mountains of Israel shall their fold be: there shall they lie in a good fold, and in…
• Ezekiel 34:18Seemeth it a small thing unto you to have eaten up the good pasture, but ye must tread down with your feet the residue of your pastures? an…
• Ezekiel 36:31Then shall ye remember your own evil ways, and your doings that were not good, and shall lothe yourselves in your own sight for your iniqui…
• Daniel 1:4Children in whom was no blemish, but well favoured, and skilful in all wisdom, and cunning in knowledge, and understanding science, and suc…
• Daniel 1:15And at the end of ten days their countenances appeared fairer and fatter in flesh than all the children which did eat the portion of the ki…
• Hosea 2:7And she shall follow after her lovers, but she shall not overtake them; and she shall seek them, but shall not find them: then shall she sa…
• Hosea 4:13They sacrifice upon the tops of the mountains, and burn incense upon the hills, under oaks and poplars and elms, because the shadow thereof…
• Hosea 8:3Israel hath cast off the thing that is good: the enemy shall pursue him.
• Hosea 10:1Israel is an empty vine, he bringeth forth fruit unto himself: according to the multitude of his fruit he hath increased the altars; accord…
• Hosea 14:2Take with you words, and turn to the LORD: say unto him, Take away all iniquity, and receive us graciously: so will we render the calves of…
• Joel 3:5Because ye have taken my silver and my gold, and have carried into your temples my goodly pleasant things:
• Amos 5:14Seek good, and not evil, that ye may live: and so the LORD, the God of hosts, shall be with you, as ye have spoken.
• Amos 5:15Hate the evil, and love the good, and establish judgment in the gate: it may be that the LORD God of hosts will be gracious unto the remnan…
• Amos 6:2Pass ye unto Calneh, and see; and from thence go ye to Hamath the great: then go down to Gath of the Philistines: be they better than these…
• Amos 9:4And though they go into captivity before their enemies, thence will I command the sword, and it shall slay them: and I will set mine eyes u…
• Jonah 4:3Therefore now, O LORD, take, I beseech thee, my life from me; for it is better for me to die than to live.
• Jonah 4:8And it came to pass, when the sun did arise, that God prepared a vehement east wind; and the sun beat upon the head of Jonah, that he faint…
• Micah 1:12For the inhabitant of Maroth waited carefully for good: but evil came down from the LORD unto the gate of Jerusalem.
• Micah 3:2Who hate the good, and love the evil; who pluck off their skin from off them, and their flesh from off their bones;
• Micah 6:8He 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 w…
• Micah 7:4The best of them is as a brier: the most upright is sharper than a thorn hedge: the day of thy watchmen and thy visitation cometh; now shal…
• Nahum 1:7The LORD is good, a strong hold in the day of trouble; and he knoweth them that trust in him.
• Nahum 3:4Because of the multitude of the whoredoms of the wellfavoured harlot, the mistress of witchcrafts, that selleth nations through her whoredo…
• Zechariah 1:13And the LORD answered the angel that talked with me with good words and comfortable words.
• Zechariah 1:17Cry yet, saying, Thus saith the LORD of hosts; My cities through prosperity shall yet be spread abroad; and the LORD shall yet comfort Zion…
• Zechariah 8:19Thus saith the LORD of hosts; The fast of the fourth month, and the fast of the fifth, and the fast of the seventh, and the fast of the ten…
• Zechariah 11:12And I said unto them, If ye think good, give me my price; and if not, forbear. So they weighed for my price thirty pieces of silver.
• Malachi 2:17Ye have wearied the LORD with your words. Yet ye say, Wherein have we wearied him? When ye say, Every one that doeth evil is good in the si…