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GOOD, GOODNESS

used of God:

(See GOD, attributes of, good)

♦ to Israel:

• Exodus 18:9; Numbers 10:32; Deuteronomy 26:11; 30:9; Judges 8:35; 1 Kings 8:66; Nehemiah 9:25, 35; Psalms 73:1; 106:1; 119:68; Isaiah 63:7; Jeremiah 24:6; 33:11; Zechariah 8:15

♦ in Himself:

• Exodus 33:19; 1 Chronicles 16:34; 2 Chronicles 7:3; Nahum 1:7

♦ accepted from God:

• Job 2:10

♦ experienced in life:

• Psalms 23:6; 34:8

♦ greatness of:

• Psalms 31:19

♦ in provision for the poor:

• Psalms 68:10

♦ people satisfied with:

• Psalms 104:28; Proverbs 12:14; Jeremiah 31:14

♦ abundance of:

• Psalms 145:7

♦ Israel's response to:

• Hosea 3:5

♦ toward all people:

• Acts 14:17 (cf. Matthew 5:45)

used of Jesus:

♦ as good Teacher:

• Mark 10:17-18

♦ as a good man:

• John 7:12

♦ as the good shepherd:

• John 10:11, 14

used of things:

♦ the original divine creation:

• Genesis 1:31

♦ in man's sight:

• Genesis 16:6; Leviticus 10:20; Joshua 9:25; 2 Samuel 19:37-38

♦ in God's sight:

• Leviticus 10:19; 2 Samuel 10:12; 2 Kings 20:3; Ecclesiastes 2:26; Malachi 2:17

♦ a proposal:

• Genesis 41:37

♦ the promised land:

• Exodus 3:8; Deuteronomy 1:25; 6:18; Joshua 23:16; 1 Chronicles 28:8

♦ God's word(s):

• Joshua 23:14-15; Nehemiah 9:13; Jeremiah 29:10; Hebrews 6:5 (cf. Joshua 21:45)

♦ a way of life:

• 1 Samuel 12:23; 1 Kings 8:36; Jeremiah 6:16

♦ feeling toward someone:

• 1 Samuel 20:12

♦ news:

• 1 Samuel 31:9; 2 Samuel 4:10; 18:25; 2 Kings 7:9; Proverbs 15:30; 25:25; Isaiah 40:9; 41:27; 52:7; Nahum 1:15; Luke 1:19; 2:10; Acts 8:12; 13:32; Romans 10:15; I Thessalonians 3:6; Hebrews 4:2, 6

♦ certain men:

• 2 Samuel 18:27; 1 Kings 14:13; Proverbs 2:20; Matthew 12:35; Luke 23:50; Acts 11:24; Romans 5:7; 1 Peter 2:18

♦ man's words:

• 1 Kings 12:7; Proverbs 12:25; Ephesians 4:29

♦ God's hand upon someone:

• Ezra 8:18; Nehemiah 2:8

♦ the Spirit:

• Nehemiah 9:20; Psalms 143:10

♦ God as only ultimate good:

• Psalms 16:2; Matthew 19:17

♦ understanding:

• Psalms 111:10

♦ a name:

• Ecclesiastes 7:1

♦ God's pleasure:

• Isaiah 46:10; 53:10; Philippians 2:13; Colossians 1:19

♦ fruit(s):

• Matthew 3:10; 7:17-19; James 3:17

♦ work(s) or deed(s):

• Matthew 5:16; 26:10; 2 Corinthians 9:8; Ephesians 2:10; Philippians 1:6; Colossians 1:10; 2 Thessalonians 2:17; 1 Timothy 6:18; 2 Timothy 2:21; 3:17; Titus 1:16; 2:7, 14; 3:1, 8, 14; Hebrews 10:24; 1 Peter 2:12

♦ gifts:

• Matthew 7:11

♦ seed:

• Matthew 13:27, 37-38

♦ a slave:

• Matthew 25:21

♦ one's heart:

• Luke 8:15

♦ a part (i.e., Mary's response to Christ):

• Luke 10:42

♦ wine:

• John 2:10

♦ one's reputation:

• Acts 6:3

♦ conscience:

• Acts 23:1; 1 Timothy 1:5

♦ the Law:

• Romans 7:12, 16; 1 Peter 3:16, 21

♦ God's will:

• Romans 12:2

♦ behavior:

• Romans 13:3; James 3:13; 1 Peter 3:16

♦ courage:

• 2 Corinthians 5:6, 8

♦ will:

• Ephesians 6:7; Philippians 1:15

♦ discipline:

• Colossians 2:5

♦ the fight (i.e., spiritual warfare):

• 1 Timothy 6:12; 2 Timothy 4:7

♦ confession:

• 1 Timothy 6:12-13

♦ stewards:

• 1 Peter 4:10

♦ health:

• Luke 7:10; Acts 4:10; 3 John 2

♦ things in general:

• Genesis 24:10; Deuteronomy 6:11; 2 Kings 8:9; Nehemiah 9:25; Job 22:18; Luke 1:53; Galatians 6:6; Hebrews 9:11; 10:1

used in contrast:

♦ to evil:

• Genesis 2:17; Deuteronomy 1:39; 2 Samuel 14:17; 1 Kings 3:9; 22:18; Job 30:26; Psalms 34:14; 35:12; 38:20; 52:3; 109:5; Proverbs 14:19; 15:3; 17:13; 31:12; Ecclesiastes 12:14; Isaiah 5:20; 7:15; 41:23; Jeremiah 13:23; 18:20; Amos 5:14-15; 9:4; Micah 3:2; Zephaniah 1:12; Matthew 5:45; 12:35; 22:10; Romans 3:8; 12:21; 14:16; 2 Corinthians 6:8; Hebrews 5:14; 1 Peter 3:11; 3 John 11 (cf. Lamentations 3:38)

♦ to bad:

• Genesis 24:50; 44:4; 50:20; Leviticus 5:4; 27:10; Numbers 13:19; 2 Samuel 13:22; 19:35; Romans 9:11; 1 Corinthians 15:33; 2 Corinthians 5:10

♦ things not good

• Genesis 2:18; Exodus 18:17; 1 Samuel 2:24; 26:16; 2 Samuel 17:7; Nehemiah 5:9; Psalms 36:4; Proverbs 18:5; 19:2; 20:23; 24:23; 28:21; Isaiah 65:2; Romans 14:21; 1 Corinthians 5:6; 7:1 (cf. Ezekiel 18:18; 36:31; Mark 7:27)

♦ conditions for experiencing good (especially from the Lord)

• Deuteronomy 6:24; 10:13; Job 22:21; Psalms 73:28; 84:11 (cf. Jeremiah 5:25); 125:4; Proverbs 11:17; 13:2; 16:20; 18:22; 19:8; 28:10; Jeremiah 32:39-40; Lamentations 3:27; Micah 2:7; Romans 8:28; Hebrews 12:10

response to what is good:

right response

♦ rejoice in

• 2 Chronicles 6:41

♦ cling to

• Romans 12:9; I Thessalonians 5:21

♦ be wise in

• Romans 16:19

♦ seek for

• I Thessalonians 5:15

♦ love for

• Titus 1:8

♦ zealous for

• 1 Peter 3:13

wrong response

♦ rejection of

• Hosea 8:3

♦ haters of

• 2 Timothy 3:3

goodness in general:

♦ shown to others:

• 2 Samuel 2:6

♦ of God's house:

• Psalms 65:4

♦ believers full of:

• Romans 15:14

♦ as spiritual fruit:

• Galatians 5:22; Ephesians 5:9

♦ desire for:

• 2 Thessalonians 1:11

♦ from voluntary choice:

• Philemon 14

doing good:

♦ in relation to God:

• 2 Chronicles 31:20; Psalms 37:3; 3 John 11

♦ to other humans:

• Genesis 26:29; Numbers 10:29; 1 Samuel 24:18; Esther 10:13; Proverbs 3:27; Luke 6:33, 35, 38; Romans 13:4; 15:2; 1 Corinthians 12:7; Galatians 6:10; Hebrews 13:16

♦ reward for:

• 1 Samuel 24:19; Nehemiah 5:19; Proverbs 14:22; 19:17; Romans 2:7, 10; 13:3; Galatians 6:9; Ephesians 6:7-8

♦ lacking in man (i.e., in terms of God's standard):

• Psalms 14:1, 3; Ecclesiastes 7:20; Romans 3:12; 7:18-19

♦ in giving thanks and praise to God:

• Psalms 92:1; 147:1

♦ learning of:

• Isaiah 1:17

♦ lack of knowledge of:

• Jeremiah 4:22

♦ on the Sabbath:

• Matthew 12:12

♦ for the poor:

• Mark 14:7

♦ by Jesus:

• Acts 10:38

♦ not growing weary of:

• 2 Thessalonians 3:13

♦ encouragement to:

• 1 Timothy 6:18

This topic is from the Lockman Foundation.

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