Encyclopedia entry
Goodness
In man is not a mere passive quality, but the deliberate preference of right to wrong, the firm and persistent resistance of all moral evil, and the choosing and following of all moral good.
In the Bible
57
Verses where Goodness is named. Berean Standard Bible (public domain).
- 1 Chronicles 17:26
And now, O LORD, You are God! And You have promised this goodness to Your servant.
- 1 Kings 8:66
On the fifteenth day Solomon sent the people away. So they blessed the king and went home, joyful and glad in heart for all the good things that the LORD had done for His servant David and for His people Israel.
- 2 Chronicles 6:41
Now therefore, arise, O LORD God, and enter Your resting place, You and the ark of Your might. May Your priests, O LORD God, be clothed with salvation, and may Your godly ones rejoice in goodness.
- 2 Chronicles 7:10
On the twenty-third day of the seventh month, Solomon sent the people away to their homes, joyful and glad of heart for the good things that the LORD had done for David, for Solomon, and for His people Israel.
- 2 Chronicles 32:32
As for the rest of the acts of Hezekiah and his deeds of loving devotion, they are indeed written in the vision of the prophet Isaiah son of Amoz in the Book of the Kings of Judah and Israel.
- 2 Chronicles 35:26
As for the rest of the acts of Josiah and his deeds of loving devotion according to what is written in the Law of the LORD—
+51 more verses naming Goodness.
Scripture on Goodness
49
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- Exodus 33Exodus 34Numbers 10Judges 82 Samuel 71 Kings 81 Chronicles 172 Chronicles 62 Chronicles 72 Chronicles 322 Chronicles 35Psalms 16Psalms 21Psalms 23Psalms 25Psalms 27Psalms 31Psalms 33Psalms 52Psalms 68Psalms 86Psalms 109Psalms 116Psalms 142Psalms 144Psalms 145Proverbs 14Proverbs 20Isaiah 63Jeremiah 2Jeremiah 33Hosea 3Hosea 6Hosea 10Zechariah 9Acts 14Romans 2Romans 11Romans 15Galatians 5Ephesians 52 Thessalonians 1Philemon 1Hebrews 6
Entries that reference Goodness
1
Voices on Goodness
24
Surfaced by name match — accuracy varies by title clarity.
Sources · Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)
Public-domain text. Modernized only where archaic spelling impedes reading; original facts preserved. Verify against an authoritative modern reference before quoting.