Bible Verses About Good
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for good, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 1,116 votes, led by Romans 12:21. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about Good
Romans 12:21146 votes
Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good.
Isaiah 5:2080 votes
Woe 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 for bitter!
Matthew 19:1760 votes
And he said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is, God: but if thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments.
Mark 10:17-2255 votes
And when he was gone forth into the way, there came one running, and kneeled to him, and asked him, Good Master, what shall I do that I may inherit eternal life?
Psalms 1:1-648 votes
Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.
Psalms 100:545 votes
For the Lord is good; his mercy is everlasting; and his truth endureth to all generations.
Psalms 37:344 votes
Trust in the Lord, and do good; so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed.
Micah 6:834 votes
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?
Luke 18:1934 votes
And Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me good? none is good, save one, that is, God.
Romans 8:2833 votes
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.
1 Thessalonians 5:2132 votes
Prove all things; hold fast that which is good.
Genesis 1:431 votes
And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness.
Mark 10:1831 votes
And Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is, God.
Nahum 1:723 votes
The Lord is good, a strong hold in the day of trouble; and he knoweth them that trust in him.
Psalms 73:2821 votes
But 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 34:820 votes
O taste and see that the Lord is good: blessed is the man that trusteth in him.
James 1:1719 votes
Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.
Psalms 107:118 votes
O give thanks unto the Lord, for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.
Matthew 5:1-4818 votes
And seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain: and when he was set, his disciples came unto him:
Colossians 3:1-2518 votes
If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God.
Galatians 5:22-2517 votes
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,
Genesis 1:3116 votes
And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day.
Proverbs 11:2716 votes
He that diligently seeketh good procureth favour: but he that seeketh mischief, it shall come unto him.
1 Peter 4:116 votes
Forasmuch then as Christ hath suffered for us in the flesh, arm yourselves likewise with the same mind: for he that hath suffered in the flesh hath ceased from sin;
Psalms 119:6815 votes
Thou art good, and doest good; teach me thy statutes.
What does the Bible say about good?
Readers most often cite Romans 12:21 on the subject of good. Across 1,116 votes, 25 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including Isaiah 5:20, Matthew 19:17, Mark 10:17-22. This page lists all 25 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.