Throughout the Bible, we find verses about the goodness of God. It speaks of God’s goodness and His generosity toward all people, not only believers but also non-believers.
God’s goodness is more than just His generosity. He desires to bring joy and blessing to all His creatures, as revealed throughout Scripture.
Here are 25 Bible verses that point us to the goodness of God and why it matters in our lives:
- Psalm 33:5
He loves righteousness and justice; the earth is full of the goodness of the Lord. - Psalm 34:8
Oh, taste and see that the Lord is good; blessed is the man who trusts in Him! - Psalm 100:4-5
Be thankful to Him and bless His name. For the Lord is good; His mercy is everlasting. - Psalm 107:8-9
Oh, that men would give thanks to the Lord for His goodness, and for His wonderful works to the children of men! For He satisfies the thirsty and fills the hungry with good things. - Psalm 103:13-14
As a father pities his children, so the Lord pities those who fear Him. For He knows our frame; He remembers that we are dust. - Psalm 143:10
Teach me to do Your will, for You are my God; Your Spirit is good. Lead me in the land of uprightness. - 1 Chronicles 16:34
Oh, give thanks to the Lord, for He is good! For His mercy endures forever. - Ezra 3:11
And they sang responsively, praising and giving thanks to the Lord: “For He is good, for His mercy endures forever toward Israel.” - Psalm 25:8
Good and upright is the Lord. - Psalm 23:6
Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life; and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever. - Psalm 145:9
The Lord is good to all, and His tender mercies are over all His works. - Mark 10:18
No one is good but One, that is, God. - James 1:17
Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above and comes down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow of turning. - Matthew 7:11
If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things to those who ask Him. - Psalm 27:13
I would have lost heart unless I had believed that I would see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living. - Psalm 145:5-7
I will meditate on the glorious splendor of Your majesty, and on Your wondrous works. Men shall speak of the might of Your awesome acts, and I will declare Your greatness. They shall utter the memory of Your great goodness, and shall sing of Your righteousness. - Psalm 92:15
The Lord is upright; He is my rock, and there is no unrighteousness in Him. - Psalm 119:68
You are good, and do good; teach me Your statutes. - Nehemiah 9:20
You also gave Your good Spirit to instruct them, and did not withhold Your manna from their mouth, and gave them water for their thirst. - Nahum 1:7
The Lord is good, a stronghold in the day of trouble; and He knows those who trust in Him. - Exodus 33:19
Then He said, “I will make all My goodness pass before you, and I will proclaim the name of the Lord before you.” - Romans 2:4
Or do you despise the riches of His goodness, forbearance, and longsuffering, not knowing that the goodness of God leads you to repentance? - Galatians 5:22
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness… - Lamentations 3:25
The Lord is good to those who wait for Him, to the soul who seeks Him. - 2 Chronicles 5:13
Indeed it came to pass, when the trumpeters and singers were as one… that the house of the Lord was filled with a cloud… for He is good, for His mercy endures forever.
