If you’re looking for Bible verses that say “God is good,” there are several throughout scripture. Many of them are in the Psalms, but in many other stories of the Bible many people acknowledge His goodness. I’d say the overwhelming majority of examples don’t say so explicitly, but they show God demonstrating his goodness. A lot of verses describe God’s goodness in other terms, too.
Here are 7 powerful verses about God’s goodness:
1. Psalm 25:8
Good and upright is the Lord;
therefore he instructs sinners in the way.
2. Psalm 86:5
For you, O Lord, are good and forgiving,
abounding in steadfast love to all who call upon you.
3. Psalm 119:68
You are good and do good;
teach me your statutes.
4. Nahum 1:7
The Lord is good,
a stronghold in the day of trouble;
he knows those who take refuge in him.
5. Matthew 19:17
And he said to him, “Why do you ask me about what is good? There is only one who is good. If you would enter life, keep the commandments.”
6. Psalm 34:8-9 NLT
Taste and see that the Lord is good.
Oh, the joys of those who take refuge in him!
Fear the Lord, you his godly people,
for those who fear him will have all they need.
7. The Most Common “God is Good” Verse in the Bible
For the Lord is good;
his steadfast love endures forever,
and his faithfulness to all generations.
This verse and similar phrases are found in: Psalm 100:5, 2 Chronicles 5:13, Ezra 3:11, 1 Chronicles 16:34, Psalm 106:1, and more!
Are you trying to learn more about God’s goodness?
I’m sure my list is not comprehensive; however, you can read more about God’s goodness by reading the full context of the passages in this post. Go to the beginning of the chapter and read all the way through. Or, be ambitious and start at the beginning of the book.
Psalm 145:18 says, “The Lord is near to all who call on him, to all who call on him in truth.” I believe that if you earnestly pray for God to show you his goodness through his Word, he will do it. He will show you his goodness in your life, too.
10 Bible Verses that show God’s goodness.
The main list of God is Good verses provide a few reasons why Scripture says that God is good. They praise his steadfast love, his faithfulness, and that he is upright. Not only that, he cares enough to instruct sinners in a better way. The passage in Psalm 119 says that God demonstrates his goodness through his actions. Here are a few more verses that demonstrate that goodness, for those of us who are curious what a good God is really like.
1. Psalm 95:3
For the Lord is a great God,
and a great King above all gods.
(I highly recommend that you read all of Psalm 95 and 96)
2. Deuteronomy 32:4 NLT
He is the Rock; his deeds are perfect.
Everything he does is just and fair.
He is a faithful God who does no wrong;
how just and upright he is!
3. Exodus 34:6-7
The Lord passed before him and proclaimed, “The Lord, the Lord, a God merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness, keeping steadfast love for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin, but who will by no means clear the guilty, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children and the children’s children, to the third and the fourth generation.”
4. Leviticus 26:13
I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, that you should not be their slaves. And I have broken the bars of your yoke and made you walk erect.
5. Romans 8:28
And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose.
(Again, I highly recommend you read the whole chapter)
6. Psalm 86:15
But you, O Lord, are a God merciful and gracious,
slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness.
7. Psalm 68:5-6
Father of the fatherless and protector of widows
is God in his holy habitation.
God settles the solitary in a home;
he leads out the prisoners to prosperity,
but the rebellious dwell in a parched land.
8. Micah 6:8
He has told you, O man, what is good;
and what does the Lord require of you
but to do justice, and to love kindness,
and to walk humbly with your God?
9. Isaiah 55:8-9
For my thoughts are not your thoughts,
neither are your ways my ways, declares the Lord.
For as the heavens are higher than the earth,
so are my ways higher than your ways
and my thoughts than your thoughts.
10. Matthew 7:11
If you then, who are 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!
11. Hebrews 10:12-14 NLT
But our High Priest offered himself to God as a single sacrifice for sins, good for all time. Then he sat down in the place of honor at God’s right hand. There he waits until his enemies are humbled and made a footstool under his feet. For by that one offering he forever made perfect those who are being made holy.
Conclusion
There are SO many more verses that could go here, but I might run into copyright issues if I did that! Two of the most important things you can do to learn more about God’s goodness are read the Bible and talk to God about it. Let me know what you thought of these verses! I’d love to hear from you in the comments.
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Love,
Almost a Walrus
