14 Bible Verses About Goodness of God
Oh taste and see that the LORD is good (Psalm 34:8). The goodness of God is not a doctrine to concede but a reality to experience. These verses gather the Bible's testimony that God is good and does good - in his gifts, his timing, and even his refusals.
Oh taste and see that Yahweh is good. Blessed is the man who takes refuge in him.
For Yahweh is good. His loving kindness endures forever, his faithfulness to all generations.
Yahweh is good to all. His tender mercies are over all his works.
Yahweh is good, a stronghold in the day of trouble; and he knows those who take refuge in him.
He who didn’t spare his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how would he not also with him freely give us all things?
Oh how great is your goodness, which you have laid up for those who fear you, which you have worked for those who take refuge in you, before the sons of men!
I am still confident of this: I will see the goodness of Yahweh in the land of the living.
For Yahweh God is a sun and a shield. Yahweh will give grace and glory. He withholds no good thing from those who walk blamelessly.
Surely goodness and loving kindness shall follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in Yahweh’s house forever.
Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom can be no variation, nor turning shadow.
For you, Lord, are good, and ready to forgive; abundant in loving kindness to all those who call on you.
He said, “I will make all my goodness pass before you, and will proclaim Yahweh’s name before you. I will be gracious to whom I will be gracious, and will show mercy on whom I will show mercy.”
You are good, and do good. Teach me your statutes.
For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says Yahweh, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you hope and a future.
Common questions
What does the Bible say about the goodness of God?
“Oh taste and see that the LORD is good” (Psalm 34:8). The Bible presents God’s goodness as a reality to experience: “the LORD is good. His loving kindness endures forever” (Psalm 100:5), and he is good to all (Psalm 145:9).
Which Bible verses are about God’s goodness?
Psalm 34:8, Psalm 100:5, Psalm 145:9, and Nahum 1:7 are widely memorized. They testify that God is good, does good, and is a stronghold for those who trust him.
How do I know God is good when life is hard?
Nahum 1:7 says, “The LORD is good, a stronghold in the day of trouble.” God’s goodness is not measured by easy circumstances but by his character — and Romans 8:32 reasons that the God who gave his Son will surely give us all we need.