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good

Meaning of “good”

Sense 1: Right, morally upright, beneficial, pleasing, useful, suitable, sound, favourable, or excellent. Sense 2: A good thing, benefit, welfare, possession, or goods. Sense 3: In ‘make good,’ to repair, repay, fulfil, establish, or prove.

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720 occurrences655 verses57 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 1:4

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Lamentations 3:25
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The Lord is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him.
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The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Lamentations 3:25 · retained source text

The LORD is good vnto them that waite for him, to the soule that seeketh him.

Lamentations 3:26
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It is good that a man should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the Lord.
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It is good that a man should both hope and quietly wait for the saluation of the LORD.

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Where “good” appears

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Genesis45 occurrences
43 versesExodus7 occurrences
7 versesLeviticus7 occurrences
6 versesNumbers7 occurrences
6 versesDeuteronomy31 occurrences
29 versesJoshua14 occurrences
13 versesJudges7 occurrences
7 versesRuth1 occurrence
1 verse1 Samuel22 occurrences
21 verses2 Samuel22 occurrences
19 verses1 Kings14 occurrences
13 verses2 Kings10 occurrences
7 verses1 Chronicles12 occurrences
11 verses2 Chronicles15 occurrences
14 versesEzra8 occurrences
8 versesNehemiah11 occurrences
10 versesEsther6 occurrences
6 versesJob14 occurrences
14 versesPsalms63 occurrences
59 versesProverbs43 occurrences
43 versesEcclesiastes25 occurrences
21 versesSong of Solomon2 occurrences
2 versesIsaiah18 occurrences
14 versesJeremiah37 occurrences
33 versesLamentations4 occurrences
4 versesEzekiel9 occurrences
8 versesDaniel1 occurrence
1 verseHosea2 occurrences
2 versesAmos3 occurrences
3 versesMicah5 occurrences
5 versesNahum2 occurrences
2 versesZephaniah1 occurrence
1 verseZechariah2 occurrences
2 versesMalachi2 occurrences
2 versesMatthew42 occurrences
34 versesMark13 occurrences
12 versesLuke32 occurrences
26 versesJohn11 occurrences
9 versesActs17 occurrences
17 versesRomans27 occurrences
24 verses1 Corinthians6 occurrences
5 verses2 Corinthians4 occurrences
4 versesGalatians4 occurrences
3 versesEphesians7 occurrences
7 versesPhilippians5 occurrences
5 versesColossians1 occurrence
1 verse1 Thessalonians5 occurrences
4 verses2 Thessalonians3 occurrences
3 verses1 Timothy23 occurrences
19 verses2 Timothy6 occurrences
6 versesTitus11 occurrences
10 versesPhilemon1 occurrence
1 verseHebrews12 occurrences
12 versesJames5 occurrences
5 verses1 Peter9 occurrences
8 verses1 John1 occurrence
1 verse3 John3 occurrences
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