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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

Some verses contain the word more than once.

First occurrence: Genesis 1:4

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Showing verses 11–20 of 43 · 43 word occurrences in this result

Proverbs 12:25
Heaviness in the heart of man maketh it stoop: but a good word maketh it glad.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Proverbs 12:25 · retained source text

Heauinesse in the heart of man maketh it stoope: but a good word maketh it glad.

1611 marginal noteChap.15.13.

Proverbs 13:2
A man shall eat good by the fruit of his mouth: but the soul of the transgressors shall eat violence.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Proverbs 13:2 · retained source text

A man shall eate good by the fruit of his mouth: but the soule of the transgressours, shall eate violence.

1611 marginal noteChap. 12.14.

Proverbs 13:21
Evil pursueth sinners: but to the righteous good shall be repayed.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Proverbs 13:21 · retained source text

Euill pursueth sinners: but to the righteous, good shall be repayd.

Proverbs 13:22
A good man leaveth an inheritance to his children’s children: and the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the just.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Proverbs 13:22 · retained source text

A good man leaueth an inheritance to his childrens children: and the wealth of the sinner is layd vp for the iust.

1611 marginal noteIob. 27.17.

Proverbs 14:14
The backslider in heart shall be filled with his own ways: and a good man shall be satisfied from himself.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Proverbs 14:14 · retained source text

The backslider in heart shall be filled with his owne wayes: and a good man shall be satisfied from himselfe.

1611 marginal noteChap.1.31.

Proverbs 14:19
The evil bow before the good; and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Proverbs 14:19 · retained source text

The euill bowe before the good: and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.

Proverbs 14:22
Do they not err that devise evil? but mercy and truth shall be to them that devise good.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Proverbs 14:22 · retained source text

Doe they not erre that deuise euil? but mercy and trueth shall be to them that deuise good.

Proverbs 15:3
The eyes of the Lord are in every place, beholding the evil and the good.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Proverbs 15:3 · retained source text

The eyes of the LORD are in euery place, beholding the euill & the good.

1611 marginal noteIob 34.21, prou. 5.21. iere. 16.17. and 32.19. hebr.4.13.

Proverbs 15:23
A man hath joy by the answer of his mouth: and a word spoken in due season, how good is it!
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Proverbs 15:23 · retained source text

A man hath ioy by the answere of his mouth: and a word spoken in due season, how good is it?

1611 marginal noteHebr. in his season.

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Where “good” appears

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Genesis45 occurrences
43 verses
Exodus7 occurrences
7 verses
Leviticus7 occurrences
6 verses
Numbers7 occurrences
6 verses
Deuteronomy31 occurrences
29 verses
Joshua14 occurrences
13 verses
Judges7 occurrences
7 verses
Ruth1 occurrence
1 verse
1 Samuel22 occurrences
21 verses
2 Samuel22 occurrences
19 verses
1 Kings14 occurrences
13 verses
2 Kings10 occurrences
7 verses
1 Chronicles12 occurrences
11 verses
2 Chronicles15 occurrences
14 verses
Ezra8 occurrences
8 verses
Nehemiah11 occurrences
10 verses
Esther6 occurrences
6 verses
Job14 occurrences
14 verses
Psalms63 occurrences
59 verses
Proverbs43 occurrences
43 verses
Ecclesiastes25 occurrences
21 verses
Song of Solomon2 occurrences
2 verses
Isaiah18 occurrences
14 verses
Jeremiah37 occurrences
33 verses
Lamentations4 occurrences
4 verses
Ezekiel9 occurrences
8 verses
Daniel1 occurrence
1 verse
Hosea2 occurrences
2 verses
Amos3 occurrences
3 verses
Micah5 occurrences
5 verses
Nahum2 occurrences
2 verses
Zephaniah1 occurrence
1 verse
Zechariah2 occurrences
2 verses
Malachi2 occurrences
2 verses
Matthew42 occurrences
34 verses
Mark13 occurrences
12 verses
Luke32 occurrences
26 verses
John11 occurrences
9 verses
Acts17 occurrences
17 verses
Romans27 occurrences
24 verses
1 Corinthians6 occurrences
5 verses
2 Corinthians4 occurrences
4 verses
Galatians4 occurrences
3 verses
Ephesians7 occurrences
7 verses
Philippians5 occurrences
5 verses
Colossians1 occurrence
1 verse
1 Thessalonians5 occurrences
4 verses
2 Thessalonians3 occurrences
3 verses
1 Timothy23 occurrences
19 verses
2 Timothy6 occurrences
6 verses
Titus11 occurrences
10 verses
Philemon1 occurrence
1 verse
Hebrews12 occurrences
12 verses
James5 occurrences
5 verses
1 Peter9 occurrences
8 verses
1 John1 occurrence
1 verse
3 John3 occurrences
2 verses

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