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goodness

Meaning of “goodness”

Moral excellence, kindness, generosity, or that which is good.

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51 occurrences48 verses18 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Exodus 18:9

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Psalms 144:2
My goodness, and my fortress; my high tower, and my deliverer; my shield, and he in whom I trust; who subdueth my people under me.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Psalms 144:2 · retained source text

My goodnes and my fortresse, my high tower and my deliuerer, my shield, and he in whome I trust: who subdueth my people vnder me.

1611 marginal noteOr, my mercie.

1611 marginal note2.Sam.22.2,3, & .35, and 49. verses.

Psalms 145:7
They shall abundantly utter the memory of thy great goodness, and shall sing of thy righteousness.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Psalms 145:7 · retained source text

They shall abundantly vtter the memory of thy great goodnesse: and shall sing of thy righteousnesse.

Proverbs 20:6
Most men will proclaim every one his own goodness: but a faithful man who can find?
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1611 witness · Proverbs 20:6 · retained source text

Most men will proclaime euery one his owne goodnes: but a faithfull man who can finde?

1611 marginal noteOr, bountie.

Isaiah 63:7
¶ I will mention the lovingkindnesses of the Lord, and the praises of the Lord, according to all that the Lord hath bestowed on us, and the great goodness toward the house of Israel, which he hath bestowed on them according to his mercies, and according to the multitude of his lovingkindnesses.
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1611 witness · Isaiah 63:7 · retained source text

¶ I will mention the louing kindnesses of the LORD, and the praises of the LORD, according to all that the LORD hath bestowed on vs; and the great goodnes towards the house of Israel, which he hath bestowed on them, according to his mercies, and according to the multitude of his louing kindnesses.

Jeremiah 2:7
And I brought you into a plentiful country, to eat the fruit thereof and the goodness thereof; but when ye entered, ye defiled my land, and made mine heritage an abomination.
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1611 witness · Jeremiah 2:7 · retained source text

And I brought you into a plentifull countrey, to eate the fruit thereof, and the goodnesse thereof; but when ye entred yee defiled my land, and made mine heritage an abomination.

1611 marginal notePsal.78.58. and 106.38.

Jeremiah 31:12
Therefore they shall come and sing in the height of Zion, and shall flow together to the goodness of the Lord, for wheat, and for wine, and for oil, and for the young of the flock and of the herd: and their soul shall be as a watered garden; and they shall not sorrow any more at all.
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1611 witness · Jeremiah 31:12 · retained source text

Therefore they shall come and sing in the height of Zion, and shall flow together to the goodnesse of the LORD, for wheate, and for wine, and for oyle, and for the young of the flocke and of the herd: and their soule shall be as a watered garden, and they shall not sorrow any more at all.

1611 marginal noteIsai.58.11.

Jeremiah 31:14
And I will satiate the soul of the priests with fatness, and my people shall be satisfied with my goodness, saith the Lord.
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1611 witness · Jeremiah 31:14 · retained source text

And I will satiate the soule of the priests with fatnesse, and my people shall be satisfied with goodnesse, saith the LORD.

Jeremiah 33:9
¶ And it shall be to me a name of joy, a praise and an honour before all the nations of the earth, which shall hear all the good that I do unto them: and they shall fear and tremble for all the goodness and for all the prosperity that I procure unto it.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Jeremiah 33:9 · retained source text

¶ And it shall be to me a name of ioy, a praise and an honour before all the nations of the earth, which shall heare all the good that I doe vnto them: and they shall feare and tremble for all the goodnesse, and for all the prosperitie that I procure vnto it.

Hosea 3:5
Afterward shall the children of Israel return, and seek the Lord their God, and David their king; and shall fear the Lord and his goodness in the latter days.
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1611 witness · Hosea 3:5 · retained source text

Afterward shall the children of Israel returne, and seeke the LORD their God, and Dauid their King, and shall feare the LORD, and his goodnesse in the latter dayes.

1611 marginal noteIer.30.9. ezech. 34.23.

1611 marginal noteIsai.2.1.

Hosea 6:4
¶ O Ephraim, what shall I do unto thee? O Judah, what shall I do unto thee? for your goodness is as a morning cloud, and as the early dew it goeth away.
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1611 witness · Hosea 6:4 · retained source text

¶ O Ephraim, what shall I doe vnto thee? O Iudah, what shall I do vnto thee? for your goodnesse is as a morning cloud, and as the early dew it goeth away.

1611 marginal noteOr, mercy, or, kindnesse.

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