טוֹב ṭôwb
Meaning
good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good or good thing, a good man or woman; the good, goods or good things, good men or women), also as an adverb (well)
In the King James Version: beautiful, best, better, bountiful, cheerful, at ease, [idiom] fair (word), (be in) favour, fine, glad, good (deed, -lier, -liest, -ly, -ness, -s), graciously, joyful, kindly, kindness, liketh (best), loving, merry, [idiom] most, pleasant, [phrase] pleaseth, pleasure, precious, prosperity, ready, sweet, wealth, welfare, (be) well(-favoured).
Derivation: from H2895 (טוֹב);
Where it is used
- Esther 10:3 For Mordecai the Jew was second only to King Xerxes, preeminent among the Jews and highly favored by his many kinsmen, seeking the good of his people and speaking peace to all his countrymen.
- Job 2:10 “You speak as a foolish woman speaks,” he told her. “Should we accept from God only good and not adversity?” In all this, Job did not sin in what he said.
- Job 7:7 Remember that my life is but a breath. My eyes will never again see happiness.
- Job 9:25 My days are swifter than a runner; they flee without seeing good.
- Job 10:3 Does it please You to oppress me, to reject the work of Your hands and favor the schemes of the wicked?
- Job 13:9 Would it be well when He examined you? Could you deceive Him as you would deceive a man?
- Job 21:13 They spend their days in prosperity and go down to Sheol in peace.
- Job 21:25 Yet another man dies in the bitterness of his soul, having never tasted prosperity.
- Job 22:18 But it was He who filled their houses with good things; so I stay far from the counsel of the wicked.
- Job 22:21 Reconcile now and be at peace with Him; thereby good will come to you.
- Job 30:26 But when I hoped for good, evil came; when I looked for light, darkness fell.
- Job 34:4 Let us choose for ourselves what is right; let us learn together what is good.
- Job 36:11 If they obey and serve Him, then they end their days in prosperity and their years in happiness.
- Psalms 4:6 Many ask, “Who can show us the good?” Shine the light of Your face upon us, O LORD.
- Psalms 14:1 For the choirmaster. Of David. The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt; their acts are vile. There is no one who does good.
- Psalms 14:3 All have turned away, they have together become corrupt; there is no one who does good, not even one.
- Psalms 16:2 I said to the LORD, “You are my Lord; apart from You I have no good thing.”
- Psalms 21:3 For You welcomed him with rich blessings; You placed on his head a crown of pure gold.
- Psalms 23:6 Surely goodness and mercy will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the LORD forever.
- Psalms 25:8 Good and upright is the LORD; therefore He shows sinners the way.
- Psalms 25:13 His soul will dwell in prosperity, and his descendants will inherit the land.
- Psalms 34:10 Young lions go lacking and hungry, but those who seek the LORD lack no good thing.
- Psalms 34:12 Who is the man who delights in life, who desires to see good days?
- Psalms 34:14 Turn away from evil and do good; seek peace and pursue it.
- Psalms 35:12 They repay me evil for good, to the bereavement of my soul.
- Psalms 36:4 Even on his bed he plots wickedness; he sets himself on a path that is not good; he fails to reject evil.
- Psalms 37:3 Trust in the LORD and do good; dwell in the land and cultivate faithfulness.
- Psalms 37:16 Better is the little of the righteous than the abundance of many who are wicked.
- Psalms 37:27 Turn away from evil and do good, so that you will abide forever.
- Psalms 38:20 Those who repay my good with evil attack me for pursuing the good.
- Psalms 39:2 I was speechless and still; I remained silent, even from speaking good, and my sorrow was stirred.
- Psalms 45:1 For the choirmaster. To the tune of “The Lilies.” A Maskil of the sons of Korah. A love song. My heart is stirred by a noble theme as I recite my verses to the king; my tongue is the pen of a skillful writer.
- Psalms 52:3 You love evil more than good, falsehood more than speaking truth. Selah
- Psalms 53:1 For the choirmaster. According to Mahalath. A Maskil of David. The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt; their ways are vile. There is no one who does good.
- Psalms 53:3 All have turned away, they have together become corrupt; there is no one who does good, not even one.
- Psalms 63:3 Because Your loving devotion is better than life, my lips will glorify You.
- Psalms 65:11 You crown the year with Your bounty, and Your paths overflow with plenty.
- Psalms 68:10 Your flock settled therein; O God, from Your bounty You provided for the poor.
- Psalms 69:16 Answer me, O LORD, for Your loving devotion is good; turn to me in keeping with Your great compassion.
- Psalms 73:1 A Psalm of Asaph. Surely God is good to Israel, to those who are pure in heart.
- Psalms 73:28 But as for me, it is good to draw near to God. I have made the Lord GOD my refuge, that I may proclaim all Your works.
- Psalms 84:10 For better is one day in Your courts than a thousand elsewhere. I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God than dwell in the tents of the wicked.
- Psalms 84:11 For the LORD God is a sun and a shield; the LORD gives grace and glory; He withholds no good thing from those who walk with integrity.
- Psalms 85:12 The LORD will indeed provide what is good, and our land will yield its increase.
- Psalms 86:5 For You, O Lord, are kind and forgiving, rich in loving devotion to all who call on You.
- Psalms 86:17 Show me a sign of Your goodness, that my enemies may see and be ashamed; for You, O LORD, have helped me and comforted me.
- Psalms 100:5 For the LORD is good, and His loving devotion endures forever; His faithfulness continues to all generations.
- Psalms 103:5 who satisfies you with good things, so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s.
- Psalms 104:28 When You give it to them, they gather it up; when You open Your hand, they are satisfied with good things.
- Psalms 106:5 that I may see the prosperity of Your chosen ones, and rejoice in the gladness of Your nation, and give glory with Your inheritance.
- Psalms 107:9 For He satisfies the thirsty and fills the hungry with good things.
- Psalms 109:5 They repay me evil for good, and hatred for my love.
- Psalms 109:21 But You, O GOD, the Lord, deal kindly with me for the sake of Your name; deliver me by the goodness of Your loving devotion.
- Psalms 111:10 The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom; all who follow His precepts gain rich understanding. His praise endures forever!
- Psalms 112:5 It is well with the man who is generous and lends freely, whose affairs are guided by justice.
- Psalms 118:8 It is better to take refuge in the LORD than to trust in man.
- Psalms 118:9 It is better to take refuge in the LORD than to trust in princes.
- Psalms 119:39 Turn away the disgrace I dread, for Your judgments are good.
- Psalms 119:65 You are good to Your servant, O LORD, according to Your word.
- Psalms 119:68 You are good, and You do what is good; teach me Your statutes.