The best Bible verses for good (ESV) include passages about God's love, strength, and guidance. This page features 15+ carefully curated Scripture passages for good (ESV), each selected for its relevance and depth. Read, save, and share the perfect verse for your situation.
"Yet it was kind of you to share my trouble."Philippians 4:14
"Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due, when it is in your power to do it."Proverbs 3:27
"Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life, and I shall dwell in the house of the LORD forever."Psalms 23:6
"Go on up to a high mountain, O Zion, herald of good news; lift up your voice with strength, O Jerusalem, herald of good news; lift it up, fear not; say to the cities of Judah, “Behold your God!”"Isaiah 40:9
"therefore thus says the LORD: Behold, I will punish Shemaiah of Nehelam and his descendants. He shall not have anyone living among this people, and he shall not see the good that I will do to my people, declares the LORD, for he has spoken rebellion against the LORD.’”"Jeremiah 29:32
"Your boasting is not good. Do you not know that a little leaven leavens the whole lump?"1 Corinthians 5:6
"Now concerning the matters about which you wrote: “It is good for a man not to have sexual relations with a woman.”"1 Corinthians 7:1
"To the unmarried and the widows I say that it is good for them to remain single, as I am."1 Corinthians 7:8
"I think that in view of the present distress it is good for a person to remain as he is."1 Corinthians 7:26
"I say this for your own benefit, not to lay any restraint upon you, but to promote good order and to secure your undivided devotion to the Lord."1 Corinthians 7:35
Translations differ in what they optimise for. Some follow the original wording closely at the cost of a natural English sentence; others read smoothly and make interpretive choices to get there. Neither is wrong, but they produce noticeably different verses.
Each of the 15 verses below is shown in the translation you asked for, and every verse links to a page comparing all six side by side — which is usually the fastest way to see where the translators disagreed.
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The most-cited Bible verses for good (ESV) are Philippians 4:14, Proverbs 3:4, Proverbs 3:27. This page collects 15 of them, each with its full passage, context and the text in six translations.
Read the verse in its surrounding passage before you use it — a verse that fits in isolation sometimes says something different in context. Compare two translations where the wording is unclear, and pick for the person who will read it rather than for the theme.
Scripture returns to good (ESV) across both testaments rather than settling it in one passage, which is why the verses on this page do not all say the same thing. Read together they give a fuller answer than any single verse does.
There is no single best translation. The NIV and NLT read most naturally and communicate well to someone outside the church; the ESV and NASB stay closer to the original wording; the KJV carries the phrasing most people recognise. Every verse here links to a page showing all six side by side.
More than any page can list. This one carries the 15 that are most often turned to for good (ESV), chosen so each stands on its own and links through to the full chapter it belongs to.