The best Bible verses for good (NIV) include passages about God's love, strength, and guidance. This page features 15+ carefully curated Scripture passages for good (NIV), each selected for its relevance and depth. Read, save, and share the perfect verse for your situation.
"You who bring good tidings to Zion, go up on a high mountain. You who bring good tidings to Jerusalem, lift up your voice with a shout, lift it up, do not be afraid; say to the towns of Judah, “Here is your God!”"Isaiah 40:9
"You who bring good tidings to Zion, go up on a high mountain. You who bring good tidings to Jerusalem, lift up your voice with a shout, lift it up, do not be afraid; say to the towns of Judah, “Here is your God!”"Isaiah 40:9
"this is what the Lord says: I will surely punish Shemaiah the Nehelamite and his descendants. He will have no one left among this people, nor will he see the good things I will do for my people, declares the Lord, because he has preached rebellion against me.’”"Jeremiah 29:32
"Your boasting is not good. Don’t you know that a little yeast works through the whole batch of dough?"1 Corinthians 5:6
"Now to the unmarried and the widows I say: It is good for them to stay unmarried, as I am."1 Corinthians 7:8
"Because of the present crisis, I think that it is good for you to remain as you are."1 Corinthians 7:26
"I am saying this for your own good, not to restrict you, but that you may live in a right way in undivided devotion to the Lord."1 Corinthians 7:35
"even as I try to please everybody in every way. For I am not seeking my own good but the good of many, so that they may be saved."1 Corinthians 10:33
"In the following directives I have no praise for you, for your meetings do more harm than good."1 Corinthians 11:17
"Now, brothers, if I come to you and speak in tongues, what good will I be to you, unless I bring you some revelation or knowledge or prophecy or word of instruction?"1 Corinthians 14:6
"Live such good lives among the pagans that, though they accuse you of doing wrong, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day he visits us."1 Peter 2:12
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 (NIV) are Isaiah 40:9, Jeremiah 29:32, 1 Corinthians 5:6. 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 (NIV) 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 (NIV), chosen so each stands on its own and links through to the full chapter it belongs to.