The best Bible verses for goodness (NLT) include passages about God's love, strength, and guidance. This page features 15+ carefully curated Scripture passages for goodness (NLT), each selected for its relevance and depth. Read, save, and share the perfect verse for your situation.
"Whatever is good and perfect is a gift coming down to us from God our Father, who created all the lights in the heavens. He never changes or casts a shifting shadow."James 1:17
"Whatever is good and perfect is a gift coming down to us from God our Father, who created all the lights in the heavens. He never changes or casts a shifting shadow."James 1:17
"“You are the salt of the earth. But what good is salt if it has lost its flavor? Can you make it salty again? It will be thrown out and trampled underfoot as worthless."Matthew 5:13
"In the same way, let your good deeds shine out for all to see, so that everyone will praise your heavenly Father."Matthew 5:16
"In that way, you will be acting as true children of your Father in heaven. For he gives his sunlight to both the evil and the good, and he sends rain on the just and the unjust alike."Matthew 5:45
"“Your eye is like a lamp that provides light for your body. When your eye is healthy, your whole body is filled with light."Matthew 6:22
"Then you will find favor with both God and people, and you will earn a good reputation."Proverbs 3:4
"Don’t just pretend to love others. Really love them. Hate what is wrong. Hold tightly to what is good."Romans 12:9
"By his divine power, God has given us everything we need for living a godly life. We have received all of this by coming to know him, the one who called us to himself by means of his marvelous glory and excellence."2 Peter 1:3
"In view of all this, make every effort to respond to God’s promises. Supplement your faith with a generous provision of moral excellence, and moral excellence with knowledge,"2 Peter 1:5
"How great is the goodness you have stored up for those who fear you. You lavish it on those who come to you for protection, blessing them before the watching world."Psalms 31:19
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 goodness (NLT) are James 1:17, Matthew 5:13, Matthew 5:16. 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 goodness (NLT) 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 goodness (NLT), chosen so each stands on its own and links through to the full chapter it belongs to.