48 Scriptures about being “A Good Man”
Psalm 37:23
The steps of a man are established by the Lord,
And He delights in his way.
Matthew 12:35
The good man brings out of his good treasure what is good; and the evil man brings out of his evil treasure what is evil.
Acts 11:24
for he was a good man, and full of the Holy Spirit and of faith. And considerable numbers were brought to the Lord.
Romans 3:10
as it is written,
“There is none righteous, not even one;
Proverbs 24:16
For a righteous man falls seven times, and rises again,
But the wicked stumble in time of calamity.
Proverbs 13:22
A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children,
And the wealth of the sinner is stored up for the righteous.
Proverbs 20:24
Man’s steps are ordained by the Lord,
How then can man understand his way?
Ecclesiastes 7:28
which I am still seeking but have not found. I have found one man among a thousand, but I have not found a woman among all these.
Proverbs 20:6
Many a man proclaims his own loyalty,
But who can find a trustworthy man?
Psalm 37:16
Better is the little of the righteous
Then the abundance of many wicked.
Proverbs 7:19
“For my husband is not at home,
He has gone on a long journey;
Psalm 37:37
Mark the blameless man, and behold the upright;
For the man of peace will have a posterity.
Proverbs 19:21
Many plans are in a man’s heart,
But the counsel of the Lord will stand.
Proverbs 12:2
A good man will obtain favour from the Lord,
But He will condemn a man who devises evil.
Ecclesiastes 7:20
Indeed, there is not a righteous man on earth who continually does good and who never sins.
1 Timothy 1:8
But we know that the Law is good, if one uses it lawfully,
Proverbs 16:9
The mind of man plans his way,
But the Lord directs his steps.
Proverbs 3:4
So you will find favour and good repute
In the sight of God and man.
Romans 5:7
For one will hardly die for a righteous man; though perhaps for the good man someone would dare even to die.
Jeremiah 10:23
I know, O Lord, that a man’s way is not in himself,
Nor is it in a man who walks to direct his steps.
Genesis 2:18
Then the Lord God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone; I will make him a helper suitable for him.”
Proverbs 20:7
A righteous man who walks in his integrity—
How blessed are his sons after him.
Proverbs 15:29
The Lord is far from the wicked,
But He hears the prayer of the righteous.
Proverbs 12:3
A man will not be established by wickedness,
But the root of the righteous will not be moved.
2 Timothy 3:17
so that the man of God may be adequate, equipped for every good work.
Psalm 112:5
It is well with the man who is gracious and lends;
He will maintain his cause in judgement.
Jeremiah 5:1
“Roam to and fro through the streets of Jerusalem,
And look now and take note.
And seek in her open squares,
If you can find a man,
If there is one who does justice, who seeks truth,
Then I will pardon her.
Psalm 112:6
For he will never be shaken;
The righteous will be remembered forever.
Matthew 6:1
“Beware of practising your righteousness before men to be noticed by them; otherwise you have no reward with your Father who is in heaven.
1 Corinthians 11:9
for indeed man was not created for the woman’s sake, but woman for the man’s sake.
Genesis 18:26
So the Lord said, “If I find in Sodom fifty righteous within the city, then I will spare the whole place on their account.”
Psalm 34:8
O taste and see that the Lord is good;
How blessed is the man who takes refuge in Him!
1 Corinthians 11:3
But I want you to understand that Christ is the head of every man, and the man is the head of a woman, and God is the head of Christ.
Ephesians 6:8
knowing that whatever good thing each one does, this he will receive back from the Lord, whether slave or free.
Proverbs 12:10
A righteous man has regard for the life of his animal,
But even the compassion of the wicked is cruel.
Proverbs 2:20
So you will walk in the way of good men
And keep to the paths of the righteous.
1 Corinthians 7:1
Now concerning the things about which you wrote, it is good for a man not to touch a woman.
Psalm 112:2
His descendants will be mighty on earth;
The generation of the upright will be blessed.
Psalm 118:8
It is better to take refuge in the Lord
Than to trust in man.
Proverbs 10:3
The Lord will not allow the righteous to hunger,
But He will reject the craving of the wicked.
Isaiah 3:10
Say to the righteous that it will go well with them,
For they will eat the fruit of their actions.
Luke 18:19
And Jesus said to him, “Why do you call Me good? No one is good except God alone.
Isaiah 57:1
The righteous man perishes, and no man takes it to heart;
And devout men are taken away, while no one understands.
For the righteous man is taken away from evil,
Proverbs 18:16
A man’s gift makes room for him
And brings him before great men.
Proverbs 11:8
The righteous is delivered from trouble,
But the wicked takes his place.
Psalm 12:1
For the choir director; upon an eight-stringed lyre. A Psalm of David.
Help, Lord, for the godly man ceases to be,
For the faithful disappear from among the sons of men.
Proverbs 21:2
Every man’s way is right in his own eyes,
But the Lord weighs the hearts.
Micah 7:2
The godly person has perished from the land,
And there is no upright person among men.
All of them lie in wait for bloodshed;
Each of them hunts the other with a net.