Good Life

And out of the ground made the LORD God to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of knowledge of good and evil.   Genesis 2:9 

And the LORD God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil: and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever:
Therefore the LORD God sent him forth from the garden of Eden, to till the ground from whence he was taken.   Genesis 3:22, 23 

And Rebekah said to Isaac, I am weary of my life because of the daughters of Heth: if Jacob take a wife of the daughters of Heth, such as these which are of the daughters of the land, what good shall my life do me?   Genesis 27:46 

And Isaac called Jacob, and blessed him, and charged him, and said unto him, Thou shalt not take a wife of the daughters of Canaan.   Genesis 28:1 

See, I have set before thee this day life and good, and death and evil;
In that I command thee this day to love the LORD thy God, to walk in his ways, and to keep his commandments and his statutes and his judgments, that thou mayest live and multiply: and the LORD thy God shall bless thee in the land whither thou goest to possess it.   Deuteronomy 30:15, 16 

O remember that my life is wind: mine eye shall no more see good.   Job 7:7 

Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the LORD for ever.   Psalm 23:6 

What man is he that desireth life, and loveth many days, that he may see good?
Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile.   Psalm 34:12, 13 

The LORD shall bless thee out of Zion: and thou shalt see the good of Jerusalem all the days of thy life.   Psalm 128:5 

She will do him good and not evil all the days of her life.   Proverbs 31:12 

I sought in mine heart to give myself unto wine, yet acquainting mine heart with wisdom; and to lay hold on folly, till I might see what was that good for the sons of men, which they should do under the heaven all the days of their life.   Ecclesiastes 2:3 

I know that there is no good in them, but for a man to rejoice, and to do good in his life.   Ecclesiastes 3:12 

Behold that which I have seen: it is good and comely for one to eat and to drink, and to enjoy the good of all his labour that he taketh under the sun all the days of his life, which God giveth him: for it is his portion.   Ecclesiastes 5:18 

For who knoweth what is good for man in this life, all the days of his vain life which he spendeth as a shadow? for who can tell a man what shall be after him under the sun?   Ecclesiastes 6:12 

A good name is better than precious ointment; and the day of death than the day of one's birth.   Ecclesiastes 7:1 

And, behold, one came and said unto him, Good Master, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life?
And he said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is, God: but if thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments.   Matthew 19:16, 17 

And he saith unto them, Is it lawful to do good on the sabbath days, or to do evil? to save life, or to kill? But they held their peace.   Mark 3:4 

And when he was gone forth into the way, there came one running, and kneeled to him, and asked him, Good Master, what shall I do that I may inherit eternal life?
And Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is, God.   Mark 10:17, 18 

Then said Jesus unto them, I will ask you one thing; Is it lawful on the sabbath days to do good, or to do evil? to save life, or to destroy it?
And looking round about upon them all, he said unto the man, Stretch forth thy hand. And he did so: and his hand was restored whole as the other.   Luke 6:9, 10 

But Abraham said, Son, remember that thou in thy lifetime receivedst thy good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things: but now he is comforted, and thou art tormented.   Luke 16:25 

And a certain ruler asked him, saying, Good Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?
And Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me good? none is good, save one, that is, God.   Luke 18:18, 19 

And shall come forth; they that have done good, unto the resurrection of life; and they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of damnation.   John 5:29 

I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep.   John 10:11 

And now I exhort you to be of good cheer: for there shall be no loss of any man's life among you, but of the ship.   Acts 27:22 

Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, whereunto thou art also called, and hast professed a good profession before many witnesses.   1 Timothy 6:12 

Laying up in store for themselves a good foundation against the time to come, that they may lay hold on eternal life.   1 Timothy 6:19 

For he that will love life, and see good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips that they speak no guile:   1 Peter 3:10 

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