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Say not, What profit is there of my service? and what good things shall I have hereafter?

For he lieth in wait, and turneth good into evil, and in things worthy praise will lay blame upon thee.

When thou wilt do good know to whom thou doest it; so shalt thou be thanked for thy benefits.

Do good to the godly man, and thou shalt find a recompence; and if not from him, yet from the most High.

There can no good come to him that is always occupied in evil, nor to him that giveth no alms.

Do well unto him that is lowly, but give not to the ungodly: hold back thy bread, and give it not unto him, lest he overmaster thee thereby: for [else] thou shalt receive twice as much evil for all the good thou shalt have done unto him.

Give unto the good, and help not the sinner.

Though he humble himself, and go crouching, yet take good heed and beware of him, and thou shalt be unto him as if thou hadst wiped a lookingglass, and thou shalt know that his rust hath not been altogether wiped away.

Observe, and take good heed, for thou walkest in peril of thy overthrowing: when thou hearest these things, awake in thy sleep.

Riches are good unto him that hath no sin, and poverty is evil in the mouth of the ungodly.

The heart of a man changeth his countenance, whether it be for good or evil: and a merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance.

He that is evil to himself, to whom will he be good? he shall not take pleasure in his goods.

And if he doeth good, he doeth it unwillingly; and at the last he will declare his wickedness.

My son, according to thy ability do good to thyself, and give the Lord his due offering.

Do good unto thy friend before thou die, and according to thy ability stretch out thy hand and give to him.

Defraud not thyself of the good day, and let not the part of a good desire overpass thee.

Defraud not thyself of the good day, and let not the part of a good desire overpass thee.

Blessed is the man that doth meditate good things in wisdom, and that reasoneth of holy things by his understanding.

He shall pitch his tent nigh unto her, and shall lodge in a lodging where good things are.

He that feareth the Lord will do good, and he that hath the knowledge of the law shall obtain her.

Withal he filled them with the knowledge of understanding, and shewed them good and evil.

The alms of a man is as a signet with him, and he will keep the good deeds of man as the apple of the eye, and give repentance to his sons and daughters.

What is man, and whereto serveth he? what is his good, and what is his evil?

My son, blemish not thy good deeds, neither use uncomfortable words when thou givest any thing.

Take not pleasure in much good cheer, neither be tied to the expence thereof.

How good is it, when thou art reproved, to shew repentance! for so shalt thou escape wilful sin.

There is a sinner that hath good success in evil things; and there is a gain that turneth to loss.

The gift of a fool shall do thee no good when thou hast it; neither yet of the envious for his necessity: for he looketh to receive many things for one.

The fool saith, I have no friends, I have no thank for all my good deeds, and they that eat my bread speak evil of me.

A good wife is a good portion, which shall be given in the portion of them that fear the Lord.

A good wife is a good portion, which shall be given in the portion of them that fear the Lord.

Whether a man be rich or poor, if he have a good heart toward the Lord, he shall at all times rejoice with a cheerful countenance.

As the sun when it ariseth in the high heaven; so is the beauty of a good wife in the ordering of her house.

So thy race which thou leavest shall be magnified, having the confidence of their good descent.

A sinner will overthrow the good estate of his surety:

Suretiship hath undone many of good estate, and shaken them as a wave of the sea: mighty men hath it driven from their houses, so that they wandered among strange nations.

Health and good estate of body are above all gold, and a strong body above infinite wealth.

What good doeth the offering unto an idol? for neither can it eat nor smell: so is he that is persecuted of the Lord.

A cheerful and good heart will have a care of his meat and diet.

Whoso is liberal of his meat, men shall speak well of him; and the report of his good housekeeping will be believed.

Wine is as good as life to a man, if it be drunk moderately: what life is then to a man that is without wine? for it was made to make men glad.

And for these things bless him that made thee, and hath replenished thee with his good things.

In every good work trust thy own soul; for this is the keeping of the commandments.

Good is set against evil, and life against death: so is the godly against the sinner, and the sinner against the godly.

He that requiteth a good turn offereth fine flour; and he that giveth alms sacrificeth praise.

Give the Lord his honour with a good eye, and diminish not the firstfruits of thine hands.

And say unto thee, Thy way is good: and afterward he stand on the other side, to see what shall befall thee.

Four manner of things appear: good and evil, life and death: but the tongue ruleth over them continually.

There is a time when in their hands there is good success.

Forget it not, for there is no turning again: thou shalt not do him good, but hurt thyself.

He shall serve among great men, and appear before princes: he will travel through strange countries; for he hath tried the good and the evil among men.

All the works of the Lord are exceeding good, and whatsoever he commandeth shall be accomplished in due season.

For the good are good things created from the beginning: so evil things for sinners.

For the good are good things created from the beginning: so evil things for sinners.

All these things are for good to the godly: so to the sinners they are turned into evil.

All the works of the Lord are good: and he will give every needful thing in due season.

A good life hath but few days: but a good name endureth for ever.

A good life hath but few days: but a good name endureth for ever.

Therefore be shamefaced according to my word: for it is not good to retain all shamefacedness; neither is it altogether approved in every thing.

Sure keeping is good, where an evil wife is; and shut up, where many hands are.

One thing establisheth the good or another: and who shall be filled with beholding his glory?

With their seed shall continually remain a good inheritance, and their children are within the covenant.

The third in glory is Phinees the son of Eleazar, because he had zeal in the fear of the Lord, and stood up with good courage of heart: when the people were turned back, and made reconciliation for Israel.

God give you wisdom in your heart to judge his people in righteousness, that their good things be not abolished, and that their glory may endure for ever.

That all the children of Israel might see that it is good to follow the Lord.

For I purposed to do after her, and earnestly I followed that which is good; so shall I not be confounded.

My heart was troubled in seeking her: therefore have I gotten a good possession.

Therefore the Lord hath made good his word, which he pronounced against us, and against our judges that judged Israel, and against our kings, and against our princes, and against the men of Israel and Juda,

But we would not hearken unto thy voice, to serve the king of Babylon: therefore hast thou made good the words that thou spakest by thy servants the prophets, namely, that the bones of our kings, and the bones of our fathers, should be taken out of their place.

Be of good cheer, my people, the memorial of Israel.

Be of good cheer, O my children, cry unto the Lord, and he will deliver you from the power and hand of the enemies.

Be of good comfort, O my children, and cry unto God: for ye shall be remembered of him that brought these things upon you.

Take a good heart, O Jerusalem: for he that gave thee that name will comfort thee.

Whether it be evil that one doeth unto them, or good, they are not able to recompense it: they can neither set up a king, nor put him down.

They can shew no mercy to the widow, nor do good to the fatherless.

Wherefore it is neither to be supposed nor said that they are gods, seeing, they are able neither to judge causes, nor to do good unto men.

After this they went home, and sung a song of thanksgiving, and praised the Lord in heaven: because it is good, because his mercy endureth forever.

Then all the people fell upon their faces, worshipping and praising the God of heaven, who had given them good success.

Good success be to the Romans, and to the people of the Jews, by sea and by land for ever: the sword also and enemy be far from them,

Neither shall they give any thing unto them that make war upon them, or aid them with victuals, weapons, money, or ships, as it hath seemed good unto the Romans; but they shall keep their covenants without taking any thing therefore.

Neither shall victuals be given to them that take part against them, or weapons, or money, or ships, as it hath seemed good to the Romans; but they shall keep their covenants, and that without deceit.

We are determined to do good to the people of the Jews, who are our friends, and keep covenants with us, because of their good will toward us.

We are determined to do good to the people of the Jews, who are our friends, and keep covenants with us, because of their good will toward us.

As for the land of Judea, that was quiet all the days of Simon; for he sought the good of his nation in such wise, as that evermore his authority and honour pleased them well.

The ancient men sat all in the streets, communing together of good things, and the young men put on glorious and warlike apparel.

We thought it good therefore to write unto the kings and countries, that they should do them no harm, nor fight against them, their cities, or countries, nor yet aid their enemies against them.

It seemed also good to us to receive the shield of them.

Now Simon was visiting the cities that were in the country, and taking care for the good ordering of them; at which time he came down himself to Jericho with his sons, Mattathias and Judas, in the hundred threescore and seventeenth year, in the eleventh month, called Sabat:

In which doing he committed a great treachery, and recompensed evil for good.

And give you all an heart to serve him, and to do his will, with a good courage and a willing mind;

He went to the king, not to be an accuser of his countrymen, but seeking the good of all, both publick and private:

So Menelaus got the principality: but as for the money that he had promised unto the king, he took no good order for it, albeit Sostratis the ruler of the castle required it:

Wherefore every man prayed that that apparition might turn to good.

They that led him changing the good will they bare him a little before into hatred, because the foresaid speeches proceeded, as they thought, from a desperate mind.

Now when he was thus maimed in all his members, he commanded him being yet alive to be brought to the fire, and to be fried in the pan: and as the vapour of the pan was for a good space dispersed, they exhorted one another with the mother to die manfully, saying thus,

So when he was ready to die he said thus, It is good, being put to death by men, to look for hope from God to be raised up again by him: as for thee, thou shalt have no resurrection to life.

But the mother was marvellous above all, and worthy of honourable memory: for when she saw her seven sons slain within the space of one day, she bare it with a good courage, because of the hope that she had in the Lord.

Thus he, that took upon him to make good to the Romans their tribute by means of captives in Jerusalem, told abroad, that the Jews had God to fight for them, and therefore they could not be hurt, because they followed the laws that he gave them.

Antiochus, king and governor, to the good Jews his citizens wisheth much joy, health, and prosperity:

As for me, I was weak, or else I would have remembered kindly your honour and good will returning out of Persia, and being taken with a grievous disease, I thought it necessary to care for the common safety of all: