goodness
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6And your mercy will follow me all the days of my life, and so may I dwell in the house of the Lord for length of days.
22But the fruit of the Spirit is charity, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, forbearance, 23meekness, faith, modesty, abstinence, chastity. There is no law against such things.
9Taste and see that the Lord is sweet. Blessed is the man who hopes in him.
13I believe that I shall see the good things of the Lord in the land of the living.
20How great is the multitude of your sweetness, O Lord, which you keep hidden for those who fear you, which you have perfected for those who hope in you, in the sight of the sons of men.
28And we know that, for those who love God, all things work together unto good, for those who, in accordance with his purpose, are called to be saints.
17Every excellent gift and every perfect gift is from above, descending from the Father of lights, with whom there is no change, nor any shadow of alteration.
7The Lord is good, and a comforter in the day of tribulation, and he knows those who hope in him.
9Let love be without falseness: hating evil, clinging to what is good,
22But the fruit of the Spirit is charity, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, forbearance,