Genesis 1:31 “And God looked upon all that He had made, and indeed, it was very good…”

Genesis 1:31

And God looked upon all that He had made, and indeed, it was very good. And there was evening, and there was morning—the sixth day.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day.

World English Bible

God saw everything that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. There was evening and there was morning, a sixth day.

American Standard Version

And God saw everything that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. And there was evening and there was morning, the sixth day.

Geneva Bible 1599

And God sawe all that he had made, and loe, it was very good. So the euening and the morning were the sixt day.

Darby Translation

And God saw everything that he had made, and behold it was very good. And there was evening, and there was morning — the sixth day.

Young's Literal Translation

And God seeth all that He hath done, and lo, very good; and there is an evening, and there is a morning — day the sixth.

Bible in Basic English

And God saw everything which he had made and it was very good. And there was evening and there was morning, the sixth day.

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Cross references

“very good”

1 Timothy 4:4 Psalm 104:24 Psalm 104:31 Lamentations 3:38 Job 38:7 Psalm 19:1

1 Timothy 4:4 · BSB

For every creation of God is good, and nothing that is received with thanksgiving should be rejected,

Psalm 104:24 · BSB

How many are Your works, O LORD! In wisdom You have made them all; the earth is full of Your creatures.

Psalm 104:31 · BSB

May the glory of the LORD endure forever; may the LORD rejoice in His works.

Lamentations 3:38 · BSB

Do not both adversity and good come from the mouth of the Most High?

Job 38:7 · BSB

while the morning stars sang together and all the sons of God shouted for joy?

Psalm 19:1 · BSB

The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of His hands.

“and the”

Exodus 20:11 Genesis 2:2 Genesis 1:23 Genesis 1:5 Genesis 1:8 Genesis 1:19

Exodus 20:11 · BSB

For in six days the LORD made the heavens and the earth and the sea and all that is in them, but on the seventh day He rested. Therefore the LORD blessed the Sabbath day and set it apart as holy.

Genesis 2:2 · BSB

And by the seventh day God had finished the work He had been doing; so on that day He rested from all His work.

Genesis 1:23 · BSB

And there was evening, and there was morning—the fifth day.

Genesis 1:5 · BSB

God called the light “day,” and the darkness He called “night.” And there was evening, and there was morning—the first day.

Genesis 1:8 · BSB

God called the expanse “sky.” And there was evening, and there was morning—the second day.

Genesis 1:19 · BSB

And there was evening, and there was morning—the fourth day.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

30And to every beast of the earth and every bird of the air and every creature that crawls upon the earth—everything that has the breath of life in it—I have given every green plant for food.” And it was so.

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