Genesis 1:31 (GNV)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

Genesis 1:29 And God said, Beholde, I haue giuen vnto you euery herbe bearing seede, which is vpon al the earth, and euery tree, wherein is the fruite of a tree bearing seede: that shall be to you for meate.

Genesis 1:30 Likewise to euery beast of the earth, and to euery foule of the heauen, and to euery thing that moueth vpon the earth, which hath life in it selfe, euery greene herbe shall be for meate. and it was so.

Genesis 1:31 And God sawe all that he had made, and loe, it was very good. So the euening and the morning were the sixt day.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "sawe", "very", "good", "euening", "morning", and "sixt". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "sawe" and "very", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The prior verse says "Likewise to euery beast of the earth...", giving immediate footing for "sawe" and "very". In Genesis context, the local focus is creation, human rebellion, covenant promise, and God's providence.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "sawe" and "very" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.