"your own good" - "the good"

[Odessa Dawn]

1 Corinthians 10

[SUP]24[/SUP] Don't be concerned for your own good but for the good of others.

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The word good here is not an adjective because it preceded by the definite article the. It is a collective noun as Collins says, definition # 2, below. My confusion here is that I couldn’t pick up the exact definition of the word good in the given context above. So, what does the good/your own good mean here, please?

adjective
morally excellent or admirable; virtuous; righteous ⇒ a good man
(as collective noun; preceded by the) ⇒ the good

noun
moral or material advantage or use; benefit or profit ⇒ for the good of our workers, what is the good of worrying?

• positive moral qualities; goodness; virtue; righteousness; piety
• sometimes capital moral qualities seen as a single abstract entity ⇒ we must pursue the Good
• a good thing

http://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/good

My suggestion is that it includes everything positive, but I should consult native speakers.

 

[charliedeut]

IMO, "good" here means "well-being" or "welfare".

charliedeut

 

[emsr2d2]

I agree entirely with charliedeut. "Good" means "well-being", mental, physical or both.