- Genesis 6:9
[ Noah and the Flood ] This is the account of Noah and his family. Noah was a righteous man, blameless among the people of his time, and he walked faithfully with God.
Genesis 6:8-10 (in Context) Genesis 6 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Genesis 7:1
The Lord then said to Noah, “Go into the ark, you and your whole family, because I have found you righteous in this generation.
Genesis 7:1-3 (in Context) Genesis 7 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Genesis 15:6
Abram believed the Lord, and he credited it to him as righteousness.
Genesis 15:5-7 (in Context) Genesis 15 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Genesis 18:23
Then Abraham approached him and said: “Will you sweep away the righteous with the wicked?
Genesis 18:22-24 (in Context) Genesis 18 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Genesis 18:24
What if there are fifty righteous people in the city? Will you really sweep it away and not spare the place for the sake of the fifty righteous people in it?
Genesis 18:23-25 (in Context) Genesis 18 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Genesis 18:25
Far be it from you to do such a thing—to kill the righteous with the wicked, treating the righteous and the wicked alike. Far be it from you! Will not the Judge of all the earth do right?”
Genesis 18:24-26 (in Context) Genesis 18 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Genesis 18:26
The Lord said, “If I find fifty righteous people in the city of Sodom, I will spare the whole place for their sake.”
Genesis 18:25-27 (in Context) Genesis 18 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Genesis 18:28
what if the number of the righteous is five less than fifty? Will you destroy the whole city for lack of five people?” “If I find forty-five there,” he said, “I will not destroy it.”
Genesis 18:27-29 (in Context) Genesis 18 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Genesis 38:26
Judah recognized them and said, “She is more righteous than I, since I wouldn’t give her to my son Shelah.” And he did not sleep with her again.
Genesis 38:25-27 (in Context) Genesis 38 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Numbers 23:10
Who can count the dust of Jacob or number even a fourth of Israel? Let me die the death of the righteous, and may my final end be like theirs!”
Numbers 23:9-11 (in Context) Numbers 23 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Deuteronomy 4:8
And what other nation is so great as to have such righteous decrees and laws as this body of laws I am setting before you today?
Deuteronomy 4:7-9 (in Context) Deuteronomy 4 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Deuteronomy 6:25
And if we are careful to obey all this law before the Lord our God, as he has commanded us, that will be ourrighteousness.”
Deuteronomy 6:24-25 (in Context) Deuteronomy 6 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Deuteronomy 9:1
[ Not Because of Israel’s Righteousness ] Hear, Israel: You are now about to cross the Jordan to go in and dispossess nations greater and stronger than you, with large cities that have walls up to the sky.
Deuteronomy 9:1-3 (in Context) Deuteronomy 9 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Deuteronomy 9:4
After the Lord your God has driven them out before you, do not say to yourself, “The Lord has brought me here to take possession of this land because of my righteousness.” No, it is on account of the wickedness of these nations that the Lord is going to drive them out before you.
Deuteronomy 9:3-5 (in Context) Deuteronomy 9 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Deuteronomy 9:5
It is not because of your righteousness or your integrity that you are going in to take possession of their land; but on account of the wickedness of these nations, the Lord your God will drive them out before you, to accomplish what he swore to your fathers, to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.
Deuteronomy 9:4-6 (in Context) Deuteronomy 9 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Deuteronomy 9:6
Understand, then, that it is not because of your righteousness that the Lord your God is giving you this good land to possess, for you are a stiff-necked people.
Deuteronomy 9:5-7 (in Context) Deuteronomy 9 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Deuteronomy 24:13
Return their cloak by sunset so that your neighbor may sleep in it. Then they will thank you, and it will be regarded as a righteous act in the sight of the Lord your God.
Deuteronomy 24:12-14 (in Context) Deuteronomy 24 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Deuteronomy 33:19
They will summon peoples to the mountain and there offer the sacrifices of the righteous; they will feast on the abundance of the seas, on the treasures hidden in the sand.”
Deuteronomy 33:18-20 (in Context) Deuteronomy 33 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Deuteronomy 33:21
He chose the best land for himself; the leader’s portion was kept for him. When the heads of the people assembled, he carried out the Lord’s righteous will, and his judgments concerning Israel.”
Deuteronomy 33:20-22 (in Context) Deuteronomy 33 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - 1 Samuel 12:7
Now then, stand here, because I am going to confront you with evidence before the Lord as to all the righteous acts performed by the Lord for you and your ancestors.
1 Samuel 12:6-8 (in Context) 1 Samuel 12 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - 1 Samuel 24:17
“You are more righteous than I,” he said. “You have treated me well, but I have treated you badly.
1 Samuel 24:16-18 (in Context) 1 Samuel 24 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - 1 Samuel 26:23
The Lord rewards everyone for their righteousness and faithfulness. The Lord delivered you into my hands today, but I would not lay a hand on the Lord’s anointed.
1 Samuel 26:22-24 (in Context) 1 Samuel 26 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - 2 Samuel 22:21
“The Lord has dealt with me according to my righteousness; according to the cleanness of my hands he has rewarded me.
2 Samuel 22:20-22 (in Context) 2 Samuel 22 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - 2 Samuel 22:25
The Lord has rewarded me according to my righteousness, according to my cleanness in his sight.
2 Samuel 22:24-26 (in Context) 2 Samuel 22 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - 2 Samuel 23:3
The God of Israel spoke, the Rock of Israel said to me: ‘When one rules over people in righteousness, when he rules in the fear of God,
2 Samuel 23:2-4 (in Context) 2 Samuel 23 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - 1 Kings 3:6
Solomon answered, “You have shown great kindness to your servant, my father David, because he was faithful to you and righteous and upright in heart. You have continued this great kindness to him and have given him a son to sit on his throne this very day.
1 Kings 3:5-7 (in Context) 1 Kings 3 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - 1 Kings 10:9
Praise be to the Lord your God, who has delighted in you and placed you on the throne of Israel. Because of theLord’s eternal love for Israel, he has made you king to maintain justice and righteousness.”
1 Kings 10:8-10 (in Context) 1 Kings 10 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - 2 Chronicles 9:8
Praise be to the Lord your God, who has delighted in you and placed you on his throne as king to rule for the Lordyour God. Because of the love of your God for Israel and his desire to uphold them forever, he has made you king over them, to maintain justice and righteousness.”
2 Chronicles 9:7-9 (in Context) 2 Chronicles 9 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Ezra 9:15
Lord, the God of Israel, you are righteous! We are left this day as a remnant. Here we are before you in our guilt, though because of it not one of us can stand in your presence.”
Ezra 9:14-15 (in Context) Ezra 9 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Nehemiah 9:8
You found his heart faithful to you, and you made a covenant with him to give to his descendants the land of the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Jebusites and Girgashites. You have kept your promise because you arerighteous.
Nehemiah 9:7-9 (in Context) Nehemiah 9 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Nehemiah 9:33
In all that has happened to us, you have remained righteous; you have acted faithfully, while we acted wickedly.
Nehemiah 9:32-34 (in Context) Nehemiah 9 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Job 4:17
‘Can a mortal be more righteous than God? Can even a strong man be more pure than his Maker?
Job 4:16-18 (in Context) Job 4 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Job 12:4
“I have become a laughingstock to my friends, though I called on God and he answered— a mere laughingstock, though righteous and blameless!
Job 12:3-5 (in Context) Job 12 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Job 15:14
“What are mortals, that they could be pure, or those born of woman, that they could be righteous?
Job 15:13-15 (in Context) Job 15 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Job 17:9
Nevertheless, the righteous will hold to their ways, and those with clean hands will grow stronger.
Job 17:8-10 (in Context) Job 17 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Job 22:3
What pleasure would it give the Almighty if you were righteous? What would he gain if your ways were blameless?
Job 22:2-4 (in Context) Job 22 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Job 22:19
The righteous see their ruin and rejoice; the innocent mock them, saying,
Job 22:18-20 (in Context) Job 22 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Job 25:4
How then can a mortal be righteous before God? How can one born of woman be pure?
Job 25:3-5 (in Context) Job 25 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Job 27:17
what he lays up the righteous will wear, and the innocent will divide his silver.
Job 27:16-18 (in Context) Job 27 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Job 29:14
I put on righteousness as my clothing; justice was my robe and my turban.
Job 29:13-15 (in Context) Job 29 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Job 32:1
[ Elihu ] So these three men stopped answering Job, because he was righteous in his own eyes.
Job 32:1-3 (in Context) Job 32 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Job 35:7
If you are righteous, what do you give to him, or what does he receive from your hand?
Job 35:6-8 (in Context) Job 35 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Job 35:8
Your wickedness only affects humans like yourself, and your righteousness only other people.
Job 35:7-9 (in Context) Job 35 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Job 36:7
He does not take his eyes off the righteous; he enthrones them with kings and exalts them forever.
Job 36:6-8 (in Context) Job 36 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Job 37:23
The Almighty is beyond our reach and exalted in power; in his justice and great righteousness, he does not oppress.
Job 37:22-24 (in Context) Job 37 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Psalm 1:5
Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the assembly of the righteous.
Psalm 1:4-6 (in Context) Psalm 1 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Psalm 1:6
For the Lord watches over the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked leads to destruction.
Psalm 1:5-6 (in Context) Psalm 1 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Psalm 4:1
[ Psalm 4 ] [ For the director of music. With stringed instruments. A psalm of David. ] Answer me when I call to you, my righteous God. Give me relief from my distress; have mercy on me and hear my prayer.
Psalm 4:1-3 (in Context) Psalm 4 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Psalm 4:5
Offer the sacrifices of the righteous and trust in the Lord.
Psalm 4:4-6 (in Context) Psalm 4 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Psalm 5:8
Lead me, Lord, in your righteousness because of my enemies— make your way straight before me.
Psalm 5:7-9 (in Context) Psalm 5 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Psalm 5:12
Surely, Lord, you bless the righteous; you surround them with your favor as with a shield.
Psalm 5:11-12 (in Context) Psalm 5 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Psalm 7:8
Let the Lord judge the peoples. Vindicate me, Lord, according to my righteousness, according to my integrity, O Most High.
Psalm 7:7-9 (in Context) Psalm 7 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Psalm 7:9
Bring to an end the violence of the wicked and make the righteous secure— you, the righteous God who probes minds and hearts.
Psalm 7:8-10 (in Context) Psalm 7 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Psalm 7:11
God is a righteous judge, a God who displays his wrath every day.
Psalm 7:10-12 (in Context) Psalm 7 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Psalm 7:17
I will give thanks to the Lord because of his righteousness; I will sing the praises of the name of the Lord Most High.
Psalm 7:16-17 (in Context) Psalm 7 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Psalm 9:4
For you have upheld my right and my cause, sitting enthroned as the righteous judge.
Psalm 9:3-5 (in Context) Psalm 9 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Psalm 9:8
He rules the world in righteousness and judges the peoples with equity.
Psalm 9:7-9 (in Context) Psalm 9 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Psalm 11:3
When the foundations are being destroyed, what can the righteous do?”
Psalm 11:2-4 (in Context) Psalm 11 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Psalm 11:5
The Lord examines the righteous, but the wicked, those who love violence, he hates with a passion.
Psalm 11:4-6 (in Context) Psalm 11 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Psalm 11:7
For the Lord is righteous, he loves justice; the upright will see his face.
Psalm 11:6-7 (in Context) Psalm 11 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Psalm 14:5
But there they are, overwhelmed with dread, for God is present in the company of the righteous.
Psalm 14:4-6 (in Context) Psalm 14 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Psalm 15:2
The one whose walk is blameless, who does what is righteous, who speaks the truth from their heart;
Psalm 15:1-3 (in Context) Psalm 15 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Psalm 18:20
The Lord has dealt with me according to my righteousness; according to the cleanness of my hands he has rewarded me.
Psalm 18:19-21 (in Context) Psalm 18 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Psalm 18:24
The Lord has rewarded me according to my righteousness, according to the cleanness of my hands in his sight.
Psalm 18:23-25 (in Context) Psalm 18 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Psalm 19:9
The fear of the Lord is pure, enduring forever. The decrees of the Lord are firm, and all of them are righteous.
Psalm 19:8-10 (in Context) Psalm 19 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Psalm 22:31
They will proclaim his righteousness, declaring to a people yet unborn: He has done it!
Psalm 22:30-31 (in Context) Psalm 22 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Psalm 31:1
[ Psalm 31 ] [ For the director of music. A psalm of David. ] In you, Lord, I have taken refuge; let me never be put to shame; deliver me in your righteousness.
Psalm 31:1-3 (in Context) Psalm 31 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Psalm 31:18
Let their lying lips be silenced, for with pride and contempt they speak arrogantly against the righteous.
Psalm 31:17-19 (in Context) Psalm 31 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Psalm 32:11
Rejoice in the Lord and be glad, you righteous; sing, all you who are upright in heart!
Psalm 32:10-11 (in Context) Psalm 32 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Psalm 33:1
[ Psalm 33 ] Sing joyfully to the Lord, you righteous; it is fitting for the upright to praise him.
Psalm 33:1-3 (in Context) Psalm 33 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Psalm 33:5
The Lord loves righteousness and justice; the earth is full of his unfailing love.
Psalm 33:4-6 (in Context) Psalm 33 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Psalm 34:15
The eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and his ears are attentive to their cry;
Psalm 34:14-16 (in Context) Psalm 34 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Psalm 34:17
The righteous cry out, and the Lord hears them; he delivers them from all their troubles.
Psalm 34:16-18 (in Context) Psalm 34 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Psalm 34:19
The righteous person may have many troubles, but the Lord delivers him from them all;
Psalm 34:18-20 (in Context) Psalm 34 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Psalm 34:21
Evil will slay the wicked; the foes of the righteous will be condemned.
Psalm 34:20-22 (in Context) Psalm 34 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Psalm 35:24
Vindicate me in your righteousness, Lord my God; do not let them gloat over me.
Psalm 35:23-25 (in Context) Psalm 35 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Psalm 35:28
My tongue will proclaim your righteousness, your praises all day long.
Psalm 35:27-28 (in Context) Psalm 35 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Psalm 36:6
Your righteousness is like the highest mountains, your justice like the great deep. You, Lord, preserve both people and animals.
Psalm 36:5-7 (in Context) Psalm 36 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Psalm 36:10
Continue your love to those who know you, your righteousness to the upright in heart.
Psalm 36:9-11 (in Context) Psalm 36 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Psalm 37:6
He will make your righteous reward shine like the dawn, your vindication like the noonday sun.
Psalm 37:5-7 (in Context) Psalm 37 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Psalm 37:12
The wicked plot against the righteous and gnash their teeth at them;
Psalm 37:11-13 (in Context) Psalm 37 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Psalm 37:16
Better the little that the righteous have than the wealth of many wicked;
Psalm 37:15-17 (in Context) Psalm 37 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Psalm 37:17
for the power of the wicked will be broken, but the Lord upholds the righteous.
Psalm 37:16-18 (in Context) Psalm 37 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Psalm 37:21
The wicked borrow and do not repay, but the righteous give generously;
Psalm 37:20-22 (in Context) Psalm 37 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Psalm 37:25
I was young and now I am old, yet I have never seen the righteous forsaken or their children begging bread.
Psalm 37:24-26 (in Context) Psalm 37 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Psalm 37:29
The righteous will inherit the land and dwell in it forever.
Psalm 37:28-30 (in Context) Psalm 37 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Psalm 37:30
The mouths of the righteous utter wisdom, and their tongues speak what is just.
Psalm 37:29-31 (in Context) Psalm 37 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Psalm 37:32
The wicked lie in wait for the righteous, intent on putting them to death;
Psalm 37:31-33 (in Context) Psalm 37 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Psalm 37:39
The salvation of the righteous comes from the Lord; he is their stronghold in time of trouble.
Psalm 37:38-40 (in Context) Psalm 37 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Psalm 40:10
I do not hide your righteousness in my heart; I speak of your faithfulness and your saving help. I do not conceal your love and your faithfulness from the great assembly.
Psalm 40:9-11 (in Context) Psalm 40 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Psalm 45:7
You love righteousness and hate wickedness; therefore God, your God, has set you above your companions by anointing you with the oil of joy.
Psalm 45:6-8 (in Context) Psalm 45 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Psalm 48:10
Like your name, O God, your praise reaches to the ends of the earth; your right hand is filled with righteousness.
Psalm 48:9-11 (in Context) Psalm 48 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Psalm 50:6
And the heavens proclaim his righteousness, for he is a God of justice.
Psalm 50:5-7 (in Context) Psalm 50 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Psalm 51:4
Against you, you only, have I sinned and done what is evil in your sight; so you are right in your verdict and justifiedwhen you judge.
Psalm 51:3-5 (in Context) Psalm 51 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Psalm 51:14
Deliver me from the guilt of bloodshed, O God, you who are God my Savior, and my tongue will sing of yourrighteousness.
Psalm 51:13-15 (in Context) Psalm 51 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Psalm 51:19
Then you will delight in the sacrifices of the righteous, in burnt offerings offered whole; then bulls will be offered on your altar.
Psalm 51:18-19 (in Context) Psalm 51 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Psalm 52:6
The righteous will see and fear; they will laugh at you, saying,
Psalm 52:5-7 (in Context) Psalm 52 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Psalm 55:22
Cast your cares on the Lord and he will sustain you; he will never let the righteous be shaken.
Psalm 55:21-23 (in Context) Psalm 55 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Psalm 58:10
The righteous will be glad when they are avenged, when they dip their feet in the blood of the wicked.
Psalm 58:9-11 (in Context) Psalm 58 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Psalm 58:11
Then people will say, “Surely the righteous still are rewarded; surely there is a God who judges the earth.”
Psalm 58:10-11 (in Context) Psalm 58 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Psalm 64:10
The righteous will rejoice in the Lord and take refuge in him; all the upright in heart will glory in him!
Psalm 64:9-10 (in Context) Psalm 64 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Psalm 65:5
You answer us with awesome and righteous deeds, God our Savior, the hope of all the ends of the earth and of the farthest seas,
Psalm 65:4-6 (in Context) Psalm 65 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Psalm 68:3
But may the righteous be glad and rejoice before God; may they be happy and joyful.
Psalm 68:2-4 (in Context) Psalm 68 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Psalm 69:28
May they be blotted out of the book of life and not be listed with the righteous.
Psalm 69:27-29 (in Context) Psalm 69 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Psalm 71:2
In your righteousness, rescue me and deliver me; turn your ear to me and save me.
Psalm 71:1-3 (in Context) Psalm 71 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Psalm 71:15
My mouth will tell of your righteous deeds, of your saving acts all day long— though I know not how to relate them all.
Psalm 71:14-16 (in Context) Psalm 71 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Psalm 71:16
I will come and proclaim your mighty acts, Sovereign Lord; I will proclaim your righteous deeds, yours alone.
Psalm 71:15-17 (in Context) Psalm 71 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Psalm 71:19
Your righteousness, God, reaches to the heavens, you who have done great things. Who is like you, God?
Psalm 71:18-20 (in Context) Psalm 71 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Psalm 71:24
My tongue will tell of your righteous acts all day long, for those who wanted to harm me have been put to shame and confusion.
Psalm 71:23-24 (in Context) Psalm 71 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Psalm 72:1
[ Psalm 72 ] [ Of Solomon. ] Endow the king with your justice, O God, the royal son with your righteousness.
Psalm 72:1-3 (in Context) Psalm 72 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Psalm 72:2
May he judge your people in righteousness, your afflicted ones with justice.
Psalm 72:1-3 (in Context) Psalm 72 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Psalm 72:3
May the mountains bring prosperity to the people, the hills the fruit of righteousness.
Psalm 72:2-4 (in Context) Psalm 72 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Psalm 72:7
In his days may the righteous flourish and prosperity abound till the moon is no more.
Psalm 72:6-8 (in Context) Psalm 72 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Psalm 75:10
who says, “I will cut off the horns of all the wicked, but the horns of the righteous will be lifted up.”
Psalm 75:9-10 (in Context) Psalm 75 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Psalm 85:10
Love and faithfulness meet together; righteousness and peace kiss each other.
Psalm 85:9-11 (in Context) Psalm 85 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Psalm 85:11
Faithfulness springs forth from the earth, and righteousness looks down from heaven.
Psalm 85:10-12 (in Context) Psalm 85 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Psalm 85:13
Righteousness goes before him and prepares the way for his steps.
Psalm 85:12-13 (in Context) Psalm 85 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Psalm 88:12
Are your wonders known in the place of darkness, or your righteous deeds in the land of oblivion?
Psalm 88:11-13 (in Context) Psalm 88 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Psalm 89:14
Righteousness and justice are the foundation of your throne; love and faithfulness go before you.
Psalm 89:13-15 (in Context) Psalm 89 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Psalm 89:16
They rejoice in your name all day long; they celebrate your righteousness.
Psalm 89:15-17 (in Context) Psalm 89 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Psalm 92:12
The righteous will flourish like a palm tree, they will grow like a cedar of Lebanon;
Psalm 92:11-13 (in Context) Psalm 92 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Psalm 94:15
Judgment will again be founded on righteousness, and all the upright in heart will follow it.
Psalm 94:14-16 (in Context) Psalm 94 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Psalm 94:21
The wicked band together against the righteous and condemn the innocent to death.
Psalm 94:20-22 (in Context) Psalm 94 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Psalm 96:13
Let all creation rejoice before the Lord, for he comes, he comes to judge the earth. He will judge the world inrighteousness and the peoples in his faithfulness.
Psalm 96:12-13 (in Context) Psalm 96 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Psalm 97:2
Clouds and thick darkness surround him; righteousness and justice are the foundation of his throne.
Psalm 97:1-3 (in Context) Psalm 97 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Psalm 97:6
The heavens proclaim his righteousness, and all peoples see his glory.
Psalm 97:5-7 (in Context) Psalm 97 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Psalm 97:11
Light shines on the righteous and joy on the upright in heart.
Psalm 97:10-12 (in Context) Psalm 97 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Psalm 97:12
Rejoice in the Lord, you who are righteous, and praise his holy name.
Psalm 97:11-12 (in Context) Psalm 97 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Psalm 98:2
The Lord has made his salvation known and revealed his righteousness to the nations.
Psalm 98:1-3 (in Context) Psalm 98 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Psalm 98:9
let them sing before the Lord, for he comes to judge the earth. He will judge the world in righteousness and the peoples with equity.
Psalm 98:8-9 (in Context) Psalm 98 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Psalm 103:6
The Lord works righteousness and justice for all the oppressed.
Psalm 103:5-7 (in Context) Psalm 103 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Psalm 103:17
But from everlasting to everlasting the Lord’s love is with those who fear him, and his righteousness with their children’s children--
Psalm 103:16-18 (in Context) Psalm 103 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Psalm 106:31
This was credited to him as righteousness for endless generations to come.
Psalm 106:30-32 (in Context) Psalm 106 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Psalm 111:3
Glorious and majestic are his deeds, and his righteousness endures forever.
Psalm 111:2-4 (in Context) Psalm 111 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Psalm 112:3
Wealth and riches are in their houses, and their righteousness endures forever.
Psalm 112:2-4 (in Context) Psalm 112 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Psalm 112:4
Even in darkness light dawns for the upright, for those who are gracious and compassionate and righteous.
Psalm 112:3-5 (in Context) Psalm 112 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Psalm 112:6
Surely the righteous will never be shaken; they will be remembered forever.
Psalm 112:5-7 (in Context) Psalm 112 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Psalm 112:9
They have freely scattered their gifts to the poor, their righteousness endures forever; their horn will be lifted high in honor.
Psalm 112:8-10 (in Context) Psalm 112 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Psalm 116:5
The Lord is gracious and righteous; our God is full of compassion.
Psalm 116:4-6 (in Context) Psalm 116 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Psalm 118:15
Shouts of joy and victory resound in the tents of the righteous: “The Lord’s right hand has done mighty things!
Psalm 118:14-16 (in Context) Psalm 118 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Psalm 118:19
Open for me the gates of the righteous; I will enter and give thanks to the Lord.
Psalm 118:18-20 (in Context) Psalm 118 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Psalm 118:20
This is the gate of the Lord through which the righteous may enter.
Psalm 118:19-21 (in Context) Psalm 118 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Psalm 119:7
I will praise you with an upright heart as I learn your righteous laws.
Psalm 119:6-8 (in Context) Psalm 119 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Psalm 119:40
How I long for your precepts! In your righteousness preserve my life.
Psalm 119:39-41 (in Context) Psalm 119 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Psalm 119:62
At midnight I rise to give you thanks for your righteous laws.
Psalm 119:61-63 (in Context) Psalm 119 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Psalm 119:75
I know, Lord, that your laws are righteous, and that in faithfulness you have afflicted me.
Psalm 119:74-76 (in Context) Psalm 119 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Psalm 119:106
I have taken an oath and confirmed it, that I will follow your righteous laws.
Psalm 119:105-107 (in Context) Psalm 119 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Psalm 119:121
[ ע Ayin ] I have done what is righteous and just; do not leave me to my oppressors.
Psalm 119:120-122 (in Context) Psalm 119 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Psalm 119:123
My eyes fail, looking for your salvation, looking for your righteous promise.
Psalm 119:122-124 (in Context) Psalm 119 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Psalm 119:137
[ צ Tsadhe ] You are righteous, Lord, and your laws are right.
Psalm 119:136-138 (in Context) Psalm 119 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Psalm 119:138
The statutes you have laid down are righteous; they are fully trustworthy.
Psalm 119:137-139 (in Context) Psalm 119 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Psalm 119:142
Your righteousness is everlasting and your law is true.
Psalm 119:141-143 (in Context) Psalm 119 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Psalm 119:144
Your statutes are always righteous; give me understanding that I may live.
Psalm 119:143-145 (in Context) Psalm 119 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Psalm 119:160
All your words are true; all your righteous laws are eternal.
Psalm 119:159-161 (in Context) Psalm 119 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Psalm 119:164
Seven times a day I praise you for your righteous laws.
Psalm 119:163-165 (in Context) Psalm 119 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Psalm 119:172
May my tongue sing of your word, for all your commands are righteous.
Psalm 119:171-173 (in Context) Psalm 119 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Psalm 125:3
The scepter of the wicked will not remain over the land allotted to the righteous, for then the righteous might use their hands to do evil.
Psalm 125:2-4 (in Context) Psalm 125 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Psalm 129:4
But the Lord is righteous; he has cut me free from the cords of the wicked.”
Psalm 129:3-5 (in Context) Psalm 129 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Psalm 132:9
May your priests be clothed with your righteousness; may your faithful people sing for joy.’”
Psalm 132:8-10 (in Context) Psalm 132 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Psalm 140:13
Surely the righteous will praise your name, and the upright will live in your presence.
Psalm 140:12-13 (in Context) Psalm 140 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Psalm 141:5
Let a righteous man strike me—that is a kindness; let him rebuke me—that is oil on my head. My head will not refuse it, for my prayer will still be against the deeds of evildoers.
Psalm 141:4-6 (in Context) Psalm 141 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Psalm 142:7
Set me free from my prison, that I may praise your name. Then the righteous will gather about me because of your goodness to me.
Psalm 142:6-7 (in Context) Psalm 142 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Psalm 143:1
[ Psalm 143 ] [ A psalm of David. ] Lord, hear my prayer, listen to my cry for mercy; in your faithfulness andrighteousness come to my relief.
Psalm 143:1-3 (in Context) Psalm 143 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Psalm 143:2
Do not bring your servant into judgment, for no one living is righteous before you.
Psalm 143:1-3 (in Context) Psalm 143 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Psalm 143:11
For your name’s sake, Lord, preserve my life; in your righteousness, bring me out of trouble.
Psalm 143:10-12 (in Context) Psalm 143 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Psalm 145:7
They celebrate your abundant goodness and joyfully sing of your righteousness.
Psalm 145:6-8 (in Context) Psalm 145 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Psalm 145:17
The Lord is righteous in all his ways and faithful in all he does.
Psalm 145:16-18 (in Context) Psalm 145 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Psalm 146:8
the Lord gives sight to the blind, the Lord lifts up those who are bowed down, the Lord loves the righteous.
Psalm 146:7-9 (in Context) Psalm 146 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Proverbs 2:20
Thus you will walk in the ways of the good and keep to the paths of the righteous.
Proverbs 2:19-21 (in Context) Proverbs 2 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Proverbs 3:33
The Lord’s curse is on the house of the wicked, but he blesses the home of the righteous.
Proverbs 3:32-34 (in Context) Proverbs 3 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Proverbs 4:18
The path of the righteous is like the morning sun, shining ever brighter till the full light of day.
Proverbs 4:17-19 (in Context) Proverbs 4 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Proverbs 8:20
I walk in the way of righteousness, along the paths of justice,
Proverbs 8:19-21 (in Context) Proverbs 8 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Proverbs 9:9
Instruct the wise and they will be wiser still; teach the righteous and they will add to their learning.
Proverbs 9:8-10 (in Context) Proverbs 9 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Proverbs 10:2
Ill-gotten treasures have no lasting value, but righteousness delivers from death.
Proverbs 10:1-3 (in Context) Proverbs 10 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Proverbs 10:3
The Lord does not let the righteous go hungry, but he thwarts the craving of the wicked.
Proverbs 10:2-4 (in Context) Proverbs 10 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Proverbs 10:6
Blessings crown the head of the righteous, but violence overwhelms the mouth of the wicked.
Proverbs 10:5-7 (in Context) Proverbs 10 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Proverbs 10:7
The name of the righteous is used in blessings, but the name of the wicked will rot.
Proverbs 10:6-8 (in Context) Proverbs 10 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Proverbs 10:11
The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.
Proverbs 10:10-12 (in Context) Proverbs 10 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Proverbs 10:16
The wages of the righteous is life, but the earnings of the wicked are sin and death.
Proverbs 10:15-17 (in Context) Proverbs 10 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Proverbs 10:20
The tongue of the righteous is choice silver, but the heart of the wicked is of little value.
Proverbs 10:19-21 (in Context) Proverbs 10 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Proverbs 10:21
The lips of the righteous nourish many, but fools die for lack of sense.
Proverbs 10:20-22 (in Context) Proverbs 10 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Proverbs 10:24
What the wicked dread will overtake them; what the righteous desire will be granted.
Proverbs 10:23-25 (in Context) Proverbs 10 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Proverbs 10:25
When the storm has swept by, the wicked are gone, but the righteous stand firm forever.
Proverbs 10:24-26 (in Context) Proverbs 10 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Proverbs 10:28
The prospect of the righteous is joy, but the hopes of the wicked come to nothing.
Proverbs 10:27-29 (in Context) Proverbs 10 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Proverbs 10:30
The righteous will never be uprooted, but the wicked will not remain in the land.
Proverbs 10:29-31 (in Context) Proverbs 10 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Proverbs 10:31
From the mouth of the righteous comes the fruit of wisdom, but a perverse tongue will be silenced.
Proverbs 10:30-32 (in Context) Proverbs 10 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Proverbs 10:32
The lips of the righteous know what finds favor, but the mouth of the wicked only what is perverse.
Proverbs 10:31-32 (in Context) Proverbs 10 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Proverbs 11:4
Wealth is worthless in the day of wrath, but righteousness delivers from death.
Proverbs 11:3-5 (in Context) Proverbs 11 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Proverbs 11:5
The righteousness of the blameless makes their paths straight, but the wicked are brought down by their own wickedness.
Proverbs 11:4-6 (in Context) Proverbs 11 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Proverbs 11:6
The righteousness of the upright delivers them, but the unfaithful are trapped by evil desires.
Proverbs 11:5-7 (in Context) Proverbs 11 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Proverbs 11:8
The righteous person is rescued from trouble, and it falls on the wicked instead.
Proverbs 11:7-9 (in Context) Proverbs 11 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Proverbs 11:9
With their mouths the godless destroy their neighbors, but through knowledge the righteous escape.
Proverbs 11:8-10 (in Context) Proverbs 11 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Proverbs 11:10
When the righteous prosper, the city rejoices; when the wicked perish, there are shouts of joy.
Proverbs 11:9-11 (in Context) Proverbs 11 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Proverbs 11:18
A wicked person earns deceptive wages, but the one who sows righteousness reaps a sure reward.
Proverbs 11:17-19 (in Context) Proverbs 11 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Proverbs 11:19
Truly the righteous attain life, but whoever pursues evil finds death.
Proverbs 11:18-20 (in Context) Proverbs 11 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Proverbs 11:21
Be sure of this: The wicked will not go unpunished, but those who are righteous will go free.
Proverbs 11:20-22 (in Context) Proverbs 11 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Proverbs 11:23
The desire of the righteous ends only in good, but the hope of the wicked only in wrath.
Proverbs 11:22-24 (in Context) Proverbs 11 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Proverbs 11:28
Those who trust in their riches will fall, but the righteous will thrive like a green leaf.
Proverbs 11:27-29 (in Context) Proverbs 11 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Proverbs 11:30
The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, and the one who is wise saves lives.
Proverbs 11:29-31 (in Context) Proverbs 11 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Proverbs 11:31
If the righteous receive their due on earth, how much more the ungodly and the sinner!
Proverbs 11:30-31 (in Context) Proverbs 11 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Proverbs 12:3
No one can be established through wickedness, but the righteous cannot be uprooted.
Proverbs 12:2-4 (in Context) Proverbs 12 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Proverbs 12:5
The plans of the righteous are just, but the advice of the wicked is deceitful.
Proverbs 12:4-6 (in Context) Proverbs 12 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Proverbs 12:7
The wicked are overthrown and are no more, but the house of the righteous stands firm.
Proverbs 12:6-8 (in Context) Proverbs 12 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Proverbs 12:10
The righteous care for the needs of their animals, but the kindest acts of the wicked are cruel.
Proverbs 12:9-11 (in Context) Proverbs 12 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Proverbs 12:12
The wicked desire the stronghold of evildoers, but the root of the righteous endures.
Proverbs 12:11-13 (in Context) Proverbs 12 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Proverbs 12:21
No harm overtakes the righteous, but the wicked have their fill of trouble.
Proverbs 12:20-22 (in Context) Proverbs 12 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Proverbs 12:26
The righteous choose their friends carefully, but the way of the wicked leads them astray.
Proverbs 12:25-27 (in Context) Proverbs 12 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Proverbs 12:28
In the way of righteousness there is life; along that path is immortality.
Proverbs 12:27-28 (in Context) Proverbs 12 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Proverbs 13:5
The righteous hate what is false, but the wicked make themselves a stench and bring shame on themselves.
Proverbs 13:4-6 (in Context) Proverbs 13 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Proverbs 13:6
Righteousness guards the person of integrity, but wickedness overthrows the sinner.
Proverbs 13:5-7 (in Context) Proverbs 13 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Proverbs 13:9
The light of the righteous shines brightly, but the lamp of the wicked is snuffed out.
Proverbs 13:8-10 (in Context) Proverbs 13 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Proverbs 13:21
Trouble pursues the sinner, but the righteous are rewarded with good things.
Proverbs 13:20-22 (in Context) Proverbs 13 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Proverbs 13:22
A good person leaves an inheritance for their children’s children, but a sinner’s wealth is stored up for the righteous.
Proverbs 13:21-23 (in Context) Proverbs 13 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Proverbs 13:25
The righteous eat to their hearts’ content, but the stomach of the wicked goes hungry.
Proverbs 13:24-25 (in Context) Proverbs 13 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Proverbs 14:19
Evildoers will bow down in the presence of the good, and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.
Proverbs 14:18-20 (in Context) Proverbs 14 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Proverbs 14:32
When calamity comes, the wicked are brought down, but even in death the righteous seek refuge in God.
Proverbs 14:31-33 (in Context) Proverbs 14 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Proverbs 14:34
Righteousness exalts a nation, but sin condemns any people.
Proverbs 14:33-35 (in Context) Proverbs 14 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Proverbs 15:6
The house of the righteous contains great treasure, but the income of the wicked brings ruin.
Proverbs 15:5-7 (in Context) Proverbs 15 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Proverbs 15:9
The Lord detests the way of the wicked, but he loves those who pursue righteousness.
Proverbs 15:8-10 (in Context) Proverbs 15 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Proverbs 15:28
The heart of the righteous weighs its answers, but the mouth of the wicked gushes evil.
Proverbs 15:27-29 (in Context) Proverbs 15 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Proverbs 15:29
The Lord is far from the wicked, but he hears the prayer of the righteous.
Proverbs 15:28-30 (in Context) Proverbs 15 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Proverbs 16:8
Better a little with righteousness than much gain with injustice.
Proverbs 16:7-9 (in Context) Proverbs 16 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Proverbs 16:12
Kings detest wrongdoing, for a throne is established through righteousness.
Proverbs 16:11-13 (in Context) Proverbs 16 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Proverbs 16:31
Gray hair is a crown of splendor; it is attained in the way of righteousness.
Proverbs 16:30-32 (in Context) Proverbs 16 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Proverbs 18:10
The name of the Lord is a fortified tower; the righteous run to it and are safe.
Proverbs 18:9-11 (in Context) Proverbs 18 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Proverbs 20:7
The righteous lead blameless lives; blessed are their children after them.
Proverbs 20:6-8 (in Context) Proverbs 20 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Proverbs 21:12
The Righteous One takes note of the house of the wicked and brings the wicked to ruin.
Proverbs 21:11-13 (in Context) Proverbs 21 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Proverbs 21:15
When justice is done, it brings joy to the righteous but terror to evildoers.
Proverbs 21:14-16 (in Context) Proverbs 21 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Proverbs 21:18
The wicked become a ransom for the righteous, and the unfaithful for the upright.
Proverbs 21:17-19 (in Context) Proverbs 21 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Proverbs 21:21
Whoever pursues righteousness and love finds life, prosperity and honor.
Proverbs 21:20-22 (in Context) Proverbs 21 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Proverbs 21:26
All day long he craves for more, but the righteous give without sparing.
Proverbs 21:25-27 (in Context) Proverbs 21 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Proverbs 23:24
The father of a righteous child has great joy; a man who fathers a wise son rejoices in him.
Proverbs 23:23-25 (in Context) Proverbs 23 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Proverbs 24:15
[ Saying 27 ] Do not lurk like a thief near the house of the righteous, do not plunder their dwelling place;
Proverbs 24:14-16 (in Context) Proverbs 24 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Proverbs 24:16
for though the righteous fall seven times, they rise again, but the wicked stumble when calamity strikes.
Proverbs 24:15-17 (in Context) Proverbs 24 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Proverbs 25:5
remove wicked officials from the king’s presence, and his throne will be established through righteousness.
Proverbs 25:4-6 (in Context) Proverbs 25 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Proverbs 25:26
Like a muddied spring or a polluted well are the righteous who give way to the wicked.
Proverbs 25:25-27 (in Context) Proverbs 25 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Proverbs 28:1
The wicked flee though no one pursues, but the righteous are as bold as a lion.
Proverbs 28:1-3 (in Context) Proverbs 28 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Proverbs 28:12
When the righteous triumph, there is great elation; but when the wicked rise to power, people go into hiding.
Proverbs 28:11-13 (in Context) Proverbs 28 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Proverbs 28:28
When the wicked rise to power, people go into hiding; but when the wicked perish, the righteous thrive.
Proverbs 28:27-28 (in Context) Proverbs 28 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Proverbs 29:2
When the righteous thrive, the people rejoice; when the wicked rule, the people groan.
Proverbs 29:1-3 (in Context) Proverbs 29 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Proverbs 29:6
Evildoers are snared by their own sin, but the righteous shout for joy and are glad.
Proverbs 29:5-7 (in Context) Proverbs 29 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Proverbs 29:7
The righteous care about justice for the poor, but the wicked have no such concern.
Proverbs 29:6-8 (in Context) Proverbs 29 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Proverbs 29:16
When the wicked thrive, so does sin, but the righteous will see their downfall.
Proverbs 29:15-17 (in Context) Proverbs 29 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Proverbs 29:27
The righteous detest the dishonest; the wicked detest the upright.
Proverbs 29:26-27 (in Context) Proverbs 29 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Ecclesiastes 3:17
I said to myself, “God will bring into judgment both the righteous and the wicked, for there will be a time for every activity, a time to judge every deed.”
Ecclesiastes 3:16-18 (in Context) Ecclesiastes 3 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Ecclesiastes 7:15
In this meaningless life of mine I have seen both of these: the righteous perishing in their righteousness, and the wicked living long in their wickedness.
Ecclesiastes 7:14-16 (in Context) Ecclesiastes 7 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Ecclesiastes 7:20
Indeed, there is no one on earth who is righteous, no one who does what is right and never sins.
Ecclesiastes 7:19-21 (in Context) Ecclesiastes 7 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Ecclesiastes 8:14
There is something else meaningless that occurs on earth: the righteous who get what the wicked deserve, and the wicked who get what the righteous deserve. This too, I say, is meaningless.
Ecclesiastes 8:13-15 (in Context) Ecclesiastes 8 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Ecclesiastes 9:1
[ A Common Destiny for All ] So I reflected on all this and concluded that the righteous and the wise and what they do are in God’s hands, but no one knows whether love or hate awaits them.
Ecclesiastes 9:1-3 (in Context) Ecclesiastes 9 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Ecclesiastes 9:2
All share a common destiny—the righteous and the wicked, the good and the bad, the clean and the unclean, those who offer sacrifices and those who do not. As it is with the good, so with the sinful; as it is with those who take oaths, so with those who are afraid to take them.
Ecclesiastes 9:1-3 (in Context) Ecclesiastes 9 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Isaiah 1:21
See how the faithful city has become a prostitute! She once was full of justice; righteousness used to dwell in her— but now murderers!
Isaiah 1:20-22 (in Context) Isaiah 1 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Isaiah 1:26
I will restore your leaders as in days of old, your rulers as at the beginning. Afterward you will be called the City ofRighteousness, the Faithful City.”
Isaiah 1:25-27 (in Context) Isaiah 1 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Isaiah 1:27
Zion will be delivered with justice, her penitent ones with righteousness.
Isaiah 1:26-28 (in Context) Isaiah 1 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Isaiah 3:10
Tell the righteous it will be well with them, for they will enjoy the fruit of their deeds.
Isaiah 3:9-11 (in Context) Isaiah 3 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Isaiah 5:7
The vineyard of the Lord Almighty is the nation of Israel, and the people of Judah are the vines he delighted in. And he looked for justice, but saw bloodshed; for righteousness, but heard cries of distress.
Isaiah 5:6-8 (in Context) Isaiah 5 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Isaiah 5:16
But the Lord Almighty will be exalted by his justice, and the holy God will be proved holy by his righteous acts.
Isaiah 5:15-17 (in Context) Isaiah 5 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Isaiah 9:7
Of the greatness of his government and peace there will be no end. He will reign on David’s throne and over his kingdom, establishing and upholding it with justice and righteousness from that time on and forever. The zeal of theLord Almighty will accomplish this.
Isaiah 9:6-8 (in Context) Isaiah 9 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Isaiah 10:22
Though your people be like the sand by the sea, Israel, only a remnant will return. Destruction has been decreed, overwhelming and righteous.
Isaiah 10:21-23 (in Context) Isaiah 10 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Isaiah 11:4
but with righteousness he will judge the needy, with justice he will give decisions for the poor of the earth. He will strike the earth with the rod of his mouth; with the breath of his lips he will slay the wicked.
Isaiah 11:3-5 (in Context) Isaiah 11 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Isaiah 11:5
Righteousness will be his belt and faithfulness the sash around his waist.
Isaiah 11:4-6 (in Context) Isaiah 11 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Isaiah 16:5
In love a throne will be established; in faithfulness a man will sit on it— one from the house of David— one who in judging seeks justice and speeds the cause of righteousness.
Isaiah 16:4-6 (in Context) Isaiah 16 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Isaiah 24:16
From the ends of the earth we hear singing: “Glory to the Righteous One.” But I said, “I waste away, I waste away! Woe to me! The treacherous betray! With treachery the treacherous betray!”
Isaiah 24:15-17 (in Context) Isaiah 24 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Isaiah 26:2
Open the gates that the righteous nation may enter, the nation that keeps faith.
Isaiah 26:1-3 (in Context) Isaiah 26 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Isaiah 26:7
The path of the righteous is level; you, the Upright One, make the way of the righteous smooth.
Isaiah 26:6-8 (in Context) Isaiah 26 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Isaiah 26:9
My soul yearns for you in the night; in the morning my spirit longs for you. When your judgments come upon the earth, the people of the world learn righteousness.
Isaiah 26:8-10 (in Context) Isaiah 26 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Isaiah 26:10
But when grace is shown to the wicked, they do not learn righteousness; even in a land of uprightness they go on doing evil and do not regard the majesty of the Lord.
Isaiah 26:9-11 (in Context) Isaiah 26 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Isaiah 28:17
I will make justice the measuring line and righteousness the plumb line; hail will sweep away your refuge, the lie, and water will overflow your hiding place.
Isaiah 28:16-18 (in Context) Isaiah 28 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Isaiah 32:1
[ The Kingdom of Righteousness ] See, a king will reign in righteousness and rulers will rule with justice.
Isaiah 32:1-3 (in Context) Isaiah 32 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Isaiah 32:16
The Lord’s justice will dwell in the desert, his righteousness live in the fertile field.
Isaiah 32:15-17 (in Context) Isaiah 32 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Isaiah 32:17
The fruit of that righteousness will be peace; its effect will be quietness and confidence forever.
Isaiah 32:16-18 (in Context) Isaiah 32 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Isaiah 33:5
The Lord is exalted, for he dwells on high; he will fill Zion with his justice and righteousness.
Isaiah 33:4-6 (in Context) Isaiah 33 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Isaiah 33:15
Those who walk righteously and speak what is right, who reject gain from extortion and keep their hands from accepting bribes, who stop their ears against plots of murder and shut their eyes against contemplating evil--
Isaiah 33:14-16 (in Context) Isaiah 33 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Isaiah 41:2
“Who has stirred up one from the east, calling him in righteousness to his service? He hands nations over to him and subdues kings before him. He turns them to dust with his sword, to windblown chaff with his bow.
Isaiah 41:1-3 (in Context) Isaiah 41 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Isaiah 41:10
So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.
Isaiah 41:9-11 (in Context) Isaiah 41 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Isaiah 42:6
“I, the Lord, have called you in righteousness; I will take hold of your hand. I will keep you and will make you to be a covenant for the people and a light for the Gentiles,
Isaiah 42:5-7 (in Context) Isaiah 42 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Isaiah 42:21
It pleased the Lord for the sake of his righteousness to make his law great and glorious.
Isaiah 42:20-22 (in Context) Isaiah 42 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Isaiah 45:8
“You heavens above, rain down my righteousness; let the clouds shower it down. Let the earth open wide, let salvation spring up, let righteousness flourish with it; I, the Lord, have created it.
Isaiah 45:7-9 (in Context) Isaiah 45 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Isaiah 45:13
I will raise up Cyrus in my righteousness: I will make all his ways straight. He will rebuild my city and set my exiles free, but not for a price or reward, says the Lord Almighty.”
Isaiah 45:12-14 (in Context) Isaiah 45 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Isaiah 45:21
Declare what is to be, present it— let them take counsel together. Who foretold this long ago, who declared it from the distant past? Was it not I, the Lord? And there is no God apart from me, a righteous God and a Savior; there is none but me.
Isaiah 45:20-22 (in Context) Isaiah 45 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Isaiah 46:12
Listen to me, you stubborn-hearted, you who are now far from my righteousness.
Isaiah 46:11-13 (in Context) Isaiah 46 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Isaiah 46:13
I am bringing my righteousness near, it is not far away; and my salvation will not be delayed. I will grant salvation to Zion, my splendor to Israel.
Isaiah 46:12-13 (in Context) Isaiah 46 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Isaiah 48:1
[ Stubborn Israel ] “Listen to this, you descendants of Jacob, you who are called by the name of Israel and come from the line of Judah, you who take oaths in the name of the Lord and invoke the God of Israel— but not in truth orrighteousness--
Isaiah 48:1-3 (in Context) Isaiah 48 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Isaiah 51:1
[ Everlasting Salvation for Zion ] “Listen to me, you who pursue righteousness and who seek the Lord: Look to the rock from which you were cut and to the quarry from which you were hewn;
Isaiah 51:1-3 (in Context) Isaiah 51 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Isaiah 51:5
My righteousness draws near speedily, my salvation is on the way, and my arm will bring justice to the nations. The islands will look to me and wait in hope for my arm.
Isaiah 51:4-6 (in Context) Isaiah 51 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Isaiah 51:6
Lift up your eyes to the heavens, look at the earth beneath; the heavens will vanish like smoke, the earth will wear out like a garment and its inhabitants die like flies. But my salvation will last forever, my righteousness will never fail.
Isaiah 51:5-7 (in Context) Isaiah 51 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Isaiah 51:8
For the moth will eat them up like a garment; the worm will devour them like wool. But my righteousness will last forever, my salvation through all generations.”
Isaiah 51:7-9 (in Context) Isaiah 51 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Isaiah 53:11
After he has suffered, he will see the light of life and be satisfied; by his knowledge my righteous servant will justify many, and he will bear their iniquities.
Isaiah 53:10-12 (in Context) Isaiah 53 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Isaiah 54:14
In righteousness you will be established: Tyranny will be far from you; you will have nothing to fear. Terror will be far removed; it will not come near you.
Isaiah 54:13-15 (in Context) Isaiah 54 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Isaiah 56:1
[ Salvation for Others ] This is what the Lord says: “Maintain justice and do what is right, for my salvation is close at hand and my righteousness will soon be revealed.
Isaiah 56:1-3 (in Context) Isaiah 56 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Isaiah 57:1
The righteous perish, and no one takes it to heart; the devout are taken away, and no one understands that therighteous are taken away to be spared from evil.
Isaiah 57:1-3 (in Context) Isaiah 57 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Isaiah 57:12
I will expose your righteousness and your works, and they will not benefit you.
Isaiah 57:11-13 (in Context) Isaiah 57 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Isaiah 58:8
Then your light will break forth like the dawn, and your healing will quickly appear; then your righteousness will go before you, and the glory of the Lord will be your rear guard.
Isaiah 58:7-9 (in Context) Isaiah 58 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Isaiah 59:9
So justice is far from us, and righteousness does not reach us. We look for light, but all is darkness; for brightness, but we walk in deep shadows.
Isaiah 59:8-10 (in Context) Isaiah 59 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Isaiah 59:14
So justice is driven back, and righteousness stands at a distance; truth has stumbled in the streets, honesty cannot enter.
Isaiah 59:13-15 (in Context) Isaiah 59 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Isaiah 59:16
He saw that there was no one, he was appalled that there was no one to intervene; so his own arm achieved salvation for him, and his own righteousness sustained him.
Isaiah 59:15-17 (in Context) Isaiah 59 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Isaiah 59:17
He put on righteousness as his breastplate, and the helmet of salvation on his head; he put on the garments of vengeance and wrapped himself in zeal as in a cloak.
Isaiah 59:16-18 (in Context) Isaiah 59 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Isaiah 60:21
Then all your people will be righteous and they will possess the land forever. They are the shoot I have planted, the work of my hands, for the display of my splendor.
Isaiah 60:20-22 (in Context) Isaiah 60 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Isaiah 61:3
and provide for those who grieve in Zion— to bestow on them a crown of beauty instead of ashes, the oil of joy instead of mourning, and a garment of praise instead of a spirit of despair. They will be called oaks of righteousness, a planting of the Lord for the display of his splendor.
Isaiah 61:2-4 (in Context) Isaiah 61 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Isaiah 61:10
I delight greatly in the Lord; my soul rejoices in my God. For he has clothed me with garments of salvation and arrayed me in a robe of his righteousness, as a bridegroom adorns his head like a priest, and as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.
Isaiah 61:9-11 (in Context) Isaiah 61 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Isaiah 61:11
For as the soil makes the sprout come up and a garden causes seeds to grow, so the Sovereign Lord will makerighteousness and praise spring up before all nations.
Isaiah 61:10-11 (in Context) Isaiah 61 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Isaiah 64:6
All of us have become like one who is unclean, and all our righteous acts are like filthy rags; we all shrivel up like a leaf, and like the wind our sins sweep us away.
Isaiah 64:5-7 (in Context) Isaiah 64 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Jeremiah 3:11
The Lord said to me, “Faithless Israel is more righteous than unfaithful Judah.
Jeremiah 3:10-12 (in Context) Jeremiah 3 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Jeremiah 4:2
and if in a truthful, just and righteous way you swear, ‘As surely as the Lord lives,’ then the nations will invoke blessings by him and in him they will boast.”
Jeremiah 4:1-3 (in Context) Jeremiah 4 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Jeremiah 9:24
but let the one who boasts boast about this: that they have the understanding to know me, that I am the Lord, who exercises kindness, justice and righteousness on earth, for in these I delight,” declares the Lord.
Jeremiah 9:23-25 (in Context) Jeremiah 9 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Jeremiah 11:20
But you, Lord Almighty, who judge righteously and test the heart and mind, let me see your vengeance on them, for to you I have committed my cause.
Jeremiah 11:19-21 (in Context) Jeremiah 11 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Jeremiah 12:1
[ Jeremiah’s Complaint ] You are always righteous, Lord, when I bring a case before you. Yet I would speak with you about your justice: Why does the way of the wicked prosper? Why do all the faithless live at ease?
Jeremiah 12:1-3 (in Context) Jeremiah 12 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Jeremiah 20:12
Lord Almighty, you who examine the righteous and probe the heart and mind, let me see your vengeance on them, for to you I have committed my cause.
Jeremiah 20:11-13 (in Context) Jeremiah 20 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Jeremiah 23:1
[ The Righteous Branch ] “Woe to the shepherds who are destroying and scattering the sheep of my pasture!” declares the Lord.
Jeremiah 23:1-3 (in Context) Jeremiah 23 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Jeremiah 23:5
“The days are coming,” declares the Lord, “when I will raise up for David a righteous Branch, a King who will reign wisely and do what is just and right in the land.
Jeremiah 23:4-6 (in Context) Jeremiah 23 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Jeremiah 23:6
In his days Judah will be saved and Israel will live in safety. This is the name by which he will be called: The Lord OurRighteous Savior.
Jeremiah 23:5-7 (in Context) Jeremiah 23 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Jeremiah 33:15
“‘In those days and at that time I will make a righteous Branch sprout from David’s line; he will do what is just and right in the land.
Jeremiah 33:14-16 (in Context) Jeremiah 33 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Jeremiah 33:16
In those days Judah will be saved and Jerusalem will live in safety. This is the name by which it will be called: The LordOur Righteous Savior.’
Jeremiah 33:15-17 (in Context) Jeremiah 33 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Lamentations 1:18
“The Lord is righteous, yet I rebelled against his command. Listen, all you peoples; look on my suffering. My young men and young women have gone into exile.
Lamentations 1:17-19 (in Context) Lamentations 1 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Lamentations 4:13
But it happened because of the sins of her prophets and the iniquities of her priests, who shed within her the blood of the righteous.
Lamentations 4:12-14 (in Context) Lamentations 4 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Ezekiel 3:20
“Again, when a righteous person turns from their righteousness and does evil, and I put a stumbling block before them, they will die. Since you did not warn them, they will die for their sin. The righteous things that person did will not be remembered, and I will hold you accountable for their blood.
Ezekiel 3:19-21 (in Context) Ezekiel 3 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Ezekiel 3:21
But if you do warn the righteous person not to sin and they do not sin, they will surely live because they took warning, and you will have saved yourself.”
Ezekiel 3:20-22 (in Context) Ezekiel 3 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Ezekiel 13:22
Because you disheartened the righteous with your lies, when I had brought them no grief, and because you encouraged the wicked not to turn from their evil ways and so save their lives,
Ezekiel 13:21-23 (in Context) Ezekiel 13 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Ezekiel 14:14
even if these three men—Noah, Daniel and Job—were in it, they could save only themselves by their righteousness, declares the Sovereign Lord.
Ezekiel 14:13-15 (in Context) Ezekiel 14 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Ezekiel 14:20
as surely as I live, declares the Sovereign Lord, even if Noah, Daniel and Job were in it, they could save neither son nor daughter. They would save only themselves by their righteousness.
Ezekiel 14:19-21 (in Context) Ezekiel 14 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Ezekiel 16:51
Samaria did not commit half the sins you did. You have done more detestable things than they, and have made your sisters seem righteous by all these things you have done.
Ezekiel 16:50-52 (in Context) Ezekiel 16 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Ezekiel 16:52
Bear your disgrace, for you have furnished some justification for your sisters. Because your sins were more vile than theirs, they appear more righteous than you. So then, be ashamed and bear your disgrace, for you have made your sisters appear righteous.
Ezekiel 16:51-53 (in Context) Ezekiel 16 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Ezekiel 18:5
“Suppose there is a righteous man who does what is just and right.
Ezekiel 18:4-6 (in Context) Ezekiel 18 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Ezekiel 18:9
He follows my decrees and faithfully keeps my laws. That man is righteous; he will surely live, declares the SovereignLord.
Ezekiel 18:8-10 (in Context) Ezekiel 18 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Ezekiel 18:20
The one who sins is the one who will die. The child will not share the guilt of the parent, nor will the parent share the guilt of the child. The righteousness of the righteous will be credited to them, and the wickedness of the wicked will be charged against them.
Ezekiel 18:19-21 (in Context) Ezekiel 18 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Ezekiel 18:22
None of the offenses they have committed will be remembered against them. Because of the righteous things they have done, they will live.
Ezekiel 18:21-23 (in Context) Ezekiel 18 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Ezekiel 18:24
“But if a righteous person turns from their righteousness and commits sin and does the same detestable things the wicked person does, will they live? None of the righteous things that person has done will be remembered. Because of the unfaithfulness they are guilty of and because of the sins they have committed, they will die.
Ezekiel 18:23-25 (in Context) Ezekiel 18 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Ezekiel 18:26
If a righteous person turns from their righteousness and commits sin, they will die for it; because of the sin they have committed they will die.
Ezekiel 18:25-27 (in Context) Ezekiel 18 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Ezekiel 21:3
and say to her: ‘This is what the Lord says: I am against you. I will draw my sword from its sheath and cut off from you both the righteous and the wicked.
Ezekiel 21:2-4 (in Context) Ezekiel 21 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Ezekiel 21:4
Because I am going to cut off the righteous and the wicked, my sword will be unsheathed against everyone from south to north.
Ezekiel 21:3-5 (in Context) Ezekiel 21 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Ezekiel 23:45
But righteous judges will sentence them to the punishment of women who commit adultery and shed blood, because they are adulterous and blood is on their hands.
Ezekiel 23:44-46 (in Context) Ezekiel 23 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Ezekiel 33:12
“Therefore, son of man, say to your people, ‘If someone who is righteous disobeys, that person’s formerrighteousness will count for nothing. And if someone who is wicked repents, that person’s former wickedness will not bring condemnation. The righteous person who sins will not be allowed to live even though they were formerlyrighteous.’
Ezekiel 33:11-13 (in Context) Ezekiel 33 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Ezekiel 33:13
If I tell a righteous person that they will surely live, but then they trust in their righteousness and do evil, none of the righteous things that person has done will be remembered; they will die for the evil they have done.
Ezekiel 33:12-14 (in Context) Ezekiel 33 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Ezekiel 33:18
If a righteous person turns from their righteousness and does evil, they will die for it.
Ezekiel 33:17-19 (in Context) Ezekiel 33 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Daniel 9:7
“Lord, you are righteous, but this day we are covered with shame—the people of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem and all Israel, both near and far, in all the countries where you have scattered us because of our unfaithfulness to you.
Daniel 9:6-8 (in Context) Daniel 9 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Daniel 9:14
The Lord did not hesitate to bring the disaster on us, for the Lord our God is righteous in everything he does; yet we have not obeyed him.
Daniel 9:13-15 (in Context) Daniel 9 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Daniel 9:16
Lord, in keeping with all your righteous acts, turn away your anger and your wrath from Jerusalem, your city, your holy hill. Our sins and the iniquities of our ancestors have made Jerusalem and your people an object of scorn to all those around us.
Daniel 9:15-17 (in Context) Daniel 9 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Daniel 9:18
Give ear, our God, and hear; open your eyes and see the desolation of the city that bears your Name. We do not make requests of you because we are righteous, but because of your great mercy.
Daniel 9:17-19 (in Context) Daniel 9 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Daniel 9:24
“Seventy ‘sevens’ are decreed for your people and your holy city to finish transgression, to put an end to sin, to atone for wickedness, to bring in everlasting righteousness, to seal up vision and prophecy and to anoint the Most Holy Place.
Daniel 9:23-25 (in Context) Daniel 9 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Daniel 12:3
Those who are wise will shine like the brightness of the heavens, and those who lead many to righteousness, like the stars for ever and ever.
Daniel 12:2-4 (in Context) Daniel 12 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Hosea 2:19
I will betroth you to me forever; I will betroth you in righteousness and justice, in love and compassion.
Hosea 2:18-20 (in Context) Hosea 2 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Hosea 10:12
Sow righteousness for yourselves, reap the fruit of unfailing love, and break up your unplowed ground; for it is time to seek the Lord, until he comes and showers his righteousness on you.
Hosea 10:11-13 (in Context) Hosea 10 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Hosea 14:9
Who is wise? Let them realize these things. Who is discerning? Let them understand. The ways of the Lord are right; the righteous walk in them, but the rebellious stumble in them.
Hosea 14:8-9 (in Context) Hosea 14 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Amos 5:7
There are those who turn justice into bitterness and cast righteousness to the ground.
Amos 5:6-8 (in Context) Amos 5 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Amos 5:24
But let justice roll on like a river, righteousness like a never-failing stream!
Amos 5:23-25 (in Context) Amos 5 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Amos 6:12
Do horses run on the rocky crags? Does one plow the sea with oxen? But you have turned justice into poison and the fruit of righteousness into bitterness--
Amos 6:11-13 (in Context) Amos 6 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Micah 6:5
My people, remember what Balak king of Moab plotted and what Balaam son of Beor answered. Remember your journey from Shittim to Gilgal, that you may know the righteous acts of the Lord.”
Micah 6:4-6 (in Context) Micah 6 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Micah 7:9
Because I have sinned against him, I will bear the Lord’s wrath, until he pleads my case and upholds my cause. He will bring me out into the light; I will see his righteousness.
Micah 7:8-10 (in Context) Micah 7 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Habakkuk 1:4
Therefore the law is paralyzed, and justice never prevails. The wicked hem in the righteous, so that justice is perverted.
Habakkuk 1:3-5 (in Context) Habakkuk 1 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Habakkuk 1:13
Your eyes are too pure to look on evil; you cannot tolerate wrongdoing. Why then do you tolerate the treacherous? Why are you silent while the wicked swallow up those more righteous than themselves?
Habakkuk 1:12-14 (in Context) Habakkuk 1 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Habakkuk 2:4
“See, the enemy is puffed up; his desires are not upright— but the righteous person will live by his faithfulness--
Habakkuk 2:3-5 (in Context) Habakkuk 2 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Zephaniah 2:3
Seek the Lord, all you humble of the land, you who do what he commands. Seek righteousness, seek humility; perhaps you will be sheltered on the day of the Lord’s anger.
Zephaniah 2:2-4 (in Context) Zephaniah 2 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Zephaniah 3:5
The Lord within her is righteous; he does no wrong. Morning by morning he dispenses his justice, and every new day he does not fail, yet the unrighteous know no shame.
Zephaniah 3:4-6 (in Context) Zephaniah 3 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Zechariah 8:8
I will bring them back to live in Jerusalem; they will be my people, and I will be faithful and righteous to them as their God.”
Zechariah 8:7-9 (in Context) Zechariah 8 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Zechariah 9:9
[ The Coming of Zion’s King ] Rejoice greatly, Daughter Zion! Shout, Daughter Jerusalem! See, your king comes to you,righteous and victorious, lowly and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey.
Zechariah 9:8-10 (in Context) Zechariah 9 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Malachi 3:3
He will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver; he will purify the Levites and refine them like gold and silver. Then the Lordwill have men who will bring offerings in righteousness,
Malachi 3:2-4 (in Context) Malachi 3 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Malachi 3:18
And you will again see the distinction between the righteous and the wicked, between those who serve God and those who do not.
Malachi 3:17-18 (in Context) Malachi 3 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Malachi 4:2
But for you who revere my name, the sun of righteousness will rise with healing in its rays. And you will go out and frolic like well-fed calves.
Malachi 4:1-3 (in Context) Malachi 4 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Matthew 3:15
Jesus replied, “Let it be so now; it is proper for us to do this to fulfill all righteousness.” Then John consented.
Matthew 3:14-16 (in Context) Matthew 3 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Matthew 5:6
Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.
Matthew 5:5-7 (in Context) Matthew 5 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Matthew 5:10
Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Matthew 5:9-11 (in Context) Matthew 5 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Matthew 5:20
For I tell you that unless your righteousness surpasses that of the Pharisees and the teachers of the law, you will certainly not enter the kingdom of heaven.
Matthew 5:19-21 (in Context) Matthew 5 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Matthew 5:45
that you may be children of your Father in heaven. He causes his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous.
Matthew 5:44-46 (in Context) Matthew 5 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Matthew 6:1
[ Giving to the Needy ] “Be careful not to practice your righteousness in front of others to be seen by them. If you do, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven.
Matthew 6:1-3 (in Context) Matthew 6 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Matthew 6:33
But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.
Matthew 6:32-34 (in Context) Matthew 6 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Matthew 9:13
But go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice.’ For I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.”
Matthew 9:12-14 (in Context) Matthew 9 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Matthew 10:41
Whoever welcomes a prophet as a prophet will receive a prophet’s reward, and whoever welcomes a righteous person as a righteous person will receive a righteous person’s reward.
Matthew 10:40-42 (in Context) Matthew 10 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Matthew 13:17
For truly I tell you, many prophets and righteous people longed to see what you see but did not see it, and to hear what you hear but did not hear it.
Matthew 13:16-18 (in Context) Matthew 13 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Matthew 13:43
Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Whoever has ears, let them hear.
Matthew 13:42-44 (in Context) Matthew 13 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Matthew 13:49
This is how it will be at the end of the age. The angels will come and separate the wicked from the righteous
Matthew 13:48-50 (in Context) Matthew 13 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Matthew 21:32
For John came to you to show you the way of righteousness, and you did not believe him, but the tax collectors and the prostitutes did. And even after you saw this, you did not repent and believe him.
Matthew 21:31-33 (in Context) Matthew 21 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Matthew 23:28
In the same way, on the outside you appear to people as righteous but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness.
Matthew 23:27-29 (in Context) Matthew 23 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Matthew 23:29
“Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You build tombs for the prophets and decorate the graves of the righteous.
Matthew 23:28-30 (in Context) Matthew 23 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Matthew 23:35
And so upon you will come all the righteous blood that has been shed on earth, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zechariah son of Berekiah, whom you murdered between the temple and the altar.
Matthew 23:34-36 (in Context) Matthew 23 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Matthew 25:37
“Then the righteous will answer him, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink?
Matthew 25:36-38 (in Context) Matthew 25 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Matthew 25:46
“Then they will go away to eternal punishment, but the righteous to eternal life.”
Matthew 25:45-46 (in Context) Matthew 25 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Mark 2:17
On hearing this, Jesus said to them, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. I have not come to call therighteous, but sinners.”
Mark 2:16-18 (in Context) Mark 2 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Mark 6:20
because Herod feared John and protected him, knowing him to be a righteous and holy man. When Herod heard John, he was greatly puzzled; yet he liked to listen to him.
Mark 6:19-21 (in Context) Mark 6 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Luke 1:6
Both of them were righteous in the sight of God, observing all the Lord’s commands and decrees blamelessly.
Luke 1:5-7 (in Context) Luke 1 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Luke 1:17
And he will go on before the Lord, in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the parents to their children and the disobedient to the wisdom of the righteous—to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.”
Luke 1:16-18 (in Context) Luke 1 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Luke 1:75
in holiness and righteousness before him all our days.
Luke 1:74-76 (in Context) Luke 1 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Luke 2:25
Now there was a man in Jerusalem called Simeon, who was righteous and devout. He was waiting for the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was on him.
Luke 2:24-26 (in Context) Luke 2 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Luke 5:32
I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.”
Luke 5:31-33 (in Context) Luke 5 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Luke 14:14
and you will be blessed. Although they cannot repay you, you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteous.”
Luke 14:13-15 (in Context) Luke 14 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Luke 15:7
I tell you that in the same way there will be more rejoicing in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who do not need to repent.
Luke 15:6-8 (in Context) Luke 15 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Luke 18:9
[ The Parable of the Pharisee and the Tax Collector ] To some who were confident of their own righteousness and looked down on everyone else, Jesus told this parable:
Luke 18:8-10 (in Context) Luke 18 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Luke 18:14
“I tell you that this man, rather than the other, went home justified before God. For all those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.”
Luke 18:13-15 (in Context) Luke 18 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Luke 23:47
The centurion, seeing what had happened, praised God and said, “Surely this was a righteous man.”
Luke 23:46-48 (in Context) Luke 23 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - John 16:8
When he comes, he will prove the world to be in the wrong about sin and righteousness and judgment:
John 16:7-9 (in Context) John 16 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - John 16:10
about righteousness, because I am going to the Father, where you can see me no longer;
John 16:9-11 (in Context) John 16 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - John 17:25
“Righteous Father, though the world does not know you, I know you, and they know that you have sent me.
John 17:24-26 (in Context) John 17 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Acts 3:14
You disowned the Holy and Righteous One and asked that a murderer be released to you.
Acts 3:13-15 (in Context) Acts 3 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Acts 7:52
Was there ever a prophet your ancestors did not persecute? They even killed those who predicted the coming of theRighteous One. And now you have betrayed and murdered him--
Acts 7:51-53 (in Context) Acts 7 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Acts 10:22
The men replied, “We have come from Cornelius the centurion. He is a righteous and God-fearing man, who is respected by all the Jewish people. A holy angel told him to ask you to come to his house so that he could hear what you have to say.”
Acts 10:21-23 (in Context) Acts 10 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Acts 22:14
“Then he said: ‘The God of our ancestors has chosen you to know his will and to see the Righteous One and to hear words from his mouth.
Acts 22:13-15 (in Context) Acts 22 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Acts 24:15
and I have the same hope in God as these men themselves have, that there will be a resurrection of both therighteous and the wicked.
Acts 24:14-16 (in Context) Acts 24 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Acts 24:25
As Paul talked about righteousness, self-control and the judgment to come, Felix was afraid and said, “That’s enough for now! You may leave. When I find it convenient, I will send for you.”
Acts 24:24-26 (in Context) Acts 24 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Romans 1:17
For in the gospel the righteousness of God is revealed—a righteousness that is by faith from first to last, just as it is written: “The righteous will live by faith.”
Romans 1:16-18 (in Context) Romans 1 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Romans 1:32
Although they know God’s righteous decree that those who do such things deserve death, they not only continue to do these very things but also approve of those who practice them.
Romans 1:31-32 (in Context) Romans 1 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Romans 2:1
[ God’s Righteous Judgment ] You, therefore, have no excuse, you who pass judgment on someone else, for at whatever point you judge another, you are condemning yourself, because you who pass judgment do the same things.
Romans 2:1-3 (in Context) Romans 2 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Romans 2:5
But because of your stubbornness and your unrepentant heart, you are storing up wrath against yourself for the day of God’s wrath, when his righteous judgment will be revealed.
Romans 2:4-6 (in Context) Romans 2 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Romans 2:13
For it is not those who hear the law who are righteous in God’s sight, but it is those who obey the law who will be declared righteous.
Romans 2:12-14 (in Context) Romans 2 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Romans 3:5
But if our unrighteousness brings out God’s righteousness more clearly, what shall we say? That God is unjust in bringing his wrath on us? (I am using a human argument.)
Romans 3:4-6 (in Context) Romans 3 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Romans 3:9
[ No One Is Righteous ] What shall we conclude then? Do we have any advantage? Not at all! For we have already made the charge that Jews and Gentiles alike are all under the power of sin.
Romans 3:8-10 (in Context) Romans 3 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Romans 3:10
As it is written: “There is no one righteous, not even one;
Romans 3:9-11 (in Context) Romans 3 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Romans 3:20
Therefore no one will be declared righteous in God’s sight by the works of the law; rather, through the law we become conscious of our sin.
Romans 3:19-21 (in Context) Romans 3 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Romans 3:21
[ Righteousness Through Faith ] But now apart from the law the righteousness of God has been made known, to which the Law and the Prophets testify.
Romans 3:20-22 (in Context) Romans 3 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Romans 3:22
This righteousness is given through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe. There is no difference between Jew and Gentile,
Romans 3:21-23 (in Context) Romans 3 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Romans 3:24
and all are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus.
Romans 3:23-25 (in Context) Romans 3 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Romans 3:25
God presented Christ as a sacrifice of atonement, through the shedding of his blood—to be received by faith. He did this to demonstrate his righteousness, because in his forbearance he had left the sins committed beforehand unpunished--
Romans 3:24-26 (in Context) Romans 3 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Romans 3:26
he did it to demonstrate his righteousness at the present time, so as to be just and the one who justifies those who have faith in Jesus.
Romans 3:25-27 (in Context) Romans 3 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Romans 3:28
For we maintain that a person is justified by faith apart from the works of the law.
Romans 3:27-29 (in Context) Romans 3 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Romans 4:1
[ Abraham Justified by Faith ] What then shall we say that Abraham, our forefather according to the flesh, discovered in this matter?
Romans 4:1-3 (in Context) Romans 4 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Romans 4:2
If, in fact, Abraham was justified by works, he had something to boast about—but not before God.
Romans 4:1-3 (in Context) Romans 4 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Romans 4:3
What does Scripture say? “Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness.”
Romans 4:2-4 (in Context) Romans 4 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Romans 4:5
However, to the one who does not work but trusts God who justifies the ungodly, their faith is credited asrighteousness.
Romans 4:4-6 (in Context) Romans 4 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Romans 4:6
David says the same thing when he speaks of the blessedness of the one to whom God credits righteousness apart from works:
Romans 4:5-7 (in Context) Romans 4 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Romans 4:9
Is this blessedness only for the circumcised, or also for the uncircumcised? We have been saying that Abraham’s faith was credited to him as righteousness.
Romans 4:8-10 (in Context) Romans 4 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Romans 4:11
And he received circumcision as a sign, a seal of the righteousness that he had by faith while he was still uncircumcised. So then, he is the father of all who believe but have not been circumcised, in order that righteousness might be credited to them.
Romans 4:10-12 (in Context) Romans 4 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Romans 4:13
It was not through the law that Abraham and his offspring received the promise that he would be heir of the world, but through the righteousness that comes by faith.
Romans 4:12-14 (in Context) Romans 4 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Romans 4:22
This is why “it was credited to him as righteousness.”
Romans 4:21-23 (in Context) Romans 4 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Romans 4:24
but also for us, to whom God will credit righteousness—for us who believe in him who raised Jesus our Lord from the dead.
Romans 4:23-25 (in Context) Romans 4 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Romans 5:1
[ Peace and Hope ] Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ,
Romans 5:1-3 (in Context) Romans 5 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Romans 5:7
Very rarely will anyone die for a righteous person, though for a good person someone might possibly dare to die.
Romans 5:6-8 (in Context) Romans 5 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Romans 5:9
Since we have now been justified by his blood, how much more shall we be saved from God’s wrath through him!
Romans 5:8-10 (in Context) Romans 5 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Romans 5:17
For if, by the trespass of the one man, death reigned through that one man, how much more will those who receive God’s abundant provision of grace and of the gift of righteousness reign in life through the one man, Jesus Christ!
Romans 5:16-18 (in Context) Romans 5 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Romans 5:18
Consequently, just as one trespass resulted in condemnation for all people, so also one righteous act resulted in justification and life for all people.
Romans 5:17-19 (in Context) Romans 5 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Romans 5:19
For just as through the disobedience of the one man the many were made sinners, so also through the obedience of the one man the many will be made righteous.
Romans 5:18-20 (in Context) Romans 5 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Romans 5:21
so that, just as sin reigned in death, so also grace might reign through righteousness to bring eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Romans 5:20-21 (in Context) Romans 5 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Romans 6:13
Do not offer any part of yourself to sin as an instrument of wickedness, but rather offer yourselves to God as those who have been brought from death to life; and offer every part of yourself to him as an instrument of righteousness.
Romans 6:12-14 (in Context) Romans 6 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Romans 6:15
[ Slaves to Righteousness ] What then? Shall we sin because we are not under the law but under grace? By no means!
Romans 6:14-16 (in Context) Romans 6 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Romans 6:16
Don’t you know that when you offer yourselves to someone as obedient slaves, you are slaves of the one you obey—whether you are slaves to sin, which leads to death, or to obedience, which leads to righteousness?
Romans 6:15-17 (in Context) Romans 6 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Romans 6:18
You have been set free from sin and have become slaves to righteousness.
Romans 6:17-19 (in Context) Romans 6 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Romans 6:19
I am using an example from everyday life because of your human limitations. Just as you used to offer yourselves as slaves to impurity and to ever-increasing wickedness, so now offer yourselves as slaves to righteousness leading to holiness.
Romans 6:18-20 (in Context) Romans 6 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Romans 6:20
When you were slaves to sin, you were free from the control of righteousness.
Romans 6:19-21 (in Context) Romans 6 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Romans 7:12
So then, the law is holy, and the commandment is holy, righteous and good.
Romans 7:11-13 (in Context) Romans 7 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Romans 8:4
in order that the righteous requirement of the law might be fully met in us, who do not live according to the flesh but according to the Spirit.
Romans 8:3-5 (in Context) Romans 8 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Romans 8:10
But if Christ is in you, then even though your body is subject to death because of sin, the Spirit gives life because ofrighteousness.
Romans 8:9-11 (in Context) Romans 8 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Romans 8:30
And those he predestined, he also called; those he called, he also justified; those he justified, he also glorified.
Romans 8:29-31 (in Context) Romans 8 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Romans 9:30
[ Israel’s Unbelief ] What then shall we say? That the Gentiles, who did not pursue righteousness, have obtained it, arighteousness that is by faith;
Romans 9:29-31 (in Context) Romans 9 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Romans 9:31
but the people of Israel, who pursued the law as the way of righteousness, have not attained their goal.
Romans 9:30-32 (in Context) Romans 9 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Romans 10:3
Since they did not know the righteousness of God and sought to establish their own, they did not submit to God’srighteousness.
Romans 10:2-4 (in Context) Romans 10 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Romans 10:4
Christ is the culmination of the law so that there may be righteousness for everyone who believes.
Romans 10:3-5 (in Context) Romans 10 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Romans 10:5
Moses writes this about the righteousness that is by the law: “The person who does these things will live by them.”
Romans 10:4-6 (in Context) Romans 10 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Romans 10:6
But the righteousness that is by faith says: “Do not say in your heart, ‘Who will ascend into heaven?’” (that is, to bring Christ down)
Romans 10:5-7 (in Context) Romans 10 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Romans 10:10
For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you profess your faith and are saved.
Romans 10:9-11 (in Context) Romans 10 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Romans 14:17
For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking, but of righteousness, peace and joy in the Holy Spirit,
Romans 14:16-18 (in Context) Romans 14 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - 1 Corinthians 1:30
It is because of him that you are in Christ Jesus, who has become for us wisdom from God—that is, ourrighteousness, holiness and redemption.
1 Corinthians 1:29-31 (in Context) 1 Corinthians 1 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - 1 Corinthians 6:11
And that is what some of you were. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.
1 Corinthians 6:10-12 (in Context) 1 Corinthians 6 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - 2 Corinthians 3:9
If the ministry that brought condemnation was glorious, how much more glorious is the ministry that bringsrighteousness!
2 Corinthians 3:8-10 (in Context) 2 Corinthians 3 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - 2 Corinthians 5:21
God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.
2 Corinthians 5:20-21 (in Context) 2 Corinthians 5 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - 2 Corinthians 6:7
in truthful speech and in the power of God; with weapons of righteousness in the right hand and in the left;
2 Corinthians 6:6-8 (in Context) 2 Corinthians 6 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - 2 Corinthians 6:14
[ Warning Against Idolatry ] Do not be yoked together with unbelievers. For what do righteousness and wickedness have in common? Or what fellowship can light have with darkness?
2 Corinthians 6:13-15 (in Context) 2 Corinthians 6 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - 2 Corinthians 9:9
As it is written: “They have freely scattered their gifts to the poor; their righteousness endures forever.”
2 Corinthians 9:8-10 (in Context) 2 Corinthians 9 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - 2 Corinthians 9:10
Now he who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will also supply and increase your store of seed and will enlarge the harvest of your righteousness.
2 Corinthians 9:9-11 (in Context) 2 Corinthians 9 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - 2 Corinthians 11:15
It is not surprising, then, if his servants also masquerade as servants of righteousness. Their end will be what their actions deserve.
2 Corinthians 11:14-16 (in Context) 2 Corinthians 11 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Galatians 2:16
know that a person is not justified by the works of the law, but by faith in Jesus Christ. So we, too, have put our faith in Christ Jesus that we may be justified by faith in Christ and not by the works of the law, because by the works of the law no one will be justified.
Galatians 2:15-17 (in Context) Galatians 2 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Galatians 2:17
“But if, in seeking to be justified in Christ, we Jews find ourselves also among the sinners, doesn’t that mean that Christ promotes sin? Absolutely not!
Galatians 2:16-18 (in Context) Galatians 2 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Galatians 2:21
I do not set aside the grace of God, for if righteousness could be gained through the law, Christ died for nothing!”
Galatians 2:20-21 (in Context) Galatians 2 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Galatians 3:6
So also Abraham “believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness.”
Galatians 3:5-7 (in Context) Galatians 3 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Galatians 3:11
Clearly no one who relies on the law is justified before God, because “the righteous will live by faith.”
Galatians 3:10-12 (in Context) Galatians 3 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Galatians 3:21
Is the law, therefore, opposed to the promises of God? Absolutely not! For if a law had been given that could impart life, then righteousness would certainly have come by the law.
Galatians 3:20-22 (in Context) Galatians 3 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Galatians 3:24
So the law was our guardian until Christ came that we might be justified by faith.
Galatians 3:23-25 (in Context) Galatians 3 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Galatians 5:4
You who are trying to be justified by the law have been alienated from Christ; you have fallen away from grace.
Galatians 5:3-5 (in Context) Galatians 5 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Galatians 5:5
For through the Spirit we eagerly await by faith the righteousness for which we hope.
Galatians 5:4-6 (in Context) Galatians 5 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Ephesians 4:24
and to put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness.
Ephesians 4:23-25 (in Context) Ephesians 4 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Ephesians 5:9
(for the fruit of the light consists in all goodness, righteousness and truth)
Ephesians 5:8-10 (in Context) Ephesians 5 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Ephesians 6:14
Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place,
Ephesians 6:13-15 (in Context) Ephesians 6 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Philippians 1:11
filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ—to the glory and praise of God.
Philippians 1:10-12 (in Context) Philippians 1 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Philippians 3:6
as for zeal, persecuting the church; as for righteousness based on the law, faultless.
Philippians 3:5-7 (in Context) Philippians 3 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Philippians 3:9
and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own that comes from the law, but that which is through faith in Christ—the righteousness that comes from God on the basis of faith.
Philippians 3:8-10 (in Context) Philippians 3 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - 1 Thessalonians 2:10
You are witnesses, and so is God, of how holy, righteous and blameless we were among you who believed.
1 Thessalonians 2:9-11 (in Context) 1 Thessalonians 2 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - 1 Timothy 1:9
We also know that the law is made not for the righteous but for lawbreakers and rebels, the ungodly and sinful, the unholy and irreligious, for those who kill their fathers or mothers, for murderers,
1 Timothy 1:8-10 (in Context) 1 Timothy 1 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - 1 Timothy 6:11
[ Final Charge to Timothy ] But you, man of God, flee from all this, and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, endurance and gentleness.
1 Timothy 6:10-12 (in Context) 1 Timothy 6 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - 2 Timothy 2:22
Flee the evil desires of youth and pursue righteousness, faith, love and peace, along with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart.
2 Timothy 2:21-23 (in Context) 2 Timothy 2 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - 2 Timothy 3:16
All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness,
2 Timothy 3:15-17 (in Context) 2 Timothy 3 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - 2 Timothy 4:8
Now there is in store for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on that day—and not only to me, but also to all who have longed for his appearing.
2 Timothy 4:7-9 (in Context) 2 Timothy 4 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Titus 3:5
he saved us, not because of righteous things we had done, but because of his mercy. He saved us through the washing of rebirth and renewal by the Holy Spirit,
Titus 3:4-6 (in Context) Titus 3 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Titus 3:7
so that, having been justified by his grace, we might become heirs having the hope of eternal life.
Titus 3:6-8 (in Context) Titus 3 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Hebrews 1:9
You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness; therefore God, your God, has set you above your companions by anointing you with the oil of joy.”
Hebrews 1:8-10 (in Context) Hebrews 1 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Hebrews 5:13
Anyone who lives on milk, being still an infant, is not acquainted with the teaching about righteousness.
Hebrews 5:12-14 (in Context) Hebrews 5 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Hebrews 7:2
and Abraham gave him a tenth of everything. First, the name Melchizedek means “king of righteousness”; then also, “king of Salem” means “king of peace.”
Hebrews 7:1-3 (in Context) Hebrews 7 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Hebrews 10:38
And, “But my righteous one will live by faith. And I take no pleasure in the one who shrinks back.”
Hebrews 10:37-39 (in Context) Hebrews 10 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Hebrews 11:4
By faith Abel brought God a better offering than Cain did. By faith he was commended as righteous, when God spoke well of his offerings. And by faith Abel still speaks, even though he is dead.
Hebrews 11:3-5 (in Context) Hebrews 11 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Hebrews 11:7
By faith Noah, when warned about things not yet seen, in holy fear built an ark to save his family. By his faith he condemned the world and became heir of the righteousness that is in keeping with faith.
Hebrews 11:6-8 (in Context) Hebrews 11 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Hebrews 12:11
No discipline seems pleasant at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it produces a harvest of righteousness and peace for those who have been trained by it.
Hebrews 12:10-12 (in Context) Hebrews 12 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Hebrews 12:23
to the church of the firstborn, whose names are written in heaven. You have come to God, the Judge of all, to the spirits of the righteous made perfect,
Hebrews 12:22-24 (in Context) Hebrews 12 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - James 1:20
because human anger does not produce the righteousness that God desires.
James 1:19-21 (in Context) James 1 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - James 2:21
Was not our father Abraham considered righteous for what he did when he offered his son Isaac on the altar?
James 2:20-22 (in Context) James 2 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - James 2:23
And the scripture was fulfilled that says, “Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness,” and he was called God’s friend.
James 2:22-24 (in Context) James 2 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - James 2:24
You see that a person is considered righteous by what they do and not by faith alone.
James 2:23-25 (in Context) James 2 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - James 2:25
In the same way, was not even Rahab the prostitute considered righteous for what she did when she gave lodging to the spies and sent them off in a different direction?
James 2:24-26 (in Context) James 2 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - James 3:18
Peacemakers who sow in peace reap a harvest of righteousness.
James 3:17-18 (in Context) James 3 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - James 5:16
Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of arighteous person is powerful and effective.
James 5:15-17 (in Context) James 5 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - 1 Peter 2:24
“He himself bore our sins” in his body on the cross, so that we might die to sins and live for righteousness; “by his wounds you have been healed.”
1 Peter 2:23-25 (in Context) 1 Peter 2 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - 1 Peter 3:12
For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous and his ears are attentive to their prayer, but the face of the Lord is against those who do evil.”
1 Peter 3:11-13 (in Context) 1 Peter 3 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - 1 Peter 3:18
For Christ also suffered once for sins, the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God. He was put to death in the body but made alive in the Spirit.
1 Peter 3:17-19 (in Context) 1 Peter 3 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - 1 Peter 4:18
And, “If it is hard for the righteous to be saved, what will become of the ungodly and the sinner?”
1 Peter 4:17-19 (in Context) 1 Peter 4 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - 2 Peter 1:1
Simon Peter, a servant and apostle of Jesus Christ, To those who through the righteousness of our God and Savior Jesus Christ have received a faith as precious as ours:
2 Peter 1:1-3 (in Context) 2 Peter 1 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - 2 Peter 2:5
if he did not spare the ancient world when he brought the flood on its ungodly people, but protected Noah, a preacher of righteousness, and seven others;
2 Peter 2:4-6 (in Context) 2 Peter 2 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - 2 Peter 2:7
and if he rescued Lot, a righteous man, who was distressed by the depraved conduct of the lawless
2 Peter 2:6-8 (in Context) 2 Peter 2 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations
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- 2 Peter 2:8
(for that righteous man, living among them day after day, was tormented in his righteous soul by the lawless deeds he saw and heard)--
2 Peter 2:7-9 (in Context) 2 Peter 2 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - 2 Peter 2:21
It would have been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than to have known it and then to turn their backs on the sacred command that was passed on to them.
2 Peter 2:20-22 (in Context) 2 Peter 2 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - 2 Peter 3:13
But in keeping with his promise we are looking forward to a new heaven and a new earth, where righteousness dwells.
2 Peter 3:12-14 (in Context) 2 Peter 3 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - 1 John 2:1
My dear children, I write this to you so that you will not sin. But if anybody does sin, we have an advocate with the Father—Jesus Christ, the Righteous One.
1 John 2:1-3 (in Context) 1 John 2 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - 1 John 2:29
If you know that he is righteous, you know that everyone who does what is right has been born of him.
1 John 2:28-29 (in Context) 1 John 2 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - 1 John 3:7
Dear children, do not let anyone lead you astray. The one who does what is right is righteous, just as he isrighteous.
1 John 3:6-8 (in Context) 1 John 3 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - 1 John 3:12
Do not be like Cain, who belonged to the evil one and murdered his brother. And why did he murder him? Because his own actions were evil and his brother’s were righteous.
1 John 3:11-13 (in Context) 1 John 3 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Revelation 15:4
Who will not fear you, Lord, and bring glory to your name? For you alone are holy. All nations will come and worship before you, for your righteous acts have been revealed.”
Revelation 15:3-5 (in Context) Revelation 15 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations - Revelation 19:8
Fine linen, bright and clean, was given her to wear.” (Fine linen stands for the righteous acts of God’s holy people.)
Revelation 19:7-9 (in Context) Revelation 19 (Whole Chapter) Other Translations
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