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Righteous » Compared with » Sheep
But God led His own people forward like sheep
And guided them in the wilderness like [a good shepherd with] a flock.
Righteous » Compared with » Access of, to God
Rejoice and shout for joy, O inhabitant of Zion,
For great in your midst is the Holy One of Israel.
Oh, how great is Your goodness, which You have laid up for those who fear, revere, and worship You, goodness which You have wrought for those who trust and take refuge in You before the sons of men! In the secret place of Your presence You hide them from the plots of men; You keep them secretly in Your pavilion from the strife of tongues.
Righteous » Compared with » Lambs
So when they had finished breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, “Simon, son of John, do you love Me more than these [others do—with total commitment and devotion]?” He said to Him, “Yes, Lord; You know that I love You [with a deep, personal affection, as for a close friend].” Jesus said to him, “Feed My lambs.”
He will protect His flock like a shepherd,
He will gather the lambs in His arm,
He will carry them in His bosom;
He will gently and carefully lead those nursing their young.
Verse Concepts
Righteous » Compared with » Eagles
But those who wait for the Lord [who expect, look for, and hope in Him]
Will gain new strength and renew their power;
They will lift up their wings [and rise up close to God] like eagles [rising toward the sun];
They will run and not become weary,
They will walk and not grow tired.
Who satisfies your years with good things,
So that your youth is renewed like the [soaring] eagle.
Righteous » Compared with » Runners in a race
Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses [who by faith have testified to the truth of God’s absolute faithfulness], stripping off every unnecessary weight and the sin which so easily and cleverly entangles us, let us run with endurance and active persistence the race that is set before us,
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Righteous » Compared with » Little children
and said, “I assure you and most solemnly say to you, unless you repent [that is, change your inner self—your old way of thinking, live changed lives] and become like children [trusting, humble, and forgiving], you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.
Brothers and sisters, do not be children [immature, childlike] in your thinking; be infants in [matters of] evil [completely innocent and inexperienced], but in your minds be mature [adults].
Righteous » Compared with » Doves
When you lie down [to rest] among the
You [Israel] are like the wings of a dove [of victory] overlaid with silver,
Its feathers glistening with gold [trophies taken from the enemy].
Righteous » Compared with » Vines
Those who live in his shadow
Will again raise grain,
And they will blossom like the vine.
His renown will be like the wine of Lebanon.
“I went down to the orchard of nut trees
To see the flowers of the valley,
To see whether the grapevine had budded
And the pomegranates were in flower.
Righteous » Compared with » Treasure
Now therefore, if you will in fact obey My voice and keep My covenant (agreement), then you shall be My own special possession and treasure from among all peoples [of the world], for all the earth is Mine;
For the Lord has chosen [the descendants of] Jacob for Himself,
Israel for His own special treasure and possession.
Righteous » Compared with » The sun
“So let all Your enemies perish, O Lord;
But let those who love Him be like the rising of the sun in its might.”
And the land was at rest for forty years.
Righteous » Compared with » Gold
“But He knows the way that I take [and He pays attention to it].
When He has tried me, I will come forth as [refined] gold [pure and luminous].
The [noble and] precious sons of Zion,
[Once] worth their weight in fine gold,
How they are regarded [merely] as earthen jars,
The work of a potter’s hands!
Righteous » Compared with » Babies
At that time Jesus said, “I praise You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth [I openly and joyfully acknowledge Your great wisdom], that You have hidden these things [these spiritual truths] from the wise and intelligent and revealed them to infants [to new believers, to those seeking God’s will and purpose].
like newborn babies [you should] long for the pure milk of the word, so that by it you may be nurtured and grow in respect to salvation [its ultimate fulfillment],
Righteous » Compared with » Wheat
His winnowing fork is in His hand, and He will thoroughly clear out His threshing floor; and He will gather His wheat (believers) into His barn (kingdom), but He will burn up the chaff (the unrepentant) with unquenchable fire.”
But he said, No, lest in gathering the wild wheat (weeds resembling wheat), you root up the [true] wheat along with it. Let them grow together until the harvest; and at harvest time I will say to the reapers, Gather the darnel first and bind it in bundles to be burned, but gather the wheat into my granary.
Righteous » Compared with » Lights
so that you may prove yourselves to be blameless and guileless, innocent and uncontaminated, children of God without blemish in the midst of a [morally] crooked and [spiritually] perverted generation, among whom you are seen as bright lights [beacons shining out clearly] in the world [of darkness],
Righteous » Compared with » Lilies
I shall be like the dew to Israel;
He will blossom like the lily,
And he will take root like the cedars of Lebanon.
(The Bridegroom)
“Like the lily among the thorns,
So are you, my darling, among the maidens.”
“Like the lily among the thorns,
So are you, my darling, among the maidens.”
Righteous » Compared with » Lions
The remnant of Jacob
Shall be among the nations,
In the midst of many peoples
Like a lion among the beasts of the forest,
Like a young lion [suddenly appearing] among the flocks of sheep
Which, if he passes through,
Tramples down and tears into pieces [the nations in judgment],
And there is no one to rescue.
But the righteous are as bold as a lion.
Righteous » Compared with » Fruitful trees
And he will be like a tree firmly planted [and fed] by streams of water,
Which yields its fruit in its season;
Its leaf does not wither;
And in whatever he does, he prospers [and comes to maturity].
“For he will be [nourished] like a tree planted by the waters,
That spreads out its roots by the river;
And will not fear the heat when it comes;
But its leaves will be green and moist.
And it will not be anxious and concerned in a year of drought
Nor stop bearing fruit.
Righteous » Compared with » Green olive trees
But as for me, I am like a green olive tree in the house of God;
I trust [confidently] in the lovingkindness of God forever and ever.
His shoots will sprout,
And his beauty will be like the olive tree
And his fragrance like the cedars of Lebanon.
Righteous » Compared with » Members of the body
Now you [collectively] are Christ’s body, and individually [you are] members of it [each with his own special purpose and function].
But now [as things really are] there are many parts [different limbs and organs], but a single body.
Righteous » Compared with » Branches of a vine
Dwell in Me, and I will dwell in you. [Live in Me, and I will live in you.] Just as no branch can bear fruit of itself without abiding in (being vitally united to) the vine, neither can you bear fruit unless you abide in Me. I am the Vine; you are the branches. Whoever lives in Me and I in him bears much (abundant) fruit. However, apart from Me [cut off from vital union with Me] you can do nothing.
Righteous » Compared with » Good figs
One basket had very good figs, like the figs that are first ripe; but the other basket had very bad figs, so bad that they could not be eaten. Then the Lord said to me, What do you see, Jeremiah? And I said, Figs -- "the good figs very good, and the bad very bad, so bad that they cannot be eaten. Again the word of the Lord came to me, saying, read more.
Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel: Like these good figs, so will I regard the captives of Judah whom I have sent out of this place into the land of the Chaldeans for their good. For I will set My eyes upon them for good, and I will bring them again to this land; and I will build them up and not pull them down, and I will plant them and not pluck them up. And I will give them a heart to know (recognize, understand, and be acquainted with) Me, that I am the Lord; and they will be My people, and I will be their God, for they will return to Me with their whole heart.
Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel: Like these good figs, so will I regard the captives of Judah whom I have sent out of this place into the land of the Chaldeans for their good. For I will set My eyes upon them for good, and I will bring them again to this land; and I will build them up and not pull them down, and I will plant them and not pluck them up. And I will give them a heart to know (recognize, understand, and be acquainted with) Me, that I am the Lord; and they will be My people, and I will be their God, for they will return to Me with their whole heart.
Righteous » Compared with » Mount zion
Those who trust in, lean on, and confidently hope in the Lord are like Mount Zion, which cannot be moved but abides and stands fast forever. As the mountains are round about Jerusalem, so the Lord is round about His people from this time forth and forever.
Righteous » Compared with » Soldiers
Take [with me] your share of the hardships and suffering [which you are called to endure] as a good (first-class) soldier of Christ Jesus. No soldier when in service gets entangled in the enterprises of [civilian] life; his aim is to satisfy and please the one who enlisted him.
Righteous » Compared with » Lebanon
I will be like the dew and the night mist to Israel; he shall grow and blossom like the lily and cast forth his roots like [the sturdy evergreens of] Lebanon. His suckers and shoots shall spread, and his beauty shall be like the olive tree and his fragrance like [the cedars and aromatic shrubs of] Lebanon. They that dwell under his shade shall return; they shall revive like the grain and blossom like the vine; the scent of it shall be like the wine of Lebanon.
Righteous » Compared with » Unfailing springs
“And the Lord will continually guide you,
And satisfy your soul in scorched and dry places,
And give strength to your bones;
And you will be like a watered garden,
And like a spring of water whose waters do not fail.
Righteous » Compared with » Watered gardens
“And the Lord will continually guide you,
And satisfy your soul in scorched and dry places,
And give strength to your bones;
And you will be like a watered garden,
And like a spring of water whose waters do not fail.
Righteous » Compared with » Pomegranates
“Your shoots are an orchard of pomegranates,
[A paradise] with precious fruits, henna with fragrant plants,
Righteous » Compared with » Obedient children
[Live] as obedient children [of God]; do not be conformed to the evil desires which governed you in your ignorance [before you knew the requirements and transforming power of the good news regarding salvation].
Righteous » Compared with » Strangers and pilgrims
Beloved, I urge you as aliens and strangers [in this world] to abstain from the sensual urges [those dishonorable desires] that wage war against the soul.
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Righteous » Compared with » Vessels of gold and silver
Now in a large house there are not only vessels and objects of gold and silver, but also vessels and objects of wood and of earthenware, and some are for honorable (noble, good) use and some for dishonorable (ignoble, common).
Righteous » Compared with » Willows by the water courses
Righteous » Compared with » Jewels
“They will be Mine,” says the Lord of hosts, “on that day when I publicly recognize them and openly declare them to be My own possession [that is, My very special treasure]. And I will have compassion on them and spare them as a man spares his own son who serves him.”
Righteous » Compared with » Good fish
Righteous » Compared with » Good servants
Righteous » Compared with » Cedars in lebanon
The righteous will flourish like the date palm [long-lived, upright and useful];
They will grow like a cedar in Lebanon [majestic and stable].
Righteous » Compared with » Palm trees
The righteous will flourish like the date palm [long-lived, upright and useful];
They will grow like a cedar in Lebanon [majestic and stable].
Righteous » Compared with » Stones of a crown
And the Lord their God shall save them on that day
As the flock of His people;
For they are like the [precious] jewels of a crown,
Displayed and glittering in His land.
Righteous » Compared with » Living stones
You [believers], like living stones, are being built up into a spiritual house for a holy and dedicated priesthood, to offer spiritual sacrifices [that are] acceptable and pleasing to God through Jesus Christ.
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Righteous » Compared with » Wrestlers
And if anyone competes as an athlete [in competitive games], he is not crowned [with the wreath of victory] unless he competes according to the rules.
Righteous » Compared with » Stars
Those who are [spiritually] wise will shine brightly like the brightness of the expanse of heaven, and those who lead many to righteousness, [will shine] like the stars forever and ever.
Righteous » Compared with » Corn (grain)
Those who live in his shadow
Will again raise grain,
And they will blossom like the vine.
His renown will be like the wine of Lebanon.
Righteous » Compared with » Calves of the stall
But for you who fear My name [with awe-filled reverence] the sun of righteousness will rise with healing in its wings. And you will go forward and leap [joyfully] like calves [released] from the stall.
Righteous » Compared with » Dew and showers
Then the remnant of Jacob
Shall be among many peoples
Like dew from the Lord,
Like showers on the grass [a source of blessing]
Which [come suddenly and] do not wait for man
Nor delay for the sons of men.
Righteous » Compared with » Salt
Righteous » Compared with » Thirsting deer
So my
Righteous » Compared with » Trees planted beside rivers
And he will be like a tree firmly planted [and fed] by streams of water,
Which yields its fruit in its season;
Its leaf does not wither;
And in whatever he does, he prospers [and comes to maturity].
Wicked people » Compared with » Chaff
His winnowing fork is in His hand, and He will thoroughly clear out His threshing floor; and He will gather His wheat (believers) into His barn (kingdom), but He will burn up the chaff (the unrepentant) with unquenchable fire.”
“Are they like straw before the wind,
And like chaff that the storm steals and carries away?
The wicked [those who live in disobedience to God’s law] are not so,
But they are like the chaff [worthless and without substance] which the wind blows away.
Wicked people » Compared with » Dogs
The thing spoken of in the true proverb has happened to them, “The dog returns to his own vomit,” and, “A sow is washed only to wallow [again] in the mire.”
Like a dog that returns to his vomit
Is a fool who repeats his foolishness.
Wicked people » Compared with » Dross
You have removed all the wicked of the earth like dross [for they have no value];
Therefore I love Your testimonies.
Son of man, the house of Israel has become to Me scum and waste matter. All of them are bronze and tin and iron and lead in the midst of the furnace; they are the dross of silver. Therefore thus says the Lord God: Because you have all become scum and waste matter, behold therefore, I will gather you [O Israel] into the midst of Jerusalem.
Wicked people » Compared with » Bronze and iron
“Son of man, the house of Israel has become dross (metallic waste) to Me. All of them are (useless) bronze, tin, iron, and lead in the furnace; they are the dross of silver.
They are all the worst [kind] of [stiff-necked, godless] rebels,
Going around spreading slander.
They are [not gold and silver ore, but] bronze and iron;
They are all corrupt.
Wicked people » Compared with » Briers add thorns
“Instead of the thorn bush the cypress tree will grow,
And instead of the nettle the myrtle tree will grow;
And it will be a memorial to the Lord,
For an everlasting sign [of His mercy] which will not be cut off.”
And you, son of man, neither fear them nor fear their words; though briars and thorns are all around you and you sit among scorpions, neither fear their words nor be dismayed at their presence, for they are a rebellious house.
Wicked people » Compared with » Blind people
I will bring distress on men
So that they will walk like the blind [unable to find a way of escape],
Because they have sinned against the Lord;
Their blood will be poured out like dust [and trampled underfoot],
And their flesh like dung.
Wicked people » Compared with » Stubble
“For behold, the day is coming, burning like a furnace, and all the arrogant (proud, self-righteous, haughty), and every evildoer shall be stubble; and the day that is coming shall set them on fire,” says the Lord of hosts, “so that it will leave them neither root nor branch.
“Are they like straw before the wind,
And like chaff that the storm steals and carries away?
Wicked people » Compared with » Animals
But man, with all his [self] honor and pomp, will not endure;
He is like the beasts that perish.
But these [false teachers], like unreasoning animals, [mere] creatures of instinct, born to be captured and destroyed, reviling things they do not understand, will also perish in their own corruption [in their destroying they will be destroyed],
Wicked people » Compared with » Serpents
Their poison is like the venom of a serpent;
They are like the deaf horned viper that stops up its ear,
Wicked people » Compared with » Swine (pig)
The thing spoken of in the true proverb has happened to them, “The dog returns to his own vomit,” and, “A sow is washed only to wallow [again] in the mire.”
Wicked people » Compared with » Fiery oven
They are all adulterers;
Like the heat of an oven
When the baker ceases to stir the fire, [their passion smolders]
From the kneading of the dough until it is leavened.
You will make them as [if in] a blazing oven in the time of your anger;
The Lord will swallow them up in His wrath,
And the fire will devour them.
Wicked people » Compared with » Moth-eaten garments
In fact, the Lord God helps Me;
Who is he who condemns Me [as guilty]?
Indeed, they will all wear out like a garment;
The moth will eat them.
“For the moth will eat them like a garment,
And the worm will eat them like wool.
But My righteousness and justice [faithfully promised] will exist forever,
And My salvation to all generations.”
Wicked people » Compared with » Grass
That though the wicked sprout up like grass
And all evildoers flourish,
They will be destroyed forever.
For they will wither quickly like the grass,
And fade like the green herb.
Wicked people » Compared with » Carcasses trodden underfoot
“But you [king of Babylon] have been cast out of your tomb (denied burial)
Like a rejected branch,
Clothed with the slain who are pierced by the sword,
Who go down to the stones of the pit [into which carcasses are thrown],
Like a dead body trampled [underfoot].
Wicked people » Compared with » A wild donkey's colts
“But a hollow (empty-headed) man will become intelligent and wise
[Only] when the
Wicked people » Compared with » Corn (grain) blasted
‘Therefore their inhabitants were powerless,
They were shattered [in spirit] and put to shame;
They were like plants of the field, the green herb,
As grass on the housetops is scorched before it is grown up.
Wicked people » Compared with » Disturbed sea
But the wicked are like the tossing sea,
For it cannot be quiet,
And its waters toss up mire and mud.
Wicked people » Compared with » Raging waves of the sea
wild waves of the sea, flinging up their own shame like foam; wandering stars, for whom the gloom of deep darkness has been reserved forever.
Wicked people » Compared with » Grass on the housetop
‘Therefore their inhabitants were powerless,
They were shattered [in spirit] and put to shame;
They were like plants of the field, the green herb,
As grass on the housetops is scorched before it is grown up.
Wicked people » Compared with » Clouds without water
These men are hidden reefs [elements of great danger to others] in your love feasts when they feast together with you without fear, looking after [only] themselves; [they are like] clouds without water, swept along by the winds; autumn trees without fruit, doubly dead, uprooted and lifeless;
Wicked people » Compared with » Abominable branches
“But you [king of Babylon] have been cast out of your tomb (denied burial)
Like a rejected branch,
Clothed with the slain who are pierced by the sword,
Who go down to the stones of the pit [into which carcasses are thrown],
Like a dead body trampled [underfoot].
Wicked people » Compared with » Wandering stars
wild waves of the sea, flinging up their own shame like foam; wandering stars, for whom the gloom of deep darkness has been reserved forever.
Wicked people » Compared with » Fire of thorns
They swarmed around me like bees;
They flare up and are extinguished like a fire of thorns;
In the name of the Lord I will surely cut them off.
Wicked people » Compared with » The bulls of bashan
Many [enemies like] bulls have surrounded me;
Strong bulls of Bashan have encircled me.
Wicked people » Compared with » Whited gravesites
Wicked people » Compared with » The fuel of fire
By the wrath of the Lord of hosts the land is burned up,
And the people are like fuel for the fire;
No man spares his brother.
Wicked people » Compared with » Green bay tree
I have seen a wicked, violent man [with great power]
Spreading and flaunting himself like a cedar in its native soil,
Wicked people » Compared with » Potsherds
Like a [common] clay vessel covered with the silver dross [making it appear silver when it has no real value]
Are burning lips [murmuring manipulative words] and a wicked heart.
Wicked people » Compared with » Bad figs
‘And as for the bad figs, which are so rotten that they cannot be eaten,’ surely thus says the Lord, ‘so I will abandon Zedekiah king of Judah and his princes, and the remnant of Jerusalem who remain in this land and those who live in the land of Egypt.
Wicked people » Compared with » Bad fish
Wicked people » Compared with » Garden without water
For you will be like an oak whose leaf withers and dies
And like a garden that has no water.
Wicked people » Compared with » Visions of the night
“He flies away like a dream and cannot be found;
Yes, he is chased away like a vision of the night.
Wicked people » Compared with » Lions greedy of prey
He is like a lion eager to tear [his prey],
And like a young lion lurking in hiding places.
Wicked people » Compared with » Wells without water
These [false teachers] are springs without water and mists driven by a tempest, for whom is reserved the gloom of black darkness.
Wicked people » Compared with » Heath in the desert
“For he will be like a shrub in the [parched] desert;
And shall not see prosperity when it comes,
But shall live in the rocky places of the wilderness,
In an uninhabited salt land.
Wicked people » Compared with » Passing whirlwinds
When the whirlwind passes, the wicked is no more,
But the righteous has an everlasting foundation.
Wicked people » Compared with » Reprobate silver
They call them rejected silver [only dross, without value],
Because the Lord has rejected them.
Wicked people » Compared with » Wayward children
Wicked people » Compared with » Fading oaks
For you will be like an oak whose leaf withers and dies
And like a garden that has no water.
Wicked people » Compared with » Wheels
O my God, make them like
Like chaff before the wind [worthless and without substance].
Wicked people » Compared with » Tares
Wicked people » Compared with » Goats
Wicked people » Compared with » Early dew that passes away
Therefore they will be [swiftly dissipated] like the morning cloud
Or like dew which soon disappears,
Like chaff which swirls with the whirlwind from the threshing floor,
And like smoke from the chimney or through the window [worthless and without substance —they will vanish].
Wicked people » Compared with » Morning clouds
Therefore they will be [swiftly dissipated] like the morning cloud
Or like dew which soon disappears,
Like chaff which swirls with the whirlwind from the threshing floor,
And like smoke from the chimney or through the window [worthless and without substance —they will vanish].
Wicked people » Compared with » Horses rushing into the battle
“I have listened and heard,
But they have spoken what is not right;
No man repented of his wickedness,
Saying, ‘What have I done?’
Everyone turns to his [individual] course,
As the horse rushes like a torrent into battle.
Wicked people » Compared with » Fools building upon sand
Wicked people » Compared with » Ashes under the feet
You will trample the wicked, for they will be ashes under the soles of your feet on the day that I do this,” says the Lord of hosts.
Wicked people » Compared with » Corrupt trees
Wicked people » Compared with » Stony ground,
Wicked people » Compared with » Green herbs
For they will wither quickly like the grass,
And fade like the green herb.
Wicked people » Compared with » Deaf adders
Their poison is like the venom of a serpent;
They are like the deaf horned viper that stops up its ear,
Wicked people » Compared with » Melting wax
As smoke is driven away, so drive them away;
As wax melts before the fire,
So let the wicked and guilty perish before [the presence of] God.
Wicked people » Compared with » Scorpions
And you, son of man, neither fear them nor fear their words; though briars and thorns are all around you and you sit among scorpions, neither fear their words nor be dismayed at their presence, for they are a rebellious house.
Wicked people » Compared with » Smoke
Therefore they will be [swiftly dissipated] like the morning cloud
Or like dew which soon disappears,
Like chaff which swirls with the whirlwind from the threshing floor,
And like smoke from the chimney or through the window [worthless and without substance —they will vanish].
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