'Righteous' in the Bible

Remember, I pray thee, who ever perished, being innocent? or where were the righteous cut off?

“Can a person be more righteous than God,or a man more pure than his Maker?”

Return, I pray you, let there be no injustice; Yea, return again, my cause is righteous.

If you are pure and upright,Surely now He would rouse Himself for youAnd restore your righteous estate.

Truly I have known that it is so, And what -- is man righteous with God?

Whom, though I were righteous, yet would I not answer, but I would make supplication to my judge.

If I be righteous, Mine mouth doth declare me wicked, Perfect I am! -- it declareth me perverse.

If I be wicked, woe unto me; and if I be righteous, yet will I not lift up my head. I am full of confusion; therefore see thou mine affliction;

“For you have said, ‘My teaching (doctrine) [that God knowingly afflicts the righteous] is pure,And I am innocent in your eyes.’

I am a laughingstock to my friends,by calling on God, who answers me.The righteous and upright man is a laughingstock.

Lo, I pray you, I have set in order the cause, I have known that I am righteous.

What is man, that he should be clean? and he which is born of a woman, that he should be righteous?

The righteous also shall hold on his way, and he that hath clean hands shall be stronger and stronger.

Is it any pleasure to the Almighty, that thou art righteous? or is it gain to him, that thou makest thy ways perfect?

The righteous see it, and are glad: and the innocent laugh them to scorn.

There the righteous might dispute with him; so should I be delivered for ever from my judge.

And what? is man righteous with God? And what? is he pure -- born of a woman?

he may heap it up, but the righteous will wear it,and the innocent will divide up his silver.

He doth weigh me in righteous balances, And God doth know my integrity.

So these three men ceased to answer Job, because he was righteous in his own eyes.

But then Barachel's son Elihu from Buz, one of Ram's descendants, got really angry. He was furious with Job because he had been declaring himself righteous instead of vindicating God.

Lo, in this thou hast not been righteous, I answer thee, that greater is God than man.

For Job hath said, I am righteous: and God hath taken away my judgment.

Could one who hates justice govern the world?Will you condemn the mighty Righteous One,

Do you think it is just when you say,“I am righteous before God”?

If thou be righteous, what givest thou him? or what receiveth he of thine hand?

“Even though you say that you do not see Him [when missing His righteous judgment on earth],Yet your case is before Him, and you must wait for Him!

Job uselessly opens his mouthAnd multiplies words without knowledge [drawing the worthless conclusion that the righteous have no more advantage than the wicked].”

He withdraweth not his eyes from the righteous: but with kings are they on the throne; yea, he doth establish them for ever, and they are exalted.

Wilt thou also disannul my judgment? wilt thou condemn me, that thou mayest be righteous?