'Righteous Man' in the Bible
Then ye shall return and discern between the righteous man and the wicked man, between him who serves God and him who does not serve him.
And Joseph her husband, being a righteous man, and not willing to make her a public example, was minded to put her away privily.
He that receiveth a prophet in the name of a prophet shall receive a prophet's reward; and he that receiveth a righteous man in the name of a righteous man shall receive a righteous man's reward.
And while he was sitting on the judgment-seat, his wife sent unto him, saying, Have thou nothing to do with that righteous man; for I have suffered many things this day in a dream because of him.
So when Pilate saw that he prevailed nothing, but rather that a tumult was arising, he took water, and washed his hands before the multitude, saying, I am innocent of the blood of this righteous man; see ye to it .
“The master praised the unrighteous manager because he had acted astutely. For the sons of this age are more astute than the sons of light in dealing with their own people.
Now when the centurion saw what had happened, he praised God, and said, "Certainly this was a righteous man!"
Now when the centurion saw what was done, he glorified God, saying, Certainly this was a righteous man.
Now there was a man named Joseph, a member of the Council, a good and righteous man,
And behold, a man named Joseph, who was a councillor, a good and righteous man
Which of the prophets did your fathers not persecute? And they killed those who foretold about the coming of the Righteous man, of whom ye now have become betrayers and murderers,
And they said, Cornelius a centurion, a righteous man and one that feareth God, and well reported of by all the nation of the Jews, was warned of God by a holy angel to send for thee into his house, and to hear words from thee.
And he said, The God of our fathers appointed thee to know his will, and to see the Righteous man, and to hear a voice from his mouth,
For in the Good News a righteousness which comes from God is being revealed, depending on faith and tending to produce faith; as the Scripture has it, "The righteous man shall live by faith."
according as it is written, There is not a righteous man, not even one;
For scarcely for a righteous man will one die: yet peradventure for a good man some would even dare to die.
Now that no one is justified by the Law before God is evident; for, “The righteous man shall live by faith.”
Knowing this, that the law is not made for a righteous man, but for the lawless and disobedient, for the ungodly and for sinners, for unholy and profane, for murderers of fathers and murderers of mothers, for manslayers,
My righteous man shall live by faith: and if he may draw back, my soul has no pleasure in him.
By faith Abel offered to God a better sacrifice than Cain did. By faith he was approved as a righteous man, because God approved his gifts, and even though he is dead, he still speaks through his faith.
You have condemned—you have murdered—the righteous man; he does not resist you.
Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.
For Christ suffered once for people's sins [to be forgiven]. [It was the case of] a righteous Man suffering for unrighteous people, so that He could bring you [or, "us"] to God [for salvation]. [Though] He [i.e., Jesus] was put to death physically, He was brought back to life by the Holy Spirit [Note: Some translations say "in spirit"].
And if the righteous man is scarcely saved, the ungodly and sinner -- where shall he appear?
and if he rescued Lot, a righteous man who was greatly distressed by the immoral conduct of lawless people
(For that righteous man dwelling among them, in seeing and hearing, vexed his righteous soul from day to day with their unlawful deeds;)
Let the wrong-doer continue to do wrong; the filthy-minded man continue to be filthy; the righteous man continue to act righteously; and the holy-minded man continue to be holy.'