And behold, there was a man in Jerusalem {whose name was} Simeon, and this man [was] righteous and devout, looking forward to the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him.

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Character of saints » Just

Genesis 6:9

These [are] the generations of Noah. Noah [was] a righteous man, without defect in his generations. Noah walked with God.

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Habakkuk 2:4

Look! His spirit within him is puffed up; it is not upright. But the righteous shall live by his faithfulness.

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Luke 2:25

And behold, there was a man in Jerusalem {whose name was} Simeon, and this man [was] righteous and devout, looking forward to the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him.

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Faith/faithfulness » Who shall live by faith

Hebrews 10:38

But my righteous one will live by faith, and if he shrinks back, my soul is not well pleased with him."

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Habakkuk 2:4

Look! His spirit within him is puffed up; it is not upright. But the righteous shall live by his faithfulness.

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Romans 1:16-17

For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek. For the righteousness of God is revealed in it from faith to faith, just as it is written, "But the one who is righteous by faith will live."

Galatians 3:11

Now [it is] clear that no one is justified in the sight of God by the law, because "the one who is righteous will live by faith."

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Justification » Justification by faith

Hebrews 11:4

By faith Abel offered to God a greater sacrifice than Cain, by which he was approved that he was righteous, [because] God approved [him] for his gifts, and through it he still speaks, [although he] is dead.

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Philippians 3:9

and may be found in him, not having my righteousness [which is] from the law, but [which is] through faith in Christ, the righteousness from God on the basis of faith,

Romans 5:1

Therefore, [because we] have been declared righteous by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ,

Hebrews 10:38

But my righteous one will live by faith, and if he shrinks back, my soul is not well pleased with him."

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Habakkuk 2:4

Look! His spirit within him is puffed up; it is not upright. But the righteous shall live by his faithfulness.

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Romans 4:3

For what does the scripture say? "And Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him for righteousness."

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Galatians 3:6

Just as Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him for righteousness,

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Justification before God » By faith » Revealed under the old dispensation

Habakkuk 2:4

Look! His spirit within him is puffed up; it is not upright. But the righteous shall live by his faithfulness.

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Romans 1:17

For the righteousness of God is revealed in it from faith to faith, just as it is written, "But the one who is righteous by faith will live."

Pride » Characteristic of » The wicked

Habakkuk 2:4-5

Look! His spirit within him is puffed up; it is not upright. But the righteous shall live by his faithfulness. {How much less} the defiant; [the] arrogant, treacherous man? He who broadens his throat like Sheol, and who, like death, is not satisfied, and who gathers to himself all the nations, and harvested for himself all the peoples, will not succeed.

Pride/arrogance » Who is proud

Proverbs 21:24

The proud, haughty one: "scoffer" [is] his name; he acts with arrogance of pride.

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1 Timothy 6:3-5

If anyone teaches other doctrine and does not devote himself to the sound words of our Lord Jesus Christ and the teaching [that is] in accordance with godliness, he is conceited, understanding nothing, but having a morbid interest concerning controversies and disputes about words, from which come envy, strife, slanders, evil suspicions, constant wrangling by people of depraved mind and deprived of the truth, who consider godliness to be a means of gain.

Habakkuk 2:4-5

Proverbs 14:3

In the mouth of a fool is the rod of pride, but the lips of the wise preserve them.

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Satisfaction » Who shall not be satisfied

Ecclesiastes 5:10

Whoever loves money is not satisfied [with] money, and whoever loves wealth [is] not [satisfied with] profit. This also [is] vanity!

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Habakkuk 2:4-5

Proverbs 13:25

The righteous eats to satisfy his life, but the belly of the wicked will lack.

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Leviticus 26:13-26

I [am] Yahweh, your God who brought you out from the land of Egypt, from being their slaves; and I broke the bars of your yoke, and I caused you to walk erectly. " 'But if you do not listen to me and you do not carry out all these commands, and if you reject my statutes and if your inner self abhors my regulations, to not carry out all my commands [by] your breaking my covenant, read more.
I {in turn} will do this to you: then I will summon onto you horror, the wasting disease, and the fever that wastes eyes and that drains away life; and you shall sow your seed {in vain}, and your enemies shall eat it. And I will set my face against you, and you shall be defeated {before} your enemies; and your haters shall rule over you, and you shall flee away, but there shall not be {anybody who is pursuing} you. " 'And if in spite of these [things] you do not listen to me, then I will continue to discipline you seven times for your sins. And I will break the pride of your strength; and I will make your heaven like iron and your land like copper. And your strength shall be consumed {in vain}; and your land shall not give its produce, and the land's trees shall not give their fruit. " 'And if you go against me [in] hostility and you are not willing to listen to me, then I will add a plague onto you seven times according to your sins. And I will send {wild animals} out among you, and they shall make you childless, and they shall cut down your domestic animals, and they shall make you fewer; and your roads shall be desolate. " 'And if you do not accept correction from me through these [things], but you go against me [in] hostility, then I myself will also go against you in hostility, and I myself also will strike you seven times for your sins. And I will bring upon you a sword that seeks vengeance [for the] covenant, and you shall be gathered to your cities; and I will send a plague in your midst, and you shall be given into [the] hand of an enemy. At my breaking [the] {supply} of bread for you, then ten women shall bake your bread in one oven, and they shall return your bread by weight; and you shall eat [it], and you shall not be satisfied.

Ezekiel 16:28-29

And you prostituted with the {Assyrians} on account of {your insatiable lust}, and you prostituted [with] them, and still you were not satisfied. And you increased your fornication to [the] land of traders, [to] Chaldea, and even with this you were not satisfied.

Micah 6:10-14

Is there any longer a man [in] the house of the wicked treasures of wickedness, and the ephah of scarcity [which is] accursed? Shall I regard as pure [the one] with scales of wickedness, and with a bag of deceitful weights? Because her rich are full of violence, and her inhabitants speak lies, and their tongue [is] deceitful in their mouth. read more.
And I also {have made you sick by striking you down}, making [you] desolate because of your sins. You yourself will eat but not be satisfied; your hunger [will be] in your midst, and you will put away, but you will not save, and what you save I will hand over to the sword.