28 Bible Verses about A Righteous People

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So Jesus replied to him, "Let it happen now, for it is right for us to fulfill all righteousness." Then John yielded to him.

I will reestablish honest judges as in former times, wise advisers as in earlier days. Then you will be called, 'The Just City, Faithful Town.'"

Zion will be freed by justice, and her returnees by righteousness.

The Lord is exalted, indeed, he lives in heaven; he fills Zion with justice and fairness.

The Lord God of Israel who rules over all says, "I will restore the people of Judah to their land and to their towns. When I do, they will again say of Jerusalem, 'May the Lord bless you, you holy mountain, the place where righteousness dwells.'

All of your people will be godly; they will possess the land permanently. I will plant them like a shoot; they will be the product of my labor, through whom I reveal my splendor.

All the descendants of Israel will be vindicated by the Lord and will boast in him.

"For the sake of Zion I will not be silent; for the sake of Jerusalem I will not be quiet, until her vindication shines brightly and her deliverance burns like a torch."

Nations will see your vindication, and all kings your splendor. You will be called by a new name that the Lord himself will give you.

Open the gates so a righteous nation can enter -- one that remains trustworthy.

Justice will settle down in the desert and fairness will live in the orchard.

I will commit myself to you forever; I will commit myself to you in righteousness and justice, in steadfast love and tender compassion.

Call to mind now: Who, being innocent, ever perished? And where were upright people ever destroyed?

(Mem) But it happened due to the sins of her prophets and the iniquities of her priests, who poured out in her midst the blood of the righteous.

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