'Godly' in the Bible

This is the account of Noah. Noah was a godly man; he was blameless among his contemporaries. He walked with God.

The Lord said to Noah, "Come into the ark, you and all your household, for I consider you godly among this generation.

Abraham approached and said, "Will you sweep away the godly along with the wicked?

What if there are fifty godly people in the city? Will you really wipe it out and not spare the place for the sake of the fifty godly people who are in it?

Far be it from you to do such a thing -- to kill the godly with the wicked, treating the godly and the wicked alike! Far be it from you! Will not the judge of the whole earth do what is right?"

So the Lord replied, "If I find in the city of Sodom fifty godly people, I will spare the whole place for their sake."

what if there are five less than the fifty godly people? Will you destroy the whole city because five are lacking?" He replied, "I will not destroy it if I find forty-five there."

Of Levi he said: Your Thummim and Urim belong to your godly one, whose authority you challenged at Massah, and with whom you argued at the waters of Meribah.

The Lord repaid me for my godly deeds; he rewarded my blameless behavior.

The Lord rewarded me for my godly deeds; he took notice of my blameless behavior.

For this reason the wicked cannot withstand judgment, nor can sinners join the assembly of the godly.

Certainly the Lord guards the way of the godly, but the way of the wicked ends in destruction.

Realize that the Lord shows the godly special favor; the Lord responds when I cry out to him.

Certainly you reward the godly, Lord. Like a shield you protect them in your good favor.

When the foundations are destroyed, what can the godly accomplish?"

The Lord approves of the godly, but he hates the wicked and those who love to do violence.

Certainly the Lord is just; he rewards godly deeds; the upright will experience his favor.

For the music director; according to the sheminith style; a psalm of David. Deliver, Lord! For the godly have disappeared; people of integrity have vanished.

They are absolutely terrified, for God defends the godly.

The Lord repaid me for my godly deeds; he rewarded my blameless behavior.

The Lord rewarded me for my godly deeds; he took notice of my blameless behavior.

Such godly people are rewarded by the Lord, and vindicated by the God who delivers them.

Rejoice in the Lord and be happy, you who are godly! Shout for joy, all you who are morally upright!

You godly ones, shout for joy because of the Lord! It is appropriate for the morally upright to offer him praise.

The Lord pays attention to the godly and hears their cry for help.

The godly cry out and the Lord hears; he saves them from all their troubles.

The godly face many dangers, but the Lord saves them from each one of them.

Evil people self-destruct; those who hate the godly are punished.

Evil men plot against the godly and viciously attack them.

Evil men draw their swords and prepare their bows, to bring down the oppressed and needy, and to slaughter those who are godly.

The little bit that a godly man owns is better than the wealth of many evil men,

for evil men will lose their power, but the Lord sustains the godly.

Evil men borrow, but do not repay their debt, but the godly show compassion and are generous.

I was once young, now I am old. I have never seen a godly man abandoned, or his children forced to search for food.

The godly will possess the land and will dwell in it permanently.

The godly speak wise words and promote justice.

Evil men set an ambush for the godly and try to kill them.

But the Lord does not surrender the godly, or allow them to be condemned in a court of law.

Take note of the one who has integrity! Observe the godly! For the one who promotes peace has a future.

But the Lord delivers the godly; he protects them in times of trouble.

They will travel to Sheol like sheep, with death as their shepherd. The godly will rule over them when the day of vindication dawns; Sheol will consume their bodies and they will no longer live in impressive houses.

When the godly see this, they will be filled with awe, and will mock the evildoer, saying:

Throw your burden upon the Lord, and he will sustain you. He will never allow the godly to be upended.

The godly will rejoice when they see vengeance carried out; they will bathe their feet in the blood of the wicked.

Then observers will say, "Yes indeed, the godly are rewarded! Yes indeed, there is a God who judges in the earth!"

The godly will rejoice in the Lord and take shelter in him. All the morally upright will boast.

But the godly are happy; they rejoice before God and are overcome with joy.

May their names be deleted from the scroll of the living! Do not let their names be listed with the godly!

During his days the godly will flourish; peace will prevail as long as the moon remains in the sky.

God says, "I will bring down all the power of the wicked; the godly will be victorious."

The godly grow like a palm tree; they grow high like a cedar in Lebanon.

The godly bask in the light; the morally upright experience joy.

You godly ones, rejoice in the Lord! Give thanks to his holy name.

When the godly see this, they rejoice, and every sinner shuts his mouth.

Praise the Lord! I will give thanks to the Lord with my whole heart, in the assembly of the godly and the congregation.

His descendants will be powerful on the earth; the godly will be blessed.

In the darkness a light shines for the godly, for each one who is merciful, compassionate, and just.

They celebrate deliverance in the tents of the godly. The Lord's right hand conquers,

This is the Lord's gate -- the godly enter through it.

Indeed, the scepter of a wicked king will not settle upon the allotted land of the godly. Otherwise the godly might do what is wrong.

I will protect her priests, and her godly people will shout exuberantly.

Certainly the godly will give thanks to your name; the morally upright will live in your presence.

May the godly strike me in love and correct me! May my head not refuse choice oil! Indeed, my prayer is a witness against their evil deeds.

Free me from prison, that I may give thanks to your name. Because of me the godly will assemble, for you will vindicate me.

The Lord gives sight to the blind. The Lord lifts up all who are bent over. The Lord loves the godly.

Praise the Lord! Sing to the Lord a new song! Praise him in the assembly of the godly!

Let the godly rejoice because of their vindication! Let them shout for joy upon their beds!

The godly perish, but no one cares. Honest people disappear, when no one minds that the godly disappear because of evil.

Then your light will shine like the sunrise; your restoration will quickly arrive; your godly behavior will go before you, and the Lord's splendor will be your rear guard.

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.

Who is wise? Let him discern these things! Who is discerning? Let him understand them! For the ways of the Lord are right; the godly walk in them, but in them the rebellious stumble.

Faithful men have disappeared from the land; there are no godly men left. They all wait in ambush so they can shed blood; they hunt their own brother with a net.

The best of them is like a thorn; the most godly among them are more dangerous than a row of thorn bushes. The day you try to avoid by posting watchmen -- your appointed time of punishment -- is on the way, and then you will experience confusion.

For I am jealous for you with godly jealousy, because I promised you in marriage to one husband, to present you as a pure virgin to Christ.

Now in fact all who want to live godly lives in Christ Jesus will be persecuted.

It trains us to reject godless ways and worldly desires and to live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives in the present age,

-- if so, then the Lord knows how to rescue the godly from their trials, and to reserve the unrighteous for punishment at the day of judgment,