'Righteous' in the Bible

Your righteous decrees are eternal; give me understanding, and I will live. Qof

The sum of your word is truth, and each righteous ordinance of yours is everlasting. Sin/Shin

I praise you seven times a day because of your righteous ordinances.

For evil's scepter will not rest on the land that has been allotted to the righteous, and so the righteous will not direct themselves to do wrong.

The LORD is righteous he has cut me free from the cords of the wicked.

Surely the righteous will give thanks to your name, while the upright live in your presence. A Davidic Song

Let one who is righteous strike me; It is an act of gracious love. Let him rebuke me, because it is oil for my head; do not let my head refuse it. My prayers continuously will be against their wicked activities.

Break me out of this prison, so I can give thanks to your name. The righteous will surround me, for you will deal generously with me. A Davidic Song

Do not enter into judgment with your servant, for no living person is righteous in your sight.

For the sake of your name, LORD, preserve my life. Because you are righteous, bring me out of trouble.

The LORD is righteous in all of his ways and graciously loving in all of his activities.

the LORD gives sight to the blind. The LORD lifts up those who are weighed down. The LORD loves the righteous.

This is how you will walk in the way of good men and will keep to the paths of the righteous.

The LORD's curse is on the house of the wicked, but he blesses the dwelling of the righteous.

The path of the righteous is like the light of dawn that grows brighter until the full light of day.

Counsel a wise man, and he will be wiser still; teach a righteous man, and he will add to his learning.

The LORD won't cause the righteous to hunger, but he will reject what the wicked crave.

Blessings come upon the head of the righteous, but the words of the wicked conceal violence.

The reputation of the righteous leads to blessing, but the name of the wicked will rot.

What the righteous say is a flowing fountain, but what the wicked say conceals violence.

What the righteous person says is like precious silver; the thoughts of the wicked are compared to small things.

What the righteous person says nourishes many, but fools die because they lack discerning hearts.

What the wicked fears will come about, but the longing of the righteous will be granted.

When the storm ends, the wicked vanish, but the righteous person is forever firm.

What the righteous hope for brings joy, but the expectation of the wicked dies.

The righteous will never be overthrown, but the wicked will never inhabit the land.

The words of the righteous overflow with wisdom, but the perverse tongue will be cut out.

Righteous lips know what is prudent, but the words of the wicked are perverse.

The integrity of the righteous guides them, but the hypocrisy of the treacherous destroys them.

The righteous person is delivered from trouble; it comes upon the wicked instead.

By what he says, the godless person can destroy his neighbor, but through knowledge the righteous escape.

The city rejoices when the righteous prosper, and when the wicked perish there is jubilation.

Through the blessing of the righteous a city is built up, but what the wicked say tears it down.

Be sure of this: the wicked will not go unpunished, but the descendants of the righteous will go free.

The desire of the righteous is to seek good, but the hope of the wicked results in wrath.

The person who trusts in his wealth will fall, but the righteous will flourish like green leaves.

The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, and the one who wins people is wise.

If the righteous receive what they are due here on earth, how much more will the wicked and the sinner.

A person doesn't gain security by wickedness, but the righteous won't be uprooted.

The plans of the righteous are just, but the advice of the wicked is deceitful.

After they're overthrown, the wicked won't be found, but the house of the righteous stands firm.

The righteous person looks out for the welfare of his livestock, but even the compassion of the wicked is cruel.

The wicked desires what evil people gain, but the foundation of the righteous is productive.

An evil man's sinful speech ensnares him, but the righteous person escapes from trouble.

No harm overwhelms the righteous, but the wicked overflow with trouble.

The righteous person is cautious with respect to his neighbor, but the lifestyle of the wicked leads them astray.

A righteous person hates deceit, but the wicked person is shameful and disgraceful.

The light of the righteous shines, but the lamp of the wicked is extinguished.

Disaster pursues the sinful, but good will reward the righteous.

A good person leaves an inheritance to his grandchildren, but the wealth of the wicked is reserved for the righteous.

A righteous person eats to his heart's content, but the stomach of the wicked remains hungry.

Evil men will bow down in the presence of good men and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.

The wicked person is thrown down by his own wrongdoing, but the righteous person has a place of safety in death.

The righteous house is itself a great treasure, but within the revenue of the wicked calamity is at work.

The mind of the righteous thinks before speaking, but the wicked person spews out evil.

The LORD is far away from the wicked, but he hears the prayers of the righteous.

Kings take pleasure in righteous speech; they treasure a person who speaks what is upright.

Gray hair is a crown of glory; it is obtained by following a righteous path.

Exonerating the wicked and condemning the righteous are both detestable to the LORD.

Furthermore, it isn't good to fine the righteous, or to beat an official because of his uprightness.

It's not good to be partial towards an evil person, thereby depriving the righteous of justice.

The name of the LORD is a strong tower; a righteous person rushes to it and is lifted up above the danger.

The righteous person lives a life of integrity; happy are his children who follow him!

The righteous God considers the house of the wicked, bringing the wicked to ruin.

Administering justice brings joy to the righteous, but terror to those who practice iniquity.

The wicked are ransom for the righteous, and the unfaithful for the upright.

All day long he continues to crave, while the righteous person gives without holding back.

The father of a righteous person will greatly rejoice; whoever fathers a wise son will be glad because of him.

Don't lie in wait like an outlaw to attack where the righteous live;

for though a righteous man falls seven times, he will rise again, but the wicked stumble into calamity.

A muddied spring or a polluted well that's what a righteous person is who compromises with the wicked.

The wicked flee, though no one pursues, but the righteous are bold like a lion.

When the righteous are victorious, there is great glory, but when the wicked arise, men hide themselves.

When the wicked rise to power, people hide themselves, but when the wicked perish, the righteous increase.

As the righteous grow powerful, people rejoice; but when the wicked rule, people groan.

An evil man is trapped by transgression, but the righteous person sings and rejoices.

The righteous person is concerned about the poor; but the wicked don't understand what they need to know.

As the wicked grow powerful, transgression increases, but the righteous will observe their downfall.

The unjust man is detestable to the righteous, and whoever lives blamelessly is detestable to the wicked.

I also examined on earth: where the halls of justice were supposed to be, there was lawlessness; and where the righteous were supposed to be, there was lawlessness. 17I told myself, "God will judge both the righteous and the wicked, because there is a time set to judge every event and every work."

I have seen it all during my pointless life: both a righteous person who dies while he is righteous, and a wicked person who lives to an old age, while remaining wicked.

Do not be overly righteous, nor be overly wise. Why be self-destructive?

For there is not a single righteous man on earth who practices good and does not sin.

Here is a pointless thing that happens on earth: A righteous man receives what happens to the wicked, and a wicked man receives what happens to the righteous. I concluded that this, too, is pointless.

In light of all of this, I committed myself to explain it this way: the righteous and the wise, along with everything they do, are in the hands of God. Furthermore, as to love and hate, no human being knows everything concerning them.

Everyone shares the same experience: a single event affects the righteous, the wicked, the good, the clean, the unclean, whoever sacrifices, and whoever does not sacrifice. As it is with the good person, so also it is with the sinner; as it is with someone who takes an oath, so also it is with someone who fears taking an oath.

Let me restore your judges as at the first, and your counselors as at the beginning. Afterward you'll be called "The Righteous City' and "The Faithful City of Zion'.

"Tell the righteous that things will go well, because they will enjoy the fruit of their actions."

For even if your people of Israel number as many as the sand of the sea, only a remnant of them will return. Overwhelming, righteous destruction is decreed,

From the ends of the earth we hear songs of praise: "Glory to the Righteous One!' "But I say, "I am pining away, I'm pining away. How terrible things are for me! For treacherous people betray treacherous people are betraying with treachery!'"

Open your gates, so the righteous nation that safeguards its faith may enter.

"The path of the righteous is level; O Upright One, you make safe the way of justice.

Explain and present a case! Yes, let them take counsel together. Who announced this long ago, who declared it from the distant past? Was it not I, the LORD? And there is no other God besides me, a righteous God and Savior; and there is none besides me.

Out of the suffering of his soul he will see light and find satisfaction. And through his knowledge his servant, the righteous one, will make many righteous, and he will bear their iniquities.

"Also the righteous are perishing, but no one takes it to heart; devout people are taken away, while no one understands that the righteous person is taken away from calamity.

He saw that there was no one, and was appalled that there was no one to intervene; so his own arm brought him victory, and his righteous acts upheld him.

Then your people will all be righteous; They'll possess the land forever. They are the shoot that the LORD planted, the works of his hands, so that I might be glorified.

All of us have become like one who is unclean, and all our righteous acts are like a filthy rag; we all shrivel up like a leaf, and like the wind, our iniquities sweep us away.

Then the LORD told me, "Unfaithful Israel has shown herself more righteous than treacherous Judah.

LORD of the Heavenly Armies, the righteous judge, the one who tests feelings and the heart, let me see your vengeance on them, for I've committed my cause to you.