'Righteous' in the Bible

And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless.

And he will go before Himin the spirit and power of Elijah,to turn the hearts of fathersto their children,and the disobedientto the understanding of the righteous,to make ready for the Lord a prepared people.

and be holy and righteous before him all of our days.

There was a man in Jerusalem whose name was Simeon. This man was righteous and devout, looking forward to Israel’s consolation, and the Holy Spirit was on him.

I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.

And all the people having heard, and the tax-gatherers, declared God righteous, having been baptized with the baptism of John,

And he, willing to declare himself righteous, said unto Jesus, 'And who is my neighbour?'

'And why, also, of yourselves, judge ye not what is righteous?

And you will be blessed, because they cannot repay you; for you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteous.”

I tell you, in the same way, there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over 99 righteous people who don’t need repentance.

and he said to them, 'Ye are those declaring yourselves righteous before men, but God doth know your hearts; because that which among men is high, is abomination before God;

And he spake this parable unto certain which trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and despised others:

I say to you, this one went down declared righteous, to his house, rather than that one: for every one who is exalting himself shall be humbled, and he who is humbling himself shall be exalted.'

They watched closely and sent spies who pretended to be righteous, so they could catch Him in what He said, to hand Him over to the governor’s rule and authority.

Now when the centurion saw what was done, he glorified God, saying, Certainly this was a righteous man.

There was a good and righteous man named Joseph, a member of the Sanhedrin,