'Righteous' in the Bible

Therefore the wicked will not survive the judgment,and sinners will not be in the community of the righteous.

For the Lord watches over the way of the righteous,but the way of the wicked leads to ruin.

For You, Lord, bless the righteous one;You surround him with favor like a shield.

Let the evil of the wicked come to an end,but establish the righteous.The One who examines the thoughts and emotionsis a righteous God.

God is a righteous judgeand a God who shows His wrath every day.

For You have upheld my just cause;You are seated on Your throne as a righteous judge.

When the foundations are destroyed,what can the righteous do?”

The Lord examines the righteous and the wicked.He hates the lover of violence.

For the Lord is righteous; He loves righteous deeds.The upright will see His face.

Then they will be filled with terror,for God is with those who are righteous.

The fear of the Lord is pure,enduring forever;the ordinances of the Lord are reliableand altogether righteous.

Let lying lips be quieted;they speak arrogantly against the righteouswith pride and contempt.

Be glad in the Lord and rejoice,you righteous ones;shout for joy,all you upright in heart.

Rejoice in the Lord, you righteous ones;praise from the upright is beautiful.

The eyes of the Lord are on the righteous,and His ears are open to their cry for help.

The righteous cry out, and the Lord hears,and delivers them from all their troubles.

Many adversities come to the one who is righteous,but the Lord delivers him from them all.

Evil brings death to the wicked,and those who hate the righteous will be punished.

The wicked person schemes against the righteousand gnashes his teeth at him.

The little that the righteous man has is betterthan the abundance of many wicked people.

For the arms of the wicked will be broken,but the Lord supports the righteous.

The wicked man borrows and does not repay,but the righteous one is gracious and giving.

I have been young and now I am old,yet I have not seen the righteous abandonedor his children begging for bread.

The righteous will inherit the landand dwell in it permanently.

The mouth of the righteous utters wisdom;his tongue speaks what is just.

The wicked one lies in wait for the righteousand seeks to kill him;

The salvation of the righteous is from the Lord,their refuge in a time of distress.

Then You will delight in righteous sacrifices,whole burnt offerings;then bulls will be offered on Your altar.

The righteous will look on with aweand will ridicule him:

Cast your burden on the Lord,and He will sustain you;He will never allow the righteous to be shaken.

The righteous one will rejoicewhen he sees the retribution;he will wash his feet in the blood of the wicked.

Then people will say,“Yes, there is a reward for the righteous!There is a God who judges on earth!”

The righteous one rejoices in the Lordand takes refuge in Him;all those who are upright in heartwill offer praise.

But the righteous are glad;they rejoice before God and celebrate with joy.

Let them be erased from the book of lifeand not be recorded with the righteous.

May the righteous flourish in his daysand prosperity abounduntil the moon is no more.

“I will cut off all the horns of the wicked,but the horns of the righteous will be lifted up.”

The righteous thrive like a palm treeand grow like a cedar tree in Lebanon.

for justice will again be righteous,and all the upright in heart will follow it.

They band together against the life of the righteousand condemn the innocent to death.

Light dawns for the righteous,gladness for the upright in heart.

Be glad in Yahweh, you righteous ones,and praise His holy name.

Light shines in the darkness for the upright.He is gracious, compassionate, and righteous.

He will never be shaken.The righteous man will be remembered forever.

The Lord is gracious and righteous;our God is compassionate.

There are shouts of joy and victoryin the tents of the righteous:“The Lord’s right hand performs valiantly!

This is the gate of the Lord;the righteous will enter through it.

I will praise You with a sincere heartwhen I learn Your righteous judgments.

I rise at midnight to thank Youfor Your righteous judgments.

I have solemnly swornto keep Your righteous judgments.

My eyes grow weary looking for Your salvationand for Your righteous promise.

צ TsadeYou are righteous, Lord,and Your judgments are just.

The decrees You issue are righteousand altogether trustworthy.

Your decrees are righteous forever.Give me understanding, and I will live.

The entirety of Your word is truth,and all Your righteous judgments endure forever.

I praise You seven times a dayfor Your righteous judgments.

My tongue sings about Your promise,for all Your commands are righteous.

The scepter of the wicked will not remainover the land allotted to the righteous,so that the righteous will not apply their hands to injustice.

The Lord is righteous;He has cut the ropes of the wicked.

Surely the righteous will praise Your name;the upright will live in Your presence.

Let the righteous one strike me—it is an act of faithful love;let him rebuke me—it is oil for my head;let me not refuse it.Even now my prayer is againstthe evil acts of the wicked.

Free me from prisonso that I can praise Your name.The righteous will gather around mebecause You deal generously with me.

Do not bring Your servant into judgment,for no one alive is righteous in Your sight.

The Lord is righteous in all His waysand gracious in all His acts.

The Lord opens the eyes of the blind.The Lord raises up those who are oppressed.The Lord loves the righteous.