'Righteous' in the Bible

Let the righteous strike me, it is kindness; let him reprove me, it is like oil on the head; don't let my head refuse it; Yet my prayer is always against evil deeds.

Bring my soul out of prison, that I may give thanks to your name. The righteous will surround me, for you will be good to me. A Psalm by David.

Don't enter into judgment with your servant, for in your sight no man living is righteous.

Yahweh is righteous in all his ways, and gracious in all his works.

Yahweh opens the eyes of the blind. Yahweh raises up those who are bowed down. Yahweh loves the righteous.

that you may walk in the way of good men, and keep the paths of the righteous.

Yahweh's curse is in the house of the wicked, but he blesses the habitation of the righteous.

But the path of the righteous is like the dawning light, that shines more and more until the perfect day.

By me princes rule; nobles, and all the righteous rulers of the earth.

Instruct a wise man, and he will be still wiser. Teach a righteous man, and he will increase in learning.

Yahweh will not allow the soul of the righteous to go hungry, but he thrusts away the desire of the wicked.

Blessings are on the head of the righteous, but violence covers the mouth of the wicked.

The memory of the righteous is blessed, but the name of the wicked will rot.

The mouth of the righteous is a spring of life, but violence covers the mouth of the wicked.

The labor of the righteous leads to life. The increase of the wicked leads to sin.

The tongue of the righteous is like choice silver. The heart of the wicked is of little worth.

The lips of the righteous feed many, but the foolish die for lack of understanding.

What the wicked fear, will overtake them, but the desire of the righteous will be granted.

When the whirlwind passes, the wicked is no more; but the righteous stand firm forever.

The prospect of the righteous is joy, but the hope of the wicked will perish.

The righteous will never be removed, but the wicked will not dwell in the land.

The mouth of the righteous brings forth wisdom, but the perverse tongue will be cut off.

The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable, but the mouth of the wicked is perverse.

A righteous person is delivered out of trouble, and the wicked takes his place.

With his mouth the godless man destroys his neighbor, but the righteous will be delivered through knowledge.

When it goes well with the righteous, the city rejoices. When the wicked perish, there is shouting.

He who is truly righteous gets life. He who pursues evil gets death.

Most certainly, the evil man will not be unpunished, but the seed of the righteous will be delivered.

The desire of the righteous is only good. The expectation of the wicked is wrath.

He who trusts in his riches will fall, but the righteous shall flourish as the green leaf.

The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life. He who is wise wins souls.

Behold, the righteous shall be repaid in the earth; how much more the wicked and the sinner!

A man shall not be established by wickedness, but the root of the righteous shall not be moved.

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

The wicked are overthrown, and are no more, but the house of the righteous shall stand.

A righteous man respects the life of his animal, but the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel.

The wicked desires the plunder of evil men, but the root of the righteous flourishes.

An evil man is trapped by sinfulness of lips, but the righteous shall come out of trouble.

No mischief shall happen to the righteous, but the wicked shall be filled with evil.

A righteous person is cautious in friendship, but the way of the wicked leads them astray.

A righteous man hates lies, but a wicked man brings shame and disgrace.

The light of the righteous shines brightly, but the lamp of the wicked is snuffed out.

Misfortune pursues sinners, but prosperity rewards the righteous.

A good man leaves an inheritance to his children's children, but the wealth of the sinner is stored for the righteous.

The righteous one eats to the satisfying of his soul, but the belly of the wicked goes hungry.

The evil bow down before the good, and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.

The wicked is brought down in his calamity, but in death, the righteous has a refuge.

In the house of the righteous is much treasure, but the income of the wicked brings trouble.

The heart of the righteous weighs answers, but the mouth of the wicked gushes out evil.

Yahweh is far from the wicked, but he hears the prayer of the righteous.

Righteous lips are the delight of kings. They value one who speaks the truth.

He who justifies the wicked, and he who condemns the righteous, both of them alike are an abomination to Yahweh.

Also to punish the righteous is not good, nor to flog officials for their integrity.

The name of Yahweh is a strong tower: the righteous run to him, and are safe.

A righteous man walks in integrity. Blessed are his children after him.

The Righteous One considers the house of the wicked, and brings the wicked to ruin.

It is joy to the righteous to do justice; but it is a destruction to the workers of iniquity.

The wicked is a ransom for the righteous; the treacherous for the upright.

There are those who covet greedily all day long; but the righteous give and don't withhold.

The father of the righteous has great joy. Whoever fathers a wise child delights in him.

Don't lay in wait, wicked man, against the habitation of the righteous. Don't destroy his resting place:

for a righteous man falls seven times, and rises up again; but the wicked are overthrown by calamity.

He who says to the wicked, "You are righteous;" peoples shall curse him, and nations shall abhor him --

Like a muddied spring, and a polluted well, so is a righteous man who gives way before the wicked.

The wicked flee when no one pursues; but the righteous are as bold as a lion.

When the righteous triumph, there is great glory; but when the wicked rise, men hide themselves.

When the wicked rise, men hide themselves; but when they perish, the righteous thrive.

When the righteous thrive, the people rejoice; but when the wicked rule, the people groan.

An evil man is snared by his sin, but the righteous can sing and be glad.

The righteous care about justice for the poor. The wicked aren't concerned about knowledge.

When the wicked increase, sin increases; but the righteous will see their downfall.

A dishonest man detests the righteous, and the upright in their ways detest the wicked.

I said in my heart, "God will judge the righteous and the wicked; for there is a time there for every purpose and for every work."

All this have I seen in my days of vanity: there is a righteous man who perishes in his righteousness, and there is a wicked man who lives long in his evildoing.

Don't be overly righteous, neither make yourself overly wise. Why should you destroy yourself?

Surely there is not a righteous man on earth, who does good and doesn't sin.

There is a vanity which is done on the earth, that there are righteous men to whom it happens according to the work of the wicked. Again, there are wicked men to whom it happens according to the work of the righteous. I said that this also is vanity.

For all this I laid to my heart, even to explore all this: that the righteous, and the wise, and their works, are in the hand of God; whether it is love or hatred, man doesn't know it; all is before them.

All things come alike to all. There is one event to the righteous and to the wicked; to the good, to the clean, to the unclean, to him who sacrifices, and to him who doesn't sacrifice. As is the good, so is the sinner; he who takes an oath, as he who fears an oath.

Tell the righteous "Good!" For they shall eat the fruit of their deeds.

From the uttermost part of the earth have we heard songs. Glory to the righteous! But I said, "I pine away! I pine away! woe is me!" The treacherous have dealt treacherously. Yes, the treacherous have dealt very treacherously.

Open the gates, that the righteous nation may enter: the one which keeps faith.

The way of the just is uprightness. You who are upright make the path of the righteous level.

After the suffering of his soul, he will see the light and be satisfied. My righteous servant will justify many by the knowledge of himself; and he will bear their iniquities.

The righteous perishes, and no man lays it to heart; and merciful men are taken away, none considering that the righteous is taken away from the evil [to come].

Yet they seek me daily, and delight to know my ways: as a nation that did righteousness, and didn't forsake the ordinance of their God, they ask of me righteous judgments; they delight to draw near to God.

Your people also shall be all righteous; they shall inherit the land forever, the branch of my planting, the work of my hands, that I may be glorified.

Yahweh said to me, "Backsliding Israel has shown herself more righteous than treacherous Judah.

You are righteous, Yahweh, when I contend with you; yet I would reason the cause with you: why does the way of the wicked prosper? why are all they at ease who deal very treacherously?

But, Yahweh of Armies, who tests the righteous, who sees the heart and the mind, let me see your vengeance on them; for to you have I revealed my cause.

Behold, the days come, says Yahweh, that I will raise to David a righteous Branch, and he shall reign as king and deal wisely, and shall execute justice and righteousness in the land.

Yahweh is righteous; for I have rebelled against his commandment: Please hear all you peoples, and see my sorrow: My virgins and my young men are gone into captivity.

Again, when a righteous man does turn from his righteousness, and commit iniquity, and I lay a stumbling block before him, he shall die: because you have not given him warning, he shall die in his sin, and his righteous deeds which he has done shall not be remembered; but his blood will I require at your hand.

Nevertheless if you warn the righteous man, that the righteous not sin, and he does not sin, he shall surely live, because he took warning; and you have delivered your soul.

Because with lies you have grieved the heart of the righteous, whom I have not made sad; and strengthened the hands of the wicked, that he should not return from his wicked way, and be saved alive:

You also, bear you your own shame, in that you have given judgment for your sisters; through your sins that you have committed more abominable than they, they are more righteous that you: yes, be also confounded, and bear your shame, in that you have justified your sisters.

The soul who sins, he shall die: the son shall not bear the iniquity of the father, neither shall the father bear the iniquity of the son; the righteousness of the righteous shall be on him, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be on him.

But when the righteous turns away from his righteousness, and commits iniquity, and does according to all the abominations that the wicked man does, shall he live? None of his righteous deeds that he has done shall be remembered: in his trespass that he has trespassed, and in his sin that he has sinned, in them shall he die.

When the righteous man turns away from his righteousness, and commits iniquity, and dies therein; in his iniquity that he has done shall he die.

and tell the land of Israel, Thus says Yahweh: Behold, I am against you, and will draw forth my sword out of its sheath, and will cut off from you the righteous and the wicked.