'Righteous' in the Bible

These are births of Noah: Noah is a righteous man; perfect he hath been among his generations; with God hath Noah walked habitually.

And Jehovah saith to Noah, 'Come in, thou and all thy house, unto the ark, for thee I have seen righteous before Me in this generation;

And Abraham draweth nigh and saith, 'Dost Thou also consume righteous with wicked?

peradventure there are fifty righteous in the midst of the city; dost Thou also consume, and not bear with the place for the sake of the fifty -- the righteous who are in its midst?

Far be it from Thee to do according to this thing, to put to death the righteous with the wicked; that it hath been -- as the righteous so the wicked -- far be it from Thee; doth the Judge of all the earth not do justice?'

And Jehovah saith, 'If I find in Sodom fifty righteous in the midst of the city, then have I borne with all the place for their sake.'

peradventure there are lacking five of the fifty righteous -- dost Thou destroy for five the whole of the city?' and He saith, 'I destroy it not, if I find there forty and five.'

And Abimelech hath not drawn near unto her, and he saith, 'Lord, also a righteous nation dost thou slay?

And Judah discerneth and saith, 'She hath been more righteous than I, because that I did not give her to Shelah my son;' and he hath not added to know her again.

And Pharaoh sendeth, and calleth for Moses and for Aaron, and saith unto them, 'I have sinned this time, Jehovah is the Righteous, and I and my people are the Wicked,

from a false matter thou dost keep far off, and an innocent and righteous man thou dost not slay; for I do not justify a wicked man.

And a bribe thou dost not take; for the bribe bindeth the open -eyed, and perverteth the words of the righteous.

righteous balances, righteous weights, a righteous ephah, and a righteous hin ye have; I am Jehovah your God, who hath brought you out from the land of Egypt;

and which is the great nation which hath righteous statutes and judgments according to all this law which I am setting before you to-day?

Judges and authorities thou dost make to thee within all thy gates which Jehovah thy God is giving to thee, for thy tribes; and they have judged the people -- a righteous judgment.

Thou dost not turn aside judgment; thou dost not discern faces, nor take a bribe, for the bribe blindeth the eyes of the wise, and perverteth the words of the righteous.

'When there is a strife between men, and they have come nigh unto the judgment, and they have judged, and declared righteous the righteous, and declared wrong the wrong-doer,

The Rock! -- perfect is His work, For all His ways are just; God of stedfastness, and without iniquity: Righteous and upright is He.

Peoples to the mountain they call, There they sacrifice righteous sacrifices; For the abundance of the seas they suck, And hidden things hidden in the sand.

By the voice of shouters Between the places of drawing water, There they give out righteous acts of Jehovah, Righteous acts of His villages in Israel, Then ruled in the gates have the people of Jehovah.

and, now, station yourselves, and I judge you before Jehovah, with all the righteous acts of Jehovah, which He did with you, and with your fathers.

And he saith unto David, 'More righteous thou art than I; for thou hast done me good, and I have done thee evil;

Also -- when wicked men have slain the righteous man in his own house, on his bed; and now, do not I require his blood of your hand, and have taken you away from the earth?'

And Absalom saith, 'Who doth make me a judge in the land, that unto me doth come every man who hath a plea and judgment? -- then I have declared him righteous.'

He said -- the God of Israel -- to me, He spake -- the Rock of Israel: He who is ruling over man is righteous, He is ruling in the fear of God.

and Jehovah hath turned back his blood on his own head, who hath fallen on two men more righteous and better than he, and slayeth them with the sword, -- and my father David knew not -- Abner son of Ner, head of the host of Israel, and Amasa son of Jether, head of the host of Judah;

then Thou dost hear in the heavens, and hast done, and hast judged Thy servants, to declare wicked the wicked, to put his way on his head, and to declare righteous the righteous, to give him according to his righteousness.

And it cometh to pass in the morning, that he goeth out, and standeth, and saith unto all the people, 'Righteous are ye; lo, I have conspired against my lord, and slay him -- and who smote all these?

then Thou dost hear from the heavens, and hast done, and hast judged Thy servants, to give back to the wicked, to put his way on his head, and to declare righteous the righteous, to give to him according to his righteousness.

and the heads of Israel are humbled, and the king, and they say, 'Righteous is Jehovah.'

O Jehovah, God of Israel, righteous art Thou, for we have been left an escape, as it is this day; lo, we are before Thee in our guilt, for there is none to stand before Thee concerning this.'

and didst find his heart stedfast before Thee, so as to make with him the covenant, to give the land of the Canaanite, the Hittite, the Amorite, and the Perizzite, and the Jebusite, and the Girgashite, to give it to his seed. 'And Thou dost establish Thy words, for Thou art righteous,

and Thou art righteous concerning all that hath come upon us, for truth Thou hast done, and we have done wickedly;

'Is mortal man than God more righteous? Than his Maker is a man cleaner?

Truly I have known that it is so, And what -- is man righteous with God?

Whom, though I were righteous, I answer not, For my judgment I make supplication.

If I be righteous, Mine mouth doth declare me wicked, Perfect I am! -- it declareth me perverse.

A laughter to his friend I am: 'He calleth to God, and He answereth him,' A laughter is the perfect righteous one.

Lo, I pray you, I have set in order the cause, I have known that I am righteous.

What is man that he is pure, And that he is righteous, one born of woman?

And the righteous layeth hold on his way, And the clean of hands addeth strength, And -- dumb are they all.

Is it a delight to the Mighty One That thou art righteous? is it gain, That thou makest perfect thy ways?

See do the righteous and they rejoice, And the innocent mocketh at them,

And what? is man righteous with God? And what? is he pure -- born of a woman?

He prepareth -- and the righteous putteth it on, And the silver the innocent doth apportion.

He doth weigh me in righteous balances, And God doth know my integrity.

And these three men cease from answering Job, for he is righteous in his own eyes,

Lo, in this thou hast not been righteous, I answer thee, that greater is God than man.

For Job hath said, 'I have been righteous, And God hath turned aside my right,

If thou hast been righteous, What dost thou give to Him? Or what from thy hand doth He receive?

He withdraweth not from the righteous His eyes, And from kings on the throne, And causeth them to sit for ever, and they are high,

Dost thou also make void My judgment? Dost thou condemn Me, That thou mayest be righteous?

Therefore the wicked rise not in judgment, Nor sinners in the company of the righteous,

For Jehovah is knowing the way of the righteous, And the way of the wicked is lost!

For Thou blessest the righteous, O Jehovah, As a buckler with favour dost compass him!

Let, I pray Thee be ended the evil of the wicked, And establish Thou the righteous, And a trier of hearts and reins is the righteous God.

God is a righteous judge, And He is not angry at all times.

When the foundations are destroyed, The righteous -- what hath he done?

Jehovah the righteous doth try. And the wicked and the lover of violence, Hath His soul hated,

For righteous is Jehovah, Righteousness He hath loved, The upright doth His countenance see!'

There they have feared a fear, For God is in the generation of the righteous.

The fear of Jehovah is clean, standing to the age, The judgments of Jehovah are true, They have been righteous -- together.

Let lips of falsehood become dumb, That are speaking against the righteous, Ancient sayings, in pride and contempt.

Be glad in Jehovah, and rejoice, ye righteous, And sing, all ye upright of heart!

Sing, ye righteous, in Jehovah, For upright ones praise is comely.

The eyes of Jehovah are unto the righteous, And His ears unto their cry.

Many are the evils of the righteous, Out of them all doth Jehovah deliver him.

Evil doth put to death the wicked, And those hating the righteous are desolate.

The wicked is devising against the righteous, And gnashing against him his teeth.

Better is the little of the righteous, Than the store of many wicked.

For the arms of the wicked are shivered, And Jehovah is sustaining the righteous.

The wicked is borrowing and repayeth not, And the righteous is gracious and giving.

Young I have been, I have also become old, And I have not seen the righteous forsaken, And his seed seeking bread.

The righteous possess the land, And they dwell for ever on it.

The mouth of the righteous uttereth wisdom, And his tongue speaketh judgment.

The wicked is watching for the righteous, And is seeking to put him to death.

And the salvation of the righteous is from Jehovah, Their strong place in a time of adversity.

Against Thee, Thee only, I have sinned, And done the evil thing in Thine eyes, So that Thou art righteous in Thy words, Thou art pure in Thy judging.

And the righteous see, And fear, and laugh at him.

Cast on Jehovah that which He hath given thee, And He doth sustain thee, He doth not suffer for ever the moving of the righteous.

The righteous rejoiceth that he hath seen vengeance, His steps he washeth in the blood of the wicked.

And man saith: 'Surely fruit is for the righteous: Surely there is a God judging in the earth!'

The righteous doth rejoice in Jehovah, And hath trusted in Him, And boast themselves do all the upright of heart!

And the righteous rejoice, they exult before God, And they joy with gladness.

They are blotted out of the book of life, And with the righteous are not written.

Flourish in his days doth the righteous, And abundance of peace till the moon is not.

And all horns of the wicked I cut off, Exalted are the horns of the righteous!

Judge ye the weak and fatherless, The afflicted and the poor declare righteous.

The righteous as a palm-tree flourisheth, As a cedar in Lebanon he groweth.

They decree against the soul of the righteous, And innocent blood declare wicked.

Light is sown for the righteous, And for the upright of heart -- joy.

Rejoice, ye righteous, in Jehovah, And give thanks at the remembrance of his holiness!

Light hath risen in darkness to the upright, Gracious, and merciful, and righteous.

For -- to the age he is not moved; For a memorial age-during is the righteous.

Gracious is Jehovah, and righteous, Yea, our God is merciful,

A voice of singing and salvation, Is in the tents of the righteous, The right hand of Jehovah is doing valiantly.

This is the gate to Jehovah, The righteous enter into it.

I have known, O Jehovah, That righteous are Thy judgments, And in faithfulness Thou hast afflicted me.

Tzade. Righteous art Thou, O Jehovah, And upright are Thy judgments.

Thou hast appointed Thy testimonies, Righteous and exceeding faithful,