Bible Verses about 'Righteous'
- I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.
- The Lord is righteous in all his ways
and faithful in all he does. - Surely the righteous will never be shaken;
they will be remembered forever. - I will praise you with an upright heart
as I learn your righteous laws. - The righteous person may have many troubles,
but the Lord delivers him from them all. - Better the little that the righteous have
than the wealth of many wicked;
for the power of the wicked will be broken,
but the Lord upholds the righteous. - The wicked borrow and do not repay,
but the righteous give generously. - All your words are true;
all your righteous laws are eternal. - The eyes of the Lord are on the righteous,
and his ears are attentive to their cry. - All day long he craves for more,
but the righteous give without sparing. - Surely, Lord, you bless the righteous;
you surround them with your favor as with a shield. - The prospect of the righteous is joy,
but the hopes of the wicked come to nothing. - The name of the Lord is a fortified tower;
the righteous run to it and are safe. - The name of the righteous is used in blessings,
but the name of the wicked will rot. - With their mouths the godless destroy their neighbors,
but through knowledge the righteous escape. - Cast your cares on the Lord
and he will sustain you;
he will never let
the righteous be shaken. - The lips of the righteous know what finds favor,
but the mouth of the wicked only what is perverse. - Blessings crown the head of the righteous,
but violence overwhelms the mouth of the wicked. - See, the enemy is puffed up;
his desires are not upright—
but the righteous person will live by his faithfulness. - But go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice.’ For I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.
- The Lord gives sight to the blind,
the Lord lifts up those who are bowed down,
the Lord loves the righteous. - The father of a righteous child has great joy;
a man who fathers a wise son rejoices in him. - For just as through the disobedience of the one man the many were made sinners, so also through the obedience of the one man the many will be made righteous.
- The tongue of the righteous is choice silver,
but the heart of the wicked is of little value. - Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective.
Bible verse of the day
My sacrifice, O God, is a broken spirit;a broken and contrite heart
you, God, will not despise.