Bible Verses about 'Righteous'
- I have not come to call the righteous but sinners to repentance.
- For the righteous will never be moved;
he will be remembered forever. - The Lord is righteous in all his ways
and kind in all his works. - I will praise you with an upright heart,
when I learn your righteous rules. - Many are the afflictions of the righteous,
but the Lord delivers him out of them all. - Better is the little that the righteous has
than the abundance of many wicked.
For the arms of the wicked shall be broken,
but the Lord upholds the righteous. - The eyes of the Lord are toward the righteous
and his ears toward their cry. - The wicked borrows but does not pay back,
but the righteous is generous and gives. - For you bless the righteous, O Lord;
you cover him with favor as with a shield. - All day long he craves and craves,
but the righteous gives and does not hold back. - The sum of your word is truth,
and every one of your righteous rules endures forever. - The hope of the righteous brings joy,
but the expectation of the wicked will perish. - The memory of the righteous is a blessing,
but the name of the wicked will rot. - The name of the Lord is a strong tower;
the righteous man runs into it and is safe. - With his mouth the godless man would destroy his neighbor,
but by knowledge the righteous are delivered. - The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable,
but the mouth of the wicked, what is perverse. - Cast your burden on the Lord,
and he will sustain you;
he will never permit
the righteous to be moved. - Blessings are on the head of the righteous,
but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence. - Behold, his soul is puffed up; it is not upright within him,
but the righteous shall live by his faith. - For as by the one man's disobedience the many were made sinners, so by the one man's obedience the many will be made righteous.
- Go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy, and not sacrifice.’ For I came not to call the righteous, but sinners.
- The Lord opens the eyes of the blind.
The Lord lifts up those who are bowed down;
the Lord loves the righteous. - Surely there is not a righteous man on earth who does good and never sins.
- The father of the righteous will greatly rejoice;
he who fathers a wise son will be glad in him. - The tongue of the righteous is choice silver;
the heart of the wicked is of little worth. - Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working.
- For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith for faith, as it is written, “The righteous shall live by faith.”
- For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous,
and his ears are open to their prayer.
But the face of the Lord is against those who do evil. - Just so, I tell you, there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who need no repentance.
- When the righteous cry for help, the Lord hears
and delivers them out of all their troubles.
The Lord is near to the brokenhearted
and saves the crushed in spirit. - For one will scarcely die for a righteous person—though perhaps for a good person one would dare even to die— but God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
- I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. Henceforth there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, will award to me on that day, and not only to me but also to all who have loved his appearing.
- Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion!
Shout aloud, O daughter of Jerusalem!
Behold, your king is coming to you;
righteous and having salvation is he,
humble and mounted on a donkey,
on a colt, the foal of a donkey. - Fear not, for I am with you;
be not dismayed, for I am your God;
I will strengthen you, I will help you,
I will uphold you with my righteous right hand. - Whoever is wise, let him understand these things;
whoever is discerning, let him know them;
for the ways of the Lord are right,
and the upright walk in them,
but transgressors stumble in them. - He saved us, not because of works done by us in righteousness, but according to his own mercy, by the washing of regeneration and renewal of the Holy Spirit.
- But let justice roll down like waters,
and righteousness like an ever-flowing stream. - Hear my prayer, O Lord;
give ear to my pleas for mercy!
In your faithfulness answer me, in your righteousness! - And it will be righteousness for us, if we are careful to do all this commandment before the Lord our God, as he has commanded us.
- The Almighty—we cannot find him;
he is great in power;
justice and abundant righteousness he will not violate. - If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
- The Rock, his work is perfect,
for all his ways are justice.
A God of faithfulness and without iniquity,
just and upright is he. - Beloved, never avenge yourselves, but leave it to the wrath of God, for it is written, “Vengeance is mine, I will repay, says the Lord.”
- Understanding this, that the law is not laid down for the just but for the lawless and disobedient, for the ungodly and sinners, for the unholy and profane, for those who strike their fathers and mothers, for murderers, the sexually immoral, men who practice homosexuality, enslavers, liars, perjurers, and whatever else is contrary to sound doctrine, in accordance with the gospel of the glory of the blessed God with which I have been entrusted.
- So flee youthful passions and pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace, along with those who call on the Lord from a pure heart.
- He stores up sound wisdom for the upright;
he is a shield to those who walk in integrity. - Better is a little with righteousness
than great revenues with injustice. - Open your mouth, judge righteously,
defend the rights of the poor and needy. - Treasures gained by wickedness do not profit,
but righteousness delivers from death. - For by works of the law no human being will be justified in his sight, since through the law comes knowledge of sin.
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