Bible Verses about 'Righteous'
- I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.
- The Lord is righteous in all his ways,
and holy in all his works. - Surely he shall not be moved for ever:
the righteous shall be in everlasting remembrance. - I will praise thee with uprightness of heart,
when I shall have learned thy righteous judgments. - Many are the afflictions of the righteous:
but the Lord delivereth him out of them all. - A little that a righteous man hath
is better than the riches of many wicked.
For the arms of the wicked shall be broken:
but the Lord upholdeth the righteous. - The eyes of the Lord are upon the righteous,
and his ears are open unto their cry. - The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again:
but the righteous sheweth mercy, and giveth. - He coveteth greedily all the day long:
but the righteous giveth and spareth not. - For thou, Lord, wilt bless the righteous;
with favour wilt thou compass him as with a shield. - Thy word is true from the beginning:
and every one of thy righteous judgments endureth for ever. - The hope of the righteous shall be gladness:
but the expectation of the wicked shall perish. - The name of the Lord is a strong tower:
the righteous runneth into it, and is safe. - The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable:
but the mouth of the wicked speaketh frowardness. - Cast thy burden upon the Lord,
and he shall sustain thee:
he shall never suffer
the righteous to be moved. - For as by one man's disobedience many were made sinners, so by the obedience of one shall many be made righteous.
- The Lord openeth the eyes of the blind:
the Lord raiseth them that are bowed down:
the Lord loveth the righteous. - But go ye and learn what that meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice: for I am not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.
- The father of the righteous shall greatly rejoice:
and he that begetteth a wise child shall have joy of him. - An hypocrite with his mouth destroyeth his neighbour:
but through knowledge shall the just be delivered. - The memory of the just is blessed:
but the name of the wicked shall rot. - Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.
- Behold, his soul which is lifted up is not upright in him:
but the just shall live by his faith. - Blessings are upon the head of the just:
but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked. - For the eyes of the Lord are over the righteous, and his ears are open unto their prayers: but the face of the Lord is against them that do evil.
- For there is not a just man upon earth, that doeth good, and sinneth not.
- The tongue of the just is as choice silver:
the heart of the wicked is little worth. - The righteous cry, and the Lord heareth,
and delivereth them out of all their troubles.
The Lord is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart;
and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit. - For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith.
- I say unto you, that likewise joy shall be in heaven over one sinner that repenteth, more than over ninety and nine just persons, which need no repentance.
- For scarcely for a righteous man will one die: yet peradventure for a good man some would even dare to die. But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.
- I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith: Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at that day: and not to me only, but unto all them also that love his appearing.
- He layeth up sound wisdom for the righteous:
he is a buckler to them that walk uprightly. - Who is wise, and he shall understand these things? prudent, and he shall know them? for the ways of the Lord are right, and the just shall walk in them: but the transgressors shall fall therein.
- Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem: behold, thy King cometh unto thee: he is just, and having salvation; lowly, and riding upon an ass, and upon a colt the foal of an ass.
- Fear thou not; for I am with thee:
be not dismayed; for I am thy God:
I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee;
yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness. - Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost.
- Envy thou not the oppressor,
and choose none of his ways.
For the froward is abomination to the Lord:
but his secret is with the righteous. - But let judgment run down as waters,
and righteousness as a mighty stream. - Hear my prayer, O Lord,
give ear to my supplications:
in thy faithfulness answer me,
and in thy righteousness. - And it shall be our righteousness, if we observe to do all these commandments before the Lord our God, as he hath commanded us.
- Touching the Almighty, we cannot find him out:
he is excellent in power, and in judgment,
and in plenty of justice: he will not afflict. - Knowing this, that the law is not made for a righteous man, but for the lawless and disobedient, for the ungodly and for sinners, for unholy and profane, for murderers of fathers and murderers of mothers, for manslayers, For whoremongers, for them that defile themselves with mankind, for menstealers, for liars, for perjured persons, and if there be any other thing that is contrary to sound doctrine; According to the glorious gospel of the blessed God, which was committed to my trust.
- If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
- He is the Rock, his work is perfect:
for all his ways are judgment:
a God of truth and without iniquity,
just and right is he. - Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord.
- Flee also youthful lusts: but follow righteousness, faith, charity, peace, with them that call on the Lord out of a pure heart.
- Better is a little with righteousness
than great revenues without right. - Open thy mouth, judge righteously,
and plead the cause of the poor and needy. - Treasures of wickedness profit nothing:
but righteousness delivereth from death.
Bible verse of the day
And even to your old age I am he;and even to hoar hairs will I carry you:
I have made, and I will bear;
even I will carry, and will deliver you.