Bible Verses about 'Righteous'
| I have not come to call the righteous to repentance, but sinners. | I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance. |
| The Lord is righteous in all His ways, And kind in all His works. | The Lord is righteous in all his ways, and holy in all his works. |
| For he will never be shaken; The righteous will be remembered forever. | Surely he shall not be moved for ever: the righteous shall be in everlasting remembrance. |
| I will give thanks to You with uprightness of heart, When I learn Your righteous judgments. | I will praise thee with uprightness of heart, when I shall have learned thy righteous judgments. |
| The afflictions of the righteous are many, But the Lord rescues him from them all. | Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but the Lord delivereth him out of them all. |
| Better is the little of the righteous Than the abundance of many wicked. For the arms of the wicked will be broken, But the Lord sustains the righteous. | 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 wicked borrows and does not pay back, But the righteous is gracious and gives. | The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again: but the righteous sheweth mercy, and giveth. |
| The eyes of the Lord are toward the righteous, And His ears are toward their cry for help. | The eyes of the Lord are upon the righteous, and his ears are open unto their cry. |
| All day long he is craving, While the righteous gives and does not hold back. | He coveteth greedily all the day long: but the righteous giveth and spareth not. |
| For You bless the righteous person, Lord, You surround him with favor as with a shield. | For thou, Lord, wilt bless the righteous; with favour wilt thou compass him as with a shield. |
| The sum of Your word is truth, And every one of Your righteous judgments is everlasting. | Thy word is true from the beginning: and every one of thy righteous judgments endureth for ever. |
| The hope of the righteous is gladness, But the expectation of the wicked perishes. | 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 runs into it and is safe. | The name of the Lord is a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe. |
| The mentioning of the righteous is a blessing, But the name of the wicked will rot. | The memory of the just is blessed: but the name of the wicked shall rot. |
| With his mouth the godless person destroys his neighbor, But through knowledge the righteous will be rescued. | An hypocrite with his mouth destroyeth his neighbour: but through knowledge shall the just be delivered. |
| The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable, But the mouth of the wicked, what is perverted. | The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable: but the mouth of the wicked speaketh frowardness. |
| Cast your burden upon the Lord and He will sustain you; He will never allow the righteous to be shaken. | Cast thy burden upon the Lord, and he shall sustain thee: he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved. |
| Blessings are on the head of the righteous, But the mouth of the wicked conceals violence. | Blessings are upon the head of the just: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked. |
| Behold, as for the impudent one, His soul is not right within him; But the righteous one will live by his faith. | Behold, his soul which is lifted up is not upright in him: but the just shall live by his faith. |
| For as through the one man’s disobedience the many were made sinners, so also through the obedience of the One the many will be made righteous. | For as by one man's disobedience many were made sinners, so by the obedience of one shall many be made righteous. |
| Now go and learn what this means: ‘I desire compassion, rather than sacrifice,’ for I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners. | 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 will greatly rejoice, And he who fathers a wise son will be glad in him. | The father of the righteous shall greatly rejoice: and he that begetteth a wise child shall have joy of him. |
| The Lord opens the eyes of those who are blind; The Lord raises up those who are bowed down; The Lord loves the righteous. | The Lord openeth the eyes of the blind: the Lord raiseth them that are bowed down: the Lord loveth the righteous. |
| The tongue of the righteous is like choice silver, The heart of the wicked is worth little. | The tongue of the just is as choice silver: the heart of the wicked is little worth. |
| Therefore, confess your sins to one another, and pray for one another so that you may be healed. A prayer of a righteous person, when it is brought about, can accomplish much. | 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. |
Bible verse of the day
A prudent person sees evil and hides himself;But the naive proceed, and pay the penalty.