Bible Verses about 'Righteous'
- I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners, to repentance.
- The Lord is righteous in all His ways,
Gracious in all His works. - Surely he will never be shaken;
The righteous will be in everlasting remembrance. - I will praise You with uprightness of heart,
When I learn Your righteous judgments. - Many are the afflictions of the righteous,
But the Lord delivers him out of them all. - A little that a righteous man has
Is better than the riches of many wicked.
For the arms of the wicked shall be broken,
But the Lord upholds the righteous. - The eyes of the Lord are on the righteous,
And His ears are open to their cry. - The wicked borrows and does not repay,
But the righteous shows mercy and gives. - He covets greedily all day long,
But the righteous gives and does not spare. - For You, O Lord, will bless the righteous;
With favor You will surround him as with a shield. - The entirety of Your word is truth,
And every one of Your righteous judgments endures forever. - The hope of the righteous will be gladness,
But the expectation of the wicked will perish. - The memory of the righteous is blessed,
But the name of the wicked will rot. - The name of the Lord is a strong tower;
The righteous run to it and are safe. - The hypocrite with his mouth destroys his neighbor,
But through knowledge the righteous will be 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 shall sustain you;
He shall never permit the righteous to be moved. - Blessings are on the head of the righteous,
But violence covers the mouth of the wicked. - For as by one man’s disobedience many were made sinners, so also by one Man’s obedience many will be made righteous.
- The Lord opens the eyes of the blind;
The Lord raises those who are bowed down;
The Lord loves the righteous. - But go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy and not sacrifice.’ For I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners, to repentance.
- The father of the righteous will greatly rejoice,
And he who begets a wise child will delight in him. - The tongue of the righteous is choice silver;
The heart of the wicked is worth little. - Confess your trespasses to one another, and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much.
- Behold the proud,
His soul is not upright in him;
But the just shall live by his faith. - For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous,
And His ears are open to their prayers;
But the face of the Lord is against those who do evil. - For there is not a just man on earth who does good
And does not sin. - The righteous cry out, and the Lord hears,
And delivers them out of all their troubles.
The Lord is near to those who have a broken heart,
And saves such as have a contrite spirit. - For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith to faith; as it is written, “The just shall live by faith.”
- I say to you that likewise there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine just persons who need no repentance.
- For scarcely for a righteous man will one die; yet perhaps for a good man someone would even dare to die. But God demonstrates His own love toward 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. Finally, there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will give to me on that Day, and not to me only but also to all who have loved His appearing.
- Who is wise?
Let him understand these things.
Who is prudent?
Let him know them.
For the ways of the Lord are right;
The righteous walk in them,
But transgressors stumble in them. - Fear not, for I am with you;
Be not dismayed, for I am your God.
I will strengthen you,
Yes, I will help you,
I will uphold you with My righteous right hand. - He is the Rock, His work is perfect;
For all His ways are justice,
A God of truth and without injustice;
Righteous and upright is He. - Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion!
Shout, O daughter of Jerusalem!
Behold, your King is coming to you;
He is just and having salvation,
Lowly and riding on a donkey,
A colt, the foal of a donkey. - Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to His mercy He saved us, through the washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Spirit.
- But let justice run down like water,
And righteousness like a mighty stream. - Hear my prayer, O Lord,
Give ear to my supplications!
In Your faithfulness answer me,
And in Your righteousness. - Then it will be righteousness for us, if we are careful to observe all these commandments before the Lord our God, as He has commanded us.
- As for the Almighty, we cannot find Him;
He is excellent in power,
In judgment and abundant justice;
He does not oppress. - Knowing this: that the law is not made for a righteous person, but for the lawless and insubordinate, for the ungodly and for sinners, for the unholy and profane, for murderers of fathers and murderers of mothers, for manslayers, for fornicators, for sodomites, for kidnappers, for liars, for perjurers, and if there is 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.
- Beloved, do not avenge yourselves, but rather give place to wrath; for it is written, “Vengeance is Mine, I will repay,” says the Lord.
- Flee also youthful lusts; but pursue righteousness, faith, love, peace with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart.
- He stores up sound wisdom for the upright;
He is a shield to those who walk uprightly. - Better is a little with righteousness,
Than vast revenues without justice. - Open your mouth, judge righteously,
And plead the cause of the poor and needy. - Treasures of wickedness profit nothing,
But righteousness delivers from death. - Therefore by the deeds of the law no flesh will be justified in His sight, for by the law is the knowledge of sin.
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