Bible Verses about 'Righteous'
| I have come to call not the righteous but sinners to repentance. | I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners, to repentance. |
| For the righteous will never be moved; they will be remembered forever. | For he will never be shaken. The righteous will be remembered forever. |
| I will praise you with an upright heart, when I learn your righteous ordinances. | I will give thanks to you with uprightness of heart, when I learn your righteous judgments. |
| Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the Lord rescues them from them all. | Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but Yahweh delivers him out of them all. |
| Better is a little that the righteous person has than the abundance of many wicked. For the arms of the wicked shall be broken, but the Lord upholds the righteous. | Better is a little that the righteous has, than the abundance of many wicked. For the arms of the wicked shall be broken, but Yahweh upholds the righteous. |
| The eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and his ears are open to their cry. | Yahweh’s eyes are toward the righteous. His ears listen to their cry. |
| The wicked borrow, and do not pay back, but the righteous are generous and keep giving. | The wicked borrow, and don’t pay back, but the righteous give generously. |
| All day long the wicked covet, but the righteous give and do not hold back. | There are those who covet greedily all day long; but the righteous give and don’t withhold. |
| The Lord is just in all his ways, and kind in all his doings. | Yahweh is righteous in all his ways, and gracious in all his works. |
| For you bless the righteous, O Lord; you cover them with favor as with a shield. | For you will bless the righteous. Yahweh, you will surround him with favor as with a shield. |
| The sum of your word is truth; and every one of your righteous ordinances endures forever. | All of your words are truth. Every one of your righteous ordinances endures forever. |
| The hope of the righteous ends in gladness, but the expectation of the wicked comes to nothing. | The prospect of the righteous is joy, but the hope of the wicked will perish. |
| The memory of the righteous is a blessing, but the name of the wicked will rot. | 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 into it and are safe. | Yahweh’s name is a strong tower: the righteous run to him, and are safe. |
| With their mouths the godless would destroy their neighbors, but by knowledge the righteous are delivered. | With his mouth the godless man destroys his neighbor, but the righteous will be delivered through knowledge. |
| The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable, but the mouth of the wicked what is perverse. | The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable, but the mouth of the wicked is perverse. |
| Cast your burden on the Lord, and he will sustain you; he will never permit the righteous to be moved. | Cast your burden on Yahweh and he will sustain you. He will never allow the righteous to be moved. |
| Look at the proud! Their spirit is not right in them, but the righteous live by their faith. | Behold, his soul is puffed up. It is not upright in him, but the righteous will live by his faith. |
| For just 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. | For as through the one man’s disobedience many were made sinners, even so through the obedience of the one, many will be made righteous. |
| Blessings are on the head of the righteous, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence. | Blessings are on the head of the righteous, but violence covers the mouth of the wicked. |
| Go and learn what this means, ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice.’ For I have come to call not the righteous but sinners. | But you go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy, and not sacrifice,’ for I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance. |
| The Lord opens the eyes of the blind. The Lord lifts up those who are bowed down; the Lord loves the righteous. | Yahweh opens the eyes of the blind. Yahweh raises up those who are bowed down. Yahweh loves the righteous. |
| The father of the righteous will greatly rejoice; he who begets a wise son will be glad in him. | The father of the righteous has great joy. Whoever fathers a wise child delights in him. |
| The tongue of the righteous is choice silver; the mind of the wicked is of little worth. | The tongue of the righteous is like choice silver. The heart of the wicked is of little worth. |
| Therefore confess your sins to one another, and pray for one another, so that you may be healed. The prayer of the righteous is powerful and effective. | Confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The insistent prayer of a righteous person is powerfully effective. |
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