Bible Verses about 'Righteous'
| I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners, to repentance. | I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance. |
| 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. |
| Yahweh is righteous in all his ways, and gracious in all his works. | The Lord is righteous in all his ways, and holy in all his works. |
| 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. |
| Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but Yahweh delivers him out of them all. | Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but the Lord delivereth him out of them all. |
| 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. | 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. |
| Yahweh’s eyes are toward the righteous. His ears listen to their cry. | The eyes of the Lord are upon the righteous, and his ears are open unto their cry. |
| The wicked borrow, and don’t pay back, but the righteous give generously. | The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again: but the righteous sheweth mercy, and giveth. |
| All of your words are truth. Every one of your righteous ordinances endures forever. | Thy word is true from the beginning: and every one of thy righteous judgments endureth for ever. |
| There are those who covet greedily all day long; but the righteous give and don’t withhold. | He coveteth greedily all the day long: but the righteous giveth and spareth not. |
| For you will bless the righteous. Yahweh, you will 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 prospect of the righteous is joy, but the hope of the wicked will perish. | The hope of the righteous shall be gladness: but the expectation of the wicked shall perish. |
| Yahweh’s name is a strong tower: the righteous run to him, and are safe. | The name of the Lord is a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe. |
| The memory of the righteous is blessed, 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 man destroys his neighbor, but the righteous will be delivered through knowledge. | 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 is perverse. | The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable: but the mouth of the wicked speaketh frowardness. |
| Cast your burden on Yahweh and he will sustain you. He will never allow the righteous to be moved. | Cast thy burden upon the Lord, and he shall sustain thee: he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved. |
| Behold, his soul is puffed up. It is not upright in him, but the righteous 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. |
| Blessings are on the head of the righteous, but violence covers the mouth of the wicked. | Blessings are upon the head of the just: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked. |
| 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. | For as by one man's disobedience many were made sinners, so by the obedience of one shall many be made righteous. |
| Yahweh opens the eyes of the blind. Yahweh raises up those who are bowed down. Yahweh 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 father of the righteous has great joy. Whoever fathers a wise child delights in him. | The father of the righteous shall greatly rejoice: and he that begetteth a wise child shall have joy of him. |
| 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. | 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 tongue of the righteous is like choice silver. The heart of the wicked is of little worth. | The tongue of the just is as choice silver: the heart of the wicked is little worth. |
| 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. | 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 fool despises his father’s correction,but he who heeds reproof shows prudence.