1,167 verses contain “right” (in the KJV: 982, in the BSB: 906) — showing 201–300
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Remember, I pray thee, who ever perished, being innocent? or where were the righteous cut off?
Consider now, I
plead: Who, being innocent, has ever perished? Or where have the upright been destroyed?
Shall
mortal man be more just than God? shall a man be more pure than his maker?
‘Can a
mortal be more
righteous than God, or a man more pure than his Maker?
How forcible are
right words! but what
doth your
arguing reprove?
How painful are
honest words! But what does your argument prove?
Return, I pray you, let it not be iniquity;
yea, return again, my
righteousness is in it.
Reconsider; do not be unjust. Reconsider, for my
righteousness is at
stake.
If thou
wert pure and upright; surely now he would
awake for thee, and make the
habitation of thy
righteousness prosperous.
if you are pure and upright, even now He will
rouse Himself on your behalf and restore your
righteous estate.
I know it is so of a truth: but how should man be just with God?
“
Yes, I know that it is so, but how can a
mortal be
righteous before God?
Whom, though I were
righteous, yet would I not answer, but I would make
supplication to my judge.
For even if I were
right, I could not answer. I could only
beg my Judge for mercy.
If I
justify myself, mine own mouth shall
condemn me: if I say, I am perfect, it shall also prove me
perverse.
Even if I were
righteous, my mouth would
condemn me; if I were
blameless, it would declare me guilty.
If I be wicked,
woe unto me; and if I be
righteous, yet will I not lift up my head. I am full of confusion; therefore see thou mine
affliction;
If I am guilty,
woe to me! And even if I am
righteous, I cannot lift my head. I am full of shame and aware of my
affliction.
I am as one
mocked of his neighbour, who calleth upon God, and he answereth him: the just upright man is
laughed to
scorn.
What is man, that he should be clean? and he which is born of a woman, that he should be righteous?
What is man, that he should be pure, or one born of woman, that he should be righteous?
The righteous also shall hold on his way, and he that hath clean hands shall be stronger and stronger.
Yet a righteous one holds to his way, and the one with clean hands grows stronger.
Is it any pleasure to the
Almighty, that thou art
righteous? or is it gain to him that thou makest thy ways perfect?
Does it delight the
Almighty that you are
righteous? Does He profit if your ways are
blameless?
The
righteous see it, and are
glad: and the innocent
laugh them to
scorn.
The
righteous see it and are
glad; the innocent
mock them:
There the righteous might dispute with him; so should I be delivered for ever from my judge.
Then an upright man could reason with Him, and I would be delivered
forever from my Judge.
On the left hand, where he
doth work, but I cannot behold him: he hideth himself on the
right hand, that I cannot see him:
When He is at work in the north, I cannot behold Him; when He turns to the south, I cannot see Him.
I will never say that you are
right; I will maintain my
integrity until I die.
My righteousness I hold fast, and will not let it go: my heart shall not reproach me so long as I live.
I will
cling to my
righteousness and never let go. As long as I live, my conscience will not
accuse me.
He may prepare it, but the just shall put it on, and the innocent shall divide the silver.
what he lays up, the righteous will wear, and his silver will be divided by the innocent.
I put on
righteousness, and it clothed me: my judgment was as a
robe and a
diadem.
I put on
righteousness, and it clothed me; justice was my
robe and my
turban.
Upon my
right hand rise the youth; they
push away my feet, and they raise up against me the ways of their destruction.
The
rabble arises at my
right; they lay snares for my feet and build siege ramps against me.
So these three men ceased to answer Job, because he was righteous in his own eyes.
So these three men stopped answering Job, because he was righteous in his own eyes.
Behold, in this thou art not just: I will answer thee, that God is greater than man.
Behold, you are not right in this matter. I will answer you, for God is greater than man.
Yet if there is a
messenger on his side, one
mediator in a thousand, to tell a man what is
right for him,
He shall pray unto God, and he will be favourable unto him: and he shall see his face with joy: for he will render unto man his righteousness.
He prays to God and finds favor; he sees God’s face and shouts for joy, and God restores His righteousness to that man.
He looketh upon men, and if any say, I have
sinned, and
perverted that which was
right, and it profited me not;
Then he sings before men with these words: ‘I have
sinned and
perverted what was
right; yet I did not get what I deserved.
Let us choose to us judgment: let us know among ourselves what is good.
Let us choose for ourselves what is right; let us learn together what is good.
For Job hath said, I am righteous: and God hath taken away my judgment.
For Job has declared, ‘I am righteous, yet God has deprived me of justice.
Should I lie against my
right? my wound is incurable without
transgression.
Would I lie about my case? My wound is incurable, though I am without
transgression.’
Could one who hates justice
govern? Will you
condemn the just and mighty One,
For he will not lay upon man more than right; that he should enter into judgment with God.
For God need not examine a man further or have him approach for judgment.
Thinkest thou this to be right, that thou saidst, My righteousness is more than God’s?
“Do you think this is just? You say, ‘I am more righteous than God.’
If thou be righteous, what givest thou him? or what receiveth he of thine hand?
If you are righteous, what do you give Him, or what does He receive from your hand?
Thy wickedness may
hurt a man as thou art; and thy
righteousness may profit the son of man.
Your wickedness affects only a man like
yourself, and your
righteousness only a son of man.
I will
fetch my knowledge from
afar, and will
ascribe righteousness to my Maker.
I get my knowledge from
afar, and I will
ascribe justice to my Maker.
He preserveth not the life of the wicked: but giveth right to the poor.
He does not keep the wicked alive, but He grants justice to the
afflicted.
He withdraweth not his eyes from the
righteous: but with kings are they on the throne;
yea, he
doth establish them for ever, and they are
exalted.
He does not take His eyes off the
righteous, but He enthrones them with kings and exalts them
forever.
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.
The
Almighty is beyond our reach; He is
exalted in power! In His justice and great
righteousness He does not
oppress.
Then will I also
confess unto thee that thine own
right hand can save thee.
Then I will
confess to you that your own
right hand can save you.
And it was so, that after the LORD had spoken these words unto Job, the LORD said to Eliphaz the Temanite, My wrath is
kindled against thee, and against thy two friends: for ye have not spoken of me the thing that is
right, as my servant Job hath.
After the LORD had spoken these words to Job, He said to Eliphaz the Temanite, “My wrath is
kindled against you and your two friends. For you have not spoken about Me accurately, as My servant Job has.
Therefore take unto you now seven bullocks and seven rams, and go to my servant Job, and offer up for
yourselves a burnt offering; and my servant Job shall pray for you: for him will I accept: lest I deal with you after your folly, in that ye have not spoken of me the thing which is
right, like my servant Job.
So now, take seven bulls and seven rams, go to My servant Job, and sacrifice a burnt offering for
yourselves. Then My servant Job will pray for you, for I will accept his prayer and not deal with you according to your folly. For you have not spoken accurately about Me, as My servant Job has.”
Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous.
Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the assembly of the righteous.
For the LORD knoweth the way of the righteous: but the way of the ungodly shall perish.
For the LORD guards the path of the righteous, but the way of the wicked will perish.
Hear me when I call, O God of my righteousness: thou hast enlarged me when I was in distress; have mercy upon me, and hear my prayer.
Answer me when I call, O God of my righteousness! You have relieved my distress; show me grace and hear my prayer.
Offer the sacrifices of righteousness, and put your trust in the LORD.
Offer the sacrifices of the righteous and trust in the LORD.
Lead me, O LORD, in thy righteousness because of mine enemies; make thy way straight before my face.
Lead me, O LORD, in Your righteousness because of my enemies; make straight Your way before me.
For thou, LORD,
wilt bless the
righteous; with favour
wilt thou compass him as with a shield.
For surely You, O LORD,
bless the
righteous; You
surround them with the shield of Your favor.
The LORD shall judge the people: judge me, O LORD, according to my
righteousness, and according to mine
integrity that is in me.
The LORD judges the peoples;
vindicate me, O LORD, according to my
righteousness and
integrity.
Oh let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end; but establish the just: for the
righteous God trieth the hearts and
reins.
Put an end to the evil of the wicked, but establish the righteous, O righteous God who searches hearts and minds.
God judgeth the
righteous, and God is
angry with the wicked every day.
God is a
righteous judge and a God who feels
indignation each day.
I will praise the LORD according to his righteousness: and will sing praise to the name of the LORD most high.
I will
thank the LORD for His
righteousness and sing praise to the name of the LORD Most High.
For thou hast maintained my right and my cause; thou satest in the throne judging right.
For You have
upheld my just cause; You sit on Your throne judging
righteously.
And he shall judge the world in righteousness, he shall minister judgment to the people in uprightness.
He judges the world with justice; He governs the people with
equity.
If the foundations be destroyed, what can the righteous do?
If the foundations are destroyed, what can the righteous do?”
The LORD trieth the righteous: but the wicked and him that loveth violence his soul hateth.
The LORD tests the righteous and the wicked; His soul hates the lover of violence.
For the
righteous LORD loveth
righteousness; his countenance
doth behold the upright.
For the LORD is righteous; He loves justice. The upright will see His face.
There were they in great fear: for God is in the generation of the righteous.
There they are,
overwhelmed with
dread, for God is in the company of the
righteous.
He that walketh uprightly, and worketh righteousness, and speaketh the truth in his heart.
He who walks with
integrity and practices
righteousness, who speaks the truth from his heart,
I have set the LORD always before me: because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved.
I have set the LORD always before me. Because He is at my
right hand, I will not be
shaken.
Thou
wilt shew me the path of life: in thy presence is
fulness of joy; at thy
right hand there are pleasures for
evermore.
You have made known to me the path of life; You will fill me with joy in Your presence, with eternal pleasures at Your right hand.
Hear the
right, O LORD, attend unto my cry, give ear unto my prayer, that goeth not out of
feigned lips.
Hear, O LORD, my
righteous plea;
listen to my cry. Give ear to my prayer— it comes from lips free of
deceit.
Let my sentence come forth from thy presence; let thine eyes behold the things that are equal.
May my
vindication come from Your presence; may Your eyes see what is
right.
Shew thy marvellous lovingkindness, O thou that savest by thy
right hand them which put their trust in thee from those that rise up against them.
Show the wonders of Your loving devotion, You who save by Your right hand those who seek refuge from their foes.
As for me, I will behold thy face in
righteousness: I shall be satisfied, when I
awake, with thy likeness.
As for me, I will behold Your face in
righteousness; when I
awake, I will be satisfied in Your presence.
The LORD rewarded me according to my
righteousness; according to the cleanness of my hands hath he
recompensed me.
The LORD has rewarded me according to my righteousness; He has repaid me according to the cleanness of my hands.
Therefore hath the LORD
recompensed me according to my
righteousness, according to the cleanness of my hands in his
eyesight.
So the LORD has repaid me according to my righteousness, according to the cleanness of my hands in His sight.
Thou hast also given me the shield of thy salvation: and thy
right hand hath
holden me up, and thy gentleness hath made me great.
You have given me Your shield of salvation; Your right hand upholds me, and Your gentleness exalts me.
The statutes of the LORD are
right,
rejoicing the heart: the commandment of the LORD is pure,
enlightening the eyes.
The precepts of the LORD are
right, bringing joy to the heart; the commandments of the LORD are
radiant, giving light to the eyes.
The fear of the LORD is clean,
enduring for ever: the judgments of the LORD are true and
righteous altogether.
The fear of the LORD is pure,
enduring forever; the judgments of the LORD are true, being altogether
righteous.
Now know I that the LORD saveth his
anointed; he will hear him from his holy heaven with the saving strength of his
right hand.
Now I know that the LORD saves His
anointed; He answers him from His holy heaven with the saving power of His
right hand.
Thine hand shall find out all thine enemies: thy
right hand shall find out those that
hate thee.
Your hand will
apprehend all Your enemies; Your
right hand will seize those who
hate You.
They shall come, and shall declare his righteousness unto a people that shall be born, that he hath done this.
They will come and
proclaim His
righteousness to a people yet unborn— all that He has done.
He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name’s sake.
He restores my soul; He guides me in the paths of righteousness for the sake of His name.
He shall receive the blessing from the LORD, and righteousness from the God of his salvation.
He will receive blessing from the LORD and
vindication from the God of his salvation.
The
meek will he guide in judgment: and the
meek will he teach his way.
He guides the humble in what is right and teaches them His way.
In whose hands is mischief, and their right hand is full of bribes.
in whose hands are wicked schemes, whose right hands are full of bribes.
In thee, O LORD, do I put my trust; let me never be
ashamed: deliver me in thy
righteousness.
In You, O LORD, I have taken refuge; let me never be put to shame; save me by Your righteousness.
Let the lying lips be put to silence; which speak
grievous things proudly and
contemptuously against the
righteous.
May lying lips be silenced— lips that speak with
arrogance against the
righteous, full of pride and contempt.
Be
glad in the LORD, and
rejoice, ye
righteous: and
shout for joy, all ye that are upright in heart.
Be
glad in the LORD and
rejoice, O
righteous ones;
shout for joy, all you upright in heart.
Rejoice in the LORD, O ye
righteous: for praise is comely for the upright.
Rejoice in the LORD, O
righteous ones; it is fitting for the upright to praise Him.
For the word of the LORD is right; and all his works are done in truth.
For the word of the LORD is upright, and all His work is
trustworthy.
He loveth righteousness and judgment: the earth is full of the goodness of the LORD.
The LORD loves righteousness and justice; the earth is full of His loving devotion.
The eyes of the LORD are upon the righteous, and his ears are open unto their cry.
The eyes of the LORD are on the righteous, and His ears are inclined to their cry.
The righteous cry, and the LORD heareth, and delivereth them out of all their troubles.
The righteous cry out, and the LORD hears; He delivers them from all their troubles.
Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but the LORD delivereth him out of them all.
Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the LORD delivers him from them all.
Evil will
slay the wicked, and the haters of the
righteous will be condemned.
Judge me, O LORD my God, according to thy
righteousness; and let them not
rejoice over me.
Vindicate me by Your
righteousness, O LORD my God, and do not let them
gloat over me.
Let them
shout for joy, and be
glad, that favour my
righteous cause:
yea, let them say continually, Let the LORD be
magnified, which hath pleasure in the prosperity of his servant.
And my tongue shall speak of thy righteousness and of thy praise all the day long.
Then my tongue will
proclaim Your
righteousness and Your praises all day long.
Thy righteousness is like the great mountains; thy judgments are a great deep: O LORD, thou preservest man and beast.
Your righteousness is like the highest mountains; Your judgments are like the deepest sea. O LORD, You preserve man and beast.
O continue thy lovingkindness unto them that know thee; and thy righteousness to the upright in heart.
Extend Your loving devotion to those who know You, and Your righteousness to the upright in heart.
And he shall bring forth thy
righteousness as the light, and thy judgment as the
noonday.
He will bring forth your
righteousness like the
dawn, your justice like the
noonday sun.
The wicked plotteth against the just, and gnasheth upon him with his teeth.
The wicked scheme against the
righteous and
gnash their teeth at them,
A little that a righteous man hath is better than the riches of many wicked.
Better is the little of the righteous than the abundance of many who are wicked.
For the arms of the wicked shall be broken: but the LORD upholdeth the righteous.
For the arms of the wicked will be broken, but the LORD upholds the righteous.
The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again: but the righteous sheweth mercy, and giveth.
The wicked
borrow and do not repay, but the
righteous are
gracious and giving.
I have been young, and now am old; yet have I not seen the
righteous forsaken, nor his seed
begging bread.
I once was young and now am old, yet never have I seen the
righteous abandoned or their children
begging for bread.
The
righteous shall
inherit the land, and dwell therein for ever.