690 verses contain “righteous” (in the KJV: 607, in the BSB: 538) — showing 201–300
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Surely the righteous shall give thanks unto thy name: the upright shall dwell in thy presence.
Surely the righteous will praise Your name; the upright will dwell in Your presence.
Let the righteous smite me; it shall be a kindness: and let him reprove me; it shall be an excellent oil, which shall not break my head: for yet my prayer also shall be in their calamities.
Let the righteous man strike me; let his rebuke be an act of loving devotion. It is oil for my head; let me not refuse it. For my prayer is ever against the deeds of the wicked.
Bring my soul out of prison, that I may praise thy name: the righteous shall compass me about; for thou shalt deal bountifully with me.
Free my soul from prison, that I may praise Your name. The righteous will gather around me because of Your goodness to me.
Hear my prayer, O LORD, give ear to my supplications: in thy faithfulness answer me, and in thy righteousness.
O LORD, hear my prayer. In Your faithfulness, give ear to my plea; in Your righteousness, answer me.
And enter not into judgment with thy servant: for in thy sight shall no man living be justified.
Do not bring Your servant into judgment, for no one alive is righteous before You.
Quicken me, O LORD, for thy name’s sake: for thy righteousness’ sake bring my soul out of trouble.
For the sake of Your name, O LORD, revive me. In Your righteousness, bring my soul out of trouble.
The LORD is righteous in all his ways, and holy in all his works.
The LORD is righteous in all His ways and kind in all His deeds.
The LORD openeth the eyes of the blind: the LORD raiseth them that are bowed down: the LORD loveth the righteous:
the LORD opens the eyes of the blind, the LORD lifts those who are weighed down, the LORD loves the righteous.
That thou mayest walk in the way of good men, and keep the paths of the righteous.
So you will follow in the ways of the good, and keep to the paths of the righteous.
For the froward is abomination to the LORD: but his secret is with the righteous.
for the LORD detests the perverse, but He is a friend to the upright.
The curse of the LORD is in the house of the wicked: but he blesseth the habitation of the just.
The curse of the LORD is on the house of the wicked, but He blesses the home of the righteous.
I lead in the way of righteousness, in the midst of the paths of judgment:
I walk in the way of righteousness, along the paths of justice,
Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be yet wiser: teach a just man, and he will increase in learning.
Instruct a wise man, and he will be wiser still; teach a righteous man, and he will increase his learning.
Treasures of wickedness profit nothing: but righteousness delivereth from death.
Ill-gotten treasures profit nothing, but righteousness brings deliverance from death.
Blessings are upon the head of the just: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.
Blessings are on the head of the righteous, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.
The mouth of a righteous man is a well of life: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.
The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.
The labour of the righteous tendeth to life: the fruit of the wicked to sin.
The labor of the righteous leads to life, but the gain of the wicked brings punishment.
The tongue of the just is as choice silver: the heart of the wicked is little worth.
The tongue of the righteous is choice silver, but the heart of the wicked has little worth.
The lips of the righteous feed many: but fools die for want of wisdom.
The lips of the righteous feed many, but fools die for lack of judgment.
The fear of the wicked, it shall come upon him: but the desire of the righteous shall be granted.
What the wicked man dreads will overtake him, but the desire of the righteous will be granted.
As the whirlwind passeth, so is the wicked no more: but the righteous is an everlasting foundation.
The hope of the righteous shall be gladness: but the expectation of the wicked shall perish.
The hope of the righteous is joy, but the expectations of the wicked will perish.
The righteous shall never be removed: but the wicked shall not inhabit the earth.
The righteous will never be shaken, but the wicked will not inhabit the land.
The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable: but the mouth of the wicked speaketh frowardness.
The lips of the righteous know what is fitting, but the mouth of the wicked is perverse.
Riches profit not in the day of wrath: but righteousness delivereth from death.
Riches are worthless in the day of wrath, but righteousness brings deliverance from death.
The righteousness of the perfect shall direct his way: but the wicked shall fall by his own wickedness.
The righteousness of the blameless directs their path, but the wicked fall by their own wickedness.
The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them: but transgressors shall be taken in their own naughtiness.
The righteousness of the upright delivers them, but the faithless are trapped by their own desires.
The righteous is delivered out of trouble, and the wicked cometh in his stead.
The righteous man is delivered from trouble; in his place the wicked man goes in.
As righteousness tendeth to life: so he that pursueth evil pursueth it to his own death.
Genuine righteousness leads to life, but the pursuit of evil brings death.
Though hand join in hand, the wicked shall not be unpunished: but the seed of the righteous shall be delivered.
Be assured that the wicked will not go unpunished, but the offspring of the righteous will escape.
The desire of the righteous is only good: but the expectation of the wicked is wrath.
The desire of the righteous leads only to good, but the hope of the wicked brings wrath.
The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life; and he that winneth souls is wise.
The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, and he who wins souls is wise.
Behold, the righteous shall be recompensed in the earth: much more the wicked and the sinner.
If the righteous receive their due on earth, how much more the ungodly and the sinner!
A man shall not be established by wickedness: but the root of the righteous shall not be moved.
A man cannot be established through wickedness, but the righteous cannot be uprooted.
The wicked are overthrown, and are not: but the house of the righteous shall stand.
The wicked are overthrown and perish, but the house of the righteous will stand.
The wicked desireth the net of evil men: but the root of the righteous yieldeth fruit.
The wicked desire the plunder of evil men, but the root of the righteous flourishes.
The wicked is snared by the transgression of his lips: but the just shall come out of trouble.
An evil man is trapped by his rebellious speech, but a righteous man escapes from trouble.
There shall no evil happen to the just: but the wicked shall be filled with mischief.
No harm befalls the righteous, but the wicked are filled with trouble.
In the way of righteousness is life; and in the pathway thereof there is no death.
There is life in the path of righteousness, but another path leads to death.
The light of the righteous rejoiceth: but the lamp of the wicked shall be put out.
The light of the righteous shines brightly, but the lamp of the wicked is extinguished.
Evil pursueth sinners: but to the righteous good shall be repaid.
Disaster pursues sinners, but prosperity is the reward of the righteous.
The righteous eateth to the satisfying of his soul: but the belly of the wicked shall want.
A righteous man eats to his heart’s content, but the stomach of the wicked is empty.
The evil bow before the good; and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.
The evil bow before the good, and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.
The wicked is driven away in his wickedness: but the righteous hath hope in his death.
The wicked man is thrown down by his own sin, but the righteous man has a refuge even in death.
Righteousness exalteth a nation: but sin is a reproach to any people.
Righteousness exalts a nation, but sin is a disgrace to any people.
The way of the wicked is an abomination unto the LORD: but he loveth him that followeth after righteousness.
The LORD detests the way of the wicked, but He loves those who pursue righteousness.
The heart of the righteous studieth to answer: but the mouth of the wicked poureth out evil things.
The heart of the righteous ponders how to answer, but the mouth of the wicked blurts out evil.
The LORD is far from the wicked: but he heareth the prayer of the righteous.
The LORD is far from the wicked, but He hears the prayer of the righteous.
Better is a little with righteousness than great revenues without right.
Better a little with righteousness than great gain with injustice.
It is an abomination to kings to commit wickedness: for the throne is established by righteousness.
Wicked behavior is detestable to kings, for a throne is established through righteousness.
Righteous lips are the delight of kings; and they love him that speaketh right.
Righteous lips are a king’s delight, and he who speaks honestly is beloved.
The hoary head is a crown of glory, if it be found in the way of righteousness.
Gray hair is a crown of glory; it is attained along the path of righteousness.
He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the just, even they both are abomination to the LORD.
It is not good to accept the person of the wicked, to overthrow the righteous in judgment.
Showing partiality to the wicked is not good, nor is depriving the innocent of justice.
The name of the LORD is a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe.
The name of the LORD is a strong tower; the righteous run to it and are safe.
To do justice and judgment is more acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice.
To do righteousness and justice is more desirable to the LORD than sacrifice.
The righteous man wisely considereth the house of the wicked: but God overthroweth the wicked for their wickedness.
The Righteous One considers the house of the wicked and brings the wicked to ruin.
It is joy to the just to do judgment: but destruction shall be to the workers of iniquity.
Justice executed is a joy to the righteous, but a terror to the workers of iniquity.
The wicked shall be a ransom for the righteous, and the transgressor for the upright.
The wicked become a ransom for the righteous, and the faithless for the upright.
He that followeth after righteousness and mercy findeth life, righteousness, and honour.
He who pursues righteousness and loving devotion finds life, righteousness, and honor.
He coveteth greedily all the day long: but the righteous giveth and spareth not.
All day long he covets more, but the righteous give without restraint.
Lay not wait, O wicked man, against the dwelling of the righteous; spoil not his resting place:
Do not lie in wait, O wicked man, near the dwelling of the righteous; do not destroy his resting place.
For a just man falleth seven times, and riseth up again: but the wicked shall fall into mischief.
For though a righteous man may fall seven times, he still gets up; but the wicked stumble in bad times.
Take away the wicked from before the king, and his throne shall be established in righteousness.
Remove the wicked from the king’s presence, and his throne will be established in righteousness.
When righteous men do rejoice, there is great glory: but when the wicked rise, a man is hidden.
When the righteous triumph, there is great glory, but when the wicked rise, men hide themselves.
When the wicked rise, men hide themselves: but when they perish, the righteous increase.
When the wicked come to power, people hide themselves; but when they perish, the righteous flourish.
An evil man is caught by his own sin, but a righteous one sings and rejoices.
The righteous considereth the cause of the poor: but the wicked regardeth not to know it.
The righteous consider the cause of the poor, but the wicked have no regard for such concerns.