66 Bible Verses about Righteous, The

As for a righteous man, walking in his integrity, how happy are his children after him!

A lawless man borroweth, and will not repay, But, a righteous man, showeth favour and giveth;

A well-spring of life, is the mouth of the righteous, but, the mouth of the lawless, covereth wrong.

The plans of the righteous, are just, but, the counsels of the lawless, are deceitful.

A word of falsehood, the righteous man, hateth, but, the lawless, causeth shame and disgrace.

The heart of the righteous, studieth to answer, but, the mouth of the lawless, belcheth out mischiefs.

The craving of the sluggard, killeth him, for his hands have refused to work. All the day, he greatly craveth, whereas, the righteous, giveth, and doth not spare.

The righteous doth acknowledge the plea of the poor, but, the lawless, regardeth not knowledge.

But, whensoever the Son of Man shall come in his glory, and all the messengers with him, then will he sit on his throne of glory; And there will be gathered before him, all the nations, and he will separate them one from another, just as, the shepherd! separateth the sheep from the goats, - And he will set, the sheep, indeed, on his right hand, but, the goats, on the left.read more.
Then, will the king say to those on his right hand: Come ye, the blessed of my Father! Inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world; For I hungered, and ye gave me to eat, I thirsted, and ye gave me drink, a stranger, was I, and ye took me home, Naked, and ye clothed me, sick, and ye visited me, in prison, was I, and ye came unto me. Then, will the righteous answer him, saying: Lord! when, saw we thee - hungry, and fed thee, or thirsty, and gave thee drink? And, when, saw we thee - a stranger, and took thee home, or naked, and clothed thee? And, when, saw we thee - sick, or in prison, and came unto thee? And, answering, the king will say unto them: Verily, I say unto you - Inasmuch as ye did it unto one of these my least brethren, unto me, ye did it.

Yahweh, who opened the eyes of the blind, Yahweh, who raiseth the prostrate, Yahweh, who loveth the righteous;

So Yahweh said, The outcry of Sodom and Gomorrah, because it hath become great, - And their sin, because it hath become exceeding grievous, Let me go down, pray, and let me behold, whether according to their outcry which hath come in unto me, they have done altogether, And if not. I must know! And the men turned from thence, and went their way, towards Sodom, - but, Yahweh was yet standing before Abraham.read more.
So then Abraham drew near and said, Wilt thou really sweep away, the righteous with the lawless? Peradventure there are fifty righteous, in the midst of the city, Wilt thou really sweep away, and not spare the place, for the sake of the fifty righteous which are therein? Far be it from thee! to do after this manner. to put to death the righteous with the lawless! Then should righteous and lawless be alike, Far be it from thee! Shall, the Judge of all the earth not do justice? And Yahweh said, If I find in Sodom fifty righteous in the midst of the city, then will I spare all the place for their sake. And Abraham responded and said, - Behold I pray thee I have ventured to speak unto My Lord, though I am dust and ashes: Peradventure there may lack, of the fifty righteous, five, Wilt thou destroy for five all the city? And he said, I will not destroy, if I find there forty and five. And he added, yet once more, to speak unto him, and said, Peradventure there may be found there - forty. And he said - I will not do it, for the sake of the forty. And he said Let it not, I pray thee, be vexing to My Lord, but let me speak, Peradventure there may be found there - thirty And be said, I will not to it, if I find there - thirty. And he sad Behold, I pray thee, I have ventured to speak unto My Lord, Peradventure there may be found there - twenty. And he said I will not destroy it, for the sake of the twenty. And he said, Let it not, I pray thee, be vexing to My Lord, but let me speak only this once, Peradventure there may be found there - ten. And he said, I will not destroy it , for the sake of the ten!

A tower of strength, is the Name of Yahweh, thereinto, runneth the righteous, and is safe.

For this cause, shall the lawless not stand in the judgment, - nor sinners in the assembly of the righteous. For Yahweh doth acknowledge the way of the righteous; but, the way of the lawless, shall vanish.

Better the little of the righteous man, than the abundance of the lawless who are mighty; For, the arms of the lawless, shall be broken, But Yahweh is upholding the righteous.

Cast upon Yahweh thy lot, and, he, will sustain thee: He will not suffer, to times age-abiding, the righteous one to be shaken.

A refuge for the blameless, is the path of Yahweh, but, destruction, awaiteth the workers of iniquity.

The righteous man, out of distress, is delivered, then cometh a lawless man into his place.

Unseemly to the righteous, is any trouble, but, the lawless, are full of misfortune.

Yahweh, suffereth not to famish, the soul of the righteous, but, the desire of the lawless, he thrusteth away.

Young, have I been, moreover am old, - Yet have I not seen, A righteous man forsaken, Nor his seed begging bread:

The righteous, eateth to satisfy his appetite, but, the belly of the lawless, shall want.

For, thou, wilt bless the righteous man, O Yahweh, As with an all-covering shield - with good pleasure, wilt thou encompass him.

He will not withdraw - from a righteous one - his eyes, - but, with kings on the throne, He hath seated men triumphantly, and they have been exalted.

The curse of Yahweh, is in the house of the lawless one, but, the home of the righteous, he blesseth.

Blessings, are for the head of the righteous man, but, the mouth of the lawless, covereth up wrong. The memory of the righteous, yieldeth blessing, but, the name of the lawless, dieth out.

Because, the eyes of the Lord, are towards the righteous, and his ears, unto their supplication, - Whereas, the face of the Lord, is against them that are doing mischievous things.

They made outcry, and Yahweh heard, And, out of all their straits, hath he rescued them.

Far off is Yahweh, from the lawless, but, the prayer of the righteous, will he hear.

Lo! as for the conceited one, crooked is his soul within him,- but, one who is righteous, by his faithfulness, shall live.

For, a righteousness of God, is therein revealed, - by faith unto faith: even as it is written - But, he that is righteous, by faith, shall live.

Moreover, that, in law, no one, is declared righteous with God, is evident, - because, The righteous one, by faith, shall live;

But, my righteous one, by faith, shall live, and, if he draw back, my soul delighteth not in him.

A son of earth, shall not be established, by lawlessness, but, the root of the righteous, shall not be disturbed.

The righteous, to times age-abiding, shall remain unshaken, but, the lawless, shall not inhabit the earth.

He that trusteth in his riches, the same, shall fall, but, like the leaf, shall the righteous break forth.

Overthrown are the lawless and they are not, but, the house of the righteous, shall stand.

The lawless, fleeth when no man pursueth, but, the righteous, like a lion, are confident.

But when a righteous man I shall turn away I from his righteousness and do that which is perverse, Shall do according to all the abominations which the lawless man hath done Shall he live? None of his righteous acts which he hath done shall be remembered, In his treachery wherein he hath been treacherous, And in his sin wherein he hath sinned In them, shall he die.

And, a bribe, shalt thou not take, - for the bribe, blindeth the clear-sighted, and perverteth the words of the righteous.

Thou shalt not wrest judgment, thou shalt not take note of faces, - nor shalt thou accept a bribe, for the bribe, blindeth the eyes of wise men, and perverteth the words of righteous men.

For the sceptre of lawlessness shall not remain over the allotment of the righteous, - lest the righteous put forth - unto perversity - their hands.

And when a righteous man hath turned from his righteousness, and committed perversity, and I have suffered a stumbling- block to be laid before him he shall die, - though thou hast not warned him, in his sin I shall he die, neither shall be remembered his righteous deeds which he hath done, but his blood, at thy hand will I require;

Thou, therefore, Son of man Say unto the sons of thy people - The righteousness of the righteous man, shall not deliver him in the day of his transgression, And as for the lawlessness of the lawless man, He shall not stumble thereby, in the day of his return from his lawlessness,- Nor shall the righteous man be able to live thereby, in the day of his sin. When I say of the righteous man He shall surely live but he hath trusted in his righteousness and committed perversity None of his righteous deeds shall be mentioned, But by his perversity which he hath committed - thereby, shall he die.

Plotting is the lawless one, against the just, and gnashing upon him with his teeth. My Lord, shall laugh at him, for he seeth, that his day, will come.

O Yahweh! let me not be ashamed, For I have called upon thee, Let the lawless ha ashamed, go down in silence to hades! Let false lips be made dumb, - which are speaking - against a righteous one - arrogantly, with pride and contempt.

They make an attack on the life of the righteous one, - And, innocent blood, they condemn.

Yahweh hath completed his indignation, hath poured out the glow of his anger; and hath kindled a fire in Zion, which hath devoured her foundations. Neither the kings of the earth, nor any of the inhabitants of the world, believed, that an adversary or an enemy, should enter, the gates of Jerusalem! It is for the sins of her prophets, the iniquities of her priests, - who have been pouring out, in her midst, the blood of the righteous!

Thus, saith Yahweh, Because of three transgressions of Israel, and because of four, will I not turn it back, - Because they have sold - for silver - the righteous, and the needy - for a pair of shoes: Who strive to bring the dust of the earth on the head of the poor, and, the way of the oppressed, they pervert, - Yea, a man and his own father, go in unto the maid, to profane my holy Name!

For I know how numerous are your transgressions, and how surpassing your sins, - ye adversaries of the righteous! ye acceptors of a bribe! Even the needy in the gate, have they turned away!

For which cause, benumbed is the law, and there is never any going forth of justice, - for, the lawless, doth circumvent the righteous, for which cause, justice doth go forth perverted?

That ye may become sons of your Father who is in the heavens: because, his sun, he maketh arise on evil and good, and sendeth rain, on just and unjust.

The labour of the righteous, leadeth to life, the increase of the lawless, to sin.

The righteous, shall inherit the earth, that they may settle down, to futurity, thereupon.

The righteous man will rejoice when he hath seen an avenging, His feet, will he bathe in the blood of the lawless one: - So that a son of earth may say - Surely there is fruit for the righteous man! Surely there are gods who judge in the earth!

The righteous, like the palm-tree, shall thrive, Like the cedar in Lebanon, shall he grow; They who are planted in the house of Yahweh, In the courts of our God, shall flourish; Still shall they bear fruit in old age, Vigorous and fresh, shall they be:read more.
To declare that upright is Yahweh, My Rock, and no perversity in him.

The desire of the righteous, is only good, the expectation of the lawless, is wrath.

Evil pursueth, sinners, but, unto the righteous, shall good be recompensed. A good man, leaveth an inheritance to children's children, but, laid up for the righteous, is the wealth of the sinner.

The household of the righteous man, is a great treasure, but, in the increase of the lawless, is disturbance.

Say ye to the righteous It is well! For the fruit of their doings, shall they eat:

The righteous one, hath perished, And not a man, hath taken it to heart - Yea the men of lovingkindness, have been withdrawn No one considering, That from the presence of calamity, hath the righteous been withdrawn.

Costly in the eyes of Yahweh, is, death, for his men of lovingkindness.

By his own wickedness, shall the lawless man, be thrust down, but the righteous, seeketh refuge in his integrity.

Moreover he went on to say, unto him also who had invited him, - Whensoever thou mayest be making a dinner or a supper, do not call thy friends, or thy brothers, or thy kinsfolk, or rich neighbours, - lest once, they also, invite thee in return, and it become a recompense unto thee. But, whensoever, an entertainment, thou mayest be making, invite the destitute, the tried, the lame, the blind; and, happy, shalt thou be, that they have not wherewith to recompense thee, for it shall be recompensed unto thee, in the resurrection of the righteous.

From men who are thy hand, O Yahweh, From the men of this age, whose portion, is among the living, and, with thy treasure, thou fillest their bosom, - They must be satisfied with sons, And must leave their abundance to their children: - I, in righteousness, shall behold thy face, Shall be satisfied when awakened by a vision of thee.

Therefore shall they be mine, saith Yahweh of hosts, in the day for which, I, am preparing treasure, - and I will deal tenderly with them, just as a man, dealeth tenderly, with his own son who is serving him. So shall ye return, and see the difference, between the righteous and the lawless, - between him that serveth God, and him that serveth him not.

But I confess, this, unto thee, - That, according to the Way which they call a Sect, so, I am rendering divine service unto my father's God, believing in all the things which, throughout the law, and those which, in the prophets, are written: Having, hope, towards God, which, even these themselves, do entertain - that, a resurrection, there shall certainly be, both of righteous and of unrighteous: herein, even I, myself, am studying to have, an unoffending conscience, towards God and men, continually.