'Justified' in the Bible

And Abimelech said to Abraham, “What have you encountered or seen [in us or our customs], that you have done this [unjust] thing?”

“The request of the daughters of Zelophehad is justified. You shall certainly give them a possession as an inheritance among their father’s brothers, and you shall transfer their father’s inheritance to them.

Samson said to them, "This time I am justified in doing the Philistines harm!"

The Gibeonites said to him, "We have no claim to silver or gold from Saul or from his family, nor would we be justified in putting to death anyone in Israel." David asked, "What then are you asking me to do for you?"

Yes, I know what you’ve said is true,but how can a person be justified before God?

If I justified myself, mine own mouth would condemn me; were I perfect, he would prove me perverse.

Should not the multitude of words be answered? and should a man full of talk be justified?

Behold now, I have ordered my cause; I know that I shall be justified.

How then can man be justified with God? or how can he be clean that is born of a woman?

Then was kindled the wrath of Elihu the son of Barachel the Buzite, of the kindred of Ram: against Job was his wrath kindled, because he justified himself rather than God.

“Will you really annul My judgment?Will you condemn Me that you may be justified?

Therefore the wicked will not stand [unpunished] in the judgment,Nor sinners in the assembly of the righteous.

But as for me, justified, I will behold your face; when I awake, your presence will satisfy me. To the Director: By the servant of the LORD, David, who spoke the words of this song to the LORD on the day when the LORD delivered him from the hands of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul.

Against thee, thee only, have I sinned, and done this evil in thy sight: that thou mightest be justified when thou speakest, and be clear when thou judgest.

Add [unforgiven] iniquity to their iniquity [in Your book],And may they not come into Your righteousness.

And enter not into judgment with thy servant: for in thy sight shall no man living be justified.

Let all the nations be gathered together, and let the people be assembled: who among them can declare this, and shew us former things? let them bring forth their witnesses, that they may be justified: or let them hear, and say, It is truth.

Put me in remembrance: let us plead together: declare thou, that thou mayest be justified.

In the LORD shall all the seed of Israel be justified, and shall glory.

And the LORD said unto me, The backsliding Israel hath justified herself more than treacherous Judah.

But I will leave a few [survivors] who will escape the sword, the famine, and the virulent disease, that they may confess all their repulsive (idolatrous) acts among the nations where they go, and may know [without any doubt] that I am the Lord.”

Neither hath Samaria committed half of thy sins; but thou hast multiplied thine abominations more than they, and hast justified thy sisters in all thine abominations which thou hast done.

Thou also, which hast judged thy sisters, bear thine own shame for thy sins that thou hast committed more abominable than they: they are more righteous than thou: yea, be thou confounded also, and bear thy shame, in that thou hast justified thy sisters.

Then God asked Jonah, "Is your anger about the vine plant justified?" And he answered, "Absolutely! I'm so angry I could die!"