'Righteous' in the Bible

and they were both righteous before God, going on in all the commands and righteousnesses of the Lord blameless,

and he shall go before Him, in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn hearts of fathers unto children, and disobedient ones to the wisdom of righteous ones, to make ready for the Lord, a people prepared.'

And lo, there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name is Simeon, and this man is righteous and devout, looking for the comforting of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him,

I came not to call righteous men, but sinners, to reformation.'

And all the people having heard, and the tax-gatherers, declared God righteous, having been baptized with the baptism of John,

And he, willing to declare himself righteous, said unto Jesus, 'And who is my neighbour?'

'And why, also, of yourselves, judge ye not what is righteous?

and happy thou shalt be, because they have not to recompense thee, for it shall be recompensed to thee in the rising again of the righteous.'

'I say to you, that so joy shall be in the heaven over one sinner reforming, rather than over ninety-nine righteous men, who have no need of reformation.

and he said to them, 'Ye are those declaring yourselves righteous before men, but God doth know your hearts; because that which among men is high, is abomination before God;

And he spake also unto certain who have been trusting in themselves that they were righteous, and have been despising the rest, this simile:

I say to you, this one went down declared righteous, to his house, rather than that one: for every one who is exalting himself shall be humbled, and he who is humbling himself shall be exalted.'

And, having watched him, they sent forth liers in wait, feigning themselves to be righteous, that they might take hold of his word, to deliver him up to the rule and to the authority of the governor,

And the centurion having seen what was done, did glorify God, saying, 'Really this man was righteous;'

And lo, a man, by name Joseph, being a counsellor, a man good and righteous,