Righteous

Your testimonies are righteous forever. Give me understanding, that I may live.

The entirety of Your word is truth, and all Your righteous judgments endure forever.

Seven times a day I praise You for Your righteous judgments.

My tongue sings of Your word, for all Your commandments are righteous.

For the scepter of the wicked will not rest upon the land allotted to the righteous, so that the righteous will not put forth their hands to injustice.

For the scepter of the wicked will not rest upon the land allotted to the righteous, so that the righteous will not put forth their hands to injustice.

The LORD is righteous; He has cut me from the cords of the wicked.

Surely the righteous will praise Your name; the upright will dwell in Your presence.

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.

Free my soul from prison, that I may praise Your name. The righteous will gather around me because of Your goodness to me.

Do not bring Your servant into judgment, for no one alive is righteous before You.

The LORD is righteous in all His ways and kind in all His deeds.

…the LORD opens the eyes of the blind, the LORD lifts those who are weighed down, the LORD loves the righteous.

So you will follow in the ways of the good, and keep to the paths of the righteous.

The curse of the LORD is on the house of the wicked, but He blesses the home of the righteous.

The path of the righteous is like the first gleam of dawn, shining brighter and brighter until midday.

All the words of my mouth are righteous; none are crooked or perverse.

Instruct a wise man, and he will be wiser still; teach a righteous man, and he will increase his learning.

The LORD does not let the righteous go hungry, but He denies the craving of the wicked.

Blessings are on the head of the righteous, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.

The memory of the righteous is a blessing, but the name of the wicked will rot.

The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.

The labor of the righteous leads to life, but the gain of the wicked brings punishment.

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 lack of judgment.

What the wicked man dreads will overtake him, but the desire of the righteous will be granted.

When the whirlwind passes, the wicked are no more, but the righteous are secure forever.

The hope of the righteous is joy, but the expectations of the wicked will perish.

The righteous will never be shaken, but the wicked will not inhabit the land.

The mouth of the righteous brings forth wisdom, but a perverse tongue will be cut out.

The lips of the righteous know what is fitting, but the mouth of the wicked is perverse.

The righteous man is delivered from trouble; in his place the wicked man goes in.

With his mouth the ungodly man destroys his neighbor, but through knowledge the righteous are rescued.

When the righteous thrive, the city rejoices, and when the wicked perish, there are shouts of joy.

Be assured that the wicked will not go unpunished, but the offspring of the righteous will escape.

The desire of the righteous leads only to good, but the hope of the wicked brings wrath.

He who trusts in his riches will fall, but the righteous will thrive like foliage.

The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, and he who wins souls is wise.

If the righteous receive their due on earth, how much more the ungodly and the sinner!

A man cannot be established through wickedness, but the righteous cannot be uprooted.

The plans of the righteous are just, but the counsel of the wicked leads to deceit.

The wicked are overthrown and perish, but the house of the righteous will stand.

A righteous man regards the life of his animal, but the tender mercies of the wicked are only cruelty.

The wicked desire the plunder of evil men, but the root of the righteous flourishes.

An evil man is trapped by his rebellious speech, but a righteous man escapes from trouble.

No harm befalls the righteous, but the wicked are filled with trouble.

A righteous man is cautious in friendship, but the ways of the wicked lead them astray.

The righteous hate falsehood, but the wicked bring shame and disgrace.

The light of the righteous shines brightly, but the lamp of the wicked is extinguished.

Disaster pursues sinners, but prosperity is the reward of the righteous.

A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children, but the sinner’s wealth is passed to the righteous.

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 wicked man is thrown down by his own sin, but the righteous man has a refuge even in death.

The house of the righteous has great treasure, but the income of the wicked is trouble.

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 hears the prayer of the righteous.

Righteous lips are a king’s delight, and he who speaks honestly is beloved.

Acquitting the guilty and condemning the righteous—both are detestable to the LORD.

The name of the LORD is a strong tower; the righteous run to it and are safe.

The righteous man walks with integrity; blessed are his children after him.

The Righteous One considers the house of the wicked and brings the wicked to ruin.

Justice executed is a joy to the righteous, but a terror to the workers of iniquity.

The wicked become a ransom for the righteous, and the faithless for the upright.

All day long he covets more, but the righteous give without restraint.

The father of a righteous man will greatly rejoice, and he who fathers a wise son will delight in him.

Do not lie in wait, O wicked man, near the dwelling of the righteous; do not destroy his resting place.

For though a righteous man may fall seven times, he still gets up; but the wicked stumble in bad times.

Like a muddied spring or a polluted well is a righteous man who gives way to the wicked.

The wicked flee when no one pursues, but the righteous are as bold as a lion.

When the righteous triumph, there is great glory, but when the wicked rise, men hide themselves.

When the wicked come to power, people hide themselves; but when they perish, the righteous flourish.

When the righteous flourish, the people rejoice, but when the wicked rule, the people groan.

An evil man is caught by his own sin, but a righteous one sings and rejoices.

The righteous consider the cause of the poor, but the wicked have no regard for such concerns.

When the wicked thrive, rebellion increases; but the righteous will see their downfall.

An unjust man is detestable to the righteous, and one whose way is upright is detestable to the wicked.

I said in my heart, “God will judge the righteous and the wicked, since there is a time for every activity and every deed.”

In my futile life I have seen both of these: A righteous man perishing in his righteousness, and a wicked man living long in his wickedness.

Do not be overly righteous, and do not make yourself too wise. Why should you destroy yourself?

Surely there is no righteous man on earth who does good and never sins.

There is a futility that is done on the earth: There are righteous men who get what the actions of the wicked deserve, and there are wicked men who get what the actions of the righteous deserve. I say that this too is futile.

There is a futility that is done on the earth: There are righteous men who get what the actions of the wicked deserve, and there are wicked men who get what the actions of the righteous deserve. I say that this too is futile.

So I took all this to heart and concluded that the righteous and the wise, as well as their deeds, are in God’s hands. Man does not know what lies ahead, whether love or hate.

It is the same for all: There is a common fate for the righteous and the wicked, for the good and the bad, for the clean and the unclean, for the one who sacrifices and the one who does not. As it is for the good, so it is for the sinner; as it is for the one who makes a vow, so it is for the one who refuses to take a vow.

Tell the righteous it will be well with them, for they will enjoy the fruit of their labor.

From the ends of the earth we hear singing: “Glory to the Righteous One.” But I said, “I am wasting away! I am wasting away! Woe is me.” The treacherous betray; the treacherous deal in treachery.

Open the gates so a righteous nation may enter—one that remains faithful.

The path of the righteous is level; You clear a straight path for the upright.

Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you; I will surely help you; I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.

“I, the LORD, have called you for a righteous purpose, and I will take hold of your hand. I will keep you and appoint you to be a covenant for the people and a light to the nations,

Speak up and present your case—yes, let them take counsel together. Who foretold this long ago? Who announced it from ancient times? Was it not I, the LORD? There is no other God but Me, a righteous God and Savior; there is none but Me.

After the anguish of His soul, He will see the light of life and be satisfied. By His knowledge My righteous Servant will justify many, and He will bear their iniquities.

The righteous perish, and no one takes it to heart; devout men are taken away, while no one considers that the righteous are taken away from the presence of evil.

The righteous perish, and no one takes it to heart; devout men are taken away, while no one considers that the righteous are taken away from the presence of evil.

For day after day they seek Me and delight to know My ways, like a nation that does what is right and does not forsake the justice of their God. They ask Me for righteous judgments; they delight in the nearness of God.”

Then all your people will be righteous; they will possess the land forever; they are the branch of My planting, the work of My hands, so that I may be glorified.

Each of us has become like something unclean, and all our righteous acts are like filthy rags; we all wither like a leaf, and our iniquities carry us away like the wind.

And the LORD said to me, “Faithless Israel has shown herself more righteous than unfaithful Judah.

Righteous are You, O LORD, when I plead before You. Yet about Your judgments I wish to contend with You: Why does the way of the wicked prosper? Why do all the faithless live at ease?