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Psalms 14:5

There were they in great fear: for God [is] in the generation of the righteous.

Psalms 19:9

The fear of the LORD [is] clean, enduring for ever: the judgments of the LORD [are] true [and] righteous altogether.

Psalms 31:18

Let the lying lips be put to silence; which speak grievous things proudly and contemptuously against the righteous.

Psalms 32:11

Be glad in the LORD, and rejoice, ye righteous: and shout for joy, all [ye that are] upright in heart.

Psalms 33:1

Rejoice in the LORD, O ye righteous: [for] praise is comely for the upright.

Psalms 34:15

The eyes of the LORD [are] upon the righteous, and his ears [are open] unto their cry.

Psalms 34:17

[The righteous] cry, and the LORD heareth, and delivereth them out of all their troubles.



Psalms 34:19

Many [are] the afflictions of the righteous: but the LORD delivereth him out of them all.

Psalms 34:21

Evil shall slay the wicked: and they that hate the righteous shall be desolate.

Psalms 35:27

Let them shout for joy, and be glad, that favour my righteous cause: yea, let them say continually, Let the LORD be magnified, which hath pleasure in the prosperity of his servant.

Psalms 37:16

A little that a righteous man hath [is] better than the riches of many wicked.

Psalms 37:17

For the arms of the wicked shall be broken: but the LORD upholdeth the righteous.

Psalms 37:21

The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again: but the righteous showeth mercy, and giveth.

Psalms 37:25

I have been young, and [now] am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread.



Psalms 37:29

The righteous shall inherit the land, and dwell therein for ever.

Psalms 37:30

The mouth of the righteous speaketh wisdom, and his tongue talketh of judgment.

Psalms 37:32

The wicked watcheth the righteous, and seeketh to slay him.

Psalms 37:39

But the salvation of the righteous [is] of the LORD: [he is] their strength in the time of trouble.

Psalms 52:6

The righteous also shall see, and fear, and shall laugh at him:

Psalms 55:22

Cast thy burden upon the LORD, and he shall sustain thee: he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved.

Psalms 58:10

The righteous shall rejoice when he seeth the vengeance: he shall wash his feet in the blood of the wicked.



Psalms 58:11

So that a man shall say, Verily [there is] a reward for the righteous: verily he is a God that judgeth in the earth.

Psalms 64:10

The righteous shall be glad in the LORD, and shall trust in him; and all the upright in heart shall glory.

Psalms 68:3

But let the righteous be glad; let them rejoice before God: yea, let them exceedingly rejoice.

Psalms 69:28

Let them be blotted out of the book of the living, and not be written with the righteous.

Psalms 72:7

In his days shall the righteous flourish; and abundance of peace so long as the moon endureth.

Psalms 75:10

All the horns of the wicked also will I cut off; [but] the horns of the righteous shall be exalted.

Psalms 92:12

The righteous shall flourish like the palm tree: he shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon.



Psalms 94:21

They gather themselves together against the soul of the righteous, and condemn the innocent blood.

Psalms 97:11

Light is sown for the righteous, and gladness for the upright in heart.

Psalms 97:12

Rejoice in the LORD, ye righteous; and give thanks at the remembrance of his holiness.

Psalms 107:42

The righteous shall see [it], and rejoice: and all iniquity shall stop her mouth.

Psalms 112:4

Unto the upright there ariseth light in the darkness: [he is] gracious, and full of compassion, and righteous.

Psalms 112:6

Surely he shall not be moved for ever: the righteous shall be in everlasting remembrance.

Psalms 116:5

Gracious [is] the LORD, and righteous; yea, our God [is] merciful.



Psalms 118:15

The voice of rejoicing and salvation [is] in the tabernacles of the righteous: the right hand of the LORD doeth valiantly.

Psalms 118:20

This gate of the LORD, into which the righteous shall enter.

Psalms 119:7

I will praise thee with uprightness of heart, when I shall have learned thy righteous judgments.

Psalms 119:62

At midnight I will rise to give thanks unto thee because of thy righteous judgments.

Psalms 119:106

I have sworn, and I will perform [it], that I will keep thy righteous judgments.

Psalms 119:137

TZADDI. Righteous [art] thou, O LORD, and upright [are] thy judgments.

Psalms 119:138

Thy testimonies [that] thou hast commanded [are] righteous and very faithful.

Psalms 119:160

Thy word [is] true [from] the beginning: and every one of thy righteous judgments [endureth] for ever.

Psalms 119:164

Seven times a day do I praise thee because of thy righteous judgments.

Psalms 125:3

For the rod of the wicked shall not rest upon the lot of the righteous; lest the righteous put forth their hands unto iniquity.

Psalms 129:4

The LORD [is] righteous: he hath cut asunder the cords of the wicked.

Psalms 140:13

Surely the righteous shall give thanks unto thy name: the upright shall dwell in thy presence.

Psalms 141:5

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.

Psalms 142:7

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.

Psalms 145:17

The LORD [is] righteous in all his ways, and holy in all his works.

Psalms 146:8

The LORD openeth [the eyes of] the blind: the LORD raiseth them that are bowed down: the LORD loveth the righteous:

Proverbs 2:7

He layeth up sound wisdom for the righteous: [he is] a buckler to them that walk uprightly.

Proverbs 2:20

That thou mayest walk in the way of good [men], and keep the paths of the righteous.

Proverbs 3:32

For the froward [is] abomination to the LORD: but his secret [is] with the righteous.

Proverbs 10:3

The LORD will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish: but he casteth away the substance of the wicked.

Proverbs 10:11

The mouth of a righteous [man is] a well of life: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.

Proverbs 10:16

The labour of the righteous [tendeth] to life: the fruit of the wicked to sin.

Proverbs 10:21

The lips of the righteous feed many: but fools die for want of wisdom.

Proverbs 10:24

The fear of the wicked, it shall come upon him: but the desire of the righteous shall be granted.

Proverbs 10:25

As the whirlwind passeth, so [is] the wicked no [more]: but the righteous [is] an everlasting foundation.

Proverbs 10:28

The hope of the righteous [shall be] gladness: but the expectation of the wicked shall perish.

Proverbs 10:30

The righteous shall never be removed: but the wicked shall not inhabit the earth.

Proverbs 10:32

The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable: but the mouth of the wicked [speaketh] frowardness.

Proverbs 11:8

The righteous is delivered out of trouble, and the wicked cometh in his stead.

Proverbs 11:10

When it goeth well with the righteous, the city rejoiceth: and when the wicked perish, [there is] shouting.

Proverbs 11:21

[Though] hand [join] in hand, the wicked shall not be unpunished: but the seed of the righteous shall be delivered.

Proverbs 11:23

The desire of the righteous [is] only good: [but] the expectation of the wicked [is] wrath.

Proverbs 11:28

He that trusteth in his riches shall fall: but the righteous shall flourish as a branch.

Proverbs 11:30

The fruit of the righteous [is] a tree of life; and he that winneth souls [is] wise.

Proverbs 11:31

Behold, the righteous shall be recompensed in the earth: much more the wicked and the sinner.

Proverbs 12:3

A man shall not be established by wickedness: but the root of the righteous shall not be moved.

Proverbs 12:5

The thoughts of the righteous [are] right: [but] the counsels of the wicked [are] deceit.

Proverbs 12:7

The wicked are overthrown, and [are] not: but the house of the righteous shall stand.

Proverbs 12:10

A righteous [man] regardeth the life of his beast: but the tender mercies of the wicked [are] cruel.

Proverbs 12:12

The wicked desireth the net of evil [men]: but the root of the righteous yieldeth [fruit].

Proverbs 12:26

The righteous [is] more excellent than his neighbour: but the way of the wicked seduceth them.

Proverbs 13:5

A righteous [man] hateth lying: but a wicked [man] is loathsome, and cometh to shame.

Proverbs 13:9

The light of the righteous rejoiceth: but the lamp of the wicked shall be put out.

Proverbs 13:21

Evil pursueth sinners: but to the righteous good shall be repayed.

Proverbs 13:25

The righteous eateth to the satisfying of his soul: but the belly of the wicked shall want.

Proverbs 14:9

Fools make a mock at sin: but among the righteous [there is] favour.

Proverbs 14:19

The evil bow before the good; and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.

Proverbs 14:32

The wicked is driven away in his wickedness: but the righteous hath hope in his death.

Proverbs 15:6

In the house of the righteous [is] much treasure: but in the revenues of the wicked is trouble.

Proverbs 15:19

The way of the slothful [man is] as an hedge of thorns: but the way of the righteous [is] made plain.

Proverbs 15:28

The heart of the righteous studieth to answer: but the mouth of the wicked poureth out evil things.

Proverbs 15:29

The LORD [is] far from the wicked: but he heareth the prayer of the righteous.

Proverbs 16:13

Righteous lips [are] the delight of kings; and they love him that speaketh right.

Proverbs 18:5

[It is] not good to accept the person of the wicked, to overthrow the righteous in judgment.

Proverbs 18:10

The name of the LORD [is] a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe.

Proverbs 21:12

The righteous [man] wisely considereth the house of the wicked: [but God] overthroweth the wicked for [their] wickedness.

Proverbs 21:18

The wicked [shall be] a ransom for the righteous, and the transgressor for the upright.

Proverbs 21:26

He coveteth greedily all the day long: but the righteous giveth and spareth not.

Proverbs 23:24

The father of the righteous shall greatly rejoice: and he that begetteth a wise [child] shall have joy of him.

Proverbs 24:15

Lay not wait, O wicked [man], against the dwelling of the righteous; spoil not his resting place:

Proverbs 24:24

He that saith unto the wicked, Thou [art] righteous; him shall the people curse, nations shall abhor him:

Proverbs 25:26

A righteous man falling down before the wicked [is as] a troubled fountain, and a corrupt spring.

Proverbs 28:1

The wicked flee when no man pursueth: but the righteous are bold as a lion.

Proverbs 28:10

Whoso causeth the righteous to go astray in an evil way, he shall fall himself into his own pit: but the upright shall have good [things] in possession.

Proverbs 28:12

When righteous [men] do rejoice, [there is] great glory: but when the wicked rise, a man is hidden.

Proverbs 28:28

When the wicked rise, men hide themselves: but when they perish, the righteous increase.

Proverbs 29:2

When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice: but when the wicked beareth rule, the people mourn.

Proverbs 29:6

In the transgression of an evil man [there is] a snare: but the righteous doth sing and rejoice.

Proverbs 29:7

The righteous considereth the cause of the poor: [but] the wicked regardeth not to know [it].

Proverbs 29:16

When the wicked are multiplied, transgression increaseth: but the righteous shall see their fall.

Ecclesiastes 3:17

I said in mine heart, God shall judge the righteous and the wicked: for [there is] a time there for every purpose and for every work.

Ecclesiastes 7:16

Be not righteous over much; neither make thyself over wise: why shouldest thou destroy thyself?

Ecclesiastes 8:14

There is a vanity which is done upon the earth; that there be just [men], unto whom it happeneth according to the work of the wicked; again, there be wicked [men], to whom it happeneth according to the work of the righteous: I said that this also [is] vanity.

Ecclesiastes 9:1

For all this I considered in my heart even to declare all this, that the righteous, and the wise, and their works, [are] in the hand of God: no man knoweth either love or hatred [by] all [that is] before them.

Ecclesiastes 9:2

All [things come] alike to all: [there is] one event to the righteous, and to the wicked; to the good and to the clean, and to the unclean; to him that sacrificeth, and to him that sacrificeth not: as [is] the good, so [is] the sinner; [and] he that sweareth, as [he] that feareth an oath.

Isaiah 3:10

Say ye to the righteous, that [it shall be] well [with him]: for they shall eat the fruit of their doings.


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