Section R

Righteous

Explore 148 scripture references about righteous from Nave's Topical Bible, spanning 47 books of the Bible with categorized entries, verse text, and cross-references.

What Does the Bible Say About Righteous?

The topic of righteous appears throughout Scripture with 148 references spanning 47 books of the Bible, from 1 Corinthians to Zechariah. Explore the scriptures below to deepen your understanding of what God's Word teaches about this subject.

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-MISCELLANY OF MINOR SUB-TOPICS -Compared with -The sun JDG 5:31; MAT 13:43 -Stars DAN 12:3 -Lights MAT 5:14; PHP 2:15 -Mount Zion PSA 125:1,2 -Lebanon HOS 14:5-7 -Treasure EXO 19:5; PSA 135:4 -Jewels MAL 3:17 -Gold JOB 23:10; LAM 4:2 -Vessels of gold and silver 2TI 2:20 -Stones of a crown ZEC 9:16 -Living stones 1PE 2:5 -Babies MAT 11:25; 1PE 2:2 -Little children MAT 18:3; 1CO 14:20 -Obedient children 1PE 1:14 -Members of the body 1CO 12:20,27 -Soldiers 2TI 2:3,4 -Runners in a race 1CO 9:24; HEB 12:1 -Wrestlers 2TI 2:5 -Good servants MAT 25:21 -Strangers and pilgrims 1PE 2:11 -Sheep PSA 78:52; MAT 25:33; JHN 10 -Lambs ISA 40:11; JHN 21:15 -Calves of the stall MAL 4:2 -Lions PRO 28:1; MIC 5:8 -Eagles PSA 103:5; ISA 40:31 -Doves PSA 68:13; ISA 60:8 -Thirsting deer PSA 42:1 -Good fish MAT 13:48 -Dew and showers MIC 5:7 -Watered gardens ISA 58:11 -Unfailing springs ISA 58:11 -Vines So 6:11; HOS 14:7 -Branches of a vine JHN 15:2,4,5 -Pomegranates So 4:13 -Good figs JER 24:2-7 -Lilies So 2:2; HOS 14:5 -Willows by the water courses ISA 44:4 -Trees planted beside rivers PSA 1:3 -Cedars in Lebanon PSA 92:12 -Palm trees PSA 92:12 -Green olive trees PSA 52:8; HOS 14:6 -Fruitful trees PSA 1:3; JER 17:8 -Corn (grain) HOS 14:7 -Wheat MAT 3:12; 13:29,30 -Salt MAT 5:13 -Access of, to God PSA 31:19,20; ISA 12:6 -Few MAT 7:14; 22:14 -Relation of, to God LEV 20:24-26 -Righteous and wicked, circumstances of, contrasted JOB 8; PSA 17:14,15 -At the judgment -See JUDGMENT, THE -Fellowship of -See FELLOWSHIP -Hatred toward -See PERSECUTIONS -Joy of -See JOY -Perseverance of -See PERSEVERANCE -CONTRASTED WITH THE WICKED -See WICKED, DESCRIBED -See WICKED, CONTRASTED WITH THE RIGHTEOUS -DESCRIBED EXO 33:16; 1SA 13:14; EZR 10:3; PSA 1:1,2; 4:3; 15:1-5; 24:3-5; 37:26,30,31; 64:10; 84:7; 87:5,6; 112:1-10; 119:1-3; PRO 2:9-12; 4:18; 13:5; 25:26; ISA 33:15,16; 51:1; 54:13; 60:21; 62:12; 63:8; JER 31:12-14,33,34; EZK 18:5-9; 44:9; ZEC 3:2,7,8; MAT 5:3-10,13-16; 7:16-20,24-27; 12:50; 13:23,38; 19:14; MRK 10:14,15; LUK 6:45; 18:16,17; JHN 3:21; 8:31,32,39,42,47; 10:4,5,27; 13:35; 15:14; ACT 2:38,47; 8:36,37; 10:47; 11:23,24; 18:7,8; ROM 1:6,7; 6:1-23; 8:5,6,9,14-16,29,35-39; 9:8; 15:14; 16:19; 1CO 1:2,26,27,30; 2:12,13; 6:9-11; 15:48,49; 2CO 1:12; 4:1,2; 5:17,21; GAL 5:22-26; EPH 1:1,4-7; 2:1,4-6,10,13,14,19-22; 3:17-19; 4:13-16,22-32; 5:8; PHP 2:15; 3:3,7-11; 4:8; COL 1:9-13; 2:7; 3:3; 1TH 1:3; 5:4,5,27; 2TI 2:19,21-25; PHM 1:5,6; HEB 3:1,6; 1PE 2:5,9,10; 4:1,2; 2PE 1:1; 1JN 2:3,5,6,12-15; 3:2,3,6,7,9,14,18,19; 4:7; 5:1; 2JN 1:9; REV 1:6; 14:4,5; 17:14 -See WICKED, DESCRIBED -PROMISES TO, EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED GEN 15:1; 22:17; EXO 23:22; LEV 26:5,6,10; DEU 28:1-13; 33:27; 1SA 2:9; 2CH 16:9; EZR 8:22; JOB 5:11-27; 8:4-7,20,21; 11:15-20; 22:21-30; 36:7-12; PSA 4:3; 5:12; 15:2-5; 23:6; 25:10-14; 28:8; 29:11; 32:6-8,10; 33:18,19; 34:9,10,15,17; 37:3-5,9,18,23-29,34; 41:1,2; 50:15; 55:22; 58:11; 62:8; 65:4; 73:24; 81:10; 84:11; 85:9; 91:1,3-7,9-12; 94:17,18; 97:10,11; 111:5; 112:6; 121:3-8; 125:1-3; 128:1-6; 145:18-21; PRO 1:33; 2:21; 3:1-10,25,26; 10:3; 12:2; 14:26; 15:29; 16:7; 21:21; 28:25; 29:25; ECC 7:18; 8:5; ISA 4:5,6; 11:6-9; 25:8; 26:3; 33:16,21,22,24; 35:10; 40:10,11,29,31; 41:10,11,13; 43:2; 44:2,3; 49:9-12; 50:7-9; 51:11; 54:1-17; 56:2-8; 57:1,2; 58:8-14; 59:20,21; 64:4; 65:13,14,17-25; 66:13,14; JER 17:7,8; EZK 18:5-9,19,20; 34:11-17,22-31; DAN 12:1-3; HOS 6:3; NAM 1:7; HAG 1:13; 2:4,5; ZEC 3:7; MAL 3:12,16-18; 4:2,3; MAT 5:3-12; 7:7,8; 8:11; 10:28-32; 13:43; 18:10,19,20; 19:29; 24:21,22; 25:21,33,34,46; 28:20; MRK 3:35; 8:35; 9:41; 10:21,29,30; 11:23,24; 13:13,27; LUK 3:17; 6:20-23; 10:20; 11:9,10; 12:7,32; 16:22-25; 18:29,30; 20:35,36; 21:18,27,28; 22:29,30; 23:43; JHN 3:15-18,36; 4:14; 5:24,29; 6:39,40; 8:12,51; 9:31; 10:27-29; 12:25,26; 13:36; 14:1-3,12-21,23; 16:33; 17:2,22,24; ACT 10:4,31; 20:32; 26:18; ROM 2:7,10; 5:9-11,17; 6:22,23; 8:14-18,28,32-39; 9:33; 10:9,11-13; 13:11; 1CO 1:8,9; 2:9; 3:21-23; 6:2,3; 8:3; 13:10-12; 15:48-57; 2CO 1:20-22; 4:14,15,17; 7:1; GAL 3:29; 6:8,9; EPH 1:18; 2:7; 6:8; PHP 4:7,19; COL 1:5,12; 3:4,24; 1TH 2:12; 3:12,13; 4:15-18; 5:9-11; 2TH 1:5-7; 2:13,14; 1TI 1:16; 4:8; 2TI 1:12; 2:10-12,19; 4:8; TIT 2:11-14; 3:7; HEB 1:14; 2:10,15; 4:9,15,16; 6:10,16-20; 9:15,28; 10:34-36; 11:16; 12:22,23,28; 13:5,6; JAS 1:5,12,25; 2:5; 4:8; 1PE 1:2-5; 2:5,6,9,10; 3:9-12; 4:13; 5:4,6,7,10; 2PE 1:4,10,11; 2:9; 1JN 1:7,9; 2:17,25,28; 3:2,22; 5:13; REV 1:6; 2:7,10,11,17,26-28; 3:4,5,10,12,21; 7:3,4,9-17; 11:12,18; 14:1-5,13; 16:15; 20:4-6; 21:3-7,24; 22:4,5,7,12,14 -See ADOPTION -See AFFLICTION, COMFORT IN -See GOD, PRESERVER -See GOD, PROVIDENCE OF -See BACKSLIDER -See OBEDIENCE -See PENITENT, PROMISES TO -UNITY OF, WITH CHRIST JHN 6:51-57; 14:20; 15:1-11,19; 17:21-23,26; ROM 8:1,10; 12:5; 1CO 6:13-20; 10:16,17; 12:12,13,27; 2CO 5:17,21; 11:2; 13:5; GAL 2:20; EPH 5:30,32; COL 1:27; 2:6,7; 1PE 4:13; 1JN 2:6,24,28; 3:6,24; 4:13; 5:12,20; 2JN 1:9; REV 19:7-9; 21:9 -See ADOPTION -See COMMUNION -See FELLOWSHIP

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What does the Bible say about righteous?

The Bible contains 148 references to righteous across 47 books of the Bible. Nave's Topical Bible organizes these references for in-depth study.

Where is righteous mentioned in the Bible?

Righteous is referenced in 1 Corinthians, 1 John, 1 Peter, 1 Samuel, 1 Thessalonians, and 42 more books. There are 148 total scripture references on this topic.

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