What Does the Bible Say About Righteous?

“After these things the word of the LORD came unto Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram: I am thy shield, and thy exceeding great reward.”

“That in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heaven, and as the sand which is upon the sea shore; and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies; shore: Heb. lip”

“Now therefore, if ye will obey my voice indeed, and keep my covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar treasure unto me above all people: for all the earth is mine:”

“But if thou shalt indeed obey his voice, and do all that I speak; then I will be an enemy unto thine enemies, and an adversary unto thine adversaries. an adversary: or, I will afflict them that afflict thee”

“For wherein shall it be known here that I and thy people have found grace in thy sight? is it not in that thou goest with us? so shall we be separated, I and thy people, from all the people that are upon the face of the earth.”

“But I have said unto you, Ye shall inherit their land, and I will give it unto you to possess it, a land that floweth with milk and honey: I am the LORD your God, which have separated you from other people.”

“Ye shall therefore put difference between clean beasts and unclean, and between unclean fowls and clean: and ye shall not make your souls abominable by beast, or by fowl, or by any manner of living thing that creepeth on the ground, which I have separated from you as unclean. creepeth: or, moveth”

“And ye shall be holy unto me: for I the LORD am holy, and have severed you from other people, that ye should be mine.”

“And your threshing shall reach unto the vintage, and the vintage shall reach unto the sowing time: and ye shall eat your bread to the full, and dwell in your land safely.”

“And I will give peace in the land, and ye shall lie down, and none shall make you afraid: and I will rid evil beasts out of the land, neither shall the sword go through your land. rid: Heb. cause to cease”

“And ye shall eat old store, and bring forth the old because of the new.”

“And it shall come to pass, if thou shalt hearken diligently unto the voice of the LORD thy God, to observe and to do all his commandments which I command thee this day, that the LORD thy God will set thee on high above all nations of the earth:”

“The eternal God is thy refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms: and he shall thrust out the enemy from before thee; and shall say, Destroy them.”

“So let all thine enemies perish, O LORD: but let them that love him be as the sun when he goeth forth in his might. And the land had rest forty years.”

“For I was ashamed to require of the king a band of soldiers and horsemen to help us against the enemy in the way: because we had spoken unto the king, saying, The hand of our God is upon all them for good that seek him; but his power and his wrath is against all them that forsake him.”

“Now therefore let us make a covenant with our God to put away all the wives, and such as are born of them, according to the counsel of my lord, and of those that tremble at the commandment of our God; and let it be done according to the law. to put: Heb. to bring forth”

“To set up on high those that be low; that those which mourn may be exalted to safety.”

“If thy children have sinned against him, and he have cast them away for their transgression; for: Heb. in the hand of their transgression”

“Behold, God will not cast away a perfect man, neither will he help the evil doers: help: Heb. take the ungodly by the hand”

“Till he fill thy mouth with laughing, and thy lips with rejoicing. rejoicing: Heb. shouting for joy”

“For then shalt thou lift up thy face without spot; yea, thou shalt be stedfast, and shalt not fear:”

“Acquaint now thyself with him, and be at peace: thereby good shall come unto thee. him: that is, God”

“But he knoweth the way that I take: when he hath tried me, I shall come forth as gold. that: Heb. that is with me”

“He withdraweth not his eyes from the righteous: but with kings are they on the throne; yea, he doth establish them for ever, and they are exalted.”

“Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful. ungodly: or, wicked”

“But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in his law doth he meditate day and night.”

“And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper. wither: Heb. fade”

“But know that the LORD hath set apart him that is godly for himself: the LORD will hear when I call unto him.”

“For thou, LORD, wilt bless the righteous; with favour wilt thou compass him as with a shield. compass: Heb. crown”

“A Psalm of David. LORD, who shall abide in thy tabernacle? who shall dwell in thy holy hill? abide: Heb. sojourn”

“He that walketh uprightly, and worketh righteousness, and speaketh the truth in his heart.”

“From men which are thy hand, O LORD, from men of the world, which have their portion in this life, and whose belly thou fillest with thy hid treasure: they are full of children, and leave the rest of their substance to their babes. which are: or, by they: or, their children are full”

“As for me, I will behold thy face in righteousness: I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with thy likeness.”

“Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the LORD for ever . for ever: Heb. to length of days”

“Who shall ascend into the hill of the LORD? or who shall stand in his holy place?”

“All the paths of the LORD are mercy and truth unto such as keep his covenant and his testimonies.”

“The LORD is their strength, and he is the saving strength of his anointed. their: or, his saving: Heb. strength of salvations”

“The LORD will give strength unto his people; the LORD will bless his people with peace.”

“Oh how great is thy goodness, which thou hast laid up for them that fear thee; which thou hast wrought for them that trust in thee before the sons of men!”

“Thou shalt hide them in the secret of thy presence from the pride of man: thou shalt keep them secretly in a pavilion from the strife of tongues.”

“For this shall every one that is godly pray unto thee in a time when thou mayest be found: surely in the floods of great waters they shall not come nigh unto him. when: Heb. of finding”

“Many sorrows shall be to the wicked: but he that trusteth in the LORD, mercy shall compass him about.”

“Behold, the eye of the LORD is upon them that fear him, upon them that hope in his mercy;”

“To deliver their soul from death, and to keep them alive in famine.”

“O fear the LORD, ye his saints: for there is no want to them that fear him.”

“The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger: but they that seek the LORD shall not want any good thing.”

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

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

“Trust in the LORD, and do good; so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed. verily: Heb. in truth, or, stableness”

“For evildoers shall be cut off: but those that wait upon the LORD, they shall inherit the earth.”

“The LORD knoweth the days of the upright: and their inheritance shall be for ever.”

“The steps of a good man are ordered by the LORD: and he delighteth in his way. ordered: or, established”

“He is ever merciful, and lendeth; and his seed is blessed. ever: Heb. all the day”

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

“The law of his God is in his heart; none of his steps shall slide. steps: or, goings”

“Wait on the LORD, and keep his way, and he shall exalt thee to inherit the land: when the wicked are cut off, thou shalt see it.”

“To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. Blessed is he that considereth the poor: the LORD will deliver him in time of trouble. the poor: or, the weak, or, sick in time: Heb. in the day of evil”

“The LORD will preserve him, and keep him alive; and he shall be blessed upon the earth: and thou wilt not deliver him unto the will of his enemies. thou: or, do not thou deliver”

“To the chief Musician, Maschil, for the sons of Korah. As the hart panteth after the water brooks, so panteth my soul after thee, O God. Maschil: or, A Psalm giving instruction of the sons, etc panteth: Heb. brayeth”

“And call upon me in the day of trouble: I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me.”

“But I am like a green olive tree in the house of God: I trust in the mercy of God for ever and ever.”

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

“So that a man shall say, Verily there is a reward for the righteous: verily he is a God that judgeth in the earth. a reward: Heb. fruit of the, etc”

“Trust in him at all times; ye people, pour out your heart before him: God is a refuge for us. Selah.”

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

“Blessed is the man whom thou choosest, and causest to approach unto thee, that he may dwell in thy courts: we shall be satisfied with the goodness of thy house, even of thy holy temple.”

“Though ye have lien among the pots, yet shall ye be as the wings of a dove covered with silver, and her feathers with yellow gold.”

“Thou shalt guide me with thy counsel, and afterward receive me to glory.”

“But made his own people to go forth like sheep, and guided them in the wilderness like a flock.”

“I am the LORD thy God, which brought thee out of the land of Egypt: open thy mouth wide, and I will fill it.”

“They go from strength to strength, every one of them in Zion appeareth before God. strength to: or, company to company”

“For the LORD God is a sun and shield: the LORD will give grace and glory: no good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly.”

“Surely his salvation is nigh them that fear him; that glory may dwell in our land.”

“And of Zion it shall be said, This and that man was born in her: and the highest himself shall establish her.”

“The LORD shall count, when he writeth up the people, that this man was born there. Selah.”

“He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. abide: Heb. lodge”

“Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, and from the noisome pestilence.”

“Because thou hast made the LORD, which is my refuge, even the most High, thy habitation;”

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

“Unless the LORD had been my help, my soul had almost dwelt in silence. almost: or, quickly”

“When I said, My foot slippeth; thy mercy, O LORD, held me up.”

“Ye that love the LORD, hate evil: he preserveth the souls of his saints; he delivereth them out of the hand of the wicked.”

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

“Who satisfieth thy mouth with good things; so that thy youth is renewed like the eagle's.”

“He hath given meat unto them that fear him: he will ever be mindful of his covenant. meat: Heb. prey”

“Praise ye the LORD. Blessed is the man that feareth the LORD, that delighteth greatly in his commandments. Praise: Heb. Hallelujah”

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

“ALEPH. Blessed are the undefiled in the way, who walk in the law of the LORD. undefiled: or, perfect, or, sincere”

“He will not suffer thy foot to be moved: he that keepeth thee will not slumber.”

“A Song of degrees. They that trust in the LORD shall be as mount Zion, which cannot be removed, but abideth for ever.”

“As the mountains are round about Jerusalem, so the LORD is round about his people from henceforth even for ever.”

“A Song of degrees. Blessed is every one that feareth the LORD; that walketh in his ways.”

“For the LORD hath chosen Jacob unto himself, and Israel for his peculiar treasure.”

“The LORD is nigh unto all them that call upon him, to all that call upon him in truth.”

“But whoso hearkeneth unto me shall dwell safely, and shall be quiet from fear of evil.”

“Then shalt thou understand righteousness, and judgment, and equity; yea, every good path.”

“For the upright shall dwell in the land, and the perfect shall remain in it.”

“My son, forget not my law; but let thine heart keep my commandments:”

“Be not afraid of sudden fear, neither of the desolation of the wicked, when it cometh.”

“For the LORD shall be thy confidence, and shall keep thy foot from being taken.”