2461 verses about Righteousness

Let your priests be clothed with righteousness. Let your saints shout for joy!”

I will clothe his enemies with shame, but on himself, his crown will be resplendent.”

For I know that Yahweh is great, that our Lord is above all gods.

Though I walk in the middle of trouble, you will revive me. You will stretch out your hand against the wrath of my enemies. Your right hand will save me.

Yahweh, don’t I hate those who hate you? Am I not grieved with those who rise up against you?

See if there is any wicked way in me, and lead me in the everlasting way.

I know that Yahweh will maintain the cause of the afflicted, and justice for the needy.

Surely the righteous will give thanks to your name. The upright will dwell in your presence.

Let the righteous strike me, it is kindness; let him reprove me, it is like oil on the head; don’t let my head refuse it; Yet my prayer is always against evil deeds.

Their judges are thrown down by the sides of the rock. They will hear my words, for they are well spoken.

Bring my soul out of prison, that I may give thanks to your name. The righteous will surround me, for you will be good to me.

Hear my prayer, Yahweh. Listen to my petitions. In your faithfulness and righteousness, relieve me.

Don’t enter into judgment with your servant, for in your sight no man living is righteous.

Teach me to do your will, for you are my God. Your Spirit is good. Lead me in the land of uprightness.

Revive me, Yahweh, for your name’s sake. In your righteousness, bring my soul out of trouble.

Our oxen will pull heavy loads. There is no breaking in, and no going away, and no outcry in our streets.

They will utter the memory of your great goodness, and will sing of your righteousness.

Yahweh is righteous in all his ways, and gracious in all his works.

Yahweh preserves all those who love him, but all the wicked he will destroy.

Yahweh opens the eyes of the blind. Yahweh raises up those who are bowed down. Yahweh loves the righteous.

Yahweh preserves the foreigners. He upholds the fatherless and widow, but the way of the wicked he turns upside down.

Yahweh will reign forever; your God, O Zion, to all generations. Praise Yah!

Yahweh upholds the humble. He brings the wicked down to the ground.

to execute on them the written judgment. All his saints have this honor. Praise Yah!

to receive instruction in wise dealing, in righteousness, justice, and equity;

Wisdom calls aloud in the street. She utters her voice in the public squares.

He lays up sound wisdom for the upright. He is a shield to those who walk in integrity;

that he may guard the paths of justice, and preserve the way of his saints.

Then you will understand righteousness and justice, equity and every good path.

that you may walk in the way of good men, and keep the paths of the righteous.

For the upright will dwell in the land. The perfect will remain in it.

Her ways are ways of pleasantness. All her paths are peace.

Don’t strive with a man without cause, if he has done you no harm.

For the perverse is an abomination to Yahweh, but his friendship is with the upright.

Yahweh’s curse is in the house of the wicked, but he blesses the habitation of the righteous.

The wise will inherit glory, but shame will be the promotion of fools.

I have taught you in the way of wisdom. I have led you in straight paths.

Don’t enter into the path of the wicked. Don’t walk in the way of evil men.

But the path of the righteous is like the dawning light, that shines more and more until the perfect day.

Make the path of your feet level. Let all of your ways be established.

Don’t turn to the right hand nor to the left. Remove your foot from evil.

For the ways of man are before Yahweh’s eyes. He examines all his paths.

A worthless person, a man of iniquity, is he who walks with a perverse mouth;

haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood;

to keep you from the immoral woman, from the flattery of the wayward wife’s tongue.

Hear, for I will speak excellent things. The opening of my lips is for right things.

For my mouth speaks truth. Wickedness is an abomination to my lips.

All the words of my mouth are in righteousness. There is nothing crooked or perverse in them.

By me kings reign, and princes decree justice.

By me princes rule; nobles, and all the righteous rulers of the earth.

With me are riches, honor, enduring wealth, and prosperity.

My fruit is better than gold, yes, than fine gold; my yield than choice silver.

I walk in the way of righteousness, in the middle of the paths of justice;

He who corrects a mocker invites insult. He who reproves a wicked man invites abuse.

Instruct a wise man, and he will be still wiser. Teach a righteous man, and he will increase in learning.

Treasures of wickedness profit nothing, but righteousness delivers from death.

Yahweh will not allow the soul of the righteous to go hungry, but he thrusts away the desire of the wicked.

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

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

He who walks blamelessly walks surely, but he who perverts his ways will be found out.

The mouth of the righteous is a spring of life, but violence covers the mouth of the wicked.

The labor of the righteous leads to life. The increase of the wicked leads to sin.

The tongue of the righteous is like choice silver. The heart of the wicked is of little worth.

The lips of the righteous feed many, but the foolish die for lack of understanding.

What the wicked fear, will overtake them, but the desire of the righteous will be granted.

When the whirlwind passes, the wicked is no more; but the righteous stand firm forever.

The fear of Yahweh prolongs days, but the years of the wicked shall be shortened.

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

The way of Yahweh is a stronghold to the upright, but it is a destruction to the workers of iniquity.

The righteous will never be removed, but the wicked will not dwell in the land.

The mouth of the righteous produces wisdom, but the perverse tongue will be cut off.

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

A false balance is an abomination to Yahweh, but accurate weights are his delight.

The integrity of the upright shall guide them, but the perverseness of the treacherous shall destroy them.

Riches don’t profit in the day of wrath, but righteousness delivers from death.

The righteousness of the blameless will direct his way, but the wicked shall fall by his own wickedness.

The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them, but the unfaithful will be trapped by evil desires.

A righteous person is delivered out of trouble, and the wicked takes his place.

With his mouth the godless man destroys his neighbor, but the righteous will be delivered through knowledge.

When it goes well with the righteous, the city rejoices. When the wicked perish, there is shouting.

By the blessing of the upright, the city is exalted, but it is overthrown by the mouth of the wicked.

A gracious woman obtains honor, but violent men obtain riches.

The merciful man does good to his own soul, but he who is cruel troubles his own flesh.

Wicked people earn deceitful wages, but one who sows righteousness reaps a sure reward.

He who is truly righteous gets life. He who pursues evil gets death.

Those who are perverse in heart are an abomination to Yahweh, but those whose ways are blameless are his delight.

Most certainly, the evil man will not be unpunished, but the offspring of the righteous will be delivered.

The desire of the righteous is only good. The expectation of the wicked is wrath.

The liberal soul shall be made fat. He who waters shall be watered also himself.

He who trusts in his riches will fall, but the righteous shall flourish as the green leaf.

The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life. He who is wise wins souls.

Behold, the righteous shall be repaid in the earth; how much more the wicked and the sinner!

A good man shall obtain favor from Yahweh, but he will condemn a man of wicked plans.

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

The thoughts of the righteous are just, but the advice of the wicked is deceitful.

The words of the wicked are about lying in wait for blood, but the speech of the upright rescues them.

The wicked are overthrown, and are no more, but the house of the righteous shall stand.

A man shall be commended according to his wisdom, but he who has a warped mind shall be despised.

A righteous man respects the life of his animal, but the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel.

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