Tsaddiq צַדִּיק

Tsaddiq (Hebrew צַדִּיק, Strong's H6662) is a Hebrew adjective meaning “righteous”. It occurs 206 times in 197 verses of the Old Testament.

Definition

From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.

Translated as

Topics

• Righteousness

Verses

Every verse with Tsaddiq, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).

Genesis

• Genesis 6:9
  These are the generations of Noah: Noah was a just man and perfect in his generations, and Noah walked with God.This is the account of Noah. Noah was a righteous man, blameless in his generation; Noah walked with God.
• Genesis 7:1
  And the Lord said unto Noah, Come thou and all thy house into the ark; for thee have I seen righteous before me in this generation.Then the LORD said to Noah, “Go into the ark, you and all your family, because I have found you righteous in this generation.
• Genesis 18:23
  And Abraham drew near, and said, Wilt thou also destroy the righteous with the wicked?Abraham stepped forward and said, “Will You really sweep away the righteous with the wicked?
• Genesis 18:24
  Peradventure there be fifty righteous within the city: wilt thou also destroy and not spare the place for the fifty righteous that are therein?What if there are fifty righteous ones in the city? Will You really sweep it away and not spare the place for the sake of the fifty righteous ones who are there?
• Genesis 18:25
  That be far from thee to do after this manner, to slay the righteous with the wicked: and that the righteous should be as the wicked, that be far from thee: Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right?Far be it from You to do such a thing—to kill the righteous with the wicked, so that the righteous and the wicked are treated alike. Far be it from You! Will not the Judge of all the earth do what is right?”
• Genesis 18:26
  And the Lord said, If I find in Sodom fifty righteous within the city, then I will spare all the place for their sakes.So the LORD replied, “If I find fifty righteous ones within the city of Sodom, on their account I will spare the whole place.”
• Genesis 18:28
  Peradventure there shall lack five of the fifty righteous: wilt thou destroy all the city for lack of five? And he said, If I find there forty and five, I will not destroy it.suppose the fifty righteous ones lack five. Will You destroy the whole city for the lack of five?” He replied, “If I find forty-five there, I will not destroy it.”
• Genesis 20:4
  But Abimelech had not come near her: and he said, Lord, wilt thou slay also a righteous nation?Now Abimelech had not gone near her, so he replied, “Lord, would You destroy a nation even though it is innocent?

Exodus

• Exodus 9:27
  And Pharaoh sent, and called for Moses and Aaron, and said unto them, I have sinned this time: the Lord is righteous, and I and my people are wicked.Then Pharaoh summoned Moses and Aaron. “This time I have sinned,” he said. “The LORD is righteous, and I and my people are wicked.
• Exodus 23:7
  Keep thee far from a false matter; and the innocent and righteous slay thou not: for I will not justify the wicked.Stay far away from a false accusation. Do not kill the innocent or the just, for I will not acquit the guilty.
• Exodus 23:8
  And thou shalt take no gift: for the gift blindeth the wise, and perverteth the words of the righteous.Do not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds those who see and twists the words of the righteous.

Deuteronomy

• Deuteronomy 4:8
  And what nation is there so great, that hath statutes and judgments so righteous as all this law, which I set before you this day?And what nation is great enough to have righteous statutes and ordinances like this entire law I set before you today?
• Deuteronomy 16:19
  Thou shalt not wrest judgment; thou shalt not respect persons, neither take a gift: for a gift doth blind the eyes of the wise, and pervert the words of the righteous.Do not deny justice or show partiality. Do not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and twists the words of the righteous.
• Deuteronomy 25:1
  If there be a controversy between men, and they come unto judgment, that the judges may judge them; then they shall justify the righteous, and condemn the wicked.If there is a dispute between men, they are to go to court to be judged, so that the innocent may be acquitted and the guilty condemned.
• Deuteronomy 32:4
  He is the Rock, his work is perfect: for all his ways are judgment: a God of truth and without iniquity, just and right is he.He is the Rock, His work is perfect; all His ways are just. A God of faithfulness without injustice, righteous and upright is He.

1 Samuel

• 1 Samuel 24:17
  And he said to David, Thou art more righteous than I: for thou hast rewarded me good, whereas I have rewarded thee evil.and said to David, “You are more righteous than I, for you have rewarded me with good, though I have rewarded you with evil.

2 Samuel

• 2 Samuel 4:11
  How much more, when wicked men have slain a righteous person in his own house upon his bed? shall I not therefore now require his blood of your hand, and take you away from the earth?How much more, when wicked men kill a righteous man in his own house and on his own bed, shall I not now require his blood from your hands and remove you from the earth!”
• 2 Samuel 23:3
  The God of Israel said, the Rock of Israel spake to me, He that ruleth over men must be just, ruling in the fear of God.The God of Israel spoke; the Rock of Israel said to me, ‘He who rules the people with justice, who rules in the fear of God,

1 Kings

• 1 Kings 2:32
  And the Lord shall return his blood upon his own head, who fell upon two men more righteous and better than he, and slew them with the sword, my father David not knowing thereof, to wit, Abner the son of Ner, captain of the host of Israel, and Amasa the son of Jether, captain of the host of Judah.The LORD will bring his bloodshed back upon his own head, for without the knowledge of my father David he struck down two men more righteous and better than he when he put to the sword Abner son of Ner, commander of Israel’s army, and Amasa son of Jether, commander of Judah’s army.
• 1 Kings 8:32
  Then hear thou in heaven, and do, and judge thy servants, condemning the wicked, to bring his way upon his head; and justifying the righteous, to give him according to his righteousness.then may You hear from heaven and act. May You judge Your servants, condemning the wicked man by bringing down on his own head what he has done, and justifying the righteous man by rewarding him according to his righteousness.

2 Kings

• 2 Kings 10:9
  And it came to pass in the morning, that he went out, and stood, and said to all the people, Ye be righteous: behold, I conspired against my master, and slew him: but who slew all these?The next morning, Jehu went out and stood before all the people and said, “You are innocent. It was I who conspired against my master and killed him. But who killed all these?

2 Chronicles

• 2 Chronicles 6:23
  Then hear thou from heaven, and do, and judge thy servants, by requiting the wicked, by recompensing his way upon his own head; and by justifying the righteous, by giving him according to his righteousness.then may You hear from heaven and act. May You judge Your servants, condemning the wicked man by bringing down on his own head what he has done, and justifying the righteous man by rewarding him according to his righteousness.
• 2 Chronicles 12:6
  Whereupon the princes of Israel and the king humbled themselves; and they said, The Lord is righteous.So the leaders of Israel and the king humbled themselves and said, “The LORD is righteous.”

Ezra

• Ezra 9:15
  O Lord God of Israel, thou art righteous: for we remain yet escaped, as it is this day: behold, we are before thee in our trespasses: for we cannot stand before thee because of this.O LORD, God of Israel, You are righteous! For we remain this day as a remnant. Here we are before You in our guilt, though because of it no one can stand before You.”

Nehemiah

• Nehemiah 9:8
  And foundest his heart faithful before thee, and madest a covenant with him to give the land of the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Jebusites, and the Girgashites, to give it, I say, to his seed, and hast performed thy words; for thou art righteous:You found his heart faithful before You, and made a covenant with him to give the land of the Canaanites and Hittites, of the Amorites and Perizzites, of the Jebusites and Girgashites— to give it to his descendants. You have kept Your promise, because You are righteous.
• Nehemiah 9:33
  Howbeit thou art just in all that is brought upon us; for thou hast done right, but we have done wickedly:You are just in all that has befallen us, because You have acted faithfully, while we have acted wickedly.

Job

• Job 12:4
  I am as one mocked of his neighbour, who calleth upon God, and he answereth him: the just upright man is laughed to scorn.I am a laughingstock to my friends, though I called on God, and He answered. The righteous and upright man is a laughingstock.
• Job 17:9
  The righteous also shall hold on his way, and he that hath clean hands shall be stronger and stronger.Yet a righteous one holds to his way, and the one with clean hands grows stronger.
• Job 22:19
  The righteous see it, and are glad: and the innocent laugh them to scorn.The righteous see it and are glad; the innocent mock them:
• Job 27:17
  He may prepare it, but the just shall put it on, and the innocent shall divide the silver.what he lays up, the righteous will wear, and his silver will be divided by the innocent.
• Job 32:1
  So these three men ceased to answer Job, because he was righteous in his own eyes.So these three men stopped answering Job, because he was righteous in his own eyes.
• Job 34:17
  Shall even he that hateth right govern? and wilt thou condemn him that is most just?Could one who hates justice govern? Will you condemn the just and mighty One,
• Job 36:7
  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.He does not take His eyes off the righteous, but He enthrones them with kings and exalts them forever.

Psalms

• Psalm 1:5
  Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous.Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the assembly of the righteous.
• Psalm 1:6
  For the LORD knoweth the way of the righteous: but the way of the ungodly shall perish.For the LORD guards the path of the righteous, but the way of the wicked will perish.
• Psalm 5:12
  For thou, LORD, wilt bless the righteous; with favour wilt thou compass him as with a shield.For surely You, O LORD, bless the righteous; You surround them with the shield of Your favor.
• Psalm 7:9
  Oh let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end; but establish the just: for the righteous God trieth the hearts and reins.Put an end to the evil of the wicked, but establish the righteous, O righteous God who searches hearts and minds.
• Psalm 7:11
  God judgeth the righteous, and God is angry with the wicked every day.God is a righteous judge and a God who feels indignation each day.
• Psalm 11:3
  If the foundations be destroyed, what can the righteous do?If the foundations are destroyed, what can the righteous do?”
• Psalm 11:5
  The LORD trieth the righteous: but the wicked and him that loveth violence his soul hateth.The LORD tests the righteous and the wicked; His soul hates the lover of violence.
• Psalm 11:7
  For the righteous LORD loveth righteousness; his countenance doth behold the upright.For the LORD is righteous; He loves justice. The upright will see His face.
• Psalm 14:5
  There were they in great fear: for God is in the generation of the righteous.There they are, overwhelmed with dread, for God is in the company of the righteous.
• Psalm 31:18
  Let the lying lips be put to silence; which speak grievous things proudly and contemptuously against the righteous.May lying lips be silenced— lips that speak with arrogance against the righteous, full of pride and contempt.
• Psalm 32:11
  Be glad in the LORD, and rejoice, ye righteous: and shout for joy, all ye that are upright in heart.Be glad in the LORD and rejoice, O righteous ones; shout for joy, all you upright in heart.
• Psalm 33:1
  Rejoice in the LORD, O ye righteous: for praise is comely for the upright.Rejoice in the LORD, O righteous ones; it is fitting for the upright to praise Him.
• Psalm 34:15
  The eyes of the LORD are upon the righteous, and his ears are open unto their cry.The eyes of the LORD are on the righteous, and His ears are inclined to their cry.
• Psalm 34:19
  Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but the LORD delivereth him out of them all.Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the LORD delivers him from them all.
• Psalm 34:21
  Evil shall slay the wicked: and they that hate the righteous shall be desolate.Evil will slay the wicked, and the haters of the righteous will be condemned.
• Psalm 37:12
  The wicked plotteth against the just, and gnasheth upon him with his teeth.The wicked scheme against the righteous and gnash their teeth at them,
• Psalm 37:16
  A little that a righteous man hath is better than the riches of many wicked.Better is the little of the righteous than the abundance of many who are wicked.
• Psalm 37:17
  For the arms of the wicked shall be broken: but the LORD upholdeth the righteous.For the arms of the wicked will be broken, but the LORD upholds the righteous.
• Psalm 37:21
  The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again: but the righteous sheweth mercy, and giveth.The wicked borrow and do not repay, but the righteous are gracious and giving.
• Psalm 37:25
  I have been young, and now am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread.I once was young and now am old, yet never have I seen the righteous abandoned or their children begging for bread.
• Psalm 37:29
  The righteous shall inherit the land, and dwell therein for ever.The righteous will inherit the land and dwell in it forever.
• Psalm 37:30
  The mouth of the righteous speaketh wisdom, and his tongue talketh of judgment.The mouth of the righteous man utters wisdom, and his tongue speaks justice.
• Psalm 37:32
  The wicked watcheth the righteous, and seeketh to slay him.Though the wicked lie in wait for the righteous, and seek to slay them,
• Psalm 37:39
  But the salvation of the righteous is of the LORD: he is their strength in the time of trouble.The salvation of the righteous is from the LORD; He is their stronghold in time of trouble.
• Psalm 52:6
  The righteous also shall see, and fear, and shall laugh at him:The righteous will see and fear; they will mock the evildoer, saying,
• Psalm 55:22
  Cast thy burden upon the LORD, and he shall sustain thee: he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved.Cast your burden upon the LORD and He will sustain you; He will never let the righteous be shaken.
• Psalm 58:10
  The righteous shall rejoice when he seeth the vengeance: he shall wash his feet in the blood of the wicked.The righteous will rejoice when they see they are avenged; they will wash their feet in the blood of the wicked.
• Psalm 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.Then men will say, “There is surely a reward for the righteous! There is surely a God who judges the earth!”
• Psalm 64:10
  The righteous shall be glad in the LORD, and shall trust in him; and all the upright in heart shall glory.Let the righteous rejoice in the LORD and take refuge in Him; let all the upright in heart exult.
• Psalm 68:3
  But let the righteous be glad; let them rejoice before God: yea, let them exceedingly rejoice.But the righteous will be glad and rejoice before God; they will celebrate with joy.
• Psalm 69:28
  Let them be blotted out of the book of the living, and not be written with the righteous.May they be blotted out of the Book of Life and not listed with the righteous.
• Psalm 72:7
  In his days shall the righteous flourish; and abundance of peace so long as the moon endureth.May the righteous flourish in his days and prosperity abound, until the moon is no more.
• Psalm 75:10
  All the horns of the wicked also will I cut off; but the horns of the righteous shall be exalted.“All the horns of the wicked I will cut off, but the horns of the righteous will be exalted.”
• Psalm 92:12
  The righteous shall flourish like the palm tree: he shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon.The righteous will flourish like a palm tree, and grow like a cedar in Lebanon.
• Psalm 94:21
  They gather themselves together against the soul of the righteous, and condemn the innocent blood.They band together against the righteous and condemn the innocent to death.
• Psalm 97:11
  Light is sown for the righteous, and gladness for the upright in heart.Light shines on the righteous, gladness on the upright in heart.
• Psalm 97:12
  Rejoice in the LORD, ye righteous; and give thanks at the remembrance of his holiness.Rejoice in the LORD, you righteous ones, and praise His holy name.
• Psalm 112:4
  Unto the upright there ariseth light in the darkness: he is gracious, and full of compassion, and righteous.Light dawns in the darkness for the upright— for the gracious, compassionate, and righteous.
• Psalm 112:6
  Surely he shall not be moved for ever: the righteous shall be in everlasting remembrance.Surely he will never be shaken; the righteous man will be remembered forever.
• Psalm 116:5
  Gracious is the LORD, and righteous; yea, our God is merciful.The LORD is gracious and righteous; our God is full of compassion.
• Psalm 118:15
  The voice of rejoicing and salvation is in the tabernacles of the righteous: the right hand of the LORD doeth valiantly.Shouts of joy and salvation resound in the tents of the righteous: “The right hand of the LORD performs with valor!
• Psalm 118:20
  This gate of the LORD, into which the righteous shall enter.This is the gate of the LORD; the righteous shall enter through it.
• Psalm 119:137
  Righteous art thou, O LORD, and upright are thy judgments.Righteous are You, O LORD, and upright are Your judgments.
• Psalm 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.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.
• Psalm 129:4
  The LORD is righteous: he hath cut asunder the cords of the wicked.The LORD is righteous; He has cut me from the cords of the wicked.
• Psalm 140:13
  Surely the righteous shall give thanks unto thy name: the upright shall dwell in thy presence.Surely the righteous will praise Your name; the upright will dwell in Your presence.
• Psalm 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.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.
• Psalm 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.Free my soul from prison, that I may praise Your name. The righteous will gather around me because of Your goodness to me.
• Psalm 145:17
  The LORD is righteous in all his ways, and holy in all his works.The LORD is righteous in all His ways and kind in all His deeds.
• Psalm 146:8
  The LORD openeth the eyes of the blind: the LORD raiseth them that are bowed down: the LORD loveth the righteous:the LORD opens the eyes of the blind, the LORD lifts those who are weighed down, the LORD loves the righteous.

Proverbs

• Proverbs 2:20
  That thou mayest walk in the way of good men, and keep the paths of the righteous.So you will follow in the ways of the good, and keep to the paths of the righteous.
• Proverbs 3:33
  The curse of the Lord is in the house of the wicked: but he blesseth the habitation of the just.The curse of the LORD is on the house of the wicked, but He blesses the home of the righteous.
• Proverbs 4:18
  But the path of the just is as the shining light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day.The path of the righteous is like the first gleam of dawn, shining brighter and brighter until midday.
• Proverbs 9:9
  Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be yet wiser: teach a just man, and he will increase in learning.Instruct a wise man, and he will be wiser still; teach a righteous man, and he will increase his learning.
• Proverbs 10:3
  The Lord will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish: but he casteth away the substance of the wicked.The LORD does not let the righteous go hungry, but He denies the craving of the wicked.
• Proverbs 10:6
  Blessings are upon the head of the just: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.Blessings are on the head of the righteous, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.
• Proverbs 10:7
  The memory of the just is blessed: but the name of the wicked shall rot.The memory of the righteous is a blessing, but the name of the wicked will rot.
• Proverbs 10:11
  The mouth of a righteous man is a well of life: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.
• Proverbs 10:16
  The labour of the righteous tendeth to life: the fruit of the wicked to sin.The labor of the righteous leads to life, but the gain of the wicked brings punishment.
• Proverbs 10:20
  The tongue of the just is as choice silver: the heart of the wicked is little worth.The tongue of the righteous is choice silver, but the heart of the wicked has little worth.
• Proverbs 10:21
  The lips of the righteous feed many: but fools die for want of wisdom.The lips of the righteous feed many, but fools die for lack of judgment.
• Proverbs 10:24
  The fear of the wicked, it shall come upon him: but the desire of the righteous shall be granted.What the wicked man dreads will overtake him, but the desire of the righteous will be granted.
• Proverbs 10:25
  As the whirlwind passeth, so is the wicked no more: but the righteous is an everlasting foundation.When the whirlwind passes, the wicked are no more, but the righteous are secure forever.
• Proverbs 10:28
  The hope of the righteous shall be gladness: but the expectation of the wicked shall perish.The hope of the righteous is joy, but the expectations of the wicked will perish.
• Proverbs 10:30
  The righteous shall never be removed: but the wicked shall not inhabit the earth.The righteous will never be shaken, but the wicked will not inhabit the land.
• Proverbs 10:31
  The mouth of the just bringeth forth wisdom: but the froward tongue shall be cut out.The mouth of the righteous brings forth wisdom, but a perverse tongue will be cut out.
• Proverbs 10:32
  The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable: but the mouth of the wicked speaketh frowardness.The lips of the righteous know what is fitting, but the mouth of the wicked is perverse.
• Proverbs 11:8
  The righteous is delivered out of trouble, and the wicked cometh in his stead.The righteous man is delivered from trouble; in his place the wicked man goes in.
• Proverbs 11:9
  An hypocrite with his mouth destroyeth his neighbour: but through knowledge shall the just be delivered.With his mouth the ungodly man destroys his neighbor, but through knowledge the righteous are rescued.
• Proverbs 11:10
  When it goeth well with the righteous, the city rejoiceth: and when the wicked perish, there is shouting.When the righteous thrive, the city rejoices, and when the wicked perish, there are shouts of joy.
• Proverbs 11:21
  Though hand join in hand, the wicked shall not be unpunished: but the seed of the righteous shall be delivered.Be assured that the wicked will not go unpunished, but the offspring of the righteous will escape.
• Proverbs 11:23
  The desire of the righteous is only good: but the expectation of the wicked is wrath.The desire of the righteous leads only to good, but the hope of the wicked brings wrath.
• Proverbs 11:28
  He that trusteth in his riches shall fall: but the righteous shall flourish as a branch.He who trusts in his riches will fall, but the righteous will thrive like foliage.
• Proverbs 11:30
  The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life; and he that winneth souls is wise.The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, and he who wins souls is wise.
• Proverbs 11:31
  Behold, the righteous shall be recompensed in the earth: much more the wicked and the sinner.If the righteous receive their due on earth, how much more the ungodly and the sinner!
• Proverbs 12:3
  A man shall not be established by wickedness: but the root of the righteous shall not be moved.A man cannot be established through wickedness, but the righteous cannot be uprooted.
• Proverbs 12:5
  The thoughts of the righteous are right: but the counsels of the wicked are deceit.The plans of the righteous are just, but the counsel of the wicked leads to deceit.
• Proverbs 12:7
  The wicked are overthrown, and are not: but the house of the righteous shall stand.The wicked are overthrown and perish, but the house of the righteous will stand.
• Proverbs 12:10
  A righteous man regardeth the life of his beast: but the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel.A righteous man regards the life of his animal, but the tender mercies of the wicked are only cruelty.
• Proverbs 12:12
  The wicked desireth the net of evil men: but the root of the righteous yieldeth fruit.The wicked desire the plunder of evil men, but the root of the righteous flourishes.
• Proverbs 12:13
  The wicked is snared by the transgression of his lips: but the just shall come out of trouble.An evil man is trapped by his rebellious speech, but a righteous man escapes from trouble.
• Proverbs 12:21
  There shall no evil happen to the just: but the wicked shall be filled with mischief.No harm befalls the righteous, but the wicked are filled with trouble.
• Proverbs 12:26
  The righteous is more excellent than his neighbour: but the way of the wicked seduceth them.A righteous man is cautious in friendship, but the ways of the wicked lead them astray.
• Proverbs 13:5
  A righteous man hateth lying: but a wicked man is loathsome, and cometh to shame.The righteous hate falsehood, but the wicked bring shame and disgrace.
• Proverbs 13:9
  The light of the righteous rejoiceth: but the lamp of the wicked shall be put out.The light of the righteous shines brightly, but the lamp of the wicked is extinguished.
• Proverbs 13:21
  Evil pursueth sinners: but to the righteous good shall be repayed.Disaster pursues sinners, but prosperity is the reward of the righteous.
• Proverbs 13:22
  A good man leaveth an inheritance to his children’s children: and the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the just.A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children, but the sinner’s wealth is passed to the righteous.
• Proverbs 13:25
  The righteous eateth to the satisfying of his soul: but the belly of the wicked shall want.A righteous man eats to his heart’s content, but the stomach of the wicked is empty.
• Proverbs 14:19
  The evil bow before the good; and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.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.The wicked man is thrown down by his own sin, but the righteous man has a refuge even in death.
• Proverbs 15:6
  In the house of the righteous is much treasure: but in the revenues of the wicked is trouble.The house of the righteous has great treasure, but the income of the wicked is trouble.
• Proverbs 15:28
  The heart of the righteous studieth to answer: but the mouth of the wicked poureth out evil things.The heart of the righteous ponders how to answer, but the mouth of the wicked blurts out evil.
• Proverbs 15:29
  The Lord is far from the wicked: but he heareth the prayer of the righteous.The LORD is far from the wicked, but He hears the prayer of the righteous.
• Proverbs 17:15
  He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the just, even they both are abomination to the Lord.Acquitting the guilty and condemning the righteous— both are detestable to the LORD.
• Proverbs 17:26
  Also to punish the just is not good, nor to strike princes for equity.It is surely not good to punish the innocent or to flog a noble for his honesty.
• Proverbs 18:5
  It is not good to accept the person of the wicked, to overthrow the righteous in judgment.Showing partiality to the wicked is not good, nor is depriving the innocent of justice.
• Proverbs 18:10
  The name of the Lord is a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe.The name of the LORD is a strong tower; the righteous run to it and are safe.
• Proverbs 18:17
  He that is first in his own cause seemeth just; but his neighbour cometh and searcheth him.The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.
• Proverbs 20:7
  The just man walketh in his integrity: his children are blessed after him.The righteous man walks with integrity; blessed are his children after him.
• Proverbs 21:12
  The righteous man wisely considereth the house of the wicked: but God overthroweth the wicked for their wickedness.The Righteous One considers the house of the wicked and brings the wicked to ruin.
• Proverbs 21:15
  It is joy to the just to do judgment: but destruction shall be to the workers of iniquity.Justice executed is a joy to the righteous, but a terror to the workers of iniquity.
• Proverbs 21:18
  The wicked shall be a ransom for the righteous, and the transgressor for the upright.The wicked become a ransom for the righteous, and the faithless for the upright.
• Proverbs 21:26
  He coveteth greedily all the day long: but the righteous giveth and spareth not.All day long he covets more, but the righteous give without restraint.
• Proverbs 23:24
  The father of the righteous shall greatly rejoice: and he that begetteth a wise child shall have joy of him.The father of a righteous man will greatly rejoice, and he who fathers a wise son will delight in him.
• Proverbs 24:15
  Lay not wait, O wicked man, against the dwelling of the righteous; spoil not his resting place:Do not lie in wait, O wicked man, near the dwelling of the righteous; do not destroy his resting place.
• Proverbs 24:16
  For a just man falleth seven times, and riseth up again: but the wicked shall fall into mischief.For though a righteous man may fall seven times, he still gets up; but the wicked stumble in bad times.
• Proverbs 24:24
  He that saith unto the wicked, Thou art righteous; him shall the people curse, nations shall abhor him:Whoever tells the guilty, “You are innocent”— peoples will curse him, and nations will denounce him;
• Proverbs 25:26
  A righteous man falling down before the wicked is as a troubled fountain, and a corrupt spring.Like a muddied spring or a polluted well is a righteous man who gives way to the wicked.
• Proverbs 28:1
  The wicked flee when no man pursueth: but the righteous are bold as a lion.The wicked flee when no one pursues, but the righteous are as bold as a lion.
• Proverbs 28:12
  When righteous men do rejoice, there is great glory: but when the wicked rise, a man is hidden.When the righteous triumph, there is great glory, but when the wicked rise, men hide themselves.
• Proverbs 28:28
  When the wicked rise, men hide themselves: but when they perish, the righteous increase.When the wicked come to power, people hide themselves; but when they perish, the righteous flourish.
• Proverbs 29:2
  When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice: but when the wicked beareth rule, the people mourn.When the righteous flourish, the people rejoice, but when the wicked rule, the people groan.
• Proverbs 29:6
  In the transgression of an evil man there is a snare: but the righteous doth sing and rejoice.An evil man is caught by his own sin, but a righteous one sings and rejoices.
• Proverbs 29:7
  The righteous considereth the cause of the poor: but the wicked regardeth not to know it.The righteous consider the cause of the poor, but the wicked have no regard for such concerns.
• Proverbs 29:16
  When the wicked are multiplied, transgression increaseth: but the righteous shall see their fall.When the wicked thrive, rebellion increases; but the righteous will see their downfall.
• Proverbs 29:27
  An unjust man is an abomination to the just: and he that is upright in the way is abomination to the wicked.An unjust man is detestable to the righteous, and one whose way is upright is detestable to the wicked.

Ecclesiastes

• 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.I said in my heart, “God will judge the righteous and the wicked, since there is a time for every activity and every deed.”
• Ecclesiastes 7:15
  All things have I seen in the days of my vanity: there is a just man that perisheth in his righteousness, and there is a wicked man that prolongeth his life in his wickedness.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.
• Ecclesiastes 7:16
  Be not righteous over much; neither make thyself over wise: why shouldest thou destroy thyself?Do not be overly righteous, and do not make yourself too wise. Why should you destroy yourself?
• Ecclesiastes 7:20
  For there is not a just man upon earth, that doeth good, and sinneth not.Surely there is no righteous man on earth who does good and never sins.
• 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.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.
• 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.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.
• 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.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.

Isaiah

• Isaiah 3:10
  Say ye to the righteous, that it shall be well with him: for they shall eat the fruit of their doings.Tell the righteous it will be well with them, for they will enjoy the fruit of their labor.
• Isaiah 5:23
  Which justify the wicked for reward, and take away the righteousness of the righteous from him!who acquit the guilty for a bribe and deprive the innocent of justice.
• Isaiah 24:16
  From the uttermost part of the earth have we heard songs, even glory to the righteous. But I said, My leanness, my leanness, woe unto me! the treacherous dealers have dealt treacherously; yea, the treacherous dealers have dealt very treacherously.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.
• Isaiah 26:2
  Open ye the gates, that the righteous nation which keepeth the truth may enter in.Open the gates so a righteous nation may enter— one that remains faithful.
• Isaiah 26:7
  The way of the just is uprightness: thou, most upright, dost weigh the path of the just.The path of the righteous is level; You clear a straight path for the upright.
• Isaiah 29:21
  That make a man an offender for a word, and lay a snare for him that reproveth in the gate, and turn aside the just for a thing of nought.those who indict a man with a word, who ensnare the mediator at the gate, and who with false charges deprive the innocent of justice.
• Isaiah 41:26
  Who hath declared from the beginning, that we may know? and beforetime, that we may say, He is righteous? yea, there is none that sheweth, yea, there is none that declareth, yea, there is none that heareth your words.Who has declared this from the beginning, so that we may know, and from times past, so that we may say: ‘He was right’? No one announced it, no one foretold it, no one heard your words.
• Isaiah 45:21
  Tell ye, and bring them near; yea, let them take counsel together: who hath declared this from ancient time? who hath told it from that time? have not I the Lord? and there is no God else beside me; a just God and a Saviour; there is none beside me.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.
• Isaiah 49:24
  Shall the prey be taken from the mighty, or the lawful captive delivered?Can the plunder be snatched from the mighty, or the captives of a tyrant be delivered?
• Isaiah 53:11
  He shall see of the travail of his soul, and shall be satisfied: by his knowledge shall my righteous servant justify many; for he shall bear their iniquities.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.
• Isaiah 57:1
  The righteous perisheth, and no man layeth it to heart: and merciful men are taken away, none considering that the righteous is taken away from the evil to come.The righteous perish, and no one takes it to heart; devout men are swept away, while no one considers that the righteous are guided from the presence of evil.
• Isaiah 60:21
  Thy people also shall be all righteous: they shall inherit the land for ever, the branch of my planting, the work of my hands, that I may be glorified.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.

Jeremiah

• Jeremiah 12:1
  Righteous art thou, O Lord, when I plead with thee: yet let me talk with thee of thy judgments: Wherefore doth the way of the wicked prosper? wherefore are all they happy that deal very treacherously?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?
• Jeremiah 20:12
  But, O Lord of hosts, that triest the righteous, and seest the reins and the heart, let me see thy vengeance on them: for unto thee have I opened my cause.O LORD of Hosts, who examines the righteous, who sees the heart and mind, let me see Your vengeance upon them, for to You I have committed my cause.
• Jeremiah 23:5
  Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, that I will raise unto David a righteous Branch, and a King shall reign and prosper, and shall execute judgment and justice in the earth.Behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will raise up for David a righteous Branch, and He will reign wisely as King and will administer justice and righteousness in the land.

Lamentations

• Lamentations 1:18
  The Lord is righteous; for I have rebelled against his commandment: hear, I pray you, all people, and behold my sorrow: my virgins and my young men are gone into captivity.The LORD is righteous, for I have rebelled against His command. Listen, all you people; look upon my suffering. My young men and maidens have gone into captivity.
• Lamentations 4:13
  For the sins of her prophets, and the iniquities of her priests, that have shed the blood of the just in the midst of her,But this was for the sins of her prophets and the guilt of her priests, who shed the blood of the righteous in her midst.

Ezekiel

• Ezekiel 3:20
  Again, When a righteous man doth turn from his righteousness, and commit iniquity, and I lay a stumblingblock before him, he shall die: because thou hast not given him warning, he shall die in his sin, and his righteousness which he hath done shall not be remembered; but his blood will I require at thine hand.Now if a righteous man turns from his righteousness and commits iniquity, and I put a stumbling block before him, he will die. If you did not warn him, he will die in his sin, and the righteous acts he did will not be remembered. And I will hold you responsible for his blood.
• Ezekiel 3:21
  Nevertheless if thou warn the righteous man, that the righteous sin not, and he doth not sin, he shall surely live, because he is warned; also thou hast delivered thy soul.But if you warn the righteous man not to sin, and he does not sin, he will indeed live because he heeded your warning, and you will have saved yourself.”
• Ezekiel 13:22
  Because with lies ye have made the heart of the righteous sad, whom I have not made sad; and strengthened the hands of the wicked, that he should not return from his wicked way, by promising him life:Because you have disheartened the righteous with your lies, even though I have caused them no grief, and because you have encouraged the wicked not to turn from their evil ways to save their lives,
• Ezekiel 18:5
  But if a man be just, and do that which is lawful and right,Now suppose a man is righteous and does what is just and right:
• Ezekiel 18:9
  Hath walked in my statutes, and hath kept my judgments, to deal truly; he is just, he shall surely live, saith the Lord God.He follows My statutes and faithfully keeps My ordinances. That man is righteous; surely he will live, declares the Lord GOD.
• Ezekiel 18:20
  The soul that sinneth, it shall die. The son shall not bear the iniquity of the father, neither shall the father bear the iniquity of the son: the righteousness of the righteous shall be upon him, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon him.The soul who sins is the one who will die. A son will not bear the iniquity of his father, and a father will not bear the iniquity of his son. The righteousness of the righteous man will fall upon him, and the wickedness of the wicked man will fall upon him.
• Ezekiel 18:24
  But when the righteous turneth away from his righteousness, and committeth iniquity, and doeth according to all the abominations that the wicked man doeth, shall he live? All his righteousness that he hath done shall not be mentioned: in his trespass that he hath trespassed, and in his sin that he hath sinned, in them shall he die.But if a righteous man turns from his righteousness and practices iniquity, committing the same abominations as the wicked, will he live? None of the righteous acts he did will be remembered. Because of the unfaithfulness and sin he has committed, he will die.
• Ezekiel 18:26
  When a righteous man turneth away from his righteousness, and committeth iniquity, and dieth in them; for his iniquity that he hath done shall he die.If a righteous man turns from his righteousness and practices iniquity, he will die for this. He will die because of the iniquity he has committed.
• Ezekiel 21:3
  And say to the land of Israel, Thus saith the Lord; Behold, I am against thee, and will draw forth my sword out of his sheath, and will cut off from thee the righteous and the wicked.and tell her that this is what the LORD says: ‘I am against you, and I will draw My sword from its sheath and cut off from you both the righteous and the wicked.
• Ezekiel 21:4
  Seeing then that I will cut off from thee the righteous and the wicked, therefore shall my sword go forth out of his sheath against all flesh from the south to the north:Because I will cut off both the righteous and the wicked, My sword will be unsheathed against everyone from south to north.
• Ezekiel 23:45
  And the righteous men, they shall judge them after the manner of adulteresses, and after the manner of women that shed blood; because they are adulteresses, and blood is in their hands.But righteous men will sentence them to the punishment of those who commit adultery and bloodshed, because they are adulteresses with blood on their hands.
• Ezekiel 33:12
  Therefore, thou son of man, say unto the children of thy people, The righteousness of the righteous shall not deliver him in the day of his transgression: as for the wickedness of the wicked, he shall not fall thereby in the day that he turneth from his wickedness; neither shall the righteous be able to live for his righteousness in the day that he sinneth.Therefore, son of man, say to your people: ‘The righteousness of the righteous man will not deliver him in the day of his transgression; neither will the wickedness of the wicked man cause him to stumble on the day he turns from his wickedness. Nor will the righteous man be able to survive by his righteousness on the day he sins.’
• Ezekiel 33:13
  When I shall say to the righteous, that he shall surely live; if he trust to his own righteousness, and commit iniquity, all his righteousnesses shall not be remembered; but for his iniquity that he hath committed, he shall die for it.If I tell the righteous man that he will surely live, but he then trusts in his righteousness and commits iniquity, then none of his righteous works will be remembered; he will die because of the iniquity he has committed.
• Ezekiel 33:18
  When the righteous turneth from his righteousness, and committeth iniquity, he shall even die thereby.If a righteous man turns from his righteousness and commits iniquity, he will die for it.

Daniel

• Daniel 9:14
  Therefore hath the Lord watched upon the evil, and brought it upon us: for the Lord our God is righteous in all his works which he doeth: for we obeyed not his voice.Therefore the LORD has kept the calamity in store and brought it upon us. For the LORD our God is righteous in all He does; yet we have not obeyed His voice.

Hosea

• Hosea 14:9
  Who is wise, and he shall understand these things? prudent, and he shall know them? for the ways of the Lord are right, and the just shall walk in them: but the transgressors shall fall therein.Whoever is wise, let him understand these things; whoever is discerning, let him know them. For the ways of the LORD are right, and the righteous walk in them but the rebellious stumble in them.

Amos

• Amos 2:6
  Thus saith the Lord; For three transgressions of Israel, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they sold the righteous for silver, and the poor for a pair of shoes;This is what the LORD says: “For three transgressions of Israel, even four, I will not revoke My judgment, because they sell the righteous for silver and the needy for a pair of sandals.
• Amos 5:12
  For I know your manifold transgressions and your mighty sins: they afflict the just, they take a bribe, and they turn aside the poor in the gate from their right.For I know that your transgressions are many and your sins are numerous. You oppress the righteous by taking bribes; you deprive the poor of justice in the gate.

Habakkuk

• Habakkuk 1:4
  Therefore the law is slacked, and judgment doth never go forth: for the wicked doth compass about the righteous; therefore wrong judgment proceedeth.Therefore the law is paralyzed, and justice never goes forth. For the wicked hem in the righteous, so that justice is perverted.
• Habakkuk 1:13
  Thou art of purer eyes than to behold evil, and canst not look on iniquity: wherefore lookest thou upon them that deal treacherously, and holdest thy tongue when the wicked devoureth the man that is more righteous than he?Your eyes are too pure to look upon evil, and You cannot tolerate wrongdoing. So why do You tolerate the faithless? Why are You silent while the wicked swallow up those more righteous than themselves?
• Habakkuk 2:4
  Behold, his soul which is lifted up is not upright in him: but the just shall live by his faith.Look at the proud one; his soul is not upright— but the righteous will live by faith—

Zephaniah

• Zephaniah 3:5
  The just Lord is in the midst thereof; he will not do iniquity: every morning doth he bring his judgment to light, he faileth not; but the unjust knoweth no shame.The LORD within her is righteous; He does no wrong. He applies His justice morning by morning; He does not fail at dawn, yet the unjust know no shame.

Zechariah

• Zechariah 9:9
  Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem: behold, thy King cometh unto thee: he is just, and having salvation; lowly, and riding upon an ass, and upon a colt the foal of an ass.Rejoice greatly, O Daughter of Zion! Shout in triumph, O Daughter of Jerusalem! See, your King comes to you, righteous and victorious, humble and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey.

Malachi

• Malachi 3:18
  Then shall ye return, and discern between the righteous and the wicked, between him that serveth God and him that serveth him not.So you will again distinguish between the righteous and the wicked, between those who serve God and those who do not.”

Notes

1. Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
2. English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).