Tsedeq צֶ֫דֶק
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| צֶ֫דֶק | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | tsedeq |
| Strong's number | H6664 (H6664G, H6664H) |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | masculine noun |
| Gloss | righteousness |
| Occurrences | 119 in 112 verses |
| Most frequent in | Psalms (49) |
Tsedeq (Hebrew צֶ֫דֶק, Strong's H6664) is a Hebrew masculine noun meaning “righteousness”. It occurs 119 times in 112 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
H6664G: righteousness
1) justice, rightness, righteousness
1a) what is right or just or normal, rightness, justness (of weights and measures)
1b) righteousness (in government)
1b1) of judges, rulers, kings
1b2) of law
1b3) of Davidic king, Messiah
1b4) of Jerusalem as seat of just government
1b5) of God's attribute
1c) righteousness, justice (in case or cause)
1d) rightness (in speech)
1e) righteousness (as ethically right)
1f) righteousness (as vindicated), justification (in controversy), deliverance, victory, prosperity
1f1) of God as covenant-keeping in redemption
1f2) in name of Messianic king
1f3) of people enjoying salvation
1f4) of Cyrus
1a) what is right or just or normal, rightness, justness (of weights and measures)
1b) righteousness (in government)
1b1) of judges, rulers, kings
1b2) of law
1b3) of Davidic king, Messiah
1b4) of Jerusalem as seat of just government
1b5) of God's attribute
1c) righteousness, justice (in case or cause)
1d) rightness (in speech)
1e) righteousness (as ethically right)
1f) righteousness (as vindicated), justification (in controversy), deliverance, victory, prosperity
1f1) of God as covenant-keeping in redemption
1f2) in name of Messianic king
1f3) of people enjoying salvation
1f4) of Cyrus
H6664H: Righteousness
This name means justice, righteousness
Another name of ye.ho.vah (יהוה "LORD" H3068G)
Another name of ye.ho.vah (יהוה "LORD" H3068G)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | righteousness (77), just (10), justice (10), righteous (8), righteously (3), right (3), altogether just (1), even (1), cause (1), unrighteousness (1) |
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| BSB | righteousness (40), your righteous (7), honest (6), his righteousness (6), righteous (5), justice (5), your righteousness (5), are righteous (5), my righteousness (3), what is right (3), according to my righteousness (3), righteously (3), and 18 other renderings |
Topics
Verses
Every verse with Tsedeq, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Leviticus
- Leviticus 19:15Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment: thou shalt not respect the person of the poor, nor honour the person of the mighty: but in righteousness shalt thou judge thy neighbour.You must not pervert justice; you must not show partiality to the poor or favoritism to the rich; you are to judge your neighbor fairly.
- Leviticus 19:36Just balances, just weights, a just ephah, and a just hin, shall ye have: I am the Lord your God, which brought you out of the land of Egypt.You shall maintain honest scales and weights, an honest ephah, and an honest hin. I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt.
Deuteronomy
- Deuteronomy 1:16And I charged your judges at that time, saying, Hear the causes between your brethren, and judge righteously between every man and his brother, and the stranger that is with him.At that time I charged your judges: “Hear the disputes between your brothers, and judge fairly between a man and his brother or a foreign resident.
- Deuteronomy 16:18Judges and officers shalt thou make thee in all thy gates, which the Lord thy God giveth thee, throughout thy tribes: and they shall judge the people with just judgment.You are to appoint judges and officials for your tribes in every town that the LORD your God is giving you. They are to judge the people with righteous judgment.
- Deuteronomy 16:20That which is altogether just shalt thou follow, that thou mayest live, and inherit the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee.Pursue justice, and justice alone, so that you may live, and you may possess the land that the LORD your God is giving you.
- Deuteronomy 25:15But thou shalt have a perfect and just weight, a perfect and just measure shalt thou have: that thy days may be lengthened in the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee.You must maintain accurate and honest weights and measures, so that you may live long in the land that the LORD your God is giving you.
- Deuteronomy 33:19They shall call the people unto the mountain; there they shall offer sacrifices of righteousness: for they shall suck of the abundance of the seas, and of treasures hid in the sand.They will call the peoples to a mountain; there they will offer sacrifices of righteousness. For they will feast on the abundance of the seas and the hidden treasures of the sand.”
Job
- Job 6:29Return, I pray you, let it not be iniquity; yea, return again, my righteousness is in it.Reconsider; do not be unjust. Reconsider, for my righteousness is at stake.
- Job 8:3Doth God pervert judgment? or doth the Almighty pervert justice?Does God pervert justice? Does the Almighty pervert what is right?
- Job 8:6If thou wert pure and upright; surely now he would awake for thee, and make the habitation of thy righteousness prosperous.if you are pure and upright, even now He will rouse Himself on your behalf and restore your righteous estate.
- Job 29:14I put on righteousness, and it clothed me: my judgment was as a robe and a diadem.I put on righteousness, and it clothed me; justice was my robe and my turban.
- Job 31:6Let me be weighed in an even balance, that God may know mine integrity.let God weigh me with honest scales, that He may know my integrity.
- Job 35:2Thinkest thou this to be right, that thou saidst, My righteousness is more than God’s?“Do you think this is just? You say, ‘I am more righteous than God.’
- Job 36:3I will fetch my knowledge from afar, and will ascribe righteousness to my Maker.I get my knowledge from afar, and I will ascribe justice to my Maker.
Psalms
- Psalm 4:1Hear me when I call, O God of my righteousness: thou hast enlarged me when I was in distress; have mercy upon me, and hear my prayer.Answer me when I call, O God of my righteousness! You have relieved my distress; show me grace and hear my prayer.
- Psalm 4:5Offer the sacrifices of righteousness, and put your trust in the LORD.Offer the sacrifices of the righteous and trust in the LORD.
- Psalm 7:8The LORD shall judge the people: judge me, O LORD, according to my righteousness, and according to mine integrity that is in me.The LORD judges the peoples; vindicate me, O LORD, according to my righteousness and integrity.
- Psalm 7:17I will praise the LORD according to his righteousness: and will sing praise to the name of the LORD most high.I will thank the LORD for His righteousness and sing praise to the name of the LORD Most High.
- Psalm 9:4For thou hast maintained my right and my cause; thou satest in the throne judging right.For You have upheld my just cause; You sit on Your throne judging righteously.
- Psalm 9:8And he shall judge the world in righteousness, he shall minister judgment to the people in uprightness.He judges the world with justice; He governs the people with equity.
- Psalm 15:2He that walketh uprightly, and worketh righteousness, and speaketh the truth in his heart.He who walks with integrity and practices righteousness, who speaks the truth from his heart,
- Psalm 17:1Hear the right, O LORD, attend unto my cry, give ear unto my prayer, that goeth not out of feigned lips.Hear, O LORD, my righteous plea; listen to my cry. Give ear to my prayer— it comes from lips free of deceit.
- Psalm 17:15As for me, I will behold thy face in righteousness: I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with thy likeness.As for me, I will behold Your face in righteousness; when I awake, I will be satisfied in Your presence.
- Psalm 18:20The LORD rewarded me according to my righteousness; according to the cleanness of my hands hath he recompensed me.The LORD has rewarded me according to my righteousness; He has repaid me according to the cleanness of my hands.
- Psalm 18:24Therefore hath the LORD recompensed me according to my righteousness, according to the cleanness of my hands in his eyesight.So the LORD has repaid me according to my righteousness, according to the cleanness of my hands in His sight.
- Psalm 23:3He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name’s sake.He restores my soul; He guides me in the paths of righteousness for the sake of His name.
- Psalm 35:24Judge me, O LORD my God, according to thy righteousness; and let them not rejoice over me.Vindicate me by Your righteousness, O LORD my God, and do not let them gloat over me.
- Psalm 35:27Let 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.May those who favor my vindication shout for joy and gladness; may they always say, “Exalted be the LORD who delights in His servant’s well-being.”
- Psalm 35:28And my tongue shall speak of thy righteousness and of thy praise all the day long.Then my tongue will proclaim Your righteousness and Your praises all day long.
- Psalm 37:6And he shall bring forth thy righteousness as the light, and thy judgment as the noonday.He will bring forth your righteousness like the dawn, your justice like the noonday sun.
- Psalm 40:9I have preached righteousness in the great congregation: lo, I have not refrained my lips, O LORD, thou knowest.I proclaim righteousness in the great assembly; behold, I do not seal my lips, as You, O LORD, do know.
- Psalm 45:4And in thy majesty ride prosperously because of truth and meekness and righteousness; and thy right hand shall teach thee terrible things.In your splendor ride forth in victory on behalf of truth and humility and justice; may your right hand show your awesome deeds.
- Psalm 45:7Thou lovest righteousness, and hatest wickedness: therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness; therefore God, your God, has anointed you above your companions with the oil of joy.
- Psalm 48:10According to thy name, O God, so is thy praise unto the ends of the earth: thy right hand is full of righteousness.Your name, O God, like Your praise, reaches to the ends of the earth; Your right hand is full of righteousness.
- Psalm 50:6And the heavens shall declare his righteousness: for God is judge himself. Selah.And the heavens proclaim His righteousness, for God Himself is Judge. Selah
- Psalm 51:19Then shalt thou be pleased with the sacrifices of righteousness, with burnt offering and whole burnt offering: then shall they offer bullocks upon thine altar.Then You will delight in righteous sacrifices, in whole burnt offerings; then bulls will be offered on Your altar.
- Psalm 52:3Thou lovest evil more than good; and lying rather than to speak righteousness. Selah.You love evil more than good, falsehood more than speaking truth. Selah
- Psalm 58:1Do ye indeed speak righteousness, O congregation? do ye judge uprightly, O ye sons of men?Do you indeed speak justly, O rulers? Do you judge uprightly, O sons of men?
- Psalm 65:5By terrible things in righteousness wilt thou answer us, O God of our salvation; who art the confidence of all the ends of the earth, and of them that are afar off upon the sea:With awesome deeds of righteousness You answer us, O God of our salvation, the hope of all the ends of the earth and of the farthest seas.
- Psalm 72:2He shall judge thy people with righteousness, and thy poor with judgment.May he judge Your people with righteousness and Your afflicted with justice.
- Psalm 85:10Mercy and truth are met together; righteousness and peace have kissed each other.Loving devotion and faithfulness have joined together; righteousness and peace have kissed.
- Psalm 85:11Truth shall spring out of the earth; and righteousness shall look down from heaven.Faithfulness sprouts from the earth, and righteousness looks down from heaven.
- Psalm 85:13Righteousness shall go before him; and shall set us in the way of his steps.Righteousness will go before Him to prepare the way for His steps.
- Psalm 89:14Justice and judgment are the habitation of thy throne: mercy and truth shall go before thy face.Righteousness and justice are the foundation of Your throne; loving devotion and faithfulness go before You.
- Psalm 94:15But judgment shall return unto righteousness: and all the upright in heart shall follow it.Surely judgment will again be righteous, and all the upright in heart will follow it.
- Psalm 96:13Before the LORD: for he cometh, for he cometh to judge the earth: he shall judge the world with righteousness, and the people with his truth.before the LORD, for He is coming— He is coming to judge the earth. He will judge the world in righteousness and the peoples in His faithfulness.
- Psalm 97:2Clouds and darkness are round about him: righteousness and judgment are the habitation of his throne.Clouds and darkness surround Him; righteousness and justice are His throne’s foundation.
- Psalm 97:6The heavens declare his righteousness, and all the people see his glory.The heavens proclaim His righteousness; all the peoples see His glory.
- Psalm 98:9Before the LORD; for he cometh to judge the earth: with righteousness shall he judge the world, and the people with equity.before the LORD, for He comes to judge the earth. He will judge the world with righteousness and the peoples with equity.
- Psalm 118:19Open to me the gates of righteousness: I will go into them, and I will praise the LORD:Open to me the gates of righteousness, that I may enter and give thanks to the LORD.
- Psalm 119:7I will praise thee with uprightness of heart, when I shall have learned thy righteous judgments.I will praise You with an upright heart when I learn Your righteous judgments.
- Psalm 119:62At midnight I will rise to give thanks unto thee because of thy righteous judgments.At midnight I rise to give You thanks for Your righteous judgments.
- Psalm 119:75I know, O LORD, that thy judgments are right, and that thou in faithfulness hast afflicted me.I know, O LORD, that Your judgments are righteous, and that in faithfulness You have afflicted me.
- Psalm 119:106I have sworn, and I will perform it, that I will keep thy righteous judgments.I have sworn and confirmed that I will keep Your righteous judgments.
- Psalm 119:121I have done judgment and justice: leave me not to mine oppressors.I have done what is just and right; do not leave me to my oppressors.
- Psalm 119:123Mine eyes fail for thy salvation, and for the word of thy righteousness.My eyes fail, looking for Your salvation, and for Your righteous promise.
- Psalm 119:138Thy testimonies that thou hast commanded are righteous and very faithful.The testimonies You have laid down are righteous and altogether faithful.
- Psalm 119:142Thy righteousness is an everlasting righteousness, and thy law is the truth.Your righteousness is everlasting and Your law is true.
- Psalm 119:144The righteousness of thy testimonies is everlasting: give me understanding, and I shall live.Your testimonies are righteous forever. Give me understanding, that I may live.
- Psalm 119:160Thy word is true from the beginning: and every one of thy righteous judgments endureth for ever.The entirety of Your word is truth, and all Your righteous judgments endure forever.
- Psalm 119:164Seven times a day do I praise thee because of thy righteous judgments.Seven times a day I praise You for Your righteous judgments.
- Psalm 119:172My tongue shall speak of thy word: for all thy commandments are righteousness.My tongue sings of Your word, for all Your commandments are righteous.
- Psalm 132:9Let thy priests be clothed with righteousness; and let thy saints shout for joy.May Your priests be clothed with righteousness, and Your saints shout for joy.
Proverbs
- Proverbs 1:3To receive the instruction of wisdom, justice, and judgment, and equity;and for receiving instruction in wise living and in righteousness, justice, and equity.
- Proverbs 2:9Then shalt thou understand righteousness, and judgment, and equity; yea, every good path.Then you will discern righteousness and justice and equity—every good path.
- Proverbs 8:8All the words of my mouth are in righteousness; there is nothing froward or perverse in them.All the words of my mouth are righteous; none are crooked or perverse.
- Proverbs 8:15By me kings reign, and princes decree justice.By me kings reign, and rulers enact just laws;
- Proverbs 8:16By me princes rule, and nobles, even all the judges of the earth.By me princes rule, and all nobles who govern justly.
- Proverbs 12:17He that speaketh truth sheweth forth righteousness: but a false witness deceit.He who speaks the truth declares what is right, but a false witness speaks deceit.
- Proverbs 16:13Righteous lips are the delight of kings; and they love him that speaketh right.Righteous lips are a king’s delight, and he who speaks honestly is beloved.
- Proverbs 25:5Take away the wicked from before the king, and his throne shall be established in righteousness.Remove the wicked from the king’s presence, and his throne will be established in righteousness.
- Proverbs 31:9Open thy mouth, judge righteously, and plead the cause of the poor and needy.Open your mouth, judge righteously, and defend the cause of the poor and needy.
Ecclesiastes
- Ecclesiastes 3:16And moreover I saw under the sun the place of judgment, that wickedness was there; and the place of righteousness, that iniquity was there.Furthermore, I saw under the sun that in the place of judgment there is wickedness, and in the place of righteousness there is wickedness.
- Ecclesiastes 5:8If thou seest the oppression of the poor, and violent perverting of judgment and justice in a province, marvel not at the matter: for he that is higher than the highest regardeth; and there be higher than they.If you see the oppression of the poor and the denial of justice and righteousness in the province, do not be astonished at the matter; for one official is watched by a superior, and others higher still are over them.
- Ecclesiastes 7:15All 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.
Isaiah
- Isaiah 1:21How is the faithful city become an harlot! it was full of judgment; righteousness lodged in it; but now murderers.See how the faithful city has become a harlot! She once was full of justice; righteousness resided within her, but now only murderers!
- Isaiah 1:26And I will restore thy judges as at the first, and thy counsellors as at the beginning: afterward thou shalt be called, The city of righteousness, the faithful city.I will restore your judges as at first, and your counselors as at the beginning. After that you will be called the City of Righteousness, the Faithful City.”
- Isaiah 11:4But with righteousness shall he judge the poor, and reprove with equity for the meek of the earth: and he shall smite the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips shall he slay the wicked.but with righteousness He will judge the poor, and with equity He will decide for the lowly of the earth. He will strike the earth with the rod of His mouth and slay the wicked with the breath of His lips.
- Isaiah 11:5And righteousness shall be the girdle of his loins, and faithfulness the girdle of his reins.Righteousness will be the belt around His hips, and faithfulness the sash around His waist.
- Isaiah 16:5And in mercy shall the throne be established: and he shall sit upon it in truth in the tabernacle of David, judging, and seeking judgment, and hasting righteousness.in loving devotion a throne will be established in the tent of David. A judge seeking justice and hastening righteousness will sit on it in faithfulness.
- Isaiah 26:9With my soul have I desired thee in the night; yea, with my spirit within me will I seek thee early: for when thy judgments are in the earth, the inhabitants of the world will learn righteousness.My soul longs for You in the night; indeed, my spirit seeks You at dawn. For when Your judgments come upon the earth, the people of the world learn righteousness.
- Isaiah 26:10Let favour be shewed to the wicked, yet will he not learn righteousness: in the land of uprightness will he deal unjustly, and will not behold the majesty of the Lord.Though grace is shown to the wicked man, he does not learn righteousness. In the land of righteousness he acts unjustly and fails to see the majesty of the LORD.
- Isaiah 32:1Behold, a king shall reign in righteousness, and princes shall rule in judgment.Behold, a king will reign in righteousness, and princes will rule with justice.
- Isaiah 41:2Who raised up the righteous man from the east, called him to his foot, gave the nations before him, and made him rule over kings? he gave them as the dust to his sword, and as driven stubble to his bow.Who has aroused one from the east and called him to his feet in righteousness? He hands nations over to him and subdues kings before him. He turns them to dust with his sword, to windblown chaff with his bow.
- Isaiah 41:10Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you; I will surely help you; I will uphold you with My right hand of righteousness.
- Isaiah 42:6I the Lord have called thee in righteousness, and will hold thine hand, and will keep thee, and give thee for a covenant of the people, for a light of the Gentiles;“I, the LORD, have called you for a righteous purpose, and I will take hold of your hand. I will keep you and appoint you to be a covenant for the people and a light to the nations,
- Isaiah 42:21The Lord is well pleased for his righteousness’ sake; he will magnify the law, and make it honourable.The LORD was pleased, for the sake of His righteousness, to magnify His law and make it glorious.
- Isaiah 45:8Drop down, ye heavens, from above, and let the skies pour down righteousness: let the earth open, and let them bring forth salvation, and let righteousness spring up together; I the Lord have created it.Drip down, O heavens, from above, and let the skies pour down righteousness. Let the earth open up that salvation may sprout and righteousness spring up with it; I, the LORD, have created it.
- Isaiah 45:13I have raised him up in righteousness, and I will direct all his ways: he shall build my city, and he shall let go my captives, not for price nor reward, saith the Lord of hosts.I will raise up Cyrus in righteousness, and I will make all his ways straight. He will rebuild My city and set My exiles free, but not for payment or reward, says the LORD of Hosts.”
- Isaiah 45:19I have not spoken in secret, in a dark place of the earth: I said not unto the seed of Jacob, Seek ye me in vain: I the Lord speak righteousness, I declare things that are right.I have not spoken in secret, from a place in a land of darkness. I did not say to the descendants of Jacob, ‘Seek Me in a wasteland.’ I, the LORD, speak the truth; I say what is right.
- Isaiah 51:1Hearken to me, ye that follow after righteousness, ye that seek the Lord: look unto the rock whence ye are hewn, and to the hole of the pit whence ye are digged.“Listen to Me, you who pursue righteousness, you who seek the LORD: Look to the rock from which you were cut, and to the quarry from which you were hewn.
- Isaiah 51:5My righteousness is near; my salvation is gone forth, and mine arms shall judge the people; the isles shall wait upon me, and on mine arm shall they trust.My righteousness draws near, My salvation is on the way, and My arms will bring justice to the nations. The islands will look for Me and wait in hope for My arm.
- Isaiah 51:7Hearken unto me, ye that know righteousness, the people in whose heart is my law; fear ye not the reproach of men, neither be ye afraid of their revilings.Listen to Me, you who know what is right, you people with My law in your hearts: Do not fear the scorn of men; do not be broken by their insults.
- Isaiah 58:2Yet they seek me daily, and delight to know my ways, as a nation that did righteousness, and forsook not the ordinance of their God: they ask of me the ordinances of justice; they take delight in approaching to God.For day after day they seek Me and delight to know My ways, like a nation that does what is right and does not forsake the justice of their God. They ask Me for righteous judgments; they delight in the nearness of God.”
- Isaiah 58:8Then shall thy light break forth as the morning, and thine health shall spring forth speedily: and thy righteousness shall go before thee; the glory of the Lord shall be thy rereward.Then your light will break forth like the dawn, and your healing will come quickly. Your righteousness will go before you, and the glory of the LORD will be your rear guard.
- Isaiah 59:4None calleth for justice, nor any pleadeth for truth: they trust in vanity, and speak lies; they conceive mischief, and bring forth iniquity.No one calls for justice; no one pleads his case honestly. They rely on empty pleas; they tell lies; they conceive mischief and give birth to iniquity.
- Isaiah 61:3To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the Lord, that he might be glorified.to console the mourners in Zion— to give them a crown of beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, and a garment of praise for a spirit of despair. So they will be called oaks of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, that He may be glorified.
- Isaiah 62:1For Zion’s sake will I not hold my peace, and for Jerusalem’s sake I will not rest, until the righteousness thereof go forth as brightness, and the salvation thereof as a lamp that burneth.For Zion’s sake I will not keep silent, and for Jerusalem’s sake I will not keep still, until her righteousness shines like a bright light, her salvation like a blazing torch.
- Isaiah 62:2And the Gentiles shall see thy righteousness, and all kings thy glory: and thou shalt be called by a new name, which the mouth of the Lord shall name.Nations will see your righteousness, and all kings your glory. You will be called by a new name that the mouth of the LORD will bestow.
- Isaiah 64:5Thou meetest him that rejoiceth and worketh righteousness, those that remember thee in thy ways: behold, thou art wroth; for we have sinned: in those is continuance, and we shall be saved.You welcome those who gladly do right, who remember Your ways. Surely You were angry, for we sinned. How can we be saved if we remain in our sins?
Jeremiah
- Jeremiah 11:20But, O Lord of hosts, that judgest righteously, that triest the reins and the heart, let me see thy vengeance on them: for unto thee have I revealed my cause.O LORD of Hosts, who judges righteously, who examines the heart and mind, let me see Your vengeance upon them, for to You I have committed my cause.
- Jeremiah 22:13Woe unto him that buildeth his house by unrighteousness, and his chambers by wrong; that useth his neighbour’s service without wages, and giveth him not for his work;“Woe to him who builds his palace by unrighteousness, and his upper rooms without justice, who makes his countrymen serve without pay, and fails to pay their wages,
- Jeremiah 23:6In his days Judah shall be saved, and Israel shall dwell safely: and this is his name whereby he shall be called, THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS.In His days Judah will be saved, and Israel will dwell securely. And this is His name by which He will be called: The LORD Our Righteousness.
- Jeremiah 31:23Thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel; As yet they shall use this speech in the land of Judah and in the cities thereof, when I shall bring again their captivity; The Lord bless thee, O habitation of justice, and mountain of holiness.This is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: “When I restore them from captivity, they will once again speak this word in the land of Judah and in its cities: ‘May the LORD bless you, O righteous dwelling place, O holy mountain.’
- Jeremiah 33:16In those days shall Judah be saved, and Jerusalem shall dwell safely: and this is the name wherewith she shall be called, The Lord our righteousness.In those days Judah will be saved, and Jerusalem will dwell securely, and this is the name by which it will be called: The LORD Our Righteousness.
- Jeremiah 50:7All that found them have devoured them: and their adversaries said, We offend not, because they have sinned against the Lord, the habitation of justice, even the Lord, the hope of their fathers.All who found them devoured them, and their enemies said, ‘We are not guilty, for they have sinned against the LORD, their true pasture, the LORD, the hope of their fathers.’
Ezekiel
- Ezekiel 3:20Again, 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 45:10Ye shall have just balances, and a just ephah, and a just bath.You must use honest scales, a just ephah, and a just bath.
Daniel
- Daniel 9:24Seventy weeks are determined upon thy people and upon thy holy city, to finish the transgression, and to make an end of sins, and to make reconciliation for iniquity, and to bring in everlasting righteousness, and to seal up the vision and prophecy, and to anoint the most Holy.Seventy weeks are decreed for your people and your holy city to stop their transgression, to put an end to sin, to make atonement for iniquity, to bring in everlasting righteousness, to seal up vision and prophecy, and to anoint the Most Holy Place.
Hosea
- Hosea 2:19And I will betroth thee unto me for ever; yea, I will betroth thee unto me in righteousness, and in judgment, and in lovingkindness, and in mercies.So I will betroth you to Me forever; I will betroth you in righteousness and justice, in loving devotion and compassion.
- Hosea 10:12Sow to yourselves in righteousness, reap in mercy; break up your fallow ground: for it is time to seek the Lord, till he come and rain righteousness upon you.Sow for yourselves righteousness and reap the fruit of loving devotion; break up your unplowed ground. For it is time to seek the LORD until He comes and sends righteousness upon you like rain.
Zephaniah
- Zephaniah 2:3Seek ye the Lord, all ye meek of the earth, which have wrought his judgment; seek righteousness, seek meekness: it may be ye shall be hid in the day of the Lord’s anger.Seek the LORD, all you humble of the earth who carry out His justice. Seek righteousness; seek humility. Perhaps you will be sheltered on the day of the LORD’s anger.
Notes
- 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.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).