Lexicon :: Strong's H6662 - ṣadîq

These are the family records of Noah. Noah was a righteous man, blameless among his contemporaries; Noah walked with God.

Then the LORD said to Noah, “Enter the ark, you and all your household, for I have seen that you alone are righteous before me in this generation.

Abraham stepped forward and said, “Will you really sweep away the righteous with the wicked?

“suppose the fifty righteous lack five. Will you destroy the whole city for lack of five? ”

He replied, “I will not destroy it if I find forty-five there.”

Now Abimelech had not approached her, so he said, “Lord, would you destroy a nation even though it is innocent?

Pharaoh sent for Moses and Aaron. “I have sinned this time,” he said to them. “The LORD is the righteous one, and I and my people are the guilty ones.

“Stay far away from a false accusation. Do not kill the innocent and the just, because I will not justify the guilty.

“And what great nation has righteous statutes and ordinances like this entire law I set before you today?

“Do not deny justice or show partiality to anyone. Do not accept a bribe, for it blinds the eyes of the wise and twists the words of the righteous.

“If there is a dispute between men, they are to go to court, and the judges will hear their case. They will clear the innocent and condemn the guilty.

The Rock ​— ​his work is perfect;

all his ways are just.

A faithful God, without bias,

he is righteous and true.

and said to David, “You are more righteous than I, for you have done what is good to me though I have done what is evil to you.

“How much more when wicked men kill a righteous man in his own house on his own bed! So now, should I not require his blood from you and purge you from the earth? ”

The God of Israel spoke;

the Rock of Israel said to me,

“The one who rules the people with justice,

who rules in the fear of God,

“The LORD will bring back his own blood on his head because he struck down two men more righteous and better than he, without my father David’s knowledge. With his sword, Joab murdered Abner son of Ner, commander of Israel’s army, and Amasa son of Jether, commander of Judah’s army.

may you hear in heaven and act.

May you judge your servants,

condemning the wicked man by bringing

what he has done on his own head

and providing justice for the righteous

by rewarding him according to his righteousness.

The next morning when he went out and stood at the gate, he said to all the people, “You are innocent. It was I who conspired against my master and killed him. But who struck down all these?

may you hear in heaven and act.

May you judge your servants,

condemning the wicked man by bringing

what he has done on his own head

and providing justice for the righteous

by rewarding him according to his righteousness.

So the leaders of Israel and the king humbled themselves and said, “The LORD is righteous.”

LORD God of Israel, you are righteous, for we survive as a remnant today. Here we are before you with our guilt, though no one can stand in your presence because of this.

You found his heart faithful in your sight,

and made a covenant with him

to give the land of the Canaanites,

Hethites, Amorites, Perizzites,

Jebusites, and Girgashites —

to give it to his descendants.

You have fulfilled your promise,

for you are righteous.

You are righteous concerning all that has happened to us,

because you have acted faithfully,

while we have acted wickedly.

I am a laughingstock to my[fn] friends,

by calling on God, who answers me.[fn]

The righteous and blameless man is a laughingstock.

Yet the righteous person will hold to his way,

and the one whose hands are clean will grow stronger.

The righteous see this and rejoice;

the innocent mock them, saying,

he may heap it up, but the righteous will wear it,

and the innocent will divide up his silver.

So these three men quit answering Job, because he was righteous in his own eyes.

Could one who hates justice govern the world?

Will you condemn the mighty Righteous One,

He does not withdraw his gaze from the righteous,

but he seats them forever with enthroned kings,

and they are exalted.

Therefore the wicked will not stand up in the judgment,

nor sinners in the assembly of the righteous.

For you, LORD, bless the righteous one;

you surround him with favor like a shield.

Let the evil of the wicked come to an end,

but establish the righteous.

The one who examines the thoughts and emotions[fn]

is a righteous God.

God is a righteous judge

and a God who shows his wrath every day.

“When the foundations are destroyed,

what can the righteous do? ”

The LORD examines the righteous,

but he hates the wicked

and[fn] those who love violence.

For the LORD is righteous; he loves righteous deeds.

The upright will see his face.

Then[fn] they will be filled with dread,

for God is with those who are[fn] righteous.

Let lying lips

that arrogantly speak against the righteous

in proud contempt be silenced.

Be glad in the LORD and rejoice,

you righteous ones;

shout for joy,

all you upright in heart.

Rejoice in the LORD, you righteous ones;

praise from the upright is beautiful.

The eyes of the LORD are on the righteous,

and his ears are open to their cry for help.

One who is righteous has many adversities,

but the LORD rescues him from them all.

Evil brings death to the wicked,

and those who hate the righteous will be punished.

The wicked person schemes against the righteous

and gnashes his teeth at him.

The little that the righteous person has is better

than the abundance of many wicked people.