Righteousness

Torrey's New Topical Textbook

Topic from Torrey's New Topical Textbook (R. A. Torrey) — public domain.

• Hosea 10:12 OT

  Sow to yourselves in righteousness, reap according to kindness. Break up your fallow ground; for it is time to seek Yahweh, until he comes and rains righteousness on you.

• Numbers 23:10 OT

  Who can count the dust of Jacob, or count the fourth part of Israel? Let me die the death of the righteous! Let my last end be like his!”

• Proverbs 16:12 OT

  It is an abomination for kings to do wrong, for the throne is established by righteousness.

• Proverbs 25:5 OT

  Take away the wicked from the king’s presence, and his throne will be established in righteousness.

• Proverbs 14:34 OT

  Righteousness exalts a nation, but sin is a disgrace to any people.

• Romans 4:6 NT

  Even as David also pronounces blessing on the man to whom God counts righteousness apart from works,

• Psalms 106:3 OT

  Blessed are those who keep justice. Blessed is one who does what is right at all times.

• 1 Peter 3:14 NT

  But even if you should suffer for righteousness’ sake, you are blessed. “Don’t fear what they fear, neither be troubled.”

• Matthew 5:10 NT

  Blessed are those who have been persecuted for righteousness’ sake, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven.

• Daniel 12:3 OT

  Those who are wise will shine as the brightness of the expanse. Those who turn many to righteousness will shine as the stars forever and ever.

• Isaiah 32:16 OT

  Then justice will dwell in the wilderness; and righteousness will remain in the fruitful field.

• Isaiah 45:8 OT

  Rain, you heavens, from above, and let the skies pour down righteousness. Let the earth open, that it may produce salvation, and let it cause righteousness to spring up with it. I, Yahweh, have created it.

• Isaiah 61:11 OT

  For as the earth produces its bud, and as the garden causes the things that are sown in it to spring up, so the Lord Yahweh will cause righteousness and praise to spring up before all the nations.

• Isaiah 62:1 OT

  For Zion’s sake I will not hold my peace, and for Jerusalem’s sake I will not rest, until her righteousness shines out like the dawn, and her salvation like a burning lamp.

• Isaiah 60:21 OT

  Then your people will all be righteous. They will inherit the land forever, the branch of my planting, the work of my hands, that I may be glorified.

• Isaiah 61:3 OT

  to provide for those who mourn in Zion, to give to them a garland for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness, that they may be called trees of righteousness, the planting of Yahweh, that he…

• Genesis 30:33 OT

  So my righteousness will answer for me hereafter, when you come concerning my hire that is before you. Every one that is not speckled and spotted among the goats, and black among the sheep, that might be with me, will be considered stolen.”

• 2 Samuel 22:21 OT

  Yahweh rewarded me according to my righteousness. He rewarded me according to the cleanness of my hands.

• Hebrews 11:4 NT

  By faith, Abel offered to God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, through which he had testimony given to him that he was righteous, God testifying with respect to his gifts; and through it he, being dead, still speaks.

• 2 Peter 2:8 NT

  (for that righteous man dwelling among them was tormented in his righteous soul from day to day with seeing and hearing lawless deeds):