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righteous

Meaning of “righteous”

Sense 1: Right, just, equitable, or in accord with truth, justice, or the will of God. Sense 2: Upright or innocent in a matter. Sense 3: Made or regarded as right. Sense 4: As a noun, persons so described.

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Direct Scripture definitionKJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
238 occurrences225 verses38 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 7:1

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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?
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1611 witness · 2 Kings 10:9 · retained source text

And it came to passe in the morning, that he went out, & stood, and said to all the people, Ye be righteous: behold, I conspired against my master, and slew him: But who slew all these?

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Psalms 145:17

The Lord is righteous in all his ways, and holy in all his works.

Romans 5:19

For as by one man’s disobedience many were made sinners, so by the obedience of one shall many be made righteous.

1 John 3:7

Little children, let no man deceive you: he that doeth righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous.

Historical English dictionary sources

Historical definitions

Just; accordant to the divine law. Applied to things, it denotes consonant to the divine will or to justice. The righteous, in Scripture, denote the servants of God, the saints. Just; equitable; merited.

volume 2, leaf 487, column 2 (adjective entry, senses 1-2)