KJV dictionary & concordance

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.

Definition sources

Direct Scripture definitionKJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828

238 occurrences225 verses38 booksKJV PCE

Some verses contain the word more than once.

First occurrence: Genesis 7:1

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Jeremiah 12:1

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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?

1 word occurrence in this verse

The 1611 reading & marginal notes

1611 witness · Jeremiah 12:1 · retained source text

¶ Righteous art thou, O LORD, when I pleade with thee: yet let mee talke with thee of thy iudgements: Wherefore doeth the way of the wicked prosper? Wherefore are all they happie that deale very treacherously?

1611 marginal noteOr, let me reason the case with thee.

1611 marginal noteIob 21.7. psal. 37.1. and 73.3. hab. 1.3.

Jeremiah 20:12

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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.

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1611 witness · Jeremiah 20:12 · retained source text

But O LORD of hostes, that tryest the righteous, and seest the reines and the heart, let me see thy vengeance on them: for vnto thee haue I opened my cause.

1611 marginal noteChap. 11.20. and 17.10.

Jeremiah 23:5

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¶ 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.

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1611 witness · Jeremiah 23:5 · retained source text

¶ Behold, the daies come, saith the LORD, that I wil raise vnto Dauid a righteous branch, and a King shall reigne and prosper, and shall execute iudgement and iustice in the earth.

1611 marginal noteChap.33.14,15. isa. 4.2. and 40.11. dan.9.24. iohn 1.45.

Complete reference index — all 225 verses

Genesis 7:1 Genesis 18:23 Genesis 18:24 Genesis 18:25 Genesis 18:26 Genesis 18:28 Genesis 20:4 Genesis 38:26 Exodus 9:27 Exodus 23:7 Exodus 23:8 Numbers 23:10 Deuteronomy 4:8 Deuteronomy 16:19 Deuteronomy 25:1 Judges 5:11 1 Samuel 12:7 1 Samuel 24:17 2 Samuel 4:11 1 Kings 2:32 1 Kings 8:32 2 Kings 10:9 2 Chronicles 6:23 2 Chronicles 12:6 Ezra 9:15 Nehemiah 9:8 Job 4:7 Job 9:15 Job 10:15 Job 15:14 Job 17:9 Job 22:3 Job 22:19 Job 23:7 Job 32:1 Job 34:5 Job 35:7 Job 36:7 Job 40:8 Psalms 1:5 Psalms 1:6 Psalms 5:12 Psalms 7:9 Psalms 7:11 Psalms 11:3 Psalms 11:5 Psalms 11:7 Psalms 14:5 Psalms 19:9 Psalms 31:18 Psalms 32:11 Psalms 33:1 Psalms 34:15 Psalms 34:17 Psalms 34:19 Psalms 34:21 Psalms 35:27 Psalms 37:16 Psalms 37:17 Psalms 37:21 Psalms 37:25 Psalms 37:29 Psalms 37:30 Psalms 37:32 Psalms 37:39 Psalms 52:6 Psalms 55:22 Psalms 58:10 Psalms 58:11 Psalms 64:10 Psalms 68:3 Psalms 69:28 Psalms 72:7 Psalms 75:10 Psalms 92:12 Psalms 94:21 Psalms 97:11 Psalms 97:12 Psalms 107:42 Psalms 112:4 Psalms 112:6 Psalms 116:5 Psalms 118:15 Psalms 118:20 Psalms 119:7 Psalms 119:62 Psalms 119:106 Psalms 119:137 Psalms 119:138 Psalms 119:160 Psalms 119:164 Psalms 125:3 Psalms 129:4 Psalms 140:13 Psalms 141:5 Psalms 142:7 Psalms 145:17 Psalms 146:8 Proverbs 2:7 Proverbs 2:20 Proverbs 3:32 Proverbs 10:3 Proverbs 10:11 Proverbs 10:16 Proverbs 10:21 Proverbs 10:24 Proverbs 10:25 Proverbs 10:28 Proverbs 10:30 Proverbs 10:32 Proverbs 11:8 Proverbs 11:10 Proverbs 11:21 Proverbs 11:23 Proverbs 11:28 Proverbs 11:30 Proverbs 11:31 Proverbs 12:3 Proverbs 12:5 Proverbs 12:7 Proverbs 12:10 Proverbs 12:12 Proverbs 12:26 Proverbs 13:5 Proverbs 13:9 Proverbs 13:21 Proverbs 13:25 Proverbs 14:9 Proverbs 14:19 Proverbs 14:32 Proverbs 15:6 Proverbs 15:19 Proverbs 15:28 Proverbs 15:29 Proverbs 16:13 Proverbs 18:5 Proverbs 18:10 Proverbs 21:12 Proverbs 21:18 Proverbs 21:26 Proverbs 23:24 Proverbs 24:15 Proverbs 24:24 Proverbs 25:26 Proverbs 28:1 Proverbs 28:10 Proverbs 28:12 Proverbs 28:28 Proverbs 29:2 Proverbs 29:6 Proverbs 29:7 Proverbs 29:16 Ecclesiastes 3:17 Ecclesiastes 7:16 Ecclesiastes 8:14 Ecclesiastes 9:1 Ecclesiastes 9:2 Isaiah 3:10 Isaiah 5:23 Isaiah 24:16 Isaiah 26:2 Isaiah 41:2 Isaiah 41:26 Isaiah 53:11 Isaiah 57:1 Isaiah 60:21 Jeremiah 12:1 Jeremiah 20:12 Jeremiah 23:5 Lamentations 1:18 Ezekiel 3:20 Ezekiel 3:21 Ezekiel 13:22 Ezekiel 16:52 Ezekiel 18:20 Ezekiel 18:24 Ezekiel 18:26 Ezekiel 21:3 Ezekiel 21:4 Ezekiel 23:45 Ezekiel 33:12 Ezekiel 33:13 Ezekiel 33:18 Daniel 9:14 Amos 2:6 Habakkuk 1:4 Habakkuk 1:13 Malachi 3:18 Matthew 9:13 Matthew 10:41 Matthew 13:17 Matthew 13:43 Matthew 23:28 Matthew 23:29 Matthew 23:35 Matthew 25:37 Matthew 25:46 Mark 2:17 Luke 1:6 Luke 5:32 Luke 18:9 Luke 23:47 John 7:24 John 17:25 Romans 2:5 Romans 3:10 Romans 5:7 Romans 5:19 2 Thessalonians 1:5 2 Thessalonians 1:6 1 Timothy 1:9 2 Timothy 4:8 Hebrews 11:4 James 5:16 1 Peter 3:12 1 Peter 4:18 2 Peter 2:8 1 John 2:1 1 John 2:29 1 John 3:7 1 John 3:12 Revelation 16:5 Revelation 16:7 Revelation 19:2 Revelation 22:11

Where “righteous” appears

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Genesis10 occurrences
8 verses Exodus3 occurrences
3 verses Numbers1 occurrence
1 verse Deuteronomy3 occurrences
3 verses Judges2 occurrences
1 verse 1 Samuel2 occurrences
2 verses 2 Samuel1 occurrence
1 verse 1 Kings2 occurrences
2 verses 2 Kings1 occurrence
1 verse 2 Chronicles2 occurrences
2 verses Ezra1 occurrence
1 verse Nehemiah1 occurrence
1 verse Job13 occurrences
13 verses Psalms60 occurrences
59 verses Proverbs54 occurrences
54 verses Ecclesiastes5 occurrences
5 verses Isaiah10 occurrences
9 verses Jeremiah3 occurrences
3 verses Lamentations1 occurrence
1 verse Ezekiel15 occurrences
13 verses Daniel1 occurrence
1 verse Amos1 occurrence
1 verse Habakkuk2 occurrences
2 verses Malachi1 occurrence
1 verse Matthew12 occurrences
9 verses Mark1 occurrence
1 verse Luke4 occurrences
4 verses John2 occurrences
2 verses Romans4 occurrences
4 verses 2 Thessalonians2 occurrences
2 verses 1 Timothy1 occurrence
1 verse 2 Timothy1 occurrence
1 verse Hebrews1 occurrence
1 verse James1 occurrence
1 verse 1 Peter2 occurrences
2 verses 2 Peter2 occurrences
1 verse 1 John5 occurrences
4 verses Revelation5 occurrences
4 verses

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Definition evidence

1 · Direct Scripture definition

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.

2 · KJV context and cross-references

Historical English dictionary sources

Historical definitions

Webster 1828

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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)