KJV dictionary & concordance
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
Some verses contain the word more than once.
First occurrence: Genesis 7:1
Complete exact-word concordance
If thou be righteous, what givest thou him? or what receiveth he of thine hand?
If thou be righteous, what giuest thou him? or what receiueth hee of thine hand?
1611 marginal notePsal. 16.2. Rom. 11.35 iob. 22.3.
He withdraweth not his eyes from the righteous: but with kings are they on the throne; yea, he doth establish them for ever, and they are exalted.
Hee withdraweth not his eyes from the righteous: but with kings are they on the throne, yea he doth establish them for euer, and they are exalted.
1611 marginal notePsal. 34.14.
Wilt thou also disannul my judgment? wilt thou condemn me, that thou mayest be righteous?
Wilt thou also disanul my iudgement? Wilt thou condemne mee, that thou mayest be righteous?
1611 marginal notePsal. 50.21. rom. 3.4.
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Source order
1 · Direct Scripture definition
The Lord is righteous in all his ways, and holy in all his works.
For as by one man’s disobedience many were made sinners, so by the obedience of one shall many be made righteous.
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
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.
