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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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Numbers 23:10
Who can count the dust of Jacob, and the number of the fourth part of Israel? Let me die the death of the righteous, and let my last end be like his!
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The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Numbers 23:10 · retained source text

Who can count the dust of Iacob, and the number of the fourth part of Israel? Let mee die the death of the righteous, & let my last end be like his.

1611 marginal noteHebr. my soule, or my life.

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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)