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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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Revelation 16:5
And I heard the angel of the waters say, Thou art righteous, O Lord, which art, and wast, and shalt be, because thou hast judged thus.
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1611 witness · Revelation 16:5 · retained source text

And I heard the Angel of the waters say, Thou art righteous, O Lord, which art, and wast, and shalt be, because thou hast iudged thus:

Revelation 19:2
For true and righteous are his judgments: for he hath judged the great whore, which did corrupt the earth with her fornication, and hath avenged the blood of his servants at her hand.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Revelation 19:2 · retained source text

For true and righteous are his iudgements, for hee hath iudged the great whore which did corrupt the earth with her fornication, and hath auenged the blood of his seruants at her hand.

Revelation 22:11
He that is unjust, let him be unjust still: and he which is filthy, let him be filthy still: and he that is righteous, let him be righteous still: and he that is holy, let him be holy still.
2 word occurrences in this verse
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1611 witness · Revelation 22:11 · retained source text

He that is vniust, let him be vniust still: and he which is filthy, let him be filthy still: and hee that is righteous, let him bee righteous still: and hee that is holy, let him be holy still.

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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)