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
The father of the righteous shall greatly rejoice: and he that begetteth a wise child shall have joy of him.
The father of the righteous shall greatly reioyce: and he that begetteth a wise child, shall haue ioy of him.
1611 marginal noteChap.10.1. & 15.20.
Lay not wait, O wicked man, against the dwelling of the righteous; spoil not his resting place:
Lay not waite, (O wicked man) against the dwelling of the righteous: spoile not his resting place.
He that saith unto the wicked, Thou art righteous; him shall the people curse, nations shall abhor him:
He that sayth vnto the wicked, Thou art righteous, him shall the people curse; nations shall abhorre him:
1611 marginal noteChap.17.15. isa.5.23.
A righteous man falling down before the wicked is as a troubled fountain, and a corrupt spring.
A righteous man falling downe before the wicked, is as a troubled fountaine, aud a corrupt spring.
THE wicked flee when no man pursueth: but the righteous are bold as a lion.
¶ The wicked flee when no man pursueth: but the righteous are bolde as a lyon.
1611 marginal noteLeuit.26.36.
Whoso causeth the righteous to go astray in an evil way, he shall fall himself into his own pit: but the upright shall have good things in possession.
Who so causeth the righteous to goe astray in an euill way, he shall fall himselfe into his owne pit: but the vpright shall haue good things in possession.
1611 marginal noteChap.26.27.
When righteous men do rejoice, there is great glory: but when the wicked rise, a man is hidden.
When righteous men do reioyce, there is great glory: but when the wicked rise, a man is hidden.
1611 marginal noteOr, sought for.
1611 marginal noteIohn 11.10 eccles.10.6 and ver. 28.
When the wicked rise, men hide themselves: but when they perish, the righteous increase.
When the wicked rise, men hide themselues: but when they perish, the righteous increase.
1611 marginal noteChap. 29.2. and ver. 12.of this chapter.
When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice: but when the wicked beareth rule, the people mourn.
When the righteous are in authoritie, the people reioyce: but when the wicked beareth rule, the people mourne.
1611 marginal noteOr, increased.
1611 marginal noteChap. 11.10. and 28.28. eccles. 10.5.
In the transgression of an evil man there is a snare: but the righteous doth sing and rejoice.
In the transgression of an euill man there is a snare: but the righteous doth sing and reioyce.
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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.
