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 righteous also shall hold on his way, and he that hath clean hands shall be stronger and stronger.
The righteous also shall hold on his way, and he that hath cleane hands shalbe stronger, and stronger.
1611 marginal noteHebr. shall adde strgth.
Is it any pleasure to the Almighty, that thou art righteous? or is it gain to him, that thou makest thy ways perfect?
Is it any pleasure to the Almighty, that thou art righteous? or is it gaine to him, that thou makest thy waies perfite?
The righteous see it, and are glad: and the innocent laugh them to scorn.
The righteous see it, and are glad, and the innocent laugh them to scorne.
1611 marginal notePsal. 107.42.
There the righteous might dispute with him; so should I be delivered for ever from my judge.
There the righteous might dispute with him; so should I be deliuered for euer from my Iudge.
SO these three men ceased to answer Job, because he was righteous in his own eyes.
¶ So these three men ceased to answere Iob, because he was righteous in his owne eyes.
1611 marginal noteHeb. from answering.
For Job hath said, I am righteous: and God hath taken away my judgment.
For Iob hath said, I am righteous: and God hath taken away my iudgement.
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.
Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous.
Therefore the vngodly shall not stand in the iudgement, nor sinners in the Congregation of the righteous.
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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.
