For the Lord knoweth the way of the righteous: but the way of the ungodly shall perish.
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Psalms 1:6 · retained source text
For the LORD knoweth the way of the righteous: but the way of the vngodly shall perish.
KJV dictionary & concordance
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.
Definition sources
Direct Scripture definitionKJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
238 occurrences225 verses38 booksKJV PCE
Some verses contain the word more than once.
First occurrence: Genesis 7:1
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Every verse containing “righteous”
For thou, Lord, wilt bless the righteous; with favour wilt thou compass him as with a shield.
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Psalms 5:12 · retained source text
For thou, LORD, wilt blesse the righteous: with fauour wilt thou compasse him as with a shield.
1611 marginal noteHebr. crowne him.
Oh let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end; but establish the just: for the righteous God trieth the hearts and reins.
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Psalms 7:9 · retained source text
Oh let the wickednes of the wicked come to an end, but establish the iust: for the righteous God trieth the hearts and reines.
1611 marginal note1.Sam.16.7. 1.Chr.28.9. psal.139.1. Ierem.11.20 and 17.10. and 10.12.
God judgeth the righteous, and God is angry with the wicked every day.
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Psalms 7:11 · retained source text
God iudgeth the righteous, and God is angrie with the wicked euery-day.
1611 marginal noteOr, God is a righteous Iudge.
If the foundations be destroyed, what can the righteous do?
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Psalms 11:3 · retained source text
If the foundations bee destroyed: what can the righteous doe?
The Lord trieth the righteous: but the wicked and him that loveth violence his soul hateth.
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Psalms 11:5 · retained source text
The LORD trieth the righteous: but the wicked and him that loueth violence, his soule hateth.
For the righteous Lord loveth righteousness; his countenance doth behold the upright.
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Psalms 11:7 · retained source text
For the righteous LORD loueth righteousnesse: his countenance doeth behold the vpright.
There were they in great fear: for God is in the generation of the righteous.
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Psalms 14:5 · retained source text
There were they in great feare; for God is in the generation of the righteous.
1611 marginal noteHeb. they feared a feare.
The fear of the Lord is clean, enduring for ever: the judgments of the Lord are true and righteous altogether.
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Psalms 19:9 · retained source text
The feare of the LORD is cleane, enduring for euer: the Iudgements of the LORD are true, and righteous altogether.
1611 marginal noteHebr. trueth.
Let the lying lips be put to silence; which speak grievous things proudly and contemptuously against the righteous.
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Psalms 31:18 · retained source text
Let the lying lippes be put to silence: which speake grieuous things proudly and contemptuously against the righteous.
1611 marginal noteHeb. a hard thing.
Complete reference index — all 225 verses
Genesis 7:1Genesis 18:23Genesis 18:24Genesis 18:25Genesis 18:26Genesis 18:28Genesis 20:4Genesis 38:26Exodus 9:27Exodus 23:7Exodus 23:8Numbers 23:10Deuteronomy 4:8Deuteronomy 16:19Deuteronomy 25:1Judges 5:111 Samuel 12:71 Samuel 24:172 Samuel 4:111 Kings 2:321 Kings 8:322 Kings 10:92 Chronicles 6:232 Chronicles 12:6Ezra 9:15Nehemiah 9:8Job 4:7Job 9:15Job 10:15Job 15:14Job 17:9Job 22:3Job 22:19Job 23:7Job 32:1Job 34:5Job 35:7Job 36:7Job 40:8Psalms 1:5Psalms 1:6Psalms 5:12Psalms 7:9Psalms 7:11Psalms 11:3Psalms 11:5Psalms 11:7Psalms 14:5Psalms 19:9Psalms 31:18Psalms 32:11Psalms 33:1Psalms 34:15Psalms 34:17Psalms 34:19Psalms 34:21Psalms 35:27Psalms 37:16Psalms 37:17Psalms 37:21Psalms 37:25Psalms 37:29Psalms 37:30Psalms 37:32Psalms 37:39Psalms 52:6Psalms 55:22Psalms 58:10Psalms 58:11Psalms 64:10Psalms 68:3Psalms 69:28Psalms 72:7Psalms 75:10Psalms 92:12Psalms 94:21Psalms 97:11Psalms 97:12Psalms 107:42Psalms 112:4Psalms 112:6Psalms 116:5Psalms 118:15Psalms 118:20Psalms 119:7Psalms 119:62Psalms 119:106Psalms 119:137Psalms 119:138Psalms 119:160Psalms 119:164Psalms 125:3Psalms 129:4Psalms 140:13Psalms 141:5Psalms 142:7Psalms 145:17Psalms 146:8Proverbs 2:7Proverbs 2:20Proverbs 3:32Proverbs 10:3Proverbs 10:11Proverbs 10:16Proverbs 10:21Proverbs 10:24Proverbs 10:25Proverbs 10:28Proverbs 10:30Proverbs 10:32Proverbs 11:8Proverbs 11:10Proverbs 11:21Proverbs 11:23Proverbs 11:28Proverbs 11:30Proverbs 11:31Proverbs 12:3Proverbs 12:5Proverbs 12:7Proverbs 12:10Proverbs 12:12Proverbs 12:26Proverbs 13:5Proverbs 13:9Proverbs 13:21Proverbs 13:25Proverbs 14:9Proverbs 14:19Proverbs 14:32Proverbs 15:6Proverbs 15:19Proverbs 15:28Proverbs 15:29Proverbs 16:13Proverbs 18:5Proverbs 18:10Proverbs 21:12Proverbs 21:18Proverbs 21:26Proverbs 23:24Proverbs 24:15Proverbs 24:24Proverbs 25:26Proverbs 28:1Proverbs 28:10Proverbs 28:12Proverbs 28:28Proverbs 29:2Proverbs 29:6Proverbs 29:7Proverbs 29:16Ecclesiastes 3:17Ecclesiastes 7:16Ecclesiastes 8:14Ecclesiastes 9:1Ecclesiastes 9:2Isaiah 3:10Isaiah 5:23Isaiah 24:16Isaiah 26:2Isaiah 41:2Isaiah 41:26Isaiah 53:11Isaiah 57:1Isaiah 60:21Jeremiah 12:1Jeremiah 20:12Jeremiah 23:5Lamentations 1:18Ezekiel 3:20Ezekiel 3:21Ezekiel 13:22Ezekiel 16:52Ezekiel 18:20Ezekiel 18:24Ezekiel 18:26Ezekiel 21:3Ezekiel 21:4Ezekiel 23:45Ezekiel 33:12Ezekiel 33:13Ezekiel 33:18Daniel 9:14Amos 2:6Habakkuk 1:4Habakkuk 1:13Malachi 3:18Matthew 9:13Matthew 10:41Matthew 13:17Matthew 13:43Matthew 23:28Matthew 23:29Matthew 23:35Matthew 25:37Matthew 25:46Mark 2:17Luke 1:6Luke 5:32Luke 18:9Luke 23:47John 7:24John 17:25Romans 2:5Romans 3:10Romans 5:7Romans 5:192 Thessalonians 1:52 Thessalonians 1:61 Timothy 1:92 Timothy 4:8Hebrews 11:4James 5:161 Peter 3:121 Peter 4:182 Peter 2:81 John 2:11 John 2:291 John 3:71 John 3:12Revelation 16:5Revelation 16:7Revelation 19:2Revelation 22:11
Where “righteous” appears
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Genesis10 occurrences
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1 verse1 John5 occurrences
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8 versesExodus3 occurrences
3 versesNumbers1 occurrence
1 verseDeuteronomy3 occurrences
3 versesJudges2 occurrences
1 verse1 Samuel2 occurrences
2 verses2 Samuel1 occurrence
1 verse1 Kings2 occurrences
2 verses2 Kings1 occurrence
1 verse2 Chronicles2 occurrences
2 versesEzra1 occurrence
1 verseNehemiah1 occurrence
1 verseJob13 occurrences
13 versesPsalms60 occurrences
59 versesProverbs54 occurrences
54 versesEcclesiastes5 occurrences
5 versesIsaiah10 occurrences
9 versesJeremiah3 occurrences
3 versesLamentations1 occurrence
1 verseEzekiel15 occurrences
13 versesDaniel1 occurrence
1 verseAmos1 occurrence
1 verseHabakkuk2 occurrences
2 versesMalachi1 occurrence
1 verseMatthew12 occurrences
9 versesMark1 occurrence
1 verseLuke4 occurrences
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2 versesRomans4 occurrences
4 verses2 Thessalonians2 occurrences
2 verses1 Timothy1 occurrence
1 verse2 Timothy1 occurrence
1 verseHebrews1 occurrence
1 verseJames1 occurrence
1 verse1 Peter2 occurrences
2 verses2 Peter2 occurrences
1 verse1 John5 occurrences
4 versesRevelation5 occurrences
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Definition evidence
1 · Direct Scripture definition
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.
2 · KJV context and cross-references
Historical English dictionary sources
Historical definitions
Webster 1828
Open source edition ↗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.