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
Be glad in the Lord, and rejoice, ye righteous: and shout for joy, all ye that are upright in heart.
Be glad in the LORD, and reioyce yee righteous: and shout for ioy all ye that are vpright in heart.
REJOICE in the Lord, O ye righteous: for praise is comely for the upright.
¶ Reioyce in the LORD, O yee righteous: for prayse is comely for the vpright.
The eyes of the Lord are upon the righteous, and his ears are open unto their cry.
The eies of the LORD are vpon the righteous; and his eares are open vnto their crie.
1611 marginal noteIob.36.7. psal.33.18. 1.Pet.3.12.
The righteous cry, and the Lord heareth, and delivereth them out of all their troubles.
The righteous crie, and the LORD heareth; and deliuereth them out of all their troubles.
Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but the Lord delivereth him out of them all.
Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but the LORD deliuereth him out of them all.
Evil shall slay the wicked: and they that hate the righteous shall be desolate.
Euill shall slay the wicked: and they that hate the righteous shalbe desolate.
1611 marginal noteOr, shalbe guilty.
Let them shout for joy, and be glad, that favour my righteous cause: yea, let them say continually, Let the Lord be magnified, which hath pleasure in the prosperity of his servant.
Let them shoute for ioy, and bee glad that fauour my righteous cause: yea let them say continually, Let the LORD bee magnified, which hath pleasure in the prosperity of his seruant
1611 marginal noteHebr. my righteousnes.
A little that a righteous man hath is better than the riches of many wicked.
A little that a righteous man hath, is better then the riches of many wicked.
For the arms of the wicked shall be broken: but the Lord upholdeth the righteous.
For the armes of the wicked shall be broken: but the LORD vpholdeth the righteous.
The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again: but the righteous sheweth mercy, and giveth.
The wicked borroweth, and payeth not againe: but the righteous sheweth mercy, and giueth.
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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.
