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
But let the righteous be glad; let them rejoice before God: yea, let them exceedingly rejoice.
But let the righteous be glad: let them reioyce before God, yea let them exceedingly reioyce.
1611 marginal noteHebr. reioyce with gladnesse.
Let them be blotted out of the book of the living, and not be written with the righteous.
Let them bee blotted out of the booke of the liuing, and not be written with the righteous.
In his days shall the righteous flourish; and abundance of peace so long as the moon endureth.
In his dayes shall the righteous flourish: and abundance of peace so long as the Moone endureth.
1611 marginal noteHebr. till there be no moone.
All the horns of the wicked also will I cut off; but the horns of the righteous shall be exalted.
All the hornes of the wicked also will I cut off; but the hornes of the righteous shall be exalted.
The righteous shall flourish like the palm tree: he shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon.
The righteous shal flourish like the palme tree: hee shall growe like a cedar in Lebanon.
1611 marginal noteHose. 14.5
They gather themselves together against the soul of the righteous, and condemn the innocent blood.
They gather themselues together against the soule of the righteous: and condemne the innocent blood.
Light is sown for the righteous, and gladness for the upright in heart.
Light is sowen for the righteous: and gladnesse for the vpright in heart.
Rejoice in the Lord, ye righteous; and give thanks at the remembrance of his holiness.
Reioyce in the LORD, ye righteous: and giue thanks at the remembrance of his holinesse.
1611 marginal noteOr, to the memoriall.
The righteous shall see it, and rejoice: and all iniquity shall stop her mouth.
The righteous shall see it, and reioyce; and all iniquitie shall stop her mouth.
1611 marginal noteIob 22.10. and 5.16.
Unto the upright there ariseth light in the darkness: he is gracious, and full of compassion, and righteous.
Unto the vpright there ariseth light in the darknesse: hee is gracious, and full of compassion, and righteous.
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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.
