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righteousness

Meaning of “righteousness”

The state or character of being righteous; justice, uprightness, or conformity to what is right.

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306 occurrences289 verses40 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 15:6

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Amos 5:7
Ye who turn judgment to wormwood, and leave off righteousness in the earth,
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Amos 5:7 · retained source text

Ye who turne iudgment to wormwood, and leaue off righteousnesse in the earth:

Amos 5:24
But let judgment run down as waters, and righteousness as a mighty stream.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Amos 5:24 · retained source text

But let iudgement run downe as waters, and righteousnesse as a mightie streame.

1611 marginal noteHeb. roule.

Amos 6:12
¶ Shall horses run upon the rock? will one plow there with oxen? for ye have turned judgment into gall, and the fruit of righteousness into hemlock:
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1611 witness · Amos 6:12 · retained source text

¶ Shall horses runne vpon the rocke? wil one plow there with oxen? for ye haue turned iudgement into gall, and the fruite of righteousnesse into hemlocke.

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