KJV dictionary & concordance
The state or character of being righteous; justice, uprightness, or conformity to what is right.
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Some verses contain the word more than once.
First occurrence: Genesis 15:6
Complete exact-word concordance
Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness’ sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousnesse sake: for theirs is the kingdome of heauen.
1611 marginal note1.Pet. 3.14.
For I say unto you, That except your righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no case enter into the kingdom of heaven.
For I say vnto you, That except your righteousnesse shall exceede the righteousnesse of the Scribes and Pharisees, yee shall in no case enter into the kingdome of heauen.
But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.
But seeke ye first the kingdome of God, and his righteousnesse, and all these things shalbe added vnto you.
For John came unto you in the way of righteousness, and ye believed him not: but the publicans and the harlots believed him: and ye, when ye had seen it, repented not afterward, that ye might believe him.
For Iohn came vnto you in the way of righteousnesse, and ye beleeued him not: but the Publicanes and the harlots beleeued him. And ye when ye had seene it, repented not afterward, that ye might beleeue him.
1611 marginal noteChap. 3.1.
In holiness and righteousness before him, all the days of our life.
In holinesse and righteousnesse before him, all the dayes of our life.
And when he is come, he will reprove the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment:
And when he is come, he will reproue the world of sinne, and of righteousnesse, and of iudgement.
1611 marginal noteOr, conuince
Of righteousness, because I go to my Father, and ye see me no more;
Of righteousnesse, because I goe to my Father, and ye see me no more.
But in every nation he that feareth him, and worketh righteousness, is accepted with him.
But in euery nation, he that feareth him, and worketh righteousnesse, is accepted with him.
And said, O full of all subtilty and all mischief, thou child of the devil, thou enemy of all righteousness, wilt thou not cease to pervert the right ways of the Lord?
And said, O full of all subtilty and all mischiefe, thou child of the deuil, thou enemie of all righteousnesse, wilt thou not cease to peruert the right wayes of the Lord?
Because he hath appointed a day, in the which he will judge the world in righteousness by that man whom he hath ordained; whereof he hath given assurance unto all men, in that he hath raised him from the dead.
Because hee hath appointed a day in the which he will iudge the world in righteousnesse, by that man whom hee hath ordeined, whereof he hath giuen assurance vnto all men, in that he hath raised him from the dead.
1611 marginal noteOr, offered faith.
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