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The designation, especially in the OT, of those who live and act in accordance with God's commands.

Characteristics of the righteous

Proverbs 20:7 See also Psalm 37:21; Proverbs 10:11,20-21,31-32; Proverbs 12:5; Proverbs 13:5; Proverbs 15:28; Proverbs 21:25-26; Proverbs 29:7,27; Matthew 25:31-40

God's dealings with the righteous

He loves them

Psalm 146:8 See also Genesis 18:20-32

He protects them

Proverbs 18:10 See also Psalm 1:5-6; Psalm 37:16-17,39; Psalm 55:22; Proverbs 10:29; Proverbs 11:8; Proverbs 12:21

He provides for them

Proverbs 10:3 See also Psalm 37:25; Proverbs 13:25

He blesses them

Psalm 5:12 See also Job 36:7; Proverbs 3:33; Proverbs 10:6-7

He hears their petitions

1 Peter 3:12 See also Psalm 34:17; Proverbs 15:29

The faith of the righteous

Habakkuk 2:4 See also Romans 1:17; Galatians 3:11; Hebrews 10:38

The righteous are secure

Proverbs 12:3 See also Proverbs 10:30; Proverbs 11:28; Proverbs 12:7; Proverbs 28:1

The righteous can be corrupted

Ezekiel 18:24 See also Exodus 23:8; Deuteronomy 16:19; Psalm 125:3; Ezekiel 3:20; Ezekiel 33:12-13

The oppression of the righteous

Psalm 37:12-13 See also Psalm 31:17-18; Psalm 94:21; Lamentations 4:11-13; Amos 2:6-7; Amos 5:12; Habakkuk 1:4

The equality, in human terms, of the righteous and the wicked

Matthew 5:45 See also Ecclesiastes 8:12-14; Ecclesiastes 9:1-2

The reward of the righteous

Proverbs 10:16 See also Psalm 37:29; Psalm 58:10-11; Psalm 92:12-15; Proverbs 10:6-7,28; Proverbs 11:23,30-31; Proverbs 13:21-22; Proverbs 15:6; Isaiah 3:10

The death of the righteous

Isaiah 57:1 See also Psalm 116:15; Proverbs 14:32

The hope of the righteous

Luke 14:12-14 See also Psalm 17:14-15; Proverbs 14:32; Malachi 3:17-18; Acts 24:14-16

See also

5498  reward
5942  security
6744  sanctification
7105  believers
7155  saints
8114  discipleship
8154  righteousness
8672  striving with God
8734  evil
9020  death
9310  resurrection