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- Genesis 6:9
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This is the account of Noah. Noah was a righteous man, blameless in his generation; Noah walked with God.
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- Genesis 7:1
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Then the LORD said to Noah, “Go into the ark, you and all your family, because I have found you righteous in this generation.
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- Genesis 18:23
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Abraham stepped forward and said, “Will You really sweep away the righteous with the wicked?
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- Genesis 18:24
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What if there are fifty righteous ones in the city? Will You really sweep it away and not spare the place for the sake of the fifty righteous ones who are there?
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- Genesis 18:25
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Far be it from You to do such a thing—to kill the righteous with the wicked, so that the righteous and the wicked are treated alike. Far be it from You! Will not the Judge of all the earth do what is right?”
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- Genesis 18:26
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So the LORD replied, “If I find fifty righteous ones within the city of Sodom, on their account I will spare the whole place.”
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- Genesis 18:28
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suppose the fifty righteous ones lack five. Will You destroy the whole city for the lack of five?” He replied, “If I find forty-five there, I will not destroy it.”
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- Genesis 20:4
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Now Abimelech had not gone near her, so he replied, “Lord, would You destroy a nation even though it is innocent?
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- Exodus 9:27
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Then Pharaoh summoned Moses and Aaron. “This time I have sinned,” he said. “The LORD is righteous, and I and my people are wicked.
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- Exodus 23:7
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Stay far away from a false accusation. Do not kill the innocent or the just, for I will not acquit the guilty.
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- Exodus 23:8
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Do not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds those who see and twists the words of the righteous.
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- Deuteronomy 4:8
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And what nation is great enough to have righteous statutes and ordinances like this entire law I set before you today?
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- Deuteronomy 16:19
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Do not deny justice or show partiality. Do not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and twists the words of the righteous.
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- Deuteronomy 25:1
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If there is a dispute between men, they are to go to court to be judged, so that the innocent may be acquitted and the guilty condemned.
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- Deuteronomy 32:4
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He is the Rock, His work is perfect; all His ways are just. A God of faithfulness without injustice, righteous and upright is He.
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- 1 Samuel 24:17
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and said to David, “You are more righteous than I, for you have rewarded me with good, though I have rewarded you with evil.
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Source alternate reference: 24.18
- 2 Samuel 4:11
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How much more, when wicked men kill a righteous man in his own house and on his own bed, shall I not now require his blood from your hands and remove you from the earth!”
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- 2 Samuel 23:3
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The God of Israel spoke; the Rock of Israel said to me, ‘He who rules the people with justice, who rules in the fear of God,
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- 1 Kings 2:32
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The LORD will bring his bloodshed back upon his own head, for without the knowledge of my father David he struck down two men more righteous and better than he when he put to the sword Abner son of Ner, commander of Israel’s army, and Amasa son of Jether, commander of Judah’s army.
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- 1 Kings 8:32
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then may You hear from heaven and act. May You judge Your servants, condemning the wicked man by bringing down on his own head what he has done, and justifying the righteous man by rewarding him according to his righteousness.
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- 2 Kings 10:9
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The next morning, Jehu went out and stood before all the people and said, “You are innocent. It was I who conspired against my master and killed him. But who killed all these?
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- 2 Chronicles 6:23
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then may You hear from heaven and act. May You judge Your servants, condemning the wicked man by bringing down on his own head what he has done, and justifying the righteous man by rewarding him according to his righteousness.
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- 2 Chronicles 12:6
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So the leaders of Israel and the king humbled themselves and said, “The LORD is righteous.”
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- Ezra 9:15
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O LORD, God of Israel, You are righteous! For we remain this day as a remnant. Here we are before You in our guilt, though because of it no one can stand before You.”
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- Nehemiah 9:8
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You found his heart faithful before You, and made a covenant with him to give the land of the Canaanites and Hittites, of the Amorites and Perizzites, of the Jebusites and Girgashites—to give it to his descendants. You have kept Your promise, because You are righteous.
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- Nehemiah 9:33
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You are just in all that has befallen us, because You have acted faithfully, while we have acted wickedly.
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- Job 12:4
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I am a laughingstock to my friends, though I called on God, and He answered. The righteous and upright man is a laughingstock.
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- Job 17:9
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Yet a righteous one holds to his way, and the one with clean hands grows stronger.
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- Job 22:19
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The righteous see it and are glad; the innocent mock them:
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- Job 27:17
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what he lays up, the righteous will wear, and his silver will be divided by the innocent.
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- Job 32:1
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So these three men stopped answering Job, because he was righteous in his own eyes.
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- Job 34:17
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Could one who hates justice govern? Will you condemn the just and mighty One,
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- Job 36:7
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He does not take His eyes off the righteous, but He enthrones them with kings and exalts them forever.
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- Psalms 1:5
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Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the assembly of the righteous.
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- Psalms 1:6
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For the LORD guards the path of the righteous, but the way of the wicked will perish.
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- Psalms 5:12
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For surely You, O LORD, bless the righteous; You surround them with the shield of Your favor.
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Source alternate reference: 5.13
- Psalms 7:9
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Put an end to the evil of the wicked, but establish the righteous, O righteous God who searches hearts and minds.
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Source alternate reference: 7.10
- Psalms 7:11
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God is a righteous judge and a God who feels indignation each day.
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Source alternate reference: 7.12
- Psalms 11:3
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If the foundations are destroyed, what can the righteous do?”
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- Psalms 11:5
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The LORD tests the righteous and the wicked; His soul hates the lover of violence.
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- Psalms 11:7
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For the LORD is righteous; He loves justice. The upright will see His face.
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- Psalms 14:5
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There they are, overwhelmed with dread, for God is in the company of the righteous.
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- Psalms 31:18
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May lying lips be silenced—lips that speak with arrogance against the righteous, full of pride and contempt.
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Source alternate reference: 31.19
- Psalms 32:11
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Be glad in the LORD and rejoice, O righteous ones; shout for joy, all you upright in heart.
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- Psalms 33:1
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Rejoice in the LORD, O righteous ones; it is fitting for the upright to praise Him.
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- Psalms 34:15
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The eyes of the LORD are on the righteous, and His ears are inclined to their cry.
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Source alternate reference: 34.16
- Psalms 34:19
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Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the LORD delivers him from them all.
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Source alternate reference: 34.20
- Psalms 34:21
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Evil will slay the wicked, and the haters of the righteous will be condemned.
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Source alternate reference: 34.22
- Psalms 37:12
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The wicked scheme against the righteous and gnash their teeth at them,
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- Psalms 37:16
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Better is the little of the righteous than the abundance of many who are wicked.
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