Overview
The Bible addresses righteous across 11 verses, drawn from both the Old and New Testaments. These passages cluster most in Leviticus, John and Psalms. Closely related themes include Branch, Figurative, Pruning, Righteousness and Saints, Compared To.
Key Bible verses about righteous
Old Testament
Leviticus
But I have said unto you, Ye shall inherit their land, and I will give it unto you to possess it, a land that floweth with milk and honey: I am the LORD your God, which have separated you from other people.
Ye shall therefore put difference between clean beasts and unclean, and between unclean fowls and clean: and ye shall not make your souls abominable by beast, or by fowl, or by any manner of living thing that creepeth on the ground, which I have separated from you as unclean. creepeth: or, moveth
And ye shall be holy unto me: for I the LORD am holy, and have severed you from other people, that ye should be mine.
Psalms
Oh how great is thy goodness, which thou hast laid up for them that fear thee; which thou hast wrought for them that trust in thee before the sons of men!
Thou shalt hide them in the secret of thy presence from the pride of man: thou shalt keep them secretly in a pavilion from the strife of tongues.
New Testament
Matthew
John
Every branch in me that beareth not fruit he taketh away: and every branch that beareth fruit, he purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fruit.
Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in me.
I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing. without me: or, severed from me
In the Bible dictionary
Studying righteous for yourself
- Begin with Leviticus 20:24, then read the passages below in canonical order.
- Compare how Leviticus, John and Psalms each treat the theme.
- Widen the study to related themes: Branch, Figurative, Pruning, Righteousness and Saints, Compared To.
Frequently asked questions
What does the Bible say about righteous?
The Bible addresses righteous across 11 verses, drawn from both the Old and New Testaments. These passages cluster most in Leviticus, John and Psalms. Closely related themes include Branch, Figurative, Pruning, Righteousness and Saints, Compared To.
How many Bible verses are about righteous?
The Bible references righteous in 11 verses (King James Version).
Where does the Bible first mention righteous?
In canonical order, the first of these passages is Leviticus 20:24: “But I have said unto you, Ye shall inherit their land, and I will give it unto you to possess it, a land that floweth with milk and honey: I am the LORD your God, which have separated you from other people.”
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