Bible Cross References
Righteous
Jeremiah 11:20
Then I prayed, "Almighty LORD, you are a just judge; you test people's thoughts and feelings. I have placed my cause in your hands; so let me watch you take revenge on these people."
Genesis 18:25
Surely you won't kill the innocent with the guilty. That's impossible! You can't do that. If you did, the innocent would be punished along with the guilty. That is impossible. The judge of all the earth has to act justly."
Deuteronomy 32:4
"The LORD is your mighty defender, perfect and just in all his ways; Your God is faithful and true; he does what is right and fair.
Psalm 51:4
I have sinned against you---only against you--- and done what you consider evil. So you are right in judging me; you are justified in condemning me.
Psalm 119:75
I know that your judgments are righteous, LORD, and that you punished me because you are faithful.
Psalm 119:137
You are righteous, LORD, and your laws are just.
Psalm 145:17
The LORD is righteous in all he does, merciful in all his acts.
Daniel 9:7
You, Lord, always do what is right, but we have always brought disgrace on ourselves. This is true of all of us who live in Judea and in Jerusalem and of all the Israelites whom you scattered in countries near and far because they were unfaithful to you.
Habakkuk 1:13-17
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But how can you stand these treacherous, evil men? Your eyes are too holy to look at evil, and you cannot stand the sight of people doing wrong. So why are you silent while they destroy people who are more righteous than they are?
14
How can you treat people like fish or like a swarm of insects that have no ruler to direct them?
15
The Babylonians catch people with hooks, as though they were fish. They drag them off in nets and shout for joy over their catch!
16
They even worship their nets and offer sacrifices to them, because their nets provide them with the best of everything.
17
Are they going to use their swords forever and keep on destroying nations without mercy?
Zephaniah 3:5
But the LORD is still in the city; he does what is right and never what is wrong. Every morning without fail, he brings justice to his people. And yet the unrighteous people there keep on doing wrong and are not ashamed.
Romans 3:5
But what if our doing wrong serves to show up more clearly God's doing right? Can we say that God does wrong when he punishes us? (This would be the natural question to ask.)
Romans 3:6
By no means! If God is not just, how can he judge the world?
talk
Job 13:3
But my dispute is with God, not you; I want to argue my case with him.
Isaiah 41:21
The LORD, the king of Israel, has this to say: "You gods of the nations, present your case. Bring the best arguments you have!
Wherefore doth
Jeremiah 5:28
why they are fat and well fed. There is no limit to their evil deeds. They do not give orphans their rights or show justice to the oppressed.
Job 12:6
But thieves and godless people live in peace, though their only god is their own strength.
Job 21:7-15
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Why does God let evil people live, let them grow old and prosper?
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They have children and grandchildren, and live to watch them all grow up.
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God does not bring disaster on their homes; they never have to live in terror.
10
Yes, all their cattle breed and give birth without trouble.
11
Their children run and play like lambs
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and dance to the music of harps and flutes.
13
They live out their lives in peace and quietly die without suffering.
14
The wicked tell God to leave them alone; they don't want to know his will for their lives.
15
They think there is no need to serve God nor any advantage in praying to him.
Psalm 37:1
Don't be worried on account of the wicked; don't be jealous of those who do wrong.
Psalm 37:35
I once knew someone wicked who was a tyrant; he towered over everyone like a cedar of Lebanon;
Psalm 73:3-28
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because I was jealous of the proud when I saw that things go well for the wicked.
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They do not suffer pain; they are strong and healthy.
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They do not suffer as other people do; they do not have the troubles that others have.
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And so they wear pride like a necklace and violence like a robe;
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their hearts pour out evil, and their minds are busy with wicked schemes.
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They laugh at other people and speak of evil things; they are proud and make plans to oppress others.
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They speak evil of God in heaven and give arrogant orders to everyone on earth,
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so that even God's people turn to them and eagerly believe whatever they say.
11
They say, "God will not know; the Most High will not find out."
12
That is what the wicked are like. They have plenty and are always getting more.
13
Is it for nothing, then, that I have kept myself pure and have not committed sin?
14
O God, you have made me suffer all day long; every morning you have punished me.
15
If I had said such things, I would not be acting as one of your people.
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I tried to think this problem through, but it was too difficult for me
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until I went into your Temple. Then I understood what will happen to the wicked.
18
You will put them in slippery places and make them fall to destruction!
19
They are instantly destroyed; they go down to a horrible end.
20
They are like a dream that goes away in the morning; when you rouse yourself, O Lord, they disappear.
21
When my thoughts were bitter and my feelings were hurt,
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I was as stupid as an animal; I did not understand you.
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Yet I always stay close to you, and you hold me by the hand.
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You guide me with your instruction and at the end you will receive me with honor.
25
What else do I have in heaven but you? Since I have you, what else could I want on earth?
26
My mind and my body may grow weak, but God is my strength; he is all I ever need.
27
Those who abandon you will certainly perish; you will destroy those who are unfaithful to you.
28
But as for me, how wonderful to be near God, to find protection with the Sovereign LORD and to proclaim all that he has done!
Psalm 92:7
the wicked may grow like weeds, those who do wrong may prosper; yet they will be totally destroyed,
Psalm 94:3
How much longer will the wicked be glad? How much longer, LORD?
Psalm 94:4
How much longer will criminals be proud and boast about their crimes?
Proverbs 1:32
Inexperienced people die because they reject wisdom. Stupid people are destroyed by their own lack of concern.
Habakkuk 1:4
The law is weak and useless, and justice is never done. Evil people get the better of the righteous, and so justice is perverted.
Malachi 3:15
As we see it, proud people are the ones who are happy. Evil people not only prosper, but they test God's patience with their evil deeds and get away with it.' "
deal
Jeremiah 12:6
Even your relatives, members of your own family, have betrayed you; they join in the attacks against you. Do not trust them, even though they speak friendly words."
Jeremiah 5:11
The people of Israel and Judah have betrayed me completely. I, the LORD, have spoken."
Isaiah 48:8
I knew that you couldn't be trusted, that you have always been known as a rebel. That is why you never heard of this at all, why no word of it ever came to your ears.
Hosea 6:7
"But as soon as they entered the land at Adam, they broke the covenant I had made with them.