Caravaggio, Saint Jerome Writing (c. 1605), Galleria Borghese. Public domain.
13 verses in the King James Version. Word study for “righteous” →
Remember, I pray thee, who ever perished, being innocent? or where were the righteous cut off?
Whom, though I were righteous, yet would I not answer, but I would make supplication to my judge.
If I be wicked, woe unto me; and if I be righteous, yet will I not lift up my head. I am full of confusion; therefore see thou mine affliction;
What is man, that he should be clean? and he which is born of a woman, that he should be righteous?
The righteous also shall hold on his way, and he that hath clean hands shall be stronger and stronger.
Is it any pleasure to the Almighty, that thou art righteous? or is it gain to him , that thou makest thy ways perfect?
The righteous see it , and are glad: and the innocent laugh them to scorn.
There the righteous might dispute with him; so should I be delivered for ever from my judge.
So these three men ceased to answer Job, because he was righteous in his own eyes.
For Job hath said, I am righteous: and God hath taken away my judgment.
If thou be righteous, what givest thou him? or what receiveth he of thine hand?
He withdraweth not his eyes from the righteous: but with kings are they on the throne; yea, he doth establish them for ever, and they are exalted.
Wilt thou also disannul my judgment? wilt thou condemn me, that thou mayest be righteous?
