Tuesday, March 06, 2018

Proverbs by topic (2) Righteousness

Under construction.
This started in my proverbs series but has grown in scope.

Proverbs 1:3 - to receive instruction in wise dealing, in righteousness, justice, and equity;

 God's gift
Genesis 15:6 - And he believed the LORD, and he counted it to him as righteousness.
Proverbs 8:18 - Riches and honor are with me, enduring wealth and righteousness.
Psalm 24:5 - He will receive blessing from the LORD and righteousness from the God of his salvation.
Psalm 35:27 - Let those who delight in my righteousness shout for joy and be glad and say evermore, “Great is the LORD, who delights in the welfare of his servant!”
Psalm 36:10 - Oh, continue your steadfast love to those who know you, and your righteousness to the upright of heart!
Proverbs 10:16 - The wage of the righteous leads to life, the gain of the wicked to sin.

Not in man by nature Job 15:14 - What is man, that he can be pure? Or he who is born of a woman, that he can be righteous?
Psalm 143:2 - Enter not into judgment with your servant, for no one living is righteous before you.

A resurrection hope Psalm 17:15 - As for me, I shall behold your face in righteousness; when I awake, I shall be satisfied with your likeness.
Proverbs 12:28 - In the path of righteousness is life, and in its pathway there is no death.
Proverbs  - Whoever is steadfast in righteousness will live, but he who pursues evil will die.
Proverbs 11:30 - The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, and whoever captures souls is wise.

God's way for us Psalm 23:3 - He restores my soul. He leads me in paths of righteousness for his name's sake.

Adversity gospel Psalm 34:19 - Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the LORD delivers him out of them all.

Opposed
Psalm 37:12 - The wicked plots against the righteous and gnashes his teeth at him,

Vindication
Psalm 34:21 - Affliction will slay the wicked, and those who hate the righteous will be condemned.
Psalm 37:6 - He will bring forth your righteousness as the light, and your justice as the noonday.
Psalm 103:6 - The LORD works righteousness and justice for all who are oppressed.

Contentment
Psalm 37:16 - Better is the little that the righteous has than the abundance of many wicked.

Upheld, flourish
Psalm 37:17 - For the arms of the wicked shall be broken, but the LORD upholds the righteous.
Psalm 37:25 - I have been young, and now am old, yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken or his 
children begging for bread.
Psalm 92:12 - The righteous flourish like the palm tree and grow like a cedar in Lebanon.
Psalm 112:6 - For the righteous will never be moved; he will be remembered forever. Giver Psalm 37:21 - The wicked borrows but does not pay back, but the righteous is generous and gives;
Psalm 112:9 - He has distributed freely; he has given to the poor; his righteousness endures forever; his horn is exalted in honor.
Proverbs 10:30 - The righteous will never be removed, but the wicked will not dwell in the land.
Proverbs 10:2 - Treasures gained by wickedness do not profit, but righteousness delivers from death.
Proverbs 11:2 - Whoever trusts in his riches will fall, but the righteous will flourish like a green leaf.
Proverbs 11:31 - If the righteous is repaid on earth, how much more the wicked and the sinner!
Proverbs 12:3 - No one is established by wickedness, but the root of the righteous will never be moved.

Inheritors
Psalm 37:29 - The righteous shall inherit the land and dwell upon it forever.
Proverbs 10:6 - Blessings are on the head of the righteous, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.

Wise
Psalm 37:30 - The mouth of the righteous utters wisdom, and his tongue speaks justice.

Just
Psalm 37:30 - The mouth of the righteous utters wisdom, and his tongue speaks justice.Psalm 55:22 - Cast your burden on the LORD, and he will sustain you; he will never permit the righteous to be moved.
Proverbs 12:5 - The thoughts of the righteous are just; the counsels of the wicked are deceitful.

Enlightened
Psalm 97:11 - Light is sown for the righteous, and joy for the upright in heart.

Generational
Psalm 103:17 - But the steadfast love of the LORD is from everlasting to everlasting on those who fear him, and his righteousness to children's children,

Joy
Psalm 118:15 - Glad songs of salvation are in the tents of the righteous: “The right hand of the LORD does valiantly,
Psalm 118:19 - Open to me the gates of righteousness, that I may enter through them and give thanks to the LORD.
Psalm 140:13 - Surely the righteous shall give thanks to your name; the upright shall dwell in your presence.
Proverbs 10:28 - The hope of the righteous brings joy, but the expectation of the wicked will perish.

Blessed
Proverbs 3:33 - The LORD's curse is on the house of the wicked, but he blesses the dwelling of the righteous.
Proverbs 10:3 - The LORD does not let the righteous go hungry, but he thwarts the craving of the wicked.
Proverbs 10:25 - When the tempest passes, the wicked is no more, but the righteous is established forever.
Proverbs 10:24 - What the wicked dreads will come upon him, but the desire of the righteous will be granted.
Proverbs 11:18 - The wicked earns deceptive wages, but one who sows righteousness gets a sure reward.
Proverbs 11:23 - The desire of the righteous ends only in good, the expectation of the wicked in wrath.

Led by God
Proverbs 4:18 - But the path of the righteous is like the light of dawn, which shines brighter and brighter until full day.

Teachable
Proverbs 9:9 - Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be still wiser; teach a righteous man, and he will increase in learning.

Speaks well
Proverbs 10:11 - The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.
Proverbs 10:20 - The tongue of the righteous is choice silver; the heart of the wicked is of little worth.
Proverbs 10:21 - The lips of the righteous feed many, but fools die for lack of sense.
Proverbs 10:32 - The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable, but the mouth of the wicked, what is perverse.
Proverbs 10:31 - The mouth of the righteous brings forth wisdom, but the perverse tongue will be cut off.

Guided
Proverbs 11:5 - The righteousness of the blameless keeps his way straight, but the wicked falls by his own wickedness.

Delivered
Proverbs 11:4 - Riches do not profit in the day of wrath, but righteousness delivers from death.
Proverbs 11:6 - The righteousness of the upright delivers them, but the treacherous are taken captive by their lust.
Proverbs 11:8 - The righteous is delivered from trouble, and the wicked walks into it instead.
Proverbs 11:9 - With his mouth the godless man would destroy his neighbor, but by knowledge the righteous are delivered
Proverbs 11: - Be assured, an evil person will not go unpunished, but the offspring of the righteous will be delivered.
Proverbs 11:8 - The righteous is delivered from trouble, and the wicked walks into it instead
Rewarded
Proverbs 11:18 - The wicked earns deceptive wages, but one who sows righteousness gets a sure reward.

Proverbs 11:31 - If the righteous is repaid on earth, how much more the wicked and the sinner!
Life
Proverbs 11:21 - Be assured, an evil person will not go unpunished, but the offspring of the righteous will be delivered.
Delivered
Proverbs 11:23 - The desire of the righteous ends only in good, the expectation of the wicked in wrath.
Flourish
Proverbs 11:28 - Whoever trusts in his riches will fall, but the righteous will flourish like a green leaf.
Life
Proverbs 11:30 - The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, and whoever captures souls is wise.
Proverbs 12:28 - In the path of righteousness is life, and in its pathway there is no death.Established
Proverbs 12:3 - No one is established by wickedness, but the root of the righteous will never be moved.
Proverbs 12:7 - The wicked are overthrown and are no more, but the house of the righteous will stand.
Kind
Proverbs 12:10 - Whoever is righteous has regard for the life of his beast, but the mercy of the wicked is cruel.
fruit
Proverbs 12:12 - Whoever is wicked covets the spoil of evildoers, but the root of the righteous bears fruit.
preservedProverbs 12:13 - An evil man is ensnared by the transgression of his lips, but the righteous escapes from trouble.
Proverbs 12:21 - No ill befalls the righteous, but the wicked are filled with trouble.
Proverbs 18:10 - The name of the LORD is a strong tower; the righteous man runs into it and is safe.Guides
Proverbs 12:26 - One who is righteous is a guide to his neighbor, but the way of the wicked leads them astray.
true
Proverbs 13:5 - The righteous hates falsehood, but the wicked brings shame and disgrace.
Rewarded
Rewarded
Proverbs 13:21 - Disaster pursues sinners, but the righteous are rewarded with good.
Satisfied
Proverbs 13:25 - The righteous has enough to satisfy his appetite, but the belly of the wicked suffers want.
Rich
Proverbs 15:6 - In the house of the righteous there is much treasure, but trouble befalls the income of the wicked.
Loved
Proverbs 15:9 - The way of the wicked is an abomination to the LORD, but he loves him who pursues righteousness.
wise
Proverbs 15:28 - The heart of the righteous ponders how to answer, but the mouth of the wicked pours out evil things.
Heard
Proverbs 15:29 - The LORD is far from the wicked, but he hears the prayer of the righteous.
Content
Proverbs 16:8 - Better is a little with righteousness than great revenues with injustice.


Better than sacrifice
Proverbs 21:3 - To do righteousness and justice is more acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice.


Generous
Proverbs 21:26 - All day long he craves and craves, but the righteous gives and does not hold back.


Rises up
Proverbs 24:16 - for the righteous falls seven times and rises again, but the wicked stumble in times of calamity.


Bold
Proverbs 28:1 - The wicked flee when no one pursues, but the righteous are bold as a lion.


Rejoices
Proverbs 29:6 - An evil man is ensnared in his transgression, but a righteous man sings and rejoices.

Cares for the poor.
Proverbs 29:7 - A righteous man knows the rights of the poor; a wicked man does not understand such knowledge.

































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