1) justice, rightness, righteousness 1a) what is right or just or normal, rightness, justness (of weights and measures) 1b) righteousness (in government) 1b1) of judges, rulers, kings 1b2) of law 1b3) of Davidic king, Messiah 1b4) of Jerusalem as seat of just government 1b5) of God's attribute 1c) righteousness, justice (in case or cause) 1d) rightness (in speech) 1e) righteousness (as ethically right) 1f) righteousness (as vindicated), justification (in controversy), deliverance, victory, prosperity 1f1) of God as covenant-keeping in redemption 1f2) in name of Messianic king 1f3) of people enjoying salvation 1f4) of Cyrus
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H6664 — צֶ֫דֶק
tse.deq · righteousness · Hebrew/Aramaic
110 tagged verse occurrences
Leviticus 19:15 · בְּצֶ֖דֶקYe shall do no unrighteousness in judgment: thou shalt not respect the person of the poor, nor honour the person of the mighty: [but] in righteousness shalt thou judge thy neighbour.Leviticus 19:36 · צֶ֣דֶק · צֶ֗דֶק · צֶ֛דֶק · צֶ֖דֶקJust balances, just weights, a just ephah, and a just hin, shall ye have: I [am] the LORD your God, which brought you out of the land of Egypt.Deuteronomy 1:16 · צֶ֔דֶקAnd I charged your judges at that time, saying, Hear [the causes] between your brethren, and judge righteously between [every] man and his brother, and the stranger [that is] with him.Deuteronomy 16:18 · צֶֽדֶק׃Judges and officers shalt thou make thee in all thy gates, which the LORD thy God giveth thee, throughout thy tribes: and they shall judge the people with just judgment.Deuteronomy 16:20 · צֶ֥דֶק · צֶ֖דֶקThat which is altogether just shalt thou follow, that thou mayest live, and inherit the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.Deuteronomy 25:15 · וָצֶ֙דֶק֙ · וָצֶ֖דֶק[But] thou shalt have a perfect and just weight, a perfect and just measure shalt thou have: that thy days may be lengthened in the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.Deuteronomy 33:19 · צֶ֑דֶקThey shall call the people unto the mountain; there they shall offer sacrifices of righteousness: for they shall suck [of] the abundance of the seas, and [of] treasures hid in the sand.Job 6:29 · צִדְקִי־Return, I pray you, let it not be iniquity; yea, return again, my righteousness [is] in it.Job 8:3 · צֶֽדֶק׃Doth God pervert judgment? or doth the Almighty pervert justice?Job 8:6 · צִדְקֶֽךָ׃If thou [wert] pure and upright; surely now he would awake for thee, and make the habitation of thy righteousness prosperous.Job 29:14 · צֶ֣דֶקI put on righteousness, and it clothed me: my judgment [was] as a robe and a diadem.Job 31:6 · צֶ֑דֶקLet me be weighed in an even balance, that God may know mine integrity.Job 35:2 · צִדְקִ֥יThinkest thou this to be right, [that] thou saidst, My righteousness [is] more than God’s?Job 36:3 · צֶֽדֶק׃I will fetch my knowledge from afar, and will ascribe righteousness to my Maker.Psalm 4:1 · צִדְקִ֗יTo the chief Musician on Neginoth, A Psalm of David. Hear me when I call, O God of my righteousness: thou hast enlarged me [when I was] in distress; have mercy upon me, and hear my prayer.Psalm 4:5 · צֶ֑דֶקOffer the sacrifices of righteousness, and put your trust in the LORD.Psalm 7:8 · כְּצִדְקִ֖יThe LORD shall judge the people: judge me, O LORD, according to my righteousness, and according to mine integrity [that is] in me.Psalm 7:17 · כְּצִדְק֑וֹI will praise the LORD according to his righteousness: and will sing praise to the name of the LORD most high.Psalm 9:4 · צֶֽדֶק׃For thou hast maintained my right and my cause; thou satest in the throne judging right.Psalm 9:8 · בְּצֶ֑דֶקAnd he shall judge the world in righteousness, he shall minister judgment to the people in uprightness.Psalm 15:2 · צֶ֑דֶקHe that walketh uprightly, and worketh righteousness, and speaketh the truth in his heart.Psalm 17:1 · צֶ֗דֶקA Prayer of David. Hear the right, O LORD, attend unto my cry, give ear unto my prayer, [that goeth] not out of feigned lips.Psalm 17:15 · בְּ֭צֶדֶקAs for me, I will behold thy face in righteousness: I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with thy likeness.Psalm 18:20 · כְּצִדְקִ֑יThe LORD rewarded me according to my righteousness; according to the cleanness of my hands hath he recompensed me.Psalm 18:24 · כְצִדְקִ֑יTherefore hath the LORD recompensed me according to my righteousness, according to the cleanness of my hands in his eyesight.Psalm 23:3 · צֶ֝֗דֶקHe restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name’s sake.Psalm 35:24 · כְ֭צִדְקְךָJudge me, O LORD my God, according to thy righteousness; and let them not rejoice over me.Psalm 35:27 · צִ֫דְקִ֥יLet them shout for joy, and be glad, that favour my righteous cause: yea, let them say continually, Let the LORD be magnified, which hath pleasure in the prosperity of his servant.Psalm 35:28 · צִדְקֶ֑ךָAnd my tongue shall speak of thy righteousness [and] of thy praise all the day long.Psalm 37:6 · צִדְקֶ֑ךָAnd he shall bring forth thy righteousness as the light, and thy judgment as the noonday.Psalm 40:9 · צֶ֨דֶק׀I have preached righteousness in the great congregation: lo, I have not refrained my lips, O LORD, thou knowest.Psalm 45:4 · צֶ֑דֶקAnd in thy majesty ride prosperously because of truth and meekness [and] righteousness; and thy right hand shall teach thee terrible things.Psalm 45:7 · צֶּדֶק֮Thou lovest righteousness, and hatest wickedness: therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.Psalm 48:10 · צֶ֝֗דֶקAccording to thy name, O God, so [is] thy praise unto the ends of the earth: thy right hand is full of righteousness.Psalm 50:6 · צִדְק֑וֹAnd the heavens shall declare his righteousness: for God [is] judge himself. Selah.Psalm 51:19 · צֶ֭דֶקThen shalt thou be pleased with the sacrifices of righteousness, with burnt offering and whole burnt offering: then shall they offer bullocks upon thine altar.Psalm 52:3 · צֶ֣דֶקThou lovest evil more than good; [and] lying rather than to speak righteousness. Selah.Psalm 58:1 · צֶ֭דֶקTo the chief Musician, Altaschith, Michtam of David. Do ye indeed speak righteousness, O congregation? do ye judge uprightly, O ye sons of men?Psalm 65:5 · בְּצֶ֣דֶק[By] terrible things in righteousness wilt thou answer us, O God of our salvation; [who art] the confidence of all the ends of the earth, and of them that are afar off [upon] the sea:Psalm 72:2 · בְצֶ֑דֶקHe shall judge thy people with righteousness, and thy poor with judgment.Psalm 85:10 · צֶ֖דֶקMercy and truth are met together; righteousness and peace have kissed [each other].Psalm 85:11 · וְ֝צֶ֗דֶקTruth shall spring out of the earth; and righteousness shall look down from heaven.Psalm 85:13 · צֶ֭דֶקRighteousness shall go before him; and shall set [us] in the way of his steps.Psalm 89:14 · צֶ֣דֶקJustice and judgment [are] the habitation of thy throne: mercy and truth shall go before thy face.Psalm 94:15 · צֶ֭דֶקBut judgment shall return unto righteousness: and all the upright in heart shall follow it.Psalm 96:13 · בְּצֶ֑דֶקBefore the LORD: for he cometh, for he cometh to judge the earth: he shall judge the world with righteousness, and the people with his truth.Psalm 97:2 · צֶ֥דֶקClouds and darkness [are] round about him: righteousness and judgment [are] the habitation of his throne.Psalm 97:6 · צִדְק֑וֹThe heavens declare his righteousness, and all the people see his glory.Psalm 98:9 · בְּצֶ֑דֶקBefore the LORD; for he cometh to judge the earth: with righteousness shall he judge the world, and the people with equity.Psalm 118:19 · צֶ֑דֶקOpen to me the gates of righteousness: I will go into them, [and] I will praise the LORD:Psalm 119:7 · צִדְקֶֽךָ׃I will praise thee with uprightness of heart, when I shall have learned thy righteous judgments.Psalm 119:62 · צִדְקֶֽךָ׃At midnight I will rise to give thanks unto thee because of thy righteous judgments.Psalm 119:75 · צֶ֣דֶקI know, O LORD, that thy judgments [are] right, and [that] thou in faithfulness hast afflicted me.Psalm 119:106 · צִדְקֶֽךָ׃I have sworn, and I will perform [it], that I will keep thy righteous judgments.Psalm 119:121 · וָצֶ֑דֶקAIN. I have done judgment and justice: leave me not to mine oppressors.Psalm 119:123 · צִדְקֶֽךָ׃Mine eyes fail for thy salvation, and for the word of thy righteousness.Psalm 119:138 · צֶ֣דֶקThy testimonies [that] thou hast commanded [are] righteous and very faithful.Psalm 119:142 · צֶ֣דֶקThy righteousness [is] an everlasting righteousness, and thy law [is] the truth.Psalm 119:144 · צֶ֖דֶקThe righteousness of thy testimonies [is] everlasting: give me understanding, and I shall live.Psalm 119:160 · צִדְקֶֽךָ׃Thy word [is] true [from] the beginning: and every one of thy righteous judgments [endureth] for ever.Psalm 119:164 · צִדְקֶֽךָ׃Seven times a day do I praise thee because of thy righteous judgments.Psalm 119:172 · צֶּֽדֶק׃My tongue shall speak of thy word: for all thy commandments [are] righteousness.Psalm 132:9 · צֶ֑דֶקLet thy priests be clothed with righteousness; and let thy saints shout for joy.Proverbs 1:3 · צֶ֥דֶקTo receive the instruction of wisdom, justice, and judgment, and equity;Proverbs 2:9 · צֶ֣דֶקThen shalt thou understand righteousness, and judgment, and equity; [yea], every good path.Proverbs 8:8 · בְּצֶ֥דֶקAll the words of my mouth [are] in righteousness; [there is] nothing froward or perverse in them.Proverbs 8:15 · צֶֽדֶק׃By me kings reign, and princes decree justice.Proverbs 8:16 · צֶֽדֶק׃By me princes rule, and nobles, [even] all the judges of the earth.Proverbs 12:17 · צֶ֑דֶק[He that] speaketh truth sheweth forth righteousness: but a false witness deceit.Proverbs 16:13 · צֶ֑דֶקRighteous lips [are] the delight of kings; and they love him that speaketh right.Proverbs 25:5 · בַּצֶּ֣דֶקTake away the wicked [from] before the king, and his throne shall be established in righteousness.Proverbs 31:9 · צֶ֑דֶקOpen thy mouth, judge righteously, and plead the cause of the poor and needy.Ecclesiastes 3:16 · הַצֶּ֖דֶקAnd moreover I saw under the sun the place of judgment, [that] wickedness [was] there; and the place of righteousness, [that] iniquity [was] there.Ecclesiastes 5:8 · וָצֶ֙דֶק֙If thou seest the oppression of the poor, and violent perverting of judgment and justice in a province, marvel not at the matter: for [he that is] higher than the highest regardeth; and [there be] higher than they.Ecclesiastes 7:15 · בְּצִדְק֔וֹAll [things] have I seen in the days of my vanity: there is a just [man] that perisheth in his righteousness, and there is a wicked [man] that prolongeth [his life] in his wickedness.Isaiah 1:21 · צֶ֛דֶקHow is the faithful city become an harlot! it was full of judgment; righteousness lodged in it; but now murderers.Isaiah 1:26 · הַצֶּ֔דֶקAnd I will restore thy judges as at the first, and thy counsellers as at the beginning: afterward thou shalt be called, The city of righteousness, the faithful city.Isaiah 11:4 · בְּצֶ֙דֶק֙But with righteousness shall he judge the poor, and reprove with equity for the meek of the earth: and he shall smite the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips shall he slay the wicked.Isaiah 11:5 · צֶ֖דֶקAnd righteousness shall be the girdle of his loins, and faithfulness the girdle of his reins.Isaiah 16:5 · צֶֽדֶק׃And in mercy shall the throne be established: and he shall sit upon it in truth in the tabernacle of David, judging, and seeking judgment, and hasting righteousness.Isaiah 26:9 · צֶ֥דֶקWith my soul have I desired thee in the night; yea, with my spirit within me will I seek thee early: for when thy judgments [are] in the earth, the inhabitants of the world will learn righteousness.Isaiah 26:10 · צֶ֔דֶקLet favour be shewed to the wicked, [yet] will he not learn righteousness: in the land of uprightness will he deal unjustly, and will not behold the majesty of the LORD.Isaiah 32:1 · לְצֶ֖דֶקBehold, a king shall reign in righteousness, and princes shall rule in judgment.Isaiah 41:2 · צֶ֖דֶקWho raised up the righteous [man] from the east, called him to his foot, gave the nations before him, and made [him] rule over kings? he gave [them] as the dust to his sword, [and] as driven stubble to his bow.Isaiah 41:10 · צִדְקִֽי׃Fear thou not; for I [am] with thee: be not dismayed; for I [am] thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.Isaiah 42:6 · בְצֶ֖דֶקI the LORD have called thee in righteousness, and will hold thine hand, and will keep thee, and give thee for a covenant of the people, for a light of the Gentiles;Isaiah 42:21 · צִדְק֑וֹThe LORD is well pleased for his righteousness’ sake; he will magnify the law, and make [it] honourable.Isaiah 45:8 · צֶ֑דֶקDrop down, ye heavens, from above, and let the skies pour down righteousness: let the earth open, and let them bring forth salvation, and let righteousness spring up together; I the LORD have created it.Isaiah 45:13 · בְצֶ֔דֶקI have raised him up in righteousness, and I will direct all his ways: he shall build my city, and he shall let go my captives, not for price nor reward, saith the LORD of hosts.Isaiah 45:19 · צֶ֔דֶקI have not spoken in secret, in a dark place of the earth: I said not unto the seed of Jacob, Seek ye me in vain: I the LORD speak righteousness, I declare things that are right.Isaiah 51:1 · צֶ֖דֶקHearken to me, ye that follow after righteousness, ye that seek the LORD: look unto the rock [whence] ye are hewn, and to the hole of the pit [whence] ye are digged.Isaiah 51:5 · צִדְקִי֙My righteousness [is] near; my salvation is gone forth, and mine arms shall judge the people; the isles shall wait upon me, and on mine arm shall they trust.Isaiah 51:7 · צֶ֔דֶקHearken unto me, ye that know righteousness, the people in whose heart [is] my law; fear ye not the reproach of men, neither be ye afraid of their revilings.Isaiah 58:2 · צֶ֔דֶקYet they seek me daily, and delight to know my ways, as a nation that did righteousness, and forsook not the ordinance of their God: they ask of me the ordinances of justice; they take delight in approaching to God.Isaiah 58:8 · צִדְקֶ֔ךָThen shall thy light break forth as the morning, and thine health shall spring forth speedily: and thy righteousness shall go before thee; the glory of the LORD shall be thy rereward.Isaiah 59:4 · בְצֶ֔דֶקNone calleth for justice, nor [any] pleadeth for truth: they trust in vanity, and speak lies; they conceive mischief, and bring forth iniquity.Isaiah 61:3 · הַצֶּ֔דֶקTo appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, that he might be glorified.Isaiah 62:1 · צִדְקָ֔הּFor Zion’s sake will I not hold my peace, and for Jerusalem’s sake I will not rest, until the righteousness thereof go forth as brightness, and the salvation thereof as a lamp [that] burneth.Isaiah 62:2 · צִדְקֵ֔ךְAnd the Gentiles shall see thy righteousness, and all kings thy glory: and thou shalt be called by a new name, which the mouth of the LORD shall name.Isaiah 64:5 · צֶ֔דֶקThou meetest him that rejoiceth and worketh righteousness, [those that] remember thee in thy ways: behold, thou art wroth; for we have sinned: in those is continuance, and we shall be saved.Jeremiah 11:20 · צֶ֔דֶקBut, O LORD of hosts, that judgest righteously, that triest the reins and the heart, let me see thy vengeance on them: for unto thee have I revealed my cause.Jeremiah 22:13 · צֶ֔דֶקWoe unto him that buildeth his house by unrighteousness, and his chambers by wrong; [that] useth his neighbour’s service without wages, and giveth him not for his work;Jeremiah 23:6 · צִדְקֵֽנוּ׃ סIn his days Judah shall be saved, and Israel shall dwell safely: and this [is] his name whereby he shall be called, THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS.Jeremiah 31:23 · צֶ֖דֶקThus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; As yet they shall use this speech in the land of Judah and in the cities thereof, when I shall bring again their captivity; The LORD bless thee, O habitation of justice, [and] mountain of holiness.Jeremiah 33:16 · צִדְקֵֽנוּ׃ סIn those days shall Judah be saved, and Jerusalem shall dwell safely: and this [is the name] wherewith she shall be called, The LORD our righteousness.Jeremiah 50:7 · צֶ֔דֶקAll that found them have devoured them: and their adversaries said, We offend not, because they have sinned against the LORD, the habitation of justice, even the LORD, the hope of their fathers.Daniel 9:24 · צֶ֣דֶקSeventy weeks are determined upon thy people and upon thy holy city, to finish the transgression, and to make an end of sins, and to make reconciliation for iniquity, and to bring in everlasting righteousness, and to seal up the vision and prophecy, and to anoint the most Holy.Hosea 2:19 · בְּצֶ֣דֶקAnd I will betroth thee unto me for ever; yea, I will betroth thee unto me in righteousness, and in judgment, and in lovingkindness, and in mercies.Hosea 10:12 · צֶ֖דֶקSow to yourselves in righteousness, reap in mercy; break up your fallow ground: for [it is] time to seek the LORD, till he come and rain righteousness upon you.Zephaniah 2:3 · צֶ֙דֶק֙Seek ye the LORD, all ye meek of the earth, which have wrought his judgment; seek righteousness, seek meekness: it may be ye shall be hid in the day of the LORD’S anger.