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 honor the person of the mighty; but in righteousness shalt thou judge thy neighbor.Leviticus 19:36 · צֶ֣דֶק · צֶ֗דֶק · צֶ֛דֶק · צֶ֖דֶקJust balances, just weights, a just ephah, and a just hin, shall ye have: I am Jehovah your God, who 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 a man and his brother, and the sojourner that is with him.Deuteronomy 16:18 · צֶֽדֶק׃Judges and officers shalt thou make thee in all thy gates, which Jehovah thy God giveth thee, according to thy tribes; and they shall judge the people with righteous judgment.Deuteronomy 16:20 · צֶ֥דֶק · צֶ֖דֶקThat which is altogether just shalt thou follow, that thou mayest live, and inherit the land which Jehovah thy God giveth thee.Deuteronomy 25:15 · וָצֶ֙דֶק֙ · וָצֶ֖דֶקA perfect and just weight shalt thou have; a perfect and just measure shalt thou have: that thy days may be long in the land which Jehovah thy God giveth thee.Deuteronomy 33:19 · צֶ֑דֶקThey shall call the peoples unto the mountain; There shall they offer sacrifices of righteousness: For they shall suck the abundance of the seas, And the hidden treasures of the sand.Job 6:29 · צִדְקִי־Return, I pray you, let there be no injustice; Yea, return again, my cause is righteous.Job 8:3 · צֶֽדֶק׃Doth God pervert justice? Or doth the Almighty pervert righteousness?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 justice was as a robe and a diadem.Job 31:6 · צֶ֑דֶק(Let me be weighed in an even balance, That God may know mine integrity);Job 35:2 · צִדְקִ֥יThinkest thou this to be thy right, Or sayest thou, 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 · צִדְקִ֗יFor the Chief Musician; on stringed instruments. A Psalm of David. Answer me when I call, O God of my righteousness; Thou hast set me at large 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 Jehovah.Psalm 7:8 · כְּצִדְקִ֖יJehovah ministereth judgment to the peoples: Judge me, O Jehovah, according to my righteousness, and to mine integrity that is in me.Psalm 7:17 · כְּצִדְק֑וֹI will give thanks unto Jehovah according to his righteousness, And will sing praise to the name of Jehovah Most High.Psalm 9:4 · צֶֽדֶק׃For thou hast maintained my right and my cause; Thou sittest in the throne judging righteously.Psalm 9:8 · בְּצֶ֑דֶקAnd he will judge the world in righteousness, He will minister judgment to the peoples in uprightness.Psalm 15:2 · צֶ֑דֶקHe that walketh uprightly, and worketh righteousness, And speaketh truth in his heart;Psalm 17:1 · צֶ֗דֶקA Prayer of David. Hear the right, O Jehovah, attend unto my cry; Give ear unto my prayer, that goeth not out of feigned lips.Psalm 17:15 · בְּ֭צֶדֶקAs for me, I shall behold thy face in righteousness; I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with beholding thy form.Psalm 18:20 · כְּצִדְקִ֑יJehovah hath rewarded me according to my righteousness; According to the cleanness of my hands hath he recompensed me.Psalm 18:24 · כְצִדְקִ֑יTherefore hath Jehovah recompensed me according to my righteousness, According to the cleanness of my hands in his eyesight.Psalm 23:3 · צֶ֝֗דֶקHe restoreth my soul: He guideth me in the paths of righteousness for his name’s sake.Psalm 35:24 · כְ֭צִדְקְךָJudge me, O Jehovah 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 favor my righteous cause: Yea, let them say continually, Jehovah be magnified, Who hath pleasure in the prosperity of his servant.Psalm 35:28 · צִדְקֶ֑ךָAnd my tongue shall talk of thy righteousness And of thy praise all the day long.Psalm 37:6 · צִדְקֶ֑ךָAnd he will make thy righteousness to go forth as the light, And thy justice as the noonday.Psalm 40:9 · צֶ֨דֶק׀I have proclaimed glad tidings of righteousness in the great assembly; Lo, I will not refrain my lips, O Jehovah, thou knowest.Psalm 45:4 · צֶ֑דֶקAnd in thy majesty ride on prosperously, Because of truth and meekness and righteousness: And thy right hand shall teach thee terrible things.Psalm 45:7 · צֶּדֶק֮Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated wickedness: Therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee With the oil of gladness above thy fellows.Psalm 48:10 · צֶ֝֗דֶקAs is 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. [SelahPsalm 51:19 · צֶ֭דֶקThen wilt thou delight in the sacrifices of righteousness, In burnt-offering and whole burnt-offering: Then will they offer bullocks upon thine altar.Psalm 52:3 · צֶ֣דֶקThou lovest evil more than good, And lying rather than to speak righteousness. [SelahPsalm 58:1 · צֶ֭דֶקFor the Chief Musician; set to Al-tashheth. A Psalm of David. Michtam. Do ye indeed in silence speak righteousness? Do ye judge uprightly, O ye sons of men?Psalm 65:5 · בְּצֶ֣דֶקBy terrible things thou wilt answer us in righteousness, O God of our salvation, Thou that art the confidence of all the ends of the earth, And of them that are afar off upon the sea:Psalm 72:2 · בְצֶ֑דֶקHe will judge thy people with righteousness, And thy poor with justice.Psalm 85:10 · צֶ֖דֶקMercy and truth are met together; Righteousness and peace have kissed each other.Psalm 85:11 · וְ֝צֶ֗דֶקTruth springeth out of the earth; And righteousness hath looked down from heaven.Psalm 85:13 · צֶ֭דֶקRighteousness shall go before him, And shall make his footsteps a way to walk in.Psalm 89:14 · צֶ֣דֶקRighteousness and justice are the foundation of thy throne: Lovingkindness and truth go before thy face.Psalm 94:15 · צֶ֭דֶקFor judgment shall return unto righteousness; And all the upright in heart shall follow it.Psalm 96:13 · בְּצֶ֑דֶקBefore Jehovah; for he cometh, For he cometh to judge the earth: He will judge the world with righteousness, And the peoples with his truth.Psalm 97:2 · צֶ֥דֶקClouds and darkness are round about him: Righteousness and justice are the foundation of his throne.Psalm 97:6 · צִדְק֑וֹThe heavens declare his righteousness, And all the peoples have seen his glory.Psalm 98:9 · בְּצֶ֑דֶקBefore Jehovah; for he cometh to judge the earth: He will judge the world with righteousness, And the peoples with equity.Psalm 118:19 · צֶ֑דֶקOpen to me the gates of righteousness: I will enter into them, I will give thanks unto Jehovah.Psalm 119:7 · צִדְקֶֽךָ׃I will give thanks unto thee with uprightness of heart, When I learn thy righteous judgments.Psalm 119:62 · צִדְקֶֽךָ׃At midnight I will rise to give thanks unto thee Because of thy righteous ordinances.Psalm 119:75 · צֶ֣דֶקI know, O Jehovah, that thy judgments are righteous, And that in faithfulness thou hast afflicted me.Psalm 119:106 · צִדְקֶֽךָ׃I have sworn, and have confirmed it, That I will observe thy righteous ordinances.Psalm 119:121 · וָצֶ֑דֶקI have done justice and righteousness: Leave me not to mine oppressors.Psalm 119:123 · צִדְקֶֽךָ׃Mine eyes fail for thy salvation, And for thy righteous word.Psalm 119:138 · צֶ֣דֶקThou hast commanded thy testimonies in righteousness And very faithfulness.Psalm 119:142 · צֶ֣דֶקThy righteousness is an everlasting righteousness, And thy law is truth.Psalm 119:144 · צֶ֖דֶקThy testimonies are righteous for ever: Give me understanding, and I shall live.Psalm 119:160 · צִדְקֶֽךָ׃The sum of thy word is truth; And every one of thy righteous ordinances endureth for ever.Psalm 119:164 · צִדְקֶֽךָ׃Seven times a day do I praise thee, Because of thy righteous ordinances.Psalm 119:172 · צֶּֽדֶק׃Let my tongue sing 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 instruction in wise dealing, In righteousness and justice and equity;Proverbs 2:9 · צֶ֣דֶקThen shalt thou understand righteousness and justice, And equity, yea, every good path.Proverbs 8:8 · בְּצֶ֥דֶקAll the words of my mouth are in righteousness; There is nothing crooked 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 · צֶ֑דֶקHe that uttereth truth showeth 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 minister justice to the poor and needy.Ecclesiastes 3:16 · הַצֶּ֖דֶקAnd moreover I saw under the sun, in the place of justice, that wickedness was there; and in the place of righteousness, that wickedness was there.Ecclesiastes 5:8 · וָצֶ֙דֶק֙If thou seest the oppression of the poor, and the violent taking away of justice and righteousness in a province, marvel not at the matter: for one higher than the high regardeth; and there are higher than they.Ecclesiastes 7:15 · בְּצִדְק֔וֹAll this have I seen in my days of vanity: there is a righteous man that perisheth in his righteousness, and there is a wicked man that prolongeth his life in his evil-doing.Isaiah 1:21 · צֶ֛דֶקHow is the faithful city become a harlot! she that was full of justice! righteousness lodged in her, but now murderers.Isaiah 1:26 · הַצֶּ֔דֶקand I will restore thy judges as at the first, and thy counsellors as at the beginning: afterward thou shalt be called The city of righteousness, a faithful town.Isaiah 11:4 · בְּצֶ֙דֶק֙but with righteousness shall he judge the poor, and decide 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 waist, and faithfulness the girdle of his loins.Isaiah 16:5 · צֶֽדֶק׃And a throne shall be established in lovingkindness; and one shall sit thereon in truth, in the tent of David, judging, and seeking justice, and swift to do righteousness.Isaiah 26:9 · צֶ֥דֶקWith my soul have I desired thee in the night; yea, with my spirit within me will I seek thee earnestly: for when thy judgments are in the earth, the inhabitants of the world learn righteousness.Isaiah 26:10 · צֶ֔דֶקLet favor be showed to the wicked, yet will he not learn righteousness; in the land of uprightness will he deal wrongfully, and will not behold the majesty of Jehovah.Isaiah 32:1 · לְצֶ֖דֶקBehold, a king shall reign in righteousness, and princes shall rule in justice.Isaiah 41:2 · צֶ֖דֶקWho hath raised up one from the east, whom he calleth in righteousness to his foot? he giveth nations before him, and maketh him rule over kings; he giveth them as the dust to his sword, as the 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, Jehovah, have called thee in righteousness, and will hold thy hand, and will keep thee, and give thee for a covenant of the people, for a light of the Gentiles;Isaiah 42:21 · צִדְק֑וֹIt pleased Jehovah, for his righteousness’ sake, to magnify the law, and make it honorable.Isaiah 45:8 · צֶ֑דֶקDistil, ye heavens, from above, and let the skies pour down righteousness: let the earth open, that it may bring forth salvation, and let it cause righteousness to spring up together; I, Jehovah, have created it.Isaiah 45:13 · בְצֶ֔דֶקI have raised him up in righteousness, and I will make straight all his ways: he shall build my city, and he shall let my exiles go free, not for price nor reward, saith Jehovah of hosts.Isaiah 45:19 · צֶ֔דֶקI have not spoken in secret, in a place of the land of darkness; I said not unto the seed of Jacob, Seek ye me in vain: I, Jehovah, speak righteousness, I declare things that are right.Isaiah 51:1 · צֶ֖דֶקHearken to me, ye that follow after righteousness, ye that seek Jehovah: look unto the rock whence ye were hewn, and to the hold of the pit whence ye were digged.Isaiah 51:5 · צִדְקִי֙My righteousness is near, my salvation is gone forth, and mine arms shall judge the peoples; the isles shall wait for 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 dismayed at 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 righteous judgments; they delight to draw near unto God.Isaiah 58:8 · צִדְקֶ֔ךָThen shall thy light break forth as the morning, and thy healing shall spring forth speedily; and thy righteousness shall go before thee; the glory of Jehovah shall be thy rearward.Isaiah 59:4 · בְצֶ֔דֶקNone sueth in righteousness, and none pleadeth in 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 a garland for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they may be called trees of righteousness, the planting of Jehovah, that he may 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 her righteousness go forth as brightness, and her salvation as a lamp that burneth.Isaiah 62:2 · צִדְקֵ֔ךְAnd the nations shall see thy righteousness, and all kings thy glory, and thou shalt be called by a new name, which the mouth of Jehovah shall name.Isaiah 64:5 · צֶ֔דֶקThou meetest him that rejoiceth and worketh righteousness, those that remember thee in thy ways: behold, thou wast wroth, and we sinned: in them have we been of long time; and shall we be saved?Jeremiah 11:20 · צֶ֔דֶקBut, O Jehovah of hosts, who judgest righteously, who triest the heart and the mind, I shall 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 injustice; that useth his neighbor’s service without wages, and giveth him not his hire;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: Jehovah our righteousness.Jeremiah 31:23 · צֶ֖דֶקThus saith Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel, Yet again shall they use this speech in the land of Judah and in the cities thereof, when I shall bring again their captivity: Jehovah bless thee, O habitation of righteousness, O mountain of holiness.Jeremiah 33:16 · צִדְקֵֽנוּ׃ סIn those days shall Judah be saved, and Jerusalem shall dwell safely; and this is the name whereby she shall be called: Jehovah our righteousness.Jeremiah 50:7 · צֶ֔דֶקAll that found them have devoured them; and their adversaries said, We are not guilty, because they have sinned against Jehovah, the habitation of righteousness, even Jehovah, the hope of their fathers.Daniel 9:24 · צֶ֣דֶקSeventy weeks are decreed upon thy people and upon thy holy city, to finish transgression, and to make an end of sins, and to make reconciliation for iniquity, and to bring in everlasting righteousness, and to seal up 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 justice, and in lovingkindness, and in mercies.Hosea 10:12 · צֶ֖דֶקSow to yourselves in righteousness, reap according to kindness; break up your fallow ground; for it is time to seek Jehovah, till he come and rain righteousness upon you.Zephaniah 2:3 · צֶ֙דֶק֙Seek ye Jehovah, all ye meek of the earth, that have kept his ordinances; seek righteousness, seek meekness: it may be ye will be hid in the day of Jehovah’s anger.