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
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Leviticus 19:15 · בְּצֶ֖דֶקYou must not pervert justice; you must not show partiality to the poor or favoritism to the rich; you are to judge your neighbor fairly.Leviticus 19:36 · צֶ֣דֶק · צֶ֗דֶק · צֶ֛דֶק · צֶ֖דֶקYou shall maintain honest scales and weights, an honest ephah, and an honest hin. I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt.Deuteronomy 1:16 · צֶ֔דֶקAt that time I charged your judges: “Hear the disputes between your brothers, and judge fairly between a man and his brother or a foreign resident.Deuteronomy 16:18 · צֶֽדֶק׃You are to appoint judges and officials for your tribes in every town that the LORD your God is giving you. They are to judge the people with righteous judgment.Deuteronomy 16:20 · צֶ֥דֶק · צֶ֖דֶקPursue justice, and justice alone, so that you may live, and you may possess the land that the LORD your God is giving you.Deuteronomy 25:15 · וָצֶ֙דֶק֙ · וָצֶ֖דֶקYou must maintain accurate and honest weights and measures, so that you may live long in the land that the LORD your God is giving you.Deuteronomy 33:19 · צֶ֑דֶקThey will call the peoples to a mountain; there they will offer sacrifices of righteousness. For they will feast on the abundance of the seas and the hidden treasures of the sand.”Job 6:29 · צִדְקִי־Reconsider; do not be unjust. Reconsider, for my righteousness is at stake.Job 8:3 · צֶֽדֶק׃Does God pervert justice? Does the Almighty pervert what is right?Job 8:6 · צִדְקֶֽךָ׃if you are pure and upright, even now He will rouse Himself on your behalf and restore your righteous estate.Job 29:14 · צֶ֣דֶקI put on righteousness, and it clothed me; justice was my robe and my turban.Job 31:6 · צֶ֑דֶקlet God weigh me with honest scales, that He may know my integrity.Job 35:2 · צִדְקִ֥י“Do you think this is just? You say, ‘I am more righteous than God.’Job 36:3 · צֶֽדֶק׃I get my knowledge from afar, and I will ascribe justice to my Maker.Psalm 4:1 · צִדְקִ֗יFor the choirmaster. With stringed instruments. A Psalm of David. Answer me when I call, O God of my righteousness! You have relieved my distress; show me grace and hear my prayer.Psalm 4:5 · צֶ֑דֶקOffer the sacrifices of the righteous and trust in the LORD.Psalm 7:8 · כְּצִדְקִ֖יThe LORD judges the peoples; vindicate me, O LORD, according to my righteousness and integrity.Psalm 7:17 · כְּצִדְק֑וֹI will thank the LORD for His righteousness and sing praise to the name of the LORD Most High.Psalm 9:4 · צֶֽדֶק׃For You have upheld my just cause; You sit on Your throne judging righteously.Psalm 9:8 · בְּצֶ֑דֶקHe judges the world with justice; He governs the people with equity.Psalm 15:2 · צֶ֑דֶקHe who walks with integrity and practices righteousness, who speaks the truth from his heart,Psalm 17:1 · צֶ֗דֶקA prayer of David. Hear, O LORD, my righteous plea; listen to my cry. Give ear to my prayer—it comes from lips free of deceit.Psalm 17:15 · בְּ֭צֶדֶקAs for me, I will behold Your face in righteousness; when I awake, I will be satisfied in Your presence.Psalm 18:20 · כְּצִדְקִ֑יThe LORD has rewarded me according to my righteousness; He has repaid me according to the cleanness of my hands.Psalm 18:24 · כְצִדְקִ֑יSo the LORD has repaid me according to my righteousness, according to the cleanness of my hands in His sight.Psalm 23:3 · צֶ֝֗דֶקHe restores my soul; He guides me in the paths of righteousness for the sake of His name.Psalm 35:24 · כְ֭צִדְקְךָVindicate me by Your righteousness, O LORD my God, and do not let them gloat over me.Psalm 35:27 · צִ֫דְקִ֥יMay those who favor my vindication shout for joy and gladness; may they always say, “Exalted be the LORD who delights in His servant’s well-being.”Psalm 35:28 · צִדְקֶ֑ךָThen my tongue will proclaim Your righteousness and Your praises all day long.Psalm 37:6 · צִדְקֶ֑ךָHe will bring forth your righteousness like the dawn, your justice like the noonday sun.Psalm 40:9 · צֶ֨דֶק׀I proclaim righteousness in the great assembly; behold, I do not seal my lips, as You, O LORD, do know.Psalm 45:4 · צֶ֑דֶקIn your splendor ride forth in victory on behalf of truth and humility and justice; may your right hand show your awesome deeds.Psalm 45:7 · צֶּדֶק֮You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness; therefore God, your God, has anointed you above your companions with the oil of joy.Psalm 48:10 · צֶ֝֗דֶקYour name, O God, like Your praise, reaches to the ends of the earth; Your right hand is full of righteousness.Psalm 50:6 · צִדְק֑וֹAnd the heavens proclaim His righteousness, for God Himself is Judge. SelahPsalm 51:19 · צֶ֭דֶקThen You will delight in righteous sacrifices, in whole burnt offerings; then bulls will be offered on Your altar.Psalm 52:3 · צֶ֣דֶקYou love evil more than good, falsehood more than speaking truth. SelahPsalm 58:1 · צֶ֭דֶקFor the choirmaster. To the tune of “Do Not Destroy.” A Miktam of David. Do you indeed speak justly, O rulers? Do you judge uprightly, O sons of men?Psalm 65:5 · בְּצֶ֣דֶקWith awesome deeds of righteousness You answer us, O God of our salvation, the hope of all the ends of the earth and of the farthest seas.Psalm 72:2 · בְצֶ֑דֶקMay he judge Your people with righteousness and Your afflicted with justice.Psalm 85:10 · צֶ֖דֶקLoving devotion and faithfulness have joined together; righteousness and peace have kissed.Psalm 85:11 · וְ֝צֶ֗דֶקFaithfulness sprouts from the earth, and righteousness looks down from heaven.Psalm 85:13 · צֶ֭דֶקRighteousness will go before Him to prepare the way for His steps.Psalm 89:14 · צֶ֣דֶקRighteousness and justice are the foundation of Your throne; loving devotion and faithfulness go before You.Psalm 94:15 · צֶ֭דֶקSurely judgment will again be righteous, and all the upright in heart will follow it.Psalm 96:13 · בְּצֶ֑דֶקbefore the LORD, for He is coming—He is coming to judge the earth. He will judge the world in righteousness and the peoples in His faithfulness.Psalm 97:2 · צֶ֥דֶקClouds and darkness surround Him; righteousness and justice are His throne’s foundation.Psalm 97:6 · צִדְק֑וֹThe heavens proclaim His righteousness; all the peoples see His glory.Psalm 98:9 · בְּצֶ֑דֶקbefore the LORD, for He comes 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, that I may enter and give thanks to the LORD.Psalm 119:7 · צִדְקֶֽךָ׃I will praise You with an upright heart when I learn Your righteous judgments.Psalm 119:62 · צִדְקֶֽךָ׃At midnight I rise to give You thanks for Your righteous judgments.Psalm 119:75 · צֶ֣דֶקI know, O LORD, that Your judgments are righteous, and that in faithfulness You have afflicted me.Psalm 119:106 · צִדְקֶֽךָ׃I have sworn and confirmed that I will keep Your righteous judgments.Psalm 119:121 · וָצֶ֑דֶקI have done what is just and right; do not leave me to my oppressors.Psalm 119:123 · צִדְקֶֽךָ׃My eyes fail, looking for Your salvation, and for Your righteous promise.Psalm 119:138 · צֶ֣דֶקThe testimonies You have laid down are righteous and altogether faithful.Psalm 119:142 · צֶ֣דֶקYour righteousness is everlasting and Your law is true.Psalm 119:144 · צֶ֖דֶקYour testimonies are righteous forever. Give me understanding, that I may live.Psalm 119:160 · צִדְקֶֽךָ׃The entirety of Your word is truth, and all Your righteous judgments endure forever.Psalm 119:164 · צִדְקֶֽךָ׃Seven times a day I praise You for Your righteous judgments.Psalm 119:172 · צֶּֽדֶק׃My tongue sings of Your word, for all Your commandments are righteous.Psalm 132:9 · צֶ֑דֶקMay Your priests be clothed with righteousness, and Your saints shout for joy.Proverbs 1:3 · צֶ֥דֶקand for receiving instruction in wise living and in righteousness, justice, and equity.Proverbs 2:9 · צֶ֣דֶקThen you will discern righteousness and justice and equity—every good path.Proverbs 8:8 · בְּצֶ֥דֶקAll the words of my mouth are righteous; none are crooked or perverse.Proverbs 8:15 · צֶֽדֶק׃By me kings reign, and rulers enact just laws;Proverbs 8:16 · צֶֽדֶק׃By me princes rule, and all nobles who govern justly.Proverbs 12:17 · צֶ֑דֶקHe who speaks the truth declares what is right, but a false witness speaks deceit.Proverbs 16:13 · צֶ֑דֶקRighteous lips are a king’s delight, and he who speaks honestly is beloved.Proverbs 25:5 · בַּצֶּ֣דֶקRemove the wicked from the king’s presence, and his throne will be established in righteousness.Proverbs 31:9 · צֶ֑דֶקOpen your mouth, judge righteously, and defend the cause of the poor and needy.Ecclesiastes 3:16 · הַצֶּ֖דֶקFurthermore, I saw under the sun that in the place of judgment there is wickedness, and in the place of righteousness there is wickedness.Ecclesiastes 5:8 · וָצֶ֙דֶק֙If you see the oppression of the poor and the denial of justice and righteousness in the province, do not be astonished at the matter; for one official is watched by a superior, and others higher still are over them.Ecclesiastes 7:15 · בְּצִדְק֔וֹIn my futile life I have seen both of these: A righteous man perishing in his righteousness, and a wicked man living long in his wickedness.Isaiah 1:21 · צֶ֛דֶקSee how the faithful city has become a harlot! She once was full of justice; righteousness resided within her, but now only murderers!Isaiah 1:26 · הַצֶּ֔דֶקI will restore your judges as at first, and your counselors as at the beginning. After that you will be called the City of Righteousness, the Faithful City.”Isaiah 11:4 · בְּצֶ֙דֶק֙but with righteousness He will judge the poor, and with equity He will decide for the lowly of the earth. He will strike the earth with the rod of His mouth and slay the wicked with the breath of His lips.Isaiah 11:5 · צֶ֖דֶקRighteousness will be the belt around His hips, and faithfulness the sash around His waist.Isaiah 16:5 · צֶֽדֶק׃in loving devotion a throne will be established in the tent of David. A judge seeking justice and hastening righteousness will sit on it in faithfulness.Isaiah 26:9 · צֶ֥דֶקMy soul longs for You in the night; indeed, my spirit seeks You at dawn. For when Your judgments come upon the earth, the people of the world learn righteousness.Isaiah 26:10 · צֶ֔דֶקThough grace is shown to the wicked man, he does not learn righteousness. In the land of righteousness he acts unjustly and fails to see the majesty of the LORD.Isaiah 32:1 · לְצֶ֖דֶקBehold, a king will reign in righteousness, and princes will rule with justice.Isaiah 41:2 · צֶ֖דֶקWho has aroused one from the east and called him to his feet in righteousness? He hands nations over to him and subdues kings before him. He turns them to dust with his sword, to windblown chaff with his bow.Isaiah 41:10 · צִדְקִֽי׃Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you; I will surely help you; I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.Isaiah 42:6 · בְצֶ֖דֶק“I, the LORD, have called you for a righteous purpose, and I will take hold of your hand. I will keep you and appoint you to be a covenant for the people and a light to the nations,Isaiah 42:21 · צִדְק֑וֹThe LORD was pleased, for the sake of His righteousness, to magnify His law and make it glorious.Isaiah 45:8 · צֶ֑דֶקDrip down, O heavens, from above, and let the skies pour down righteousness. Let the earth open up that salvation may sprout and righteousness spring up with it; I, the LORD, have created it.Isaiah 45:13 · בְצֶ֔דֶקI will raise up Cyrus in righteousness, and I will make all his ways straight. He will rebuild My city and set My exiles free, but not for payment or reward, says the LORD of Hosts.”Isaiah 45:19 · צֶ֔דֶקI have not spoken in secret, from a place in a land of darkness. I did not say to the descendants of Jacob, ‘Seek Me in a wasteland.’ I, the LORD, speak the truth; I say what is right.Isaiah 51:1 · צֶ֖דֶק“Listen to Me, you who pursue righteousness, you who seek the LORD: Look to the rock from which you were cut, and to the quarry from which you were hewn.Isaiah 51:5 · צִדְקִי֙My righteousness draws near, My salvation is on the way, and My arms will bring justice to the nations. The islands will look for Me and wait in hope for My arm.Isaiah 51:7 · צֶ֔דֶקListen to Me, you who know what is right, you people with My law in your hearts: Do not fear the scorn of men; do not be broken by their insults.Isaiah 58:2 · צֶ֔דֶקFor day after day they seek Me and delight to know My ways, like a nation that does what is right and does not forsake the justice of their God. They ask Me for righteous judgments; they delight in the nearness of God.”Isaiah 58:8 · צִדְקֶ֔ךָThen your light will break forth like the dawn, and your healing will come quickly. Your righteousness will go before you, and the glory of the LORD will be your rear guard.Isaiah 59:4 · בְצֶ֔דֶקNo one calls for justice; no one pleads his case honestly. They rely on empty pleas; they tell lies; they conceive mischief and give birth to iniquity.Isaiah 61:3 · הַצֶּ֔דֶקto console the mourners in Zion—to give them a crown of beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, and a garment of praise for a spirit of despair. So they will be called oaks of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, that He may be glorified.Isaiah 62:1 · צִדְקָ֔הּFor Zion’s sake I will not keep silent, and for Jerusalem’s sake I will not keep still, until her righteousness shines like a bright light, her salvation like a blazing torch.Isaiah 62:2 · צִדְקֵ֔ךְNations will see your righteousness, and all kings your glory. You will be called by a new name that the mouth of the LORD will bestow.Isaiah 64:5 · צֶ֔דֶקYou welcome those who gladly do right, who remember Your ways. Surely You were angry, for we sinned. How can we be saved if we remain in our sins?Jeremiah 11:20 · צֶ֔דֶקO LORD of Hosts, who judges righteously, who examines the heart and mind, let me see Your vengeance upon them, for to You I have committed my cause.Jeremiah 22:13 · צֶ֔דֶק“Woe to him who builds his palace by unrighteousness, and his upper rooms without justice, who makes his countrymen serve without pay, and fails to pay their wages,Jeremiah 23:6 · צִדְקֵֽנוּ׃ סIn His days Judah will be saved, and Israel will dwell securely. And this is His name by which He will be called: The LORD Our Righteousness.Jeremiah 31:23 · צֶ֖דֶקThis is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: “When I restore them from captivity, they will once again speak this word in the land of Judah and in its cities: ‘May the LORD bless you, O righteous dwelling place, O holy mountain.’Jeremiah 33:16 · צִדְקֵֽנוּ׃ סIn those days Judah will be saved, and Jerusalem will dwell securely, and this is the name by which it will be called: The LORD Our Righteousness.Jeremiah 50:7 · צֶ֔דֶקAll who found them devoured them, and their enemies said, ‘We are not guilty, for they have sinned against the LORD, their true pasture, the LORD, the hope of their fathers.’Daniel 9:24 · צֶ֣דֶקSeventy weeks are decreed for your people and your holy city to stop their transgression, to put an end to sin, to make atonement for iniquity, to bring in everlasting righteousness, to seal up vision and prophecy, and to anoint the Most Holy Place.Hosea 2:19 · בְּצֶ֣דֶקSo I will betroth you to Me forever; I will betroth you in righteousness and justice, in loving devotion and compassion.Hosea 10:12 · צֶ֖דֶקSow for yourselves righteousness and reap the fruit of loving devotion; break up your unplowed ground. For it is time to seek the LORD until He comes and sends righteousness upon you like rain.Zephaniah 2:3 · צֶ֙דֶק֙Seek the LORD, all you humble of the earth who carry out His justice. Seek righteousness; seek humility. Perhaps you will be sheltered on the day of the LORD’s anger.