1) justice, righteousness 1a) righteousness (in government) 1a1) of judge, ruler, king 1a2) of law 1a3) of Davidic king Messiah 1b) righteousness (of God's attribute) 1c) righteousness (in a case or cause) 1d) righteousness, truthfulness 1e) righteousness (as ethically right) 1f) righteousness (as vindicated), justification, salvation 1f1) of God 1f2) prosperity (of people) 1g) righteous acts Aramaic equivalent: tsid.qah (צִדְקָה "righteousness" H6665)
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H6666 — צְדָקָה
tse.da.qah · righteousness · Hebrew/Aramaic
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Genesis 15:6 · צְדָקָֽה׃And he believed in the LORD; and he counted it to him for righteousness.Genesis 18:19 · צְדָקָ֖הFor I know him, that he will command his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the LORD, to do justice and judgment; that the LORD may bring upon Abraham that which he hath spoken of him.Genesis 30:33 · צִדְקָתִי֙So shall my righteousness answer for me in time to come, when it shall come for my hire before thy face: every one that [is] not speckled and spotted among the goats, and brown among the sheep, that shall be counted stolen with me.Deuteronomy 6:25 · וּצְדָקָ֖הAnd it shall be our righteousness, if we observe to do all these commandments before the LORD our God, as he hath commanded us.Deuteronomy 9:4 · בְּצִדְקָתִי֙Speak not thou in thine heart, after that the LORD thy God hath cast them out from before thee, saying, For my righteousness the LORD hath brought me in to possess this land: but for the wickedness of these nations the LORD doth drive them out from before thee.Deuteronomy 9:5 · בְצִדְקָתְךָ֗Not for thy righteousness, or for the uprightness of thine heart, dost thou go to possess their land: but for the wickedness of these nations the LORD thy God doth drive them out from before thee, and that he may perform the word which the LORD sware unto thy fathers, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.Deuteronomy 9:6 · בְצִדְקָֽתְךָ֙Understand therefore, that the LORD thy God giveth thee not this good land to possess it for thy righteousness; for thou [art] a stiffnecked people.Deuteronomy 24:13 · צְדָקָ֔הIn any case thou shalt deliver him the pledge again when the sun goeth down, that he may sleep in his own raiment, and bless thee: and it shall be righteousness unto thee before the LORD thy God.Deuteronomy 33:21 · צִדְקַ֤תAnd he provided the first part for himself, because there, [in] a portion of the lawgiver, [was he] seated; and he came with the heads of the people, he executed the justice of the LORD, and his judgments with Israel.Judges 5:11 · צִדְק֣וֹת · צִדְקֹ֥ת[They that are delivered] from the noise of archers in the places of drawing water, there shall they rehearse the righteous acts of the LORD, [even] the righteous acts [toward the inhabitants] of his villages in Israel: then shall the people of the LORD go down to the gates.1 Samuel 12:7 · צִדְק֣וֹתNow therefore stand still, that I may reason with you before the LORD of all the righteous acts of the LORD, which he did to you and to your fathers.1 Samuel 26:23 · צִדְקָת֖וֹThe LORD render to every man his righteousness and his faithfulness: for the LORD delivered thee into [my] hand to day, but I would not stretch forth mine hand against the LORD’S anointed.2 Samuel 8:15 · וּצְדָקָ֖הAnd David reigned over all Israel; and David executed judgment and justice unto all his people.2 Samuel 19:28 · צְדָקָ֔הFor all [of] my father’s house were but dead men before my lord the king: yet didst thou set thy servant among them that did eat at thine own table. What right therefore have I yet to cry any more unto the king?2 Samuel 22:21 · כְּצִדְקָתִ֑יThe LORD rewarded me according to my righteousness: according to the cleanness of my hands hath he recompensed me.2 Samuel 22:25 · כְּצִדְקָתִ֑יTherefore the LORD hath recompensed me according to my righteousness; according to my cleanness in his eye sight.1 Kings 3:6 · וּבִצְדָקָ֛הAnd Solomon said, Thou hast shewed unto thy servant David my father great mercy, according as he walked before thee in truth, and in righteousness, and in uprightness of heart with thee; and thou hast kept for him this great kindness, that thou hast given him a son to sit on his throne, as [it is] this day.1 Kings 8:32 · כְּצִדְקָתֽוֹ׃ סThen hear thou in heaven, and do, and judge thy servants, condemning the wicked, to bring his way upon his head; and justifying the righteous, to give him according to his righteousness.1 Kings 10:9 · וּצְדָקָֽה׃Blessed be the LORD thy God, which delighted in thee, to set thee on the throne of Israel: because the LORD loved Israel for ever, therefore made he thee king, to do judgment and justice.1 Chronicles 18:14 · וּצְדָקָ֖הSo David reigned over all Israel, and executed judgment and justice among all his people.2 Chronicles 6:23 · כְּצִדְקָתֽוֹ׃ סThen hear thou from heaven, and do, and judge thy servants, by requiting the wicked, by recompensing his way upon his own head; and by justifying the righteous, by giving him according to his righteousness.2 Chronicles 9:8 · וּצְדָקָֽה׃Blessed be the LORD thy God, which delighted in thee to set thee on his throne, [to be] king for the LORD thy God: because thy God loved Israel, to establish them for ever, therefore made he thee king over them, to do judgment and justice.Nehemiah 2:20 · וּצְדָקָ֛הThen answered I them, and said unto them, The God of heaven, he will prosper us; therefore we his servants will arise and build: but ye have no portion, nor right, nor memorial, in Jerusalem.Job 27:6 · בְּצִדְקָתִ֣יMy righteousness I hold fast, and will not let it go: my heart shall not reproach [me] so long as I live.Job 33:26 · צִדְקָתֽוֹ׃He shall pray unto God, and he will be favourable unto him: and he shall see his face with joy: for he will render unto man his righteousness.Job 35:8 · צִדְקָתֶֽךָ׃Thy wickedness [may hurt] a man as thou [art]; and thy righteousness [may profit] the son of man.Job 37:23 · צְ֝דָקָ֗ה[Touching] the Almighty, we cannot find him out: [he is] excellent in power, and in judgment, and in plenty of justice: he will not afflict.Psalm 5:8 · בְצִדְקָתֶ֗ךָLead me, O LORD, in thy righteousness because of mine enemies; make thy way straight before my face.Psalm 11:7 · צְדָק֣וֹתFor the righteous LORD loveth righteousness; his countenance doth behold the upright.Psalm 22:31 · צִדְקָת֑וֹThey shall come, and shall declare his righteousness unto a people that shall be born, that he hath done [this].Psalm 24:5 · וּ֝צְדָקָ֗הHe shall receive the blessing from the LORD, and righteousness from the God of his salvation.Psalm 31:1 · בְּצִדְקָתְךָ֥To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. In thee, O LORD, do I put my trust; let me never be ashamed: deliver me in thy righteousness.Psalm 33:5 · צְדָקָ֣הHe loveth righteousness and judgment: the earth is full of the goodness of the LORD.Psalm 36:6 · צִדְקָֽתְךָ֨׀Thy righteousness [is] like the great mountains; thy judgments [are] a great deep: O LORD, thou preservest man and beast.Psalm 36:10 · וְ֝צִדְקָֽתְךָ֗O continue thy lovingkindness unto them that know thee; and thy righteousness to the upright in heart.Psalm 40:10 · צִדְקָתְךָ֬I have not hid thy righteousness within my heart; I have declared thy faithfulness and thy salvation: I have not concealed thy lovingkindness and thy truth from the great congregation.Psalm 51:14 · צִדְקָתֶֽךָ׃Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God, thou God of my salvation: [and] my tongue shall sing aloud of thy righteousness.Psalm 69:27 · בְּצִדְקָתֶֽךָ׃Add iniquity unto their iniquity: and let them not come into thy righteousness.Psalm 71:2 · בְּצִדְקָתְךָ֗Deliver me in thy righteousness, and cause me to escape: incline thine ear unto me, and save me.Psalm 71:15 · צִדְקָתֶ֗ךָMy mouth shall shew forth thy righteousness [and] thy salvation all the day; for I know not the numbers [thereof].Psalm 71:16 · צִדְקָתְךָ֣I will go in the strength of the Lord GOD: I will make mention of thy righteousness, [even] of thine only.Psalm 71:19 · וְצִדְקָתְךָ֥Thy righteousness also, O God, [is] very high, who hast done great things: O God, who [is] like unto thee!Psalm 71:24 · צִדְקָתֶ֑ךָMy tongue also shall talk of thy righteousness all the day long: for they are confounded, for they are brought unto shame, that seek my hurt.Psalm 72:1 · וְצִדְקָתְךָ֥[A Psalm] for Solomon. Give the king thy judgments, O God, and thy righteousness unto the king’s son.Psalm 72:3 · בִּצְדָקָֽה׃The mountains shall bring peace to the people, and the little hills, by righteousness.Psalm 88:12 · וְ֝צִדְקָתְךָ֗Shall thy wonders be known in the dark? and thy righteousness in the land of forgetfulness?Psalm 89:16 · וּבְצִדְקָתְךָ֥In thy name shall they rejoice all the day: and in thy righteousness shall they be exalted.Psalm 98:2 · צִדְקָתֽוֹ׃The LORD hath made known his salvation: his righteousness hath he openly shewed in the sight of the heathen.Psalm 99:4 · וּ֝צְדָקָ֗הThe king’s strength also loveth judgment; thou dost establish equity, thou executest judgment and righteousness in Jacob.Psalm 103:6 · צְדָק֣וֹתThe LORD executeth righteousness and judgment for all that are oppressed.Psalm 103:17 · וְ֝צִדְקָת֗וֹBut the mercy of the LORD [is] from everlasting to everlasting upon them that fear him, and his righteousness unto children’s children;Psalm 106:3 · צְדָקָ֣הBlessed [are] they that keep judgment, [and] he that doeth righteousness at all times.Psalm 106:31 · לִצְדָקָ֑הAnd that was counted unto him for righteousness unto all generations for evermore.Psalm 111:3 · וְ֝צִדְקָת֗וֹHis work [is] honourable and glorious: and his righteousness endureth for ever.Psalm 112:3 · וְ֝צִדְקָת֗וֹWealth and riches [shall be] in his house: and his righteousness endureth for ever.Psalm 112:9 · צִ֭דְקָתוֹHe hath dispersed, he hath given to the poor; his righteousness endureth for ever; his horn shall be exalted with honour.Psalm 119:40 · בְּצִדְקָתְךָ֥Behold, I have longed after thy precepts: quicken me in thy righteousness.Psalm 119:142 · צִדְקָתְךָ֣Thy righteousness [is] an everlasting righteousness, and thy law [is] the truth.Psalm 143:1 · בְּצִדְקָתֶֽךָ׃A Psalm of David. Hear my prayer, O LORD, give ear to my supplications: in thy faithfulness answer me, [and] in thy righteousness.Psalm 143:11 · בְּצִדְקָתְךָ֓׀Quicken me, O LORD, for thy name’s sake: for thy righteousness’ sake bring my soul out of trouble.Psalm 145:7 · וְצִדְקָתְךָ֥They shall abundantly utter the memory of thy great goodness, and shall sing of thy righteousness.Proverbs 8:18 · וּצְדָקָֽה׃Riches and honour [are] with me; [yea], durable riches and righteousness.Proverbs 8:20 · צְדָקָ֥הI lead in the way of righteousness, in the midst of the paths of judgment:Proverbs 10:2 · וּ֝צְדָקָ֗הTreasures of wickedness profit nothing: but righteousness delivereth from death.Proverbs 11:4 · וּ֝צְדָקָ֗הRiches profit not in the day of wrath: but righteousness delivereth from death.Proverbs 11:5 · צִדְקַ֣תThe righteousness of the perfect shall direct his way: but the wicked shall fall by his own wickedness.Proverbs 11:6 · צִדְקַ֣תThe righteousness of the upright shall deliver them: but transgressors shall be taken in [their own] naughtiness.Proverbs 11:18 · צְ֝דָקָ֗הThe wicked worketh a deceitful work: but to him that soweth righteousness [shall be] a sure reward.Proverbs 11:19 · צְדָקָ֥הAs righteousness [tendeth] to life: so he that pursueth evil [pursueth it] to his own death.Proverbs 12:28 · צְדָקָ֥הIn the way of righteousness [is] life; and [in] the pathway [thereof there is] no death.Proverbs 13:6 · צְ֭דָקָהRighteousness keepeth [him that is] upright in the way: but wickedness overthroweth the sinner.Proverbs 14:34 · צְדָקָ֥הRighteousness exalteth a nation: but sin [is] a reproach to any people.Proverbs 15:9 · צְדָקָ֣הThe way of the wicked [is] an abomination unto the LORD: but he loveth him that followeth after righteousness.Proverbs 16:8 · בִּצְדָקָ֑הBetter [is] a little with righteousness than great revenues without right.Proverbs 16:12 · בִ֝צְדָקָ֗ה[It is] an abomination to kings to commit wickedness: for the throne is established by righteousness.Proverbs 16:31 · צְ֝דָקָ֗הThe hoary head [is] a crown of glory, [if] it be found in the way of righteousness.Proverbs 21:3 · צְדָקָ֣הTo do justice and judgment [is] more acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice.Proverbs 21:21 · צְדָקָ֣ה · צְדָקָ֥הHe that followeth after righteousness and mercy findeth life, righteousness, and honour.Isaiah 1:27 · בִּצְדָקָֽה׃Zion shall be redeemed with judgment, and her converts with righteousness.Isaiah 5:7 · לִצְדָקָ֖הFor the vineyard of the LORD of hosts [is] the house of Israel, and the men of Judah his pleasant plant: and he looked for judgment, but behold oppression; for righteousness, but behold a cry.Isaiah 5:16 · בִּצְדָקָֽה׃But the LORD of hosts shall be exalted in judgment, and God that is holy shall be sanctified in righteousness.Isaiah 5:23 · וְצִדְקַ֥תWhich justify the wicked for reward, and take away the righteousness of the righteous from him!Isaiah 9:7 · וּבִצְדָקָ֑הOf the increase of [his] government and peace [there shall be] no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice from henceforth even for ever. The zeal of the LORD of hosts will perform this.Isaiah 10:22 · צְדָקָֽה׃For though thy people Israel be as the sand of the sea, [yet] a remnant of them shall return: the consumption decreed shall overflow with righteousness.Isaiah 28:17 · וּצְדָקָ֖הJudgment also will I lay to the line, and righteousness to the plummet: and the hail shall sweep away the refuge of lies, and the waters shall overflow the hiding place.Isaiah 32:16 · וּצְדָקָ֖הThen judgment shall dwell in the wilderness, and righteousness remain in the fruitful field.Isaiah 32:17 · הַצְּדָקָ֖ה · הַצְּדָקָ֔הAnd the work of righteousness shall be peace; and the effect of righteousness quietness and assurance for ever.Isaiah 33:5 · וּצְדָקָֽה׃The LORD is exalted; for he dwelleth on high: he hath filled Zion with judgment and righteousness.Isaiah 33:15 · צְדָק֔וֹתHe that walketh righteously, and speaketh uprightly; he that despiseth the gain of oppressions, that shaketh his hands from holding of bribes, that stoppeth his ears from hearing of blood, and shutteth his eyes from seeing evil;Isaiah 45:8 · וּצְדָקָ֤הDrop 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 45:23 · צְדָקָ֛הI have sworn by myself, the word is gone out of my mouth [in] righteousness, and shall not return, That unto me every knee shall bow, every tongue shall swear.Isaiah 45:24 · צְדָק֣וֹתSurely, shall [one] say, in the LORD have I righteousness and strength: [even] to him shall [men] come; and all that are incensed against him shall be ashamed.Isaiah 46:12 · מִצְּדָקָֽה׃Hearken unto me, ye stouthearted, that [are] far from righteousness:Isaiah 46:13 · צִדְקָתִי֙I bring near my righteousness; it shall not be far off, and my salvation shall not tarry: and I will place salvation in Zion for Israel my glory.Isaiah 48:1 · בִצְדָקָֽה׃Hear ye this, O house of Jacob, which are called by the name of Israel, and are come forth out of the waters of Judah, which swear by the name of the LORD, and make mention of the God of Israel, [but] not in truth, nor in righteousness.Isaiah 48:18 · וְצִדְקָתְךָ֖O that thou hadst hearkened to my commandments! then had thy peace been as a river, and thy righteousness as the waves of the sea:Isaiah 51:6 · וְצִדְקָתִ֖יLift up your eyes to the heavens, and look upon the earth beneath: for the heavens shall vanish away like smoke, and the earth shall wax old like a garment, and they that dwell therein shall die in like manner: but my salvation shall be for ever, and my righteousness shall not be abolished.Isaiah 51:8 · וְצִדְקָתִי֙For the moth shall eat them up like a garment, and the worm shall eat them like wool: but my righteousness shall be for ever, and my salvation from generation to generation.Isaiah 54:14 · בִּצְדָקָ֖הIn righteousness shalt thou be established: thou shalt be far from oppression; for thou shalt not fear: and from terror; for it shall not come near thee.Isaiah 54:17 · וְצִדְקָתָ֛םNo weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper; and every tongue [that] shall rise against thee in judgment thou shalt condemn. This [is] the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and their righteousness [is] of me, saith the LORD.Isaiah 56:1 · צְדָקָ֑ה · וְצִדְקָתִ֖יThus saith the LORD, Keep ye judgment, and do justice: for my salvation [is] near to come, and my righteousness to be revealed.Isaiah 57:12 · צִדְקָתֵ֑ךְI will declare thy righteousness, and thy works; for they shall not profit thee.Isaiah 58:2 · צְדָקָ֣הYet 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 59:9 · צְדָקָ֑הTherefore is judgment far from us, neither doth justice overtake us: we wait for light, but behold obscurity; for brightness, [but] we walk in darkness.Isaiah 59:14 · וּצְדָקָ֖הAnd judgment is turned away backward, and justice standeth afar off: for truth is fallen in the street, and equity cannot enter.Isaiah 59:16 · וְצִדְקָת֖וֹAnd he saw that [there was] no man, and wondered that [there was] no intercessor: therefore his arm brought salvation unto him; and his righteousness, it sustained him.Isaiah 59:17 · צְדָקָה֙For he put on righteousness as a breastplate, and an helmet of salvation upon his head; and he put on the garments of vengeance [for] clothing, and was clad with zeal as a cloke.Isaiah 60:17 · צְדָקָֽה׃For brass I will bring gold, and for iron I will bring silver, and for wood brass, and for stones iron: I will also make thy officers peace, and thine exactors righteousness.Isaiah 61:10 · צְדָקָ֖הI will greatly rejoice in the LORD, my soul shall be joyful in my God; for he hath clothed me with the garments of salvation, he hath covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decketh [himself] with ornaments, and as a bride adorneth [herself] with her jewels.Isaiah 61:11 · צְדָקָה֙For as the earth bringeth forth her bud, and as the garden causeth the things that are sown in it to spring forth; so the Lord GOD will cause righteousness and praise to spring forth before all the nations.Isaiah 63:1 · בִּצְדָקָ֖הWho [is] this that cometh from Edom, with dyed garments from Bozrah? this [that is] glorious in his apparel, travelling in the greatness of his strength? I that speak in righteousness, mighty to save.Isaiah 64:6 · צִדְקֹתֵ֑ינוּBut we are all as an unclean [thing], and all our righteousnesses [are] as filthy rags; and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away.Jeremiah 4:2 · וּבִצְדָקָ֑הAnd thou shalt swear, The LORD liveth, in truth, in judgment, and in righteousness; and the nations shall bless themselves in him, and in him shall they glory.Jeremiah 9:24 · וּצְדָקָ֖הBut let him that glorieth glory in this, that he understandeth and knoweth me, that I [am] the LORD which exercise lovingkindness, judgment, and righteousness, in the earth: for in these [things] I delight, saith the LORD.Jeremiah 22:3 · וּצְדָקָ֔הThus saith the LORD; Execute ye judgment and righteousness, and deliver the spoiled out of the hand of the oppressor: and do no wrong, do no violence to the stranger, the fatherless, nor the widow, neither shed innocent blood in this place.Jeremiah 22:15 · וּצְדָקָ֔הShalt thou reign, because thou closest [thyself] in cedar? did not thy father eat and drink, and do judgment and justice, [and] then [it was] well with him?Jeremiah 23:5 · וּצְדָקָ֖הBehold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will raise unto David a righteous Branch, and a King shall reign and prosper, and shall execute judgment and justice in the earth.Jeremiah 33:15 · צְדָקָ֑ה · וּצְדָקָ֖הIn those days, and at that time, will I cause the Branch of righteousness to grow up unto David; and he shall execute judgment and righteousness in the land.Jeremiah 51:10 · צִדְקֹתֵ֑ינוּThe LORD hath brought forth our righteousness: come, and let us declare in Zion the work of the LORD our God.Daniel 9:7 · הַצְּדָקָ֔הO Lord, righteousness [belongeth] unto thee, but unto us confusion of faces, as at this day; to the men of Judah, and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and unto all Israel, [that are] near, and [that are] far off, through all the countries whither thou hast driven them, because of their trespass that they have trespassed against thee.Daniel 9:16 · צִדְקֹתֶ֙ךָ֙O Lord, according to all thy righteousness, I beseech thee, let thine anger and thy fury be turned away from thy city Jerusalem, thy holy mountain: because for our sins, and for the iniquities of our fathers, Jerusalem and thy people [are become] a reproach to all [that are] about us.Daniel 9:18 · צִדְקֹתֵ֗ינוּO my God, incline thine ear, and hear; open thine eyes, and behold our desolations, and the city which is called by thy name: for we do not present our supplications before thee for our righteousnesses, but for thy great mercies.Hosea 10:12 · לִצְדָקָה֙Sow 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.Amos 5:7 · וּצְדָקָ֖הYe who turn judgment to wormwood, and leave off righteousness in the earth,Amos 5:24 · וּצְדָקָ֖הBut let judgment run down as waters, and righteousness as a mighty stream.Amos 6:12 · צְדָקָ֖הShall horses run upon the rock? will [one] plow [there] with oxen? for ye have turned judgment into gall, and the fruit of righteousness into hemlock:Micah 6:5 · צִדְק֥וֹתO my people, remember now what Balak king of Moab consulted, and what Balaam the son of Beor answered him from Shittim unto Gilgal; that ye may know the righteousness of the LORD.Micah 7:9 · בְּצִדְקָתֽוֹ׃I will bear the indignation of the LORD, because I have sinned against him, until he plead my cause, and execute judgment for me: he will bring me forth to the light, [and] I shall behold his righteousness.Zechariah 8:8 · וּבִצְדָקָֽה׃ סAnd I will bring them, and they shall dwell in the midst of Jerusalem: and they shall be my people, and I will be their God, in truth and in righteousness.Malachi 3:3 · בִּצְדָקָֽה׃And he shall sit [as] a refiner and purifier of silver: and he shall purify the sons of Levi, and purge them as gold and silver, that they may offer unto the LORD an offering in righteousness.Malachi 4:2 · צְדָקָ֔הBut unto you that fear my name shall the Sun of righteousness arise with healing in his wings; and ye shall go forth, and grow up as calves of the stall.