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׃He believed in Yahweh; and he reckoned it to him for righteousness.Genesis 18:19 · צְדָקָ֖הFor I have known him, to the end that he may command his children and his household after him, that they may keep the way of Yahweh, to do righteousness and justice; to the end that Yahweh may bring on Abraham that which he has spoken of him.”Genesis 30:33 · צִדְקָתִי֙So my righteousness will answer for me hereafter, when you come concerning my hire that is before you. Every one that is not speckled and spotted among the goats, and black among the sheep, that might be with me, will be counted stolen.”Deuteronomy 6:25 · וּצְדָקָ֖הIt shall be righteousness to us, if we observe to do all this commandment before Yahweh our God, as he has commanded us.”Deuteronomy 9:4 · בְּצִדְקָתִי֙Don’t say in your heart, after Yahweh your God has thrust them out from before you, saying, “For my righteousness Yahweh has brought me in to possess this land;” because Yahweh drives them out before you because of the wickedness of these nations.Deuteronomy 9:5 · בְצִדְקָתְךָ֗Not for your righteousness, or for the uprightness of your heart, do you go in to possess their land; but for the wickedness of these nations Yahweh your God does drive them out from before you, and that he may establish the word which Yahweh swore to your fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob.Deuteronomy 9:6 · בְצִדְקָֽתְךָ֙Know therefore, that Yahweh your God doesn’t give you this good land to possess it for your righteousness; for you are a stiff-necked people.Deuteronomy 24:13 · צְדָקָ֔הyou shall surely restore to him the pledge when the sun goes down, that he may sleep in his garment, and bless you: and it shall be righteousness to you before Yahweh your God.Deuteronomy 33:21 · צִדְקַ֤תHe provided the first part for himself, for there was the lawgiver’s portion reserved. He came with the heads of the people. He executed the righteousness of Yahweh, His ordinances with Israel.”Judges 5:11 · צִדְק֣וֹת · צִדְקֹ֥תFar from the noise of archers, in the places of drawing water, there they will rehearse the righteous acts of Yahweh, the righteous acts of his rule in Israel. “Then the people of Yahweh went down to the gates.1 Samuel 12:7 · צִדְק֣וֹתNow therefore stand still, that I may plead with you before Yahweh concerning all the righteous acts of Yahweh, which he did to you and to your fathers.1 Samuel 26:23 · צִדְקָת֖וֹYahweh will render to every man his righteousness and his faithfulness; because Yahweh delivered you into my hand today, and I wouldn’t put forth my hand against Yahweh’s anointed.2 Samuel 8:15 · וּצְדָקָ֖הDavid reigned over all Israel; and David executed justice and righteousness to all his people.2 Samuel 19:28 · צְדָקָ֔הFor all my father’s house were but dead men before my lord the king; yet you set your servant among those who ate at your own table. What right therefore have I yet that I should cry any more to the king?”2 Samuel 22:21 · כְּצִדְקָתִ֑יYahweh rewarded me according to my righteousness. He rewarded me according to the cleanness of my hands.2 Samuel 22:25 · כְּצִדְקָתִ֑יTherefore Yahweh has rewarded me according to my righteousness, According to my cleanness in his eyesight.1 Kings 3:6 · וּבִצְדָקָ֛הSolomon said, “You have shown to your servant David my father great loving kindness, according as he walked before you in truth, and in righteousness, and in uprightness of heart with you. You have kept for him this great loving kindness, that you have given him a son to sit on his throne, as it is this day.1 Kings 8:32 · כְּצִדְקָתֽוֹ׃ סthen hear in heaven, and do, and judge your servants, condemning the wicked, to bring his way on his own head, and justifying the righteous, to give him according to his righteousness.1 Kings 10:9 · וּצְדָקָֽה׃Blessed is Yahweh your God, who delighted in you, to set you on the throne of Israel. Because Yahweh loved Israel forever, therefore made he you king, to do justice and righteousness.”1 Chronicles 18:14 · וּצְדָקָ֖הDavid reigned over all Israel; and he executed justice and righteousness to all his people.2 Chronicles 6:23 · כְּצִדְקָתֽוֹ׃ סthen hear from heaven, and do, and judge your servants, bringing retribution to the wicked, to bring his way on his own head; and justifying the righteous, to give him according to his righteousness.2 Chronicles 9:8 · וּצְדָקָֽה׃Blessed be Yahweh your God, who delighted in you, to set you on his throne, to be king for Yahweh your God: because your God loved Israel, to establish them forever, therefore made he you king over them, to do justice and righteousness.”Nehemiah 2:20 · וּצְדָקָ֛הThen answered I them, and said to them, “The God of heaven will prosper us. Therefore we, his servants, will arise and build; but you have no portion, nor right, nor memorial, in Jerusalem.”Job 27:6 · בְּצִדְקָתִ֣יI hold fast to my righteousness, and will not let it go. My heart shall not reproach me so long as I live.Job 33:26 · צִדְקָתֽוֹ׃He prays to God, and he is favorable to him, so that he sees his face with joy. He restores to man his righteousness.Job 35:8 · צִדְקָתֶֽךָ׃Your wickedness may hurt a man as you are, and your righteousness may profit a son of man.Job 37:23 · צְ֝דָקָ֗הWe can’t reach the Almighty. He is exalted in power. In justice and great righteousness, he will not oppress.Psalm 5:8 · בְצִדְקָתֶ֗ךָLead me, Yahweh, in your righteousness because of my enemies. Make your way straight before my face.Psalm 11:7 · צְדָק֣וֹתFor Yahweh is righteous. He loves righteousness. The upright shall see his face.Psalm 22:31 · צִדְקָת֑וֹThey shall come and shall declare his righteousness to a people that shall be born, for he has done it.Psalm 24:5 · וּ֝צְדָקָ֗הHe shall receive a blessing from Yahweh, righteousness from the God of his salvation.Psalm 31:1 · בְּצִדְקָתְךָ֥For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David. In you, Yahweh, I take refuge. Let me never be disappointed. Deliver me in your righteousness.Psalm 33:5 · צְדָקָ֣הHe loves righteousness and justice. The earth is full of the loving kindness of Yahweh.Psalm 36:6 · צִדְקָֽתְךָ֨׀Your righteousness is like the mountains of God. Your judgments are like a great deep. Yahweh, you preserve man and animal.Psalm 36:10 · וְ֝צִדְקָֽתְךָ֗Oh continue your loving kindness to those who know you, your righteousness to the upright in heart.Psalm 40:10 · צִדְקָתְךָ֬I have not hidden your righteousness within my heart. I have declared your faithfulness and your salvation. I have not concealed your loving kindness and your truth from the great assembly.Psalm 51:14 · צִדְקָתֶֽךָ׃Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God, the God of my salvation. My tongue shall sing aloud of your righteousness.Psalm 69:27 · בְּצִדְקָתֶֽךָ׃Charge them with crime upon crime. Don’t let them come into your righteousness.Psalm 71:2 · בְּצִדְקָתְךָ֗Deliver me in your righteousness, and rescue me. Turn your ear to me, and save me.Psalm 71:15 · צִדְקָתֶ֗ךָMy mouth will tell about your righteousness, and of your salvation all day, though I don’t know its full measure.Psalm 71:16 · צִדְקָתְךָ֣I will come with the mighty acts of the Lord Yahweh. I will make mention of your righteousness, even of yours alone.Psalm 71:19 · וְצִדְקָתְךָ֥Your righteousness also, God, reaches to the heavens; you have done great things. God, who is like you?Psalm 71:24 · צִדְקָתֶ֑ךָMy tongue will also talk about your righteousness all day long, for they are disappointed, and they are confounded, who want to harm me.Psalm 72:1 · וְצִדְקָתְךָ֥By Solomon. God, give the king your justice; your righteousness to the royal son.Psalm 72:3 · בִּצְדָקָֽה׃The mountains shall bring prosperity to the people. The hills bring the fruit of righteousness.Psalm 88:12 · וְ֝צִדְקָתְךָ֗Are your wonders made known in the dark? Or your righteousness in the land of forgetfulness?Psalm 89:16 · וּבְצִדְקָתְךָ֥In your name they rejoice all day. In your righteousness, they are exalted.Psalm 98:2 · צִדְקָתֽוֹ׃Yahweh has made known his salvation. He has openly shown his righteousness in the sight of the nations.Psalm 99:4 · וּ֝צְדָקָ֗הThe King’s strength also loves justice. You do establish equity. You execute justice and righteousness in Jacob.Psalm 103:6 · צְדָק֣וֹתYahweh executes righteous acts, and justice for all who are oppressed.Psalm 103:17 · וְ֝צִדְקָת֗וֹBut Yahweh’s loving kindness is from everlasting to everlasting with those who fear him, his righteousness to children’s children;Psalm 106:3 · צְדָקָ֣הBlessed are those who keep justice. Blessed is one who does what is right at all times.Psalm 106:31 · לִצְדָקָ֑הThat was credited to him for righteousness, for all generations to come.Psalm 111:3 · וְ֝צִדְקָת֗וֹHis work is honor and majesty. His righteousness endures forever.Psalm 112:3 · וְ֝צִדְקָת֗וֹWealth and riches are in his house. His righteousness endures forever.Psalm 112:9 · צִ֭דְקָתוֹHe has dispersed, he has given to the poor. His righteousness endures forever. His horn will be exalted with honor.Psalm 119:40 · בְּצִדְקָתְךָ֥Behold, I long for your precepts! Revive me in your righteousness. WAWPsalm 119:142 · צִדְקָתְךָ֣Your righteousness is an everlasting righteousness. Your law is truth.Psalm 143:1 · בְּצִדְקָתֶֽךָ׃A Psalm by David. Hear my prayer, Yahweh. Listen to my petitions. In your faithfulness and righteousness, relieve me.Psalm 143:11 · בְּצִדְקָתְךָ֓׀Revive me, Yahweh, for your name’s sake. In your righteousness, bring my soul out of trouble.Psalm 145:7 · וְצִדְקָתְךָ֥They will utter the memory of your great goodness, and will sing of your righteousness.Proverbs 8:18 · וּצְדָקָֽה׃With me are riches, honor, enduring wealth, and prosperity.Proverbs 8:20 · צְדָקָ֥הI walk in the way of righteousness, in the midst of the paths of justice;Proverbs 10:2 · וּ֝צְדָקָ֗הTreasures of wickedness profit nothing, but righteousness delivers from death.Proverbs 11:4 · וּ֝צְדָקָ֗הRiches don’t profit in the day of wrath, but righteousness delivers from death.Proverbs 11:5 · צִדְקַ֣תThe righteousness of the blameless will direct his way, but the wicked shall fall by his own wickedness.Proverbs 11:6 · צִדְקַ֣תThe righteousness of the upright shall deliver them, but the unfaithful will be trapped by evil desires.Proverbs 11:18 · צְ֝דָקָ֗הWicked people earn deceitful wages, but one who sows righteousness reaps a sure reward.Proverbs 11:19 · צְדָקָ֥הHe who is truly righteous gets life. He who pursues evil gets death.Proverbs 12:28 · צְדָקָ֥הIn the way of righteousness is life; in its path there is no death.Proverbs 13:6 · צְ֭דָקָהRighteousness guards the way of integrity, but wickedness overthrows the sinner.Proverbs 14:34 · צְדָקָ֥הRighteousness exalts a nation, but sin is a disgrace to any people.Proverbs 15:9 · צְדָקָ֣הThe way of the wicked is an abomination to Yahweh, but he loves him who follows after righteousness.Proverbs 16:8 · בִּצְדָקָ֑הBetter is a little with righteousness, than great revenues with injustice.Proverbs 16:12 · בִ֝צְדָקָ֗הIt is an abomination for kings to do wrong, for the throne is established by righteousness.Proverbs 16:31 · צְ֝דָקָ֗הGray hair is a crown of glory. It is attained by a life of righteousness.Proverbs 21:3 · צְדָקָ֣הTo do righteousness and justice is more acceptable to Yahweh than sacrifice.Proverbs 21:21 · צְדָקָ֣ה · צְדָקָ֥הHe who follows after righteousness and kindness finds life, righteousness, and honor.Isaiah 1:27 · בִּצְדָקָֽה׃Zion shall be redeemed with justice, and her converts with righteousness.Isaiah 5:7 · לִצְדָקָ֖הFor the vineyard of Yahweh of Armies is the house of Israel, and the men of Judah his pleasant plant: and he looked for justice, but, behold, oppression; for righteousness, but, behold, a cry of distress.Isaiah 5:16 · בִּצְדָקָֽה׃but Yahweh of Armies is exalted in justice, and God the Holy One is sanctified in righteousness.Isaiah 5:23 · וְצִדְקַ֥תwho acquit the guilty for a bribe, but deny justice for the innocent!Isaiah 9:7 · וּבִצְדָקָ֑הOf the increase of his government and of peace there shall be no end, on the throne of David, and on his kingdom, to establish it, and to uphold it with justice and with righteousness from that time on, even forever. The zeal of Yahweh of Armies will perform this.Isaiah 10:22 · צְדָקָֽה׃For though your people, Israel, are like the sand of the sea, only a remnant of them will return. A destruction is determined, overflowing with righteousness.Isaiah 28:17 · וּצְדָקָ֖הI will make justice the measuring line, and righteousness the plumb line. The hail will sweep away the refuge of lies, and the waters will overflow the hiding place.Isaiah 32:16 · וּצְדָקָ֖הThen justice will dwell in the wilderness; and righteousness will remain in the fruitful field.Isaiah 32:17 · הַצְּדָקָ֖ה · הַצְּדָקָ֔הThe work of righteousness will be peace; and the effect of righteousness, quietness and confidence forever.Isaiah 33:5 · וּצְדָקָֽה׃Yahweh is exalted, for he dwells on high. He has filled Zion with justice and righteousness.Isaiah 33:15 · צְדָק֔וֹתHe who walks righteously, and speaks blamelessly; He who despises the gain of oppressions, who gestures with his hands, refusing to take a bribe, who stops his ears from hearing of blood, and shuts his eyes from looking at evil—Isaiah 45:8 · וּצְדָקָ֤הDistil, you 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 with it. I, Yahweh, have created it.Isaiah 45:23 · צְדָקָ֛הI have sworn by myself, the word has gone out of my mouth in righteousness, and will not return, that to me every knee shall bow, every tongue shall take an oath.Isaiah 45:24 · צְדָק֣וֹתThey will say of me, ‘There is righteousness and strength only in Yahweh.’” Even to him shall men come; and all those who were incensed against him shall be disappointed.Isaiah 46:12 · מִצְּדָקָֽה׃Listen to me, you stout-hearted, who are far from righteousness:Isaiah 46:13 · צִדְקָתִי֙I bring near my righteousness, it shall not be far off, and my salvation shall not wait; and I will place salvation in Zion for Israel my glory.Isaiah 48:1 · בִצְדָקָֽה׃“Hear this, house of Jacob, you who are called by the name of Israel, and have come forth out of the waters of Judah; who swear by the name of Yahweh, and make mention of the God of Israel, but not in truth, nor in righteousnessIsaiah 48:18 · וְצִדְקָתְךָ֖Oh that you had listened to my commandments! then your peace would have been like a river, and your righteousness like the waves of the sea:Isaiah 51:6 · וְצִדְקָתִ֖יLift up your eyes to the heavens, and look on the earth beneath; for the heavens shall vanish away like smoke, and the earth shall wax old like a garment; and those who dwell therein shall die in the same way: but my salvation shall be forever, 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 forever, and my salvation to all generations.”Isaiah 54:14 · בִּצְדָקָ֖הIn righteousness you shall be established: you shall be far from oppression, for you shall not be afraid; and from terror, for it shall not come near you.Isaiah 54:17 · וְצִדְקָתָ֛םNo weapon that is formed against you will prevail; and you will condemn every tongue that rises against you in judgment. This is the heritage of the servants of Yahweh, and their righteousness which is of me,” says Yahweh.Isaiah 56:1 · צְדָקָ֑ה · וְצִדְקָתִ֖יThus says Yahweh, “Keep justice, and do righteousness; for my salvation is near to come, and my righteousness to be revealed.Isaiah 57:12 · צִדְקָתֵ֑ךְI will declare your righteousness; and as for your works, they shall not profit you.Isaiah 58:2 · צְדָקָ֣הYet they seek me daily, and delight to know my ways: as a nation that did righteousness, and didn’t forsake the ordinance of their God, they ask of me righteous judgments; they delight to draw near to God.Isaiah 59:9 · צְדָקָ֑הTherefore is justice far from us, neither does righteousness overtake us: we look for light, but, behold, darkness; for brightness, but we walk in obscurity.Isaiah 59:14 · וּצְדָקָ֖הJustice is turned away backward, and righteousness stands afar off; for truth is fallen in the street, and uprightness can’t enter.Isaiah 59:16 · וְצִדְקָת֖וֹHe saw that there was no man, and wondered that there was no intercessor: therefore his own arm brought salvation to him; and his righteousness, it upheld him.Isaiah 59:17 · צְדָקָה֙He put on righteousness as a breastplate, and a helmet of salvation on his head; and he put on garments of vengeance for clothing, and was clad with zeal as a mantle.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 your officers peace, and righteousness your ruler.Isaiah 61:10 · צְדָקָ֖הI will greatly rejoice in Yahweh, my soul shall be joyful in my God; for he has clothed me with the garments of salvation, he has covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decks himself with a garland, and as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.Isaiah 61:11 · צְדָקָה֙For as the earth brings forth its bud, and as the garden causes the things that are sown in it to spring forth; so the Lord Yahweh will cause righteousness and praise to spring forth before all the nations.Isaiah 63:1 · בִּצְדָקָ֖הWho is this who comes from Edom, with dyed garments from Bozrah? this who is glorious in his clothing, marching in the greatness of his strength? “It is I who speak in righteousness, mighty to save.”Isaiah 64:6 · צִדְקֹתֵ֑ינוּFor we have all become as one who is unclean, and all our righteousness is as a polluted garment: and we all fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, take us away.Jeremiah 4:2 · וּבִצְדָקָ֑הand you shall swear, ‘As Yahweh lives,’ in truth, in justice, and in righteousness. The nations shall bless themselves in him, and in him shall they glory.”Jeremiah 9:24 · וּצְדָקָ֖הbut let him who glories glory in this, that he has understanding, and knows me, that I am Yahweh who exercises loving kindness, justice, and righteousness, in the earth: for in these things I delight, says Yahweh.Jeremiah 22:3 · וּצְדָקָ֔הThus says Yahweh: Execute justice and righteousness, and deliver him who is robbed out of the hand of the oppressor: and do no wrong, do no violence, to the foreigner, the fatherless, nor the widow; neither shed innocent blood in this place.Jeremiah 22:15 · וּצְדָקָ֔הShall you reign, because you strive to excel in cedar? Didn’t your father eat and drink, and do justice and righteousness? then it was well with him.Jeremiah 23:5 · וּצְדָקָ֖הBehold, the days come, says Yahweh, that I will raise to David a righteous Branch, and he shall reign as king and deal wisely, and shall execute justice and righteousness in the land.Jeremiah 33:15 · צְדָקָ֑ה · וּצְדָקָ֖הIn those days, and at that time, will I cause a Branch of righteousness to grow up to David; and he shall execute justice and righteousness in the land.Jeremiah 51:10 · צִדְקֹתֵ֑ינוּYahweh has brought forth our righteousness: come, and let us declare in Zion the work of Yahweh our God.Daniel 9:7 · הַצְּדָקָ֔הLord, righteousness belongs to you, but to us confusion of face, as at this day; to the men of Judah, and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and to all Israel, who are near, and who are far off, through all the countries where you have driven them, because of their trespass that they have trespassed against you.Daniel 9:16 · צִדְקֹתֶ֙ךָ֙Lord, according to all your righteousness, let your anger and please let your wrath be turned away from your city Jerusalem, your holy mountain; because for our sins, and for the iniquities of our fathers, Jerusalem and your people have become a reproach to all who are around us.Daniel 9:18 · צִדְקֹתֵ֗ינוּMy God, turn your ear, and hear; open your eyes, and see our desolations, and the city which is called by your name: for we do not present our petitions before you for our righteousness, but for your great mercies’ sake.Hosea 10:12 · לִצְדָקָה֙Sow to yourselves in righteousness, reap according to kindness. Break up your fallow ground; for it is time to seek Yahweh, until he comes and rains righteousness on you.Amos 5:7 · וּצְדָקָ֖הYou who turn justice to wormwood, and cast down righteousness to the earth:Amos 5:24 · וּצְדָקָ֖הBut let justice roll on like rivers, and righteousness like a mighty stream.Amos 6:12 · צְדָקָ֖הDo horses run on the rocky crags? Does one plow there with oxen? But you have turned justice into poison, and the fruit of righteousness into bitterness;Micah 6:5 · צִדְק֥וֹתMy people, remember now what Balak king of Moab devised, and what Balaam the son of Beor answered him from Shittim to Gilgal, that you may know the righteous acts of Yahweh.”Micah 7:9 · בְּצִדְקָתֽוֹ׃I will bear the indignation of Yahweh, because I have sinned against him, until he pleads my case, and executes judgment for me. He will bring me forth to the light. I will see his righteousness.Zechariah 8:8 · וּבִצְדָקָֽה׃ סand I will bring them, and they will dwell in the midst of Jerusalem; and they will be my people, and I will be their God, in truth and in righteousness.”Malachi 3:3 · בִּצְדָקָֽה׃and he will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver, and he will purify the sons of Levi, and refine them as gold and silver; and they shall offer to Yahweh offerings in righteousness.Malachi 4:2 · צְדָקָ֔הBut to you who fear my name shall the sun of righteousness arise with healing in its wings. You will go out, and leap like calves of the stall.