Word study · Hebrew
צֶ֫דֶק
tse.deqH6664righteousness
Used 119 times in the tagged text.
H6664G · צֶ֫דֶק · righteousness
What it means
- justice, rightness, righteousness
Full dictionary entry (technical)
- 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
H6664H · צֶ֫דֶק · Righteousness
Full dictionary entry (technical)
- This name means justice, righteousness
- Another name of ye.ho.vah (יהוה "LORD" H3068G)
Same idea, other words · Righteousness and justice
The same word family carries both 'righteous' and 'just'. English splits them; the Bible often does not.
- צֶ֫דֶקtsedeq righteousnessrighteousness, what is rightH6664
- צְדָקָהtsedaqah righteousnessrighteousness as a lived quality or a giftH6666
- מִשְׁפָּטmishpat justice: judgementjustice, judgment, the right orderH4941
- δικαιοσύνηdikaiosunē righteousnessrighteousness, the standing and the conductG1343
- δίκαιοςdikaios justrighteous, justG1342
- δικαιόωdikaioō to justifyto declare righteous, to justifyG1344
Where it appears
- Leviticus5
- Deuteronomy7
- Job7
- Psalms49
- Proverbs9
- Ecclesiastes3
- Isaiah25
- Jeremiah6
- Ezekiel4
- Daniel1
- Hosea2
- Zephaniah1
Every use · 51–100 of 119 · BSB
before 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.
Clouds and darkness surround Him; righteousness and justice are His throne’s foundation.
The heavens proclaim His righteousness; all the peoples see His glory.
before the LORD, for He comes to judge the earth. He will judge the world with righteousness and the peoples with equity.
Open to me the gates of righteousness, that I may enter and give thanks to the LORD.
I will praise You with an upright heart when I learn Your righteous judgments.
At midnight I rise to give You thanks for Your righteous judgments.
I know, O LORD, that Your judgments are righteous, and that in faithfulness You have afflicted me.
I have sworn and confirmed that I will keep Your righteous judgments.
I have done what is just and right; do not leave me to my oppressors.
My eyes fail, looking for Your salvation, and for Your righteous promise.
The testimonies You have laid down are righteous and altogether faithful.
Your righteousness is everlasting and Your law is true.
Your testimonies are righteous forever. Give me understanding, that I may live.
The entirety of Your word is truth, and all Your righteous judgments endure forever.
Seven times a day I praise You for Your righteous judgments.
My tongue sings of Your word, for all Your commandments are righteous.
May Your priests be clothed with righteousness, and Your saints shout for joy.
and for receiving instruction in wise living and in righteousness, justice, and equity.
Then you will discern righteousness and justice and equity—every good path.
All the words of my mouth are righteous; none are crooked or perverse.
By me kings reign, and rulers enact just laws;
By me princes rule, and all nobles who govern justly.
He who speaks the truth declares what is right, but a false witness speaks deceit.
Righteous lips are a king’s delight, and he who speaks honestly is beloved.
Remove the wicked from the king’s presence, and his throne will be established in righteousness.
Open your mouth, judge righteously, and defend the cause of the poor and needy.
Furthermore, I saw under the sun that in the place of judgment there is wickedness, and in the place of righteousness there is wickedness.
If 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.
In 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.
See how the faithful city has become a harlot! She once was full of justice; righteousness resided within her, but now only murderers!
I 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.”
but 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.
Righteousness will be the belt around His hips, and faithfulness the sash around His waist.
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.
My 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.
Though 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.
Behold, a king will reign in righteousness, and princes will rule with justice.
Who 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.
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 right hand of righteousness.
“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,
The LORD was pleased, for the sake of His righteousness, to magnify His law and make it glorious.
Drip 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.
I 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.”
I 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.
“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.
My 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.
Listen 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.
For 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.”
Then 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.
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