Strong's G1343 δικαιοσύνη (dikaiosyne)

And Abram believed God, and it was counted to him for righteousness.

For I know that he will order his sons, and his house after him, and they will keep the ways of the Lord, to do justice and judgment, that the Lord may bring upon Abraham all things whatsoever he has spoken to him.

since thy servant has found mercy before thee, and thou hast magnified thy righteousness, in what thou doest toward me that my soul may live—but I shall not be able to escape to the mountain, lest perhaps the calamity overtake me and I die.

Said he not to me, She is my sister, and said she not to me, He is my brother? with a pure heart and in the righteousness of my hands have I done this.

And it came to pass when God brought me forth out of the house of my father, that I said to her, This righteousness thou shalt perform to me, in every place into which we may enter, say of me, He is my brother.

Now therefore swear to me by God that thou wilt not injure me, nor my seed, nor my name, but according to the righteousness which I have performed with thee thou shalt deal with me, and with the land in which thou hast sojourned.

and said, Blessed be the Lord the God of my master Abraham, who has not suffered his righteousness to fail, nor his truth from my master, and the Lord has brought me prosperously to the house of the brother of my lord.

If then ye will deal mercifully and justly with my lord, tell me, and if not, tell me, that I may turn to the right hand or to the left.

And my righteousness shall answer for me on the morrow, for it is my reward before thee: whatever shall not be spotted and speckled among the goats, and gray among the rams, shall be stolen with me.

Let there be to me a sufficiency of all the justice and all the truth which thou hast wrought with thy servant; for with this my staff I passed over this Jordan, and now I am become two camps.

Thou hast guided in thy righteousness this thy people whom thou hast redeemed, By thy strength thou hast called them into thy holy resting place.

and keeping justice and mercy for thousands, taking away iniquity, and unrighteousness, and sins; and he will not clear the guilty; bringing the iniquity of the fathers upon the children, and to the children’s children, to the third and fourth generation.

Thou shalt not act unjustly in judgment: thou shalt not accept the person of the poor, nor admire the person of the mighty; with justice shalt thou judge thy neighbor.

Speak not in thy heart, when the Lord thy God has destroyed these nations before thy face, saying, For my righteousness the Lord brought me in to inherit this good land.

Not for thy righteousness, nor for the holiness of thy heart, dost thou go in to inherit their land, but because of the wickedness of these nations the Lord will destroy them from before thee, and that he may establish the covenant, which the Lord swore to our fathers, to Abraham, and to Isaac, and to Jacob.

And thou shalt know today, that it is not for thy righteousnesses the Lord thy God gives thee this good land to inherit, for thou art a stiff-necked people.

They shall utterly destroy the nations, and ye shall call men there, And there offer the sacrifice of righteousness; For the wealth of the sea shall suckle thee, And so shall the marts of them that dwell by the seacoast.

And he saw his firstfruits, That there the land of the princes gathered With the chiefs of the people was divided; The Lord wrought righteousness, And his judgment with Israel.

And now fear the Lord, and serve him in righteousness and justice; and remove the strange gods, which our fathers served beyond the river, and in Egypt; and serve the Lord.

ye that are delivered from the noise of disturbers Among the drawers of water; There shall they relate righteous acts: O Lord, increase righteous acts in Israel: Then the people of the Lord went down to the cities.

The Lord will weaken his adversary; The Lord is holy. Let not the wise man boast in his wisdom, Nor let the mighty man boast in his strength, And let not the rich man boast in his wealth; But let him that boasts boast in this, To understand and know the Lord, And to execute judgment and justice in the midst of the earth. The Lord has gone up to the heavens, and has thundered: He will judge the extremities of the earth, And he gives strength to our kings, And will exalt the horn of his Christ. And she left him there before the Lord,

And now stand still, and I will judge you before the Lord; and I will relate to you all the righteousness of the Lord, the things which he has wrought among you and your fathers.

And the Lord shall recompense each according to his righteousness and his truth, since the Lord delivered thee this day into my hands, and I would not lift my hand against the Lord’s anointed.

And David reigned over all Israel: and David wrought judgment and justice over all his people.

And the Lord recompensed me according to my righteousness; Even according to the purity of my hands did he recompense me.

And the Lord will recompense me according to my righteousness, And according to the purity of my hands in his eyesight.

And Solomon said, Thou hast dealt very mercifully with thy servant David my father 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 mercy, to set his son upon his throne, as it is this day.

Thou shalt give therefore to thy servant a heart to hear and to judge thy people justly, and to discern between good and evil: for who will be able to judge this thy great people?

then shalt thou hear from heaven, and do, and thou shalt judge thy people Israel, that the wicked should be condemned, to recompense his way upon his head; and to justify the righteous, to give to him according to his righteousness.

Blessed be the Lord thy God, who has taken pleasure in thee, to set thee upon the throne of Israel, because the Lord loved Israel to establish him forever; and he has made thee king over them, to execute judgment with justice, and in their causes.

So David reigned over all Israel; and he executed judgment and justice to all his people.

And I know, Lord, that thou art he that searches the hearts, and thou lovest righteousness. I have willingly offered all these things in simplicity of heart; and now I have seen with joy thy people here present, willingly offering to thee.

then shalt thou hearken out of heaven, and do, and judge thy servants, to recompense the transgressor, and to return his ways upon his head: and to justify the righteous, to recompense him according to his righteousness.

Blessed be the Lord thy God, who took pleasure in thee, to set thee upon his throne for a king, to the Lord thy God: forasmuch as the Lord thy God loved Israel to establish them forever, therefore he has set thee over them for a king to execute judgment and justice.

Then 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.

If thou art pure and true, he will hearken to thy supplication, And will restore to thee the habitation of righteousness.

And he shall establish to thee again a habitation of righteousness And there shall be light upon thy paths.

Why then has he not visited these? Forasmuch as they were upon the earth, and took no notice, And they knew not the way of righteousness, Neither have they walked in their appointed paths?

But keeping fast to my righteousness I will by no means let it go: For I am not conscious to myself of having done anything amiss.

Also I put on righteousness, And clothed myself with judgment like a mantle.

And he shall pray to the Lord, and his prayer shall be accepted of him; He shall enter with a cheerful countenance, with a full expression of praise: For he will render to men their due.

Thy ungodliness may affect a man who is like to thee; Or thy righteousness a son of man.

When I called upon him, the God of my righteousness heard me: Thou hast made room for me in tribulation; Pity me, and hearken to my prayer.

Offer the sacrifice of righteousness, And trust in the Lord.

Lead me, O Lord, in thy righteousness because of mine enemies; Make my way plain before thy face.

The Lord shall judge the nations: Judge me, O Lord, according to my righteousness, And according to my innocence that is in me.

I will give thanks to the Lord according to his righteousness; I will sing to the name of the Lord most high.

For thou hast maintained my cause and my right; Thou satest on the throne, that judgest righteousness.

And he will judge the world in righteousness, He will judge the nations in uprightness.

For the Lord is righteous, and loves righteousness; His face beholds uprightness.

He that walks blameless, and works righteousness, Who speaks truth in his heart.

A Prayer of David. Hearken, O Lord of my righteousness, Attend to my petition; Give ear to my prayer not uttered with deceitful lips.

But I shall appear in righteousness before thy face: I shall be satisfied when thy glory appears.

And the Lord will recompense me according to my righteousness; Even according to the purity of my hands will he recompense me.

And the Lord shall recompense me according to my righteousness, And according to the purity of my hands before his eyes.

And they shall report his righteousness To the people that shall be born, whom the Lord has made.

He has restored my soul: He has guided me into the paths of righteousness, For his name’s sake.

O Lord, I have hoped in thee; let me never be ashamed: Deliver me in thy righteousness and rescue me.

Judge me, O Lord, according to thy righteousness, O Lord my God; And let them not rejoice against me.

Let them that rejoice in my righteousness exult and be glad: And let them say continually, The Lord be magnified, Who desire the peace of his servant.

And my tongue shall meditate on thy righteousness, And on thy praise all the day.

Thy righteousness is as the mountains of God, Thy judgments are as a great deep: O Lord, thou wilt preserve men and beasts.

Extend thy mercy to them that know thee; And thy righteousness to the upright in heart.

And he shall bring forth thy righteousness as the light, And thy judgment as the noonday.

They that reward evil for good slandered me; Because I followed righteousness.

I have preached righteousness in the great congregation; Lo! I will not refrain my lips; O Lord, thou knowest my righteousness.

I have not hidden thy truth within my heart, And I have declared thy salvation; I have not hidden thy mercy and thy truth from the great congregation.

And bend thy bow, and prosper, and reign, Because of truth and meekness and righteousness; And thy right hand shall guide thee wonderfully.

Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated iniquity: Therefore God, thy God, has anointed thee With the oil of gladness beyond thy fellows.

According to thy name, O God, So is also thy praise to the ends of the earth: Thy right hand is full of righteousness.

And the heavens shall declare his righteousness: For God is judge. Pause.

Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God, the God of my salvation: And my tongue shall joyfully declare thy righteousness.

Then shalt thou be pleased with a sacrifice of righteousness, Offering, and whole burnt sacrifices: Then shall they offer calves upon thine altar.

Thou hast loved wickedness more than goodness; Unrighteousness better than to speak righteousness. Pause.

If ye do indeed speak righteousness, Then do ye judge rightly, ye sons of men.

Blessed is he whom thou hast chosen and adopted; He shall dwell in thy courts; We shall be filled with the good things of thy house; Thy temple is holy.

Add iniquity to their iniquity; And let them not come into thy righteousness.

In thy righteousness deliver me and rescue me: Incline thine ear to me, and save me.

My mouth shall declare thy righteousness openly, And thy salvation all the day; For I am not acquainted with the affairs of men.

I will go on in the might of the Lord: O Lord, I will make mention of thy righteousness only.

Even until I am old and advanced in years. O God, forsake me not; Until I shall have declared thine arm to all the generation that is to come:

Moreover also my tongue shall dwell all the day upon thy righteousness; When they shall be ashamed and confounded that seek my hurt.

For Solomon. O God, give thy judgment to the king, And thy righteousness to the king’s son;

That he may judge thy people with righteousness, And thy poor with judgment.

Let the mountains and the hills raise peace to thy people:

In his days shall righteousness spring up; And abundance of peace till the moon be removed.

Mercy and truth are met together: Righteousness and peace have kissed each other.

Truth has sprung out of the earth; And righteousness has looked down from heaven.

Righteousness shall go before him; And shall set his steps in the way.

Shall thy wonders be known in darkness? And thy righteousness in a forgotten land?

Justice and judgment are the establishment of thy throne: Mercy and truth shall go before thy face.

And in thy name shall they rejoice all the day: And in thy righteousness shall they be exalted.

Until righteousness return to judgment, And all the upright in heart shall follow it. Pause.

for he comes, For he comes to judge the earth; He shall judge the world in righteousness, And the people with his truth.

Cloud and darkness are round about him; Righteousness and judgment are the establishment of his throne.

The heavens have declared his righteousness, And all the people have seen his glory.

The Lord has made known his salvation, He has revealed his righteousness in the sight of the nations.

For he is come to judge the earth; He shall judge the world in righteousness, And the nations in uprightness.

And the king’s honor loves judgment; Thou hast prepared equity, Thou hast wrought judgment and justice in Jacob.

But the mercy of the Lord is from generation to generation upon them that fear him, And his righteousness to children’s children;

Blessed are they that keep judgment, And do righteousness at all times.

And it was counted to him for righteousness, To all generations forever.

His work is worthy of thanksgiving and honor: And his righteousness endures forever and ever.

Glory and riches shall be in his house; And his righteousness endures for evermore.

He has dispersed abroad; he has given to the poor; His righteousness endures for evermore: His horn shall be exalted with honor.

Open to me the gates of righteousness: I will go into them, and give praise to the Lord.

I will give thee thanks with uprightness of heart, When I have learned the judgments of thy righteousness.

Behold, I have desired thy commandments: Quicken me in thy righteousness.

At midnight I arose, to give thanks to thee For the judgments of thy righteousness.

I know, O Lord, that thy judgments are righteousness, And that thou in truthfulness hast afflicted me.

I have sworn and determined To keep the judgments of thy righteousness.

I have done judgment and justice; Deliver me not up to them that injure me.

Mine eyes have failed for thy salvation, And for the word of thy righteousness.

Thou hast commanded righteousness and perfect truth, As thy testimonies.

Thy righteousness is an everlasting righteousness, And thy law is truth.

Thy testimonies are an everlasting righteousness: Instruct me, and I shall live.

The beginning of thy words is truth; And all the judgments of thy righteousness endure forever.

Seven times in a day have I praised thee Because of the judgments of thy righteousness.

Let my tongue utter thine oracles; For all thy commandments are righteous.

Thy priests shall clothe themselves with righteousness; And thy saints shall exult.