Hebrew word · H6664
צֶ֫דֶק
tzedek
righteousness
Appears 119 times in 112 verses of the Hebrew Old Testament.
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Where it appears
Leviticus · 5
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Leviticus 19:15 בְּצֶ֖דֶק in righteousness
You must not pervert justice; you must not show partiality to the poor or favoritism to the rich; you are to judge your neighbor fairly.
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Leviticus 19:36 צֶ֣דֶק צֶ֗דֶק צֶ֛דֶק צֶ֖דֶק righteousness
You 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 · 7
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Deuteronomy 1:16 צֶ֔דֶק righteousness
At 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.
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Deuteronomy 16:18 צֶֽדֶק׃ righteousness
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.
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Deuteronomy 16:20 צֶ֥דֶק צֶ֖דֶק righteousness
Pursue justice, and justice alone, so that you may live, and you may possess the land that the LORD your God is giving you.
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Deuteronomy 25:15 וָצֶ֙דֶק֙ וָצֶ֖דֶק and righteousness
You 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.
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Deuteronomy 33:19 צֶ֑דֶק righteousness
They 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 · 7
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Job 6:29 צִדְקִי־ righteousness my
Reconsider; do not be unjust. Reconsider, for my righteousness is at stake.
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Job 8:3 צֶֽדֶק׃ righteousness
Does God pervert justice? Does the Almighty pervert what is right?
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Job 8:6 צִדְקֶֽךָ׃ righteousness your
if you are pure and upright, even now He will rouse Himself on your behalf and restore your righteous estate.
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Job 29:14 צֶ֣דֶק righteousness
I put on righteousness, and it clothed me; justice was my robe and my turban.
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Job 31:6 צֶ֑דֶק righteousness
let God weigh me with honest scales, that He may know my integrity.
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Job 35:2 צִדְקִ֥י righteousness my
“Do you think this is just? You say, ‘I am more righteous than God.’
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Job 36:3 צֶֽדֶק׃ righteousness
I get my knowledge from afar, and I will ascribe justice to my Maker.
Psalms · 49
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Psalm 4:1 צִדְקִ֗י righteousness my
For 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.
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Psalm 4:5 צֶ֑דֶק righteousness
Offer the sacrifices of the righteous and trust in the LORD.
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Psalm 7:8 כְּצִדְקִ֖י according to righteousness my
The LORD judges the peoples; vindicate me, O LORD, according to my righteousness and integrity.
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Psalm 7:17 כְּצִדְק֑וֹ according to righteousness his
I will thank the LORD for His righteousness and sing praise to the name of the LORD Most High.
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Psalm 9:4 צֶֽדֶק׃ righteousness
For You have upheld my just cause; You sit on Your throne judging righteously.
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Psalm 9:8 בְּצֶ֑דֶק with righteousness
He judges the world with justice; He governs the people with equity.
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Psalm 15:2 צֶ֑דֶק righteousness
He who walks with integrity and practices righteousness, who speaks the truth from his heart,
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Psalm 17:1 צֶ֗דֶק righteousness
A 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.
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Psalm 17:15 בְּ֭צֶדֶק in righteousness
As for me, I will behold Your face in righteousness; when I awake, I will be satisfied in Your presence.
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Psalm 18:20 כְּצִדְקִ֑י according to righteousness my
The LORD has rewarded me according to my righteousness; He has repaid me according to the cleanness of my hands.
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Psalm 18:24 כְצִדְקִ֑י according to righteousness my
So the LORD has repaid me according to my righteousness, according to the cleanness of my hands in His sight.
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Psalm 23:3 צֶ֝֗דֶק righteousness
He restores my soul; He guides me in the paths of righteousness for the sake of His name.
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Psalm 35:24 כְ֭צִדְקְךָ according to righteousness your
Vindicate me by Your righteousness, O LORD my God, and do not let them gloat over me.
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Psalm 35:27 צִ֫דְקִ֥י righteousness my
May 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.”
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Psalm 35:28 צִדְקֶ֑ךָ righteousness your
Then my tongue will proclaim Your righteousness and Your praises all day long.
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Psalm 37:6 צִדְקֶ֑ךָ righteousness your
He will bring forth your righteousness like the dawn, your justice like the noonday sun.
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Psalm 40:9 צֶ֨דֶק׀ righteousness
I proclaim righteousness in the great assembly; behold, I do not seal my lips, as You, O LORD, do know.
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Psalm 45:4 צֶ֑דֶק righteousness
In your splendor ride forth in victory on behalf of truth and humility and justice; may your right hand show your awesome deeds.
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Psalm 45:7 צֶּדֶק֮ righteousness
You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness; therefore God, your God, has anointed you above your companions with the oil of joy.
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Psalm 48:10 צֶ֝֗דֶק righteousness
Your name, O God, like Your praise, reaches to the ends of the earth; Your right hand is full of righteousness.
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Psalm 50:6 צִדְק֑וֹ righteousness his
And the heavens proclaim His righteousness, for God Himself is Judge. Selah
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Psalm 51:19 צֶ֭דֶק righteousness
Then You will delight in righteous sacrifices, in whole burnt offerings; then bulls will be offered on Your altar.
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Psalm 52:3 צֶ֣דֶק righteousness
You love evil more than good, falsehood more than speaking truth. Selah
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Psalm 58:1 צֶ֭דֶק righteousness
For 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?
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Psalm 65:5 בְּצֶ֣דֶק in righteousness
With 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.
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Psalm 72:2 בְצֶ֑דֶק with righteousness
May he judge Your people with righteousness and Your afflicted with justice.
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Psalm 85:10 צֶ֖דֶק righteousness
Loving devotion and faithfulness have joined together; righteousness and peace have kissed.
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Psalm 85:11 וְ֝צֶ֗דֶק and righteousness
Faithfulness sprouts from the earth, and righteousness looks down from heaven.
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Psalm 85:13 צֶ֭דֶק righteousness
Righteousness will go before Him to prepare the way for His steps.
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Psalm 89:14 צֶ֣דֶק [is] righteousness
Righteousness and justice are the foundation of Your throne; loving devotion and faithfulness go before You.
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Psalm 94:15 צֶ֭דֶק righteousness
Surely judgment will again be righteous, and all the upright in heart will follow it.
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Psalm 96:13 בְּצֶ֑דֶק in righteousness
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.
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Psalm 97:2 צֶ֥דֶק [is] righteousness
Clouds and darkness surround Him; righteousness and justice are His throne’s foundation.
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Psalm 97:6 צִדְק֑וֹ righteousness his
The heavens proclaim His righteousness; all the peoples see His glory.
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Psalm 98:9 בְּצֶ֑דֶק with righteousness
before the LORD, for He comes to judge the earth. He will judge the world with righteousness and the peoples with equity.
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Psalm 118:19 צֶ֑דֶק righteousness
Open to me the gates of righteousness, that I may enter and give thanks to the LORD.
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Psalm 119:7 צִדְקֶֽךָ׃ righteousness your
I will praise You with an upright heart when I learn Your righteous judgments.
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Psalm 119:62 צִדְקֶֽךָ׃ righteousness your
At midnight I rise to give You thanks for Your righteous judgments.
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Psalm 119:75 צֶ֣דֶק [are] righteousness
I know, O LORD, that Your judgments are righteous, and that in faithfulness You have afflicted me.
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Psalm 119:106 צִדְקֶֽךָ׃ righteousness your
I have sworn and confirmed that I will keep Your righteous judgments.
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Psalm 119:121 וָצֶ֑דֶק and righteousness
I have done what is just and right; do not leave me to my oppressors.
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Psalm 119:123 צִדְקֶֽךָ׃ righteousness your
My eyes fail, looking for Your salvation, and for Your righteous promise.
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Psalm 119:138 צֶ֣דֶק righteousness
The testimonies You have laid down are righteous and altogether faithful.
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Psalm 119:142 צֶ֣דֶק [is] righteousness
Your righteousness is everlasting and Your law is true.
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Psalm 119:144 צֶ֖דֶק [are] righteousness
Your testimonies are righteous forever. Give me understanding, that I may live.
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Psalm 119:160 צִדְקֶֽךָ׃ righteousness of your
The entirety of Your word is truth, and all Your righteous judgments endure forever.
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Psalm 119:164 צִדְקֶֽךָ׃ righteousness your
Seven times a day I praise You for Your righteous judgments.
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Psalm 119:172 צֶּֽדֶק׃ [are] righteousness
My tongue sings of Your word, for all Your commandments are righteous.
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Psalm 132:9 צֶ֑דֶק righteousness
May Your priests be clothed with righteousness, and Your saints shout for joy.
Proverbs · 9
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Proverbs 1:3 צֶ֥דֶק righteousness
and for receiving instruction in wise living and in righteousness, justice, and equity.
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Proverbs 2:9 צֶ֣דֶק righteousness
Then you will discern righteousness and justice and equity—every good path.
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Proverbs 8:8 בְּצֶ֥דֶק [are] <in> righteousness
All the words of my mouth are righteous; none are crooked or perverse.
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Proverbs 8:15 צֶֽדֶק׃ righteousness
By me kings reign, and rulers enact just laws;
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Proverbs 8:16 צֶֽדֶק׃ righteousness
By me princes rule, and all nobles who govern justly.
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Proverbs 12:17 צֶ֑דֶק righteousness
He who speaks the truth declares what is right, but a false witness speaks deceit.
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Proverbs 16:13 צֶ֑דֶק righteousness
Righteous lips are a king’s delight, and he who speaks honestly is beloved.
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Proverbs 25:5 בַּצֶּ֣דֶק in <the> righteousness
Remove the wicked from the king’s presence, and his throne will be established in righteousness.
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Proverbs 31:9 צֶ֑דֶק righteousness
Open your mouth, judge righteously, and defend the cause of the poor and needy.
Ecclesiastes · 3
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Ecclesiastes 3:16 הַצֶּ֖דֶק <the> righteousness
Furthermore, I saw under the sun that in the place of judgment there is wickedness, and in the place of righteousness there is wickedness.
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Ecclesiastes 5:8 וָצֶ֙דֶק֙ and righteousness
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.
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Ecclesiastes 7:15 בְּצִדְק֔וֹ in righteousness his
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.
Isaiah · 25
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Isaiah 1:21 צֶ֛דֶק righteousness
See how the faithful city has become a harlot! She once was full of justice; righteousness resided within her, but now only murderers!
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Isaiah 1:26 הַצֶּ֔דֶק <the> righteousness
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.”
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Isaiah 11:4 בְּצֶ֙דֶק֙ with righteousness
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.
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Isaiah 11:5 צֶ֖דֶק righteousness
Righteousness will be the belt around His hips, and faithfulness the sash around His waist.
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Isaiah 16:5 צֶֽדֶק׃ righteousness
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.
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Isaiah 26:9 צֶ֥דֶק righteousness
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.
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Isaiah 26:10 צֶ֔דֶק 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.
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Isaiah 32:1 לְצֶ֖דֶק for righteousness
Behold, a king will reign in righteousness, and princes will rule with justice.
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Isaiah 41:2 צֶ֖דֶק righteousness
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.
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Isaiah 41:10 צִדְקִֽי׃ righteousness my
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.
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Isaiah 42:6 בְצֶ֖דֶק in 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,
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Isaiah 42:21 צִדְק֑וֹ righteousness his
The LORD was pleased, for the sake of His righteousness, to magnify His law and make it glorious.
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Isaiah 45:8 צֶ֑דֶק righteousness
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.
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Isaiah 45:13 בְצֶ֔דֶק in righteousness
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.”
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Isaiah 45:19 צֶ֔דֶק righteousness
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.
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Isaiah 51:1 צֶ֖דֶק <of> righteousness
“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.
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Isaiah 51:5 צִדְקִי֙ righteousness my
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.
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Isaiah 51:7 צֶ֔דֶק <of> righteousness
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.
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Isaiah 58:2 צֶ֔דֶק righteousness
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.”
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Isaiah 58:8 צִדְקֶ֔ךָ righteousness your
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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Isaiah 59:4 בְצֶ֔דֶק in righteousness
No 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.
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Isaiah 61:3 הַצֶּ֔דֶק <the> righteousness
to 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.
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Isaiah 62:1 צִדְקָ֔הּ righteousness its
For 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.
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Isaiah 62:2 צִדְקֵ֔ךְ righteousness your
Nations 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.
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Isaiah 64:5 צֶ֔דֶק <of> righteousness
You 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 · 6
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Jeremiah 11:20 צֶ֔דֶק righteousness
O 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.
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Jeremiah 22:13 צֶ֔דֶק righteousness
“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,
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Jeremiah 23:6 צִדְקֵֽנוּ׃ ס [is] righteousness our
In 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.
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Jeremiah 31:23 צֶ֖דֶק righteousness
This 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.’
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Jeremiah 33:16 צִדְקֵֽנוּ׃ ס [is] righteousness our
In 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.
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Jeremiah 50:7 צֶ֔דֶק righteousness
All 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.’
Ezekiel · 4
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Ezekiel 3:20 מִצִּדְקוֹ֙ from righteousness his
Now if a righteous man turns from his righteousness and commits iniquity, and I put a stumbling block before him, he will die. If you did not warn him, he will die in his sin, and the righteous acts he did will not be remembered. And I will hold you responsible for his blood.
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Ezekiel 45:10 צֶ֧דֶק צֶ֛דֶק צֶ֖דֶק righteousness
You must use honest scales, a just ephah, and a just bath.
Daniel · 1
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Daniel 9:24 צֶ֣דֶק righteousness of
Seventy 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
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Hosea 2:19 בְּצֶ֣דֶק in righteousness
So I will betroth you to Me forever; I will betroth you in righteousness and justice, in loving devotion and compassion.
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Hosea 10:12 צֶ֖דֶק righteousness
Sow 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 · 1
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Zephaniah 2:3 צֶ֙דֶק֙ righteousness
Seek 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.
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