The righteous

Isaiah 3:10 NKJV

“Say to the righteous that it shall be well with them, For they shall eat the fruit of their doings.

Isaiah 3:10–11 NKJV

“Say to the righteous that it shall be well with them, For they shall eat the fruit of their doings. Woe to the wicked! It shall be ill with him, For the reward of his hands shall be given him.

1. Characteristics of the righteous

1.1: Integrity

1:1 Integrity

Proverbs 20:7 NKJV

The righteous man walks in his integrity; His children are blessed after him.

1.2: They have faith in Jesus

Philippians 3:9 NKJV

and be found in Him, not having my own righteousness, which is from the law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness which is from God by faith;

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Psalm 37:21 NKJV

The wicked borrows and does not repay, But the righteous shows mercy and gives.

2. God’s dealings with the righteous

2-1. He loves them

Psalm 146:8 NKJV

The Lord opens the eyes of the blind; The Lord raises those who are bowed down; The Lord loves the righteous.

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2-2. He protects them

Proverbs 18:10 NKJV

The name of the Lord is a strong tower; The righteous run to it and are safe.

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2-3: He provides for them

Proverbs 10:3 NKJV

The Lord will not allow the righteous soul to famish, But He casts away the desire of the wicked.

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2.4: He blesses them

Psalm 5:12 NKJV

For You, O Lord, will bless the righteous; With favor You will surround him as with a shield.

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2.5: He hears their petitions

1 Peter 3:12 NKJV

For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, And His ears are open to their prayers; But the face of the Lord is against those who do evil.”

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3: The faith of the righteous

Habakkuk 2:4 NKJV

“Behold the proud, His soul is not upright in him; But the just shall live by his faith.

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4: The righteous are secure

Proverbs 12:3 NKJV

A man is not established by wickedness, But the root of the righteous cannot be moved.

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5: The righteous can be corrupted

Ezekiel 18:24 NKJV

“But when a righteous man turns away from his righteousness and commits iniquity, and does according to all the abominations that the wicked man does, shall he live? All the righteousness which he has done shall not be remembered; because of the unfaithfulness of which he is guilty and the sin which he has committed, because of them he shall die.

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6: The oppression of the righteous

Psalm 37:12–13 NKJV

The wicked plots against the just, And gnashes at him with his teeth. The Lord laughs at him, For He sees that his day is coming.

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7: The equality, in human terms, of the righteous and the wicked

Matthew 5:45 NKJV

that you may be sons of your Father in heaven; for He makes His sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust.

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8: The reward of the righteous

Proverbs 10:16 NKJV

The labor of the righteous leads to life, The wages of the wicked to sin.

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9: The death of the righteous

Isaiah 57:1 NKJV

The righteous perishes, And no man takes it to heart; Merciful men are taken away, While no one considers That the righteous is taken away from evil.

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10: The hope of the righteous

Luke 14:12–14 NKJV

Then He also said to him who invited Him, “When you give a dinner or a supper, do not ask your friends, your brothers, your relatives, nor rich neighbors, lest they also invite you back, and you be repaid. But when you give a feast, invite the poor, the maimed, the lame, the blind. And you will be blessed, because they cannot repay you; for you shall be repaid at the resurrection of the just.”

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