Bible Cross References
righteous
Job 6:29
You have gone far enough. Stop being unjust. Don't condemn me. I'm in the right.
Job 10:2
Don't condemn me, God. Tell me! What is the charge against me?
Job 10:7
You know that I am not guilty, that no one can save me from you.
Job 13:15
I've lost all hope, so what if God kills me? I am going to state my case to him.
Job 23:7
I am honest; I could reason with God; he would declare me innocent once and for all.
Job 27:4-6
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my lips will never say anything evil, my tongue will never tell a lie.
5
I will never say that you men are right; I will insist on my innocence to my dying day.
6
I will never give up my claim to be right; my conscience is clear.
Job 29:11-17
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Everyone who saw me or heard of me had good things to say about what I had done.
12
When the poor cried out, I helped them; I gave help to orphans who had nowhere to turn.
13
People who were in deepest misery praised me, and I helped widows find security.
14
I have always acted justly and fairly.
15
I was eyes for the blind, and feet for the lame.
16
I was like a father to the poor and took the side of strangers in trouble.
17
I destroyed the power of cruel men and rescued their victims.
Job 31:1-40
1
I have made a solemn promise never to look with lust at a woman.
2
What does Almighty God do to us? How does he repay human deeds?
3
He sends disaster and ruin to those who do wrong.
4
God knows everything I do; he sees every step I take.
5
I swear I have never acted wickedly and never tried to deceive others.
6
Let God weigh me on honest scales, and he will see how innocent I am.
7
If I have turned from the right path or let myself be attracted to evil, if my hands are stained with sin,
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then let my crops be destroyed, or let others eat the food I grow.
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If I have been attracted to my neighbor's wife, and waited, hidden, outside her door,
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then let my wife cook another man's food and sleep in another man's bed.
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Such wickedness should be punished by death.
12
It would be like a destructive, hellish fire, consuming everything I have.
13
When any of my servants complained against me, I would listen and treat them fairly.
14
If I did not, how could I then face God? What could I say when God came to judge me?
15
The same God who created me created my servants also.
16
I have never refused to help the poor; never have I let widows live in despair
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or let orphans go hungry while I ate.
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All my life I have taken care of them.
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When I found someone in need, too poor to buy clothes,
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I would give him clothing made of wool that had come from my own flock of sheep. Then he would praise me with all his heart.
21
If I have ever cheated an orphan, knowing I could win in court,
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then may my arms be broken; may they be torn from my shoulders.
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Because I fear God's punishment, I could never do such a thing.
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I have never trusted in riches
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or taken pride in my wealth.
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I have never worshiped the sun in its brightness or the moon in all its beauty.
27
I have not been led astray to honor them by kissing my hand in reverence to them.
28
Such a sin should be punished by death; it denies Almighty God.
29
I have never been glad when my enemies suffered, or pleased when they met with disaster;
30
I never sinned by praying for their death.
31
All those who work for me know that I have always welcomed strangers.
32
I invited travelers into my home and never let them sleep in the streets.
33
Others try to hide their sins, but I have never concealed mine.
34
I have never feared what people would say; I have never kept quiet or stayed indoors because I feared their scorn.
35
Will no one listen to what I am saying? I swear that every word is true. Let Almighty God answer me. If the charges my opponent brings against me were written down so that I could see them,
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I would wear them proudly on my shoulder and place them on my head like a crown.
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I would tell God everything I have done, and hold my head high in his presence.
38
If I have stolen the land I farm and taken it from its rightful owners---
39
if I have eaten the food that grew there but let the farmers that grew it starve---
40
then instead of wheat and barley, may weeds and thistles grow. The words of Job are ended.
Job 33:9
"I am not guilty; I have done nothing wrong. I am innocent and free from sin.