Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'righteous' occurs 378 times in the standard works.

115 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'righteous' in the standard works and contain 30.4% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 46 minutes to read the entire list.

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Gen. 18:23-28 (7 in 6 verses)

2 Ne. 9:13-18 (6 in 6 verses)

1 Ne. 22:16-19 (5 in 4 verses)

Hel. 13:12-14 (4 in 3 verses)

Matt. 10:41 (3 in 1 verse)

Ezek. 3:20-21 (3 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 33:12-13 (3 in 2 verses)

Alma 10:22-23 (3 in 2 verses)

Alma 41:13-14 (3 in 2 verses)

D&C 10:36-37 (3 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 17:33-35 (3 in 3 verses)

Judg. 5:11 (2 in 1 verse)

Ps. 125:3 (2 in 1 verse)

Isa. 57:1 (2 in 1 verse)

Matt. 23:35 (2 in 1 verse)

2 Pet. 2:8 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Jn. 3:7 (2 in 1 verse)

Rev. 22:11 (2 in 1 verse)

1 Ne. 17:22 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 34:36 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 60:13 (2 in 1 verse)

Alma 62:40 (2 in 1 verse)

3 Ne. 7:7 (2 in 1 verse)

Morm. 9:14 (2 in 1 verse)

Ex. 23:7-8 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 1:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 32:11-33:1 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 37:16-17 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 37:29-30 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 58:10-11 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 97:11-12 (2 in 2 verses)

Ps. 119:137-138 (2 in 2 verses)

Prov. 10:24-25 (2 in 2 verses)

Prov. 11:30-31 (2 in 2 verses)


Prov. 15:28-29 (2 in 2 verses)

 15:28 The heart of the righteous studieth to answer: but the mouth of the wicked poureth out evil things.

 15:29 The Lord is far from the wicked: but he heareth the prayer of the righteous.




Prov. 29:6-7 (2 in 2 verses)

Eccl. 9:1-2 (2 in 2 verses)

Ezek. 21:3-4 (2 in 2 verses)

Matt. 23:28-29 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Thes. 1:5-6 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 16:2-3 (2 in 2 verses)

1 Ne. 17:37-38 (2 in 2 verses)

2 Ne. 9:40-41 (2 in 2 verses)

Jacob 3:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 5:57-58 (2 in 2 verses)

Alma 40:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

Hel. 13:18-19 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 195 226 421
Gen. 10 2 12
Ex. 3 1 4
Lev. 0 3 3
Num. 1 0 1
Deut. 3 8 11
Judg. 2 0 2
1 Sam. 2 1 3
2 Sam. 1 2 3
1 Kgs. 2 2 4
2 Kgs. 1 0 1
2 Chr. 2 1 3
Ezra 1 0 1
Neh. 1 0 1
Job 13 9 22
Ps. 60 75 135
Prov. 54 22 76
Eccl. 5 2 7
Isa. 10 56 66
Jer. 3 10 13
Lam. 1 0 1
Ezek. 15 14 29
Dan. 1 6 7
Hosea 0 3 3
Amos 1 3 4
Micah 0 2 2
Hab. 2 0 2
Zeph. 0 1 1
Zech. 0 1 1
Mal. 1 2 3
NT 43 122 165
BM 112 109 221
DC 23 53 76
PGP 5 14 19
TOTAL 378 524 902

Prov. 2:7
He layeth up sound wisdom for the righteous: he is a buckler to them that walk uprightly.

Prov. 2:9
Then shalt thou understand righteousness, and judgment, and equity; yea, every good path.

Prov. 2:20
That thou mayest walk in the way of good men, and keep the paths of the righteous.

Prov. 3:32
For the froward is abomination to the Lord: but his secret is with the righteous.

Prov. 8:8
All the words of my mouth are in righteousness; there is nothing froward or perverse in them.

Prov. 8:18
Riches and honour are with me; yea, durable riches and righteousness.

Prov. 8:20
I lead in the way of righteousness, in the midst of the paths of judgment:

Prov. 10:2
Treasures of wickedness profit nothing: but righteousness delivereth from death.

Prov. 10:3
The Lord will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish: but he casteth away the substance of the wicked.

Prov. 10:11
The mouth of a righteous man is a well of life: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.

Prov. 10:16
The labour of the righteous tendeth to life: the fruit of the wicked to sin.

Prov. 10:21
The lips of the righteous feed many: but fools die for want of wisdom.

Prov. 10:24
The fear of the wicked, it shall come upon him: but the desire of the righteous shall be granted.

Prov. 10:25
As the whirlwind passeth, so is the wicked no more: but the righteous is an everlasting foundation.

Prov. 10:28
The hope of the righteous shall be gladness: but the expectation of the wicked shall perish.

Prov. 10:30
The righteous shall never be removed: but the wicked shall not inhabit the earth.

Prov. 10:32
The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable: but the mouth of the wicked speaketh frowardness.

Prov. 11:4
Riches profit not in the day of wrath: but righteousness delivereth from death.

Prov. 11:5
The righteousness of the perfect shall direct his way: but the wicked shall fall by his own wickedness.

Prov. 11:6
The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them: but transgressors shall be taken in their own naughtiness.

Prov. 11:8
The righteous is delivered out of trouble, and the wicked cometh in his stead.

Prov. 11:10
When it goeth well with the righteous, the city rejoiceth: and when the wicked perish, there is shouting.

Prov. 11:18
The wicked worketh a deceitful work: but to him that soweth righteousness shall be a sure reward.

Prov. 11:19
As righteousness tendeth to life: so he that pursueth evil pursueth it to his own death.

Prov. 11:21
Though hand join in hand, the wicked shall not be unpunished: but the seed of the righteous shall be delivered.

Prov. 11:23
The desire of the righteous is only good: but the expectation of the wicked is wrath.

Prov. 11:28
He that trusteth in his riches shall fall: but the righteous shall flourish as a branch.

Prov. 11:30
The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life; and he that winneth souls is wise.

Prov. 11:31
Behold, the righteous shall be recompensed in the earth: much more the wicked and the sinner.

Prov. 12:3
A man shall not be established by wickedness: but the root of the righteous shall not be moved.

Prov. 12:5
The thoughts of the righteous are right: but the counsels of the wicked are deceit.

Prov. 12:7
The wicked are overthrown, and are not: but the house of the righteous shall stand.

Prov. 12:10
A righteous man regardeth the life of his beast: but the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel.

Prov. 12:12
The wicked desireth the net of evil men: but the root of the righteous yieldeth fruit.

Prov. 12:17
He that speaketh truth sheweth forth righteousness: but a false witness deceit.

Prov. 12:26
The righteous is more excellent than his neighbour: but the way of the wicked seduceth them.

Prov. 12:28
In the way of righteousness is life; and in the pathway thereof there is no death.

Prov. 13:5
A righteous man hateth lying: but a wicked man is loathsome, and cometh to shame.

Prov. 13:6
Righteousness keepeth him that is upright in the way: but wickedness overthroweth the sinner.

Prov. 13:9
The light of the righteous rejoiceth: but the lamp of the wicked shall be put out.

Prov. 13:21
Evil pursueth sinners: but to the righteous good shall be repayed.

Prov. 13:25
The righteous eateth to the satisfying of his soul: but the belly of the wicked shall want.

Prov. 14:9
Fools make a mock at sin: but among the righteous there is favour.

Prov. 14:19
The evil bow before the good; and the wicked at the gates of the righteous.

Prov. 14:32
The wicked is driven away in his wickedness: but the righteous hath hope in his death.

Prov. 14:34
Righteousness exalteth a nation: but sin is a reproach to any people.

Prov. 15:6
In the house of the righteous is much treasure: but in the revenues of the wicked is trouble.

Prov. 15:9
The way of the wicked is an abomination unto the Lord: but he loveth him that followeth after righteousness.

Prov. 15:19
The way of the slothful man is as an hedge of thorns: but the way of the righteous is made plain.

Prov. 15:28
The heart of the righteous studieth to answer: but the mouth of the wicked poureth out evil things.

Prov. 15:29
The Lord is far from the wicked: but he heareth the prayer of the righteous.

Prov. 16:8
Better is a little with righteousness than great revenues without right.

Prov. 16:12
It is an abomination to kings to commit wickedness: for the throne is established by righteousness.

Prov. 16:13
Righteous lips are the delight of kings; and they love him that speaketh right.

Prov. 16:31
The hoary head is a crown of glory, if it be found in the way of righteousness.

Prov. 18:5
It is not good to accept the person of the wicked, to overthrow the righteous in judgment.

Prov. 18:10
The name of the Lord is a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe.

Prov. 21:12
The righteous man wisely considereth the house of the wicked: but God overthroweth the wicked for their wickedness.

Prov. 21:18
The wicked shall be a ransom for the righteous, and the transgressor for the upright.

Prov. 21:21
He that followeth after righteousness and mercy findeth life, righteousness, and honour.

Prov. 21:26
He coveteth greedily all the day long: but the righteous giveth and spareth not.

Prov. 23:24
The father of the righteous shall greatly rejoice: and he that begetteth a wise child shall have joy of him.

Prov. 24:15
Lay not wait, O wicked man, against the dwelling of the righteous; spoil not his resting place:

Prov. 24:24
He that saith unto the wicked, Thou art righteous; him shall the people curse, nations shall abhor him:

Prov. 25:5
Take away the wicked from before the king, and his throne shall be established in righteousness.

Prov. 25:26
A righteous man falling down before the wicked is as a troubled fountain, and a corrupt spring.

Prov. 28:1
The wicked flee when no man pursueth: but the righteous are bold as a lion.

Prov. 28:10
Whoso causeth the righteous to go astray in an evil way, he shall fall himself into his own pit: but the upright shall have good things in possession.

Prov. 28:12
When righteous men do rejoice, there is great glory: but when the wicked rise, a man is hidden.

Prov. 28:28
When the wicked rise, men hide themselves: but when they perish, the righteous increase.

Prov. 29:2
When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice: but when the wicked beareth rule, the people mourn.

Prov. 29:6
In the transgression of an evil man there is a snare: but the righteous doth sing and rejoice.

Prov. 29:7
The righteous considereth the cause of the poor: but the wicked regardeth not to know it.

Prov. 29:16
When the wicked are multiplied, transgression increaseth: but the righteous shall see their fall.

Prov. 31:9
Open thy mouth, judge righteously, and plead the cause of the poor and needy.