Strong's Hebrew · H6664

צֶדֶק

tsedeq · tseh'-dek

[idiom] even, ([idiom] that which is altogether) just(-ice), (un-)right(-eous) (cause, -ly, -ness).

Definition

the right (natural, moral or legal); also (abstractly) equity or (figuratively) prosperity

Derivation

from H6663 (צָדַק);

Appears 119 times in Scripture

Proverbs 8:8

All the words of my mouth are righteous; none are crooked or perverse.

Psalms 40:9

I proclaim righteousness in the great assembly; behold, I do not seal my lips, as You, O LORD, do know.

Leviticus 19:15

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.

Psalms 119:121

I have done what is just and right; do not leave me to my oppressors.

Leviticus 19:36

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.

Job 8:3

Does God pervert justice? Does the Almighty pervert what is right?

Job 35:2

“Do you think this is just? You say, ‘I am more righteous than God.’

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Lexicon: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), digital edition by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).

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