Righteous—that which is upright

A.  Applied to:

 

 

 

God

 

John 17:25

 

Christ

 

1 John 2:1

 

Messiah

 

Is. 53:11

 

Christians

 

Matt. 25:37, 46

 

B.  Blessings of:

 

 

 

Prayers of, heard

 

Prov. 15:29

 

Safely guarded

 

Prov. 18:10

 

Bold as a lion

 

Prov. 28:1

 

Shine forth

 

Matt. 13:43

 

Righteousness—uprightness before God

A.  Kinds of:

 

 

 

Created

 

Eph. 4:24

 

Legal

 

Phil. 3:6

 

Personal

 

Phil. 3:9

 

Imputed

 

Phil. 3:9

 

Experimental

 

Heb. 5:13

 

Actual

 

Heb. 11:33

 

Real

 

1 John 2:29

 

B.  Of Christ, He:

 

 

 

Is the believer’s

 

Jer. 33:16

 

Loves

 

Heb. 1:9

 

Judges with

 

Is. 11:4

 

Is girded with

 

Is. 11:5

 

Brings in

 

Is. 46:13

 

Fulfills all

 

Matt. 3:15

 

Confers upon believers

 

Is. 61:10[1]

 

[1] Thomas Nelson Publishers. (1996). Nelson’s quick reference topical Bible index (p. 535). Nashville, TN: Thomas Nelson Publishers.

Wicked, the

A.  Satan as “the wicked one”

 

 

 

Unregenerate belong to

 

Matt. 13:38

 

Snatches away the good seed

 

Matt. 13:19

 

World lies in

 

1 John 5:19

 

Christians can overcome

 

Eph. 6:16; 1 John 2:13

 

B.  Descriptive of:

 

 

 

Sodomites

 

Gen. 13:13

 

Egyptians

 

Ex. 9:27

 

Athaliah

 

2 Chr. 24:7

 

Haman

 

Esth. 7:6

 

Jews

 

Matt. 12:38, 45

 

Apostates

 

1 Cor. 5:13

 

C.  State of, described as:

 

 

 

Desiring evil

 

Prov. 21:10

 

Have no Peace

 

Is. 48:22

 

Pours out evil

 

Prov. 15:28

 

Refusing judgment

 

Prov. 21:7

 

Cruel in their mercies

 

Prov. 12:10

 

Like the troubled sea

 

Is. 57:20

 

Far from God

 

Prov. 15:29

 

Offering abominable sacrifice

 

Prov. 15:8

 

Way is like darkness

 

Prov. 4:19

 

D.  God’s attitude toward:

 

 

 

Will not justify

 

Ex. 23:7

 

Will punish

 

Ps. 75:8

 

Will overthrow

 

Prov. 21:12

 

Their thoughts abominable to

 

Prov. 15:26

 

God hates

 

Ps. 11:5

 

Made for the day of doom

 

Prov. 16:4

 

E.   Punishment of:

 

 

 

Shortened life

 

Prov. 10:27

 

Soon destroyed

 

Ps. 37:35, 36

 

Driven away

 

Prov. 14:32

 

Slain by evil

 

Ps. 34:21

 

His lamp put out

 

Job 21:17

 

His triumph short

 

Ps. 37:10

 

His name put out forever

 

Ps. 9:5

 

Silent in the grave

 

Ps. 31:17

 

God rains fire on

 

Ps. 11:6

 

Cast into hell

 

Ps. 9:17

 

Consumed

 

Ps. 37:20

 

Will die

 

Prov. 11:7

 

In the resurrection, judgment

 

Acts 24:15

 

F.   Attitude of believers toward:

 

 

 

Wonder about their prosperity

 

Ps. 73:3

 

Concerned about their triumph

 

Ps. 94:3, 4

 

Will not sit with

 

Ps. 26:5

 

Must not envy

 

Prov. 24:19

 

Will triumph over

 

Ps. 58:10

 

Wickedness—all forms of evil

A.  Man’s relationship to:

 

 

 

Not profited by

 

Prov. 10:2

 

Not established by

 

Prov. 12:3

 

Sells himself to

 

1 Kin. 21:25

 

Strengthens himself in

 

Ps. 52:7

 

Refuses to turn from

 

Jer. 44:5

 

Inside mankind

 

Luke 11:39

 

Among all

 

Jer. 44:9

 

Will fall by

 

Prov. 11:5

 

Driven away

 

Prov. 14:32

 

B.  God’s punishment of, seen in:

 

 

 

Driving out other nations

 

Deut. 9:4, 5

 

Shiloh’s destruction

 

Jer. 7:12

 

Judah’s punishment

 

Jer. 1:16

 

Destruction of food supply

 

Ps. 107:33, 34

 

Causing the flood

 

Gen. 6:5–7

 

Death of men

 

Judg. 9:56

 

Destroying men

 

Ps. 94:23

 

C.  Attitude of the righteous toward:

 

 

 

Wash heart of

 

Jer. 4:14

 

Struggle against

 

Eph. 6:12

 

Fear to commit

 

Gen. 39:9

 

Not to dwell in

 

Ps. 84:10

 

Pray for end of

 

Ps. 7:9

 

Confession of

 

1 Kin. 8:47[1]

 

[1] Thomas Nelson Publishers. (1996). Nelson’s quick reference topical Bible index (pp. 647–648). Nashville, TN: Thomas Nelson Publishers.