King James Bible Dictionary

See JUSTIFICATION.

By faith
Genesis 15:6; Romans 4:3; Romans 4:5; Romans 4:9; Romans 4:11; Romans 4:13; Romans 4:20; Romans 4:22; Romans 4:24

Garment of
Job 29:14; Matthew 22:11-14

Imputed on account of obedience
Deuteronomy 6:25; Job 33:26

Fruits of
Deuteronomy 6:25; Joshua 22:31; Psalms 1:3; Psalms 15:1-5; Psalms 24:3-5; Psalms 101:3-4; Psalms 106:3; Psalms 112:4-8; Proverbs 2:5-20; Proverbs 10:2; Proverbs 11:5-6; Proverbs 11:18-19; Proverbs 11:30; Proverbs 12:28; Proverbs 10:16; Proverbs 13:6; Proverbs 14:34; Proverbs 21:3; Proverbs 29:7; Isaiah 28:17; Isaiah 32:16-18; Isaiah 33:15-17; Isaiah 55:12-13; Isaiah 58:6-14; Isaiah 62:1; Ezekiel 18:5-9; Ezekiel 33:15; Daniel 12:3; Hosea 10:12; Malachi 3:3; Malachi 4:2; Matthew 5:20; Matthew 12:35; Mark 3:33-35; Matthew 12:50; Luke 3:10-14; Luke 8:15; John 3:21; John 3:33; John 8:47; John 8:49; John 13:35; John 14:21-24; John 15:4-5; John 15:8; John 15:12; Acts 9:36; Acts 11:29-30; Acts 19:19; Romans 5:1-5; Romans 6:19-22; Romans 7:4-6; Romans 8:4-6; Romans 14:17-19; Romans 15:1-7; 1 Corinthians 4:19-20; 1 Corinthians 12:3; 1 Corinthians 13:1-13; 2 Corinthians 5:17; 2 Corinthians 7:10-11; 2 Corinthians 9:10; 2 Corinthians 10:5; 2 Corinthians 13:5; Galatians 4:6; Galatians 5:22-23; Galatians 6:7-8; Ephesians 1:13-14; Ephesians 5:9; Philippians 1:11; Philippians 1:27-29; Philippians 2:13; Philippians 3:12-14; Philippians 4:11-13; Colossians 1:12-13; Colossians 3:3; Colossians 3:5; Colossians 3:9-17; 1 Thessalonians 1:3; 1 Thessalonians 1:9-10; 2 Thessalonians 1:3-5; 1 Timothy 2:9-10; 1 Timothy 5:9-10; 2 Timothy 2:22; 2 Timothy 4:6-8; Titus 2:2; Titus 2:11-12; Titus 3:14; Philippians 1:5-6; James 1:27; James 2:14-26; James 3:11-18; 1 Peter 3:1-11; 1 Peter 3:14; 1 Peter 4:2; 2 Peter 1:5-9; 1 John 2:3-6; 1 John 2:10-11; 1 John 2:24; 1 John 2:29; 1 John 3:3; 1 John 3:6-7; 1 John 3:9-11; 1 John 3:14; 1 John 3:17-24; 1 John 4:4-21; 1 John 5:1-5; 1 John 5:10; 1 John 5:13; 1 John 5:18; 2 John 1:9; 3 John 1:11; Revelation 2:2-3; Revelation 2:19

Symbolized
Ezekiel 47:12; Revelation 22:2
Sin, Fruits of; Works, Good

RIGHTEOUSNESS, noun ri'chusness.

1. Purity of heart and rectitude of life; conformity of heart and life to the divine law. righteousness as used in Scripture and theology, in which it is chiefly used, is nearly equivalent to holiness, comprehending holy principles and affections of heart, and conformity of life to the divine law. It includes all we call justice, honesty and virtue, with holy affections; in short, it is true religion.

2. Applied to God, the perfection or holiness of his nature; exact rectitude; faithfulness.

3. The active and passive obedience of Christ, by which the law of God is fulfilled. Daniel 9:7.

4. Justice; equity between man and man. Luke 1:75.

5. The cause of our justification.

The Lord our righteousness Jeremiah 23:6.