What does "Righteousness" mean in the Bible?

What does the Bible say about Righteousness?

RIGHT'EOUSNESS, Isa 45:23, is an essential attribute of the divine nature, and as it is frequently used is nearly allied to, if not the same with, justice, holiness, and faithfulness. Ps 119:142; Isa 46:13; Isa 51:5-6, Jer 51:8; Isa 56:1. The "righteousness which is of faith," Rom 10:6, is the righteousness which is obtained by the grace of God through faith in Jesus Christ.Rom 3:21-26; Rom 10:4, Jud 10:10; 2 Cor 5:21; Gal 2:21. The word is also used to denote the perfect obedience of the Son of God. Rom 5:18. "Righteousness" is very commonly used for uprightness and just dealing between man and man, as in Isa 60:17, and for holiness of life, as in Dan 4:27; Luke 1:6; Rom 14:17; Eph 5:9.

What is the Hebrew word for Righteousness?

Where does Righteousness appear in the Bible?

Righteousness is referenced in 183 verses across 35 books. Every passage below is about this one, not just every verse the word turns up in.

• 1 Chronicles 18:14
• 1 John 2:29
• 1 John 3:7
• 1 John 3:10
• 1 Kings 8:32
• 1 Kings 10:9
• 1 Peter 2:24
• 1 Samuel 26:23
• 1 Timothy 6:11
• 2 Chronicles 6:23
• 2 Chronicles 9:8
• 2 Corinthians 3:9
• 2 Corinthians 5:21
• 2 Corinthians 6:7
• 2 Corinthians 9:9
• 2 Corinthians 9:10
• 2 Corinthians 11:15
• 2 Peter 2:5
• 2 Peter 2:21
• 2 Peter 3:13
• 2 Samuel 8:15
• 2 Samuel 22:21
• 2 Samuel 22:25
• 2 Timothy 2:22

What else appears in these passages?

These turn up in the same passages as Righteousness.