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Concordances
Nave Topical Bible
• Self-Righteousness
• Righteousness
Scofield Reference Index
• Righteousness
Thompson Chain Reference
• Suffering for Righteousness' S
• Self-Righteousness
• Robe of Righteousness
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The Topic Concordance
• Self-Righteousness
• Righteousness
Torrey Topical Textbook
• Self-Righteousness
• Righteousness of God, the
• Righteousness Imputed
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Dictionaries
American Tract Society
• Righteousness
Bridgeway Bible Dictionary
• Righteousness
Baker's Evangelical Dictionary
• Righteousness
Charles Buck Dictionary
• Righteousness
CARM Theological Dictionary
• Righteousness
Easton's Bible Dictionary
• Righteousness
Spurgeon's Illustration Collection
• Self-Righteousness: Vanity of
• Self-Righteousness: Ruin of Many
• Self-Righteousness: Destroyed by Conviction of Sin
Holman Bible Dictionary
• Righteousness
Hastings' BibleDictionary
• Righteousness
Hastings' NT Dictionary
• Righteousness
• Righteous, Righteousness
King James Dictionary
• Righteousness
• Righteously
Morrish Bible Dictionary
• Sun of Righteousness
• Righteousness
Hawker's Poor Man's Dictionary
• Righteousness
• Jehovah Our Righteousness
Vines' Expository Dictionary
• Righteousness
• Righteous, Righteously
Webster Dictionary
• Self-Righteousness
• Righteousness
• Righteously
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Watson's Theological Dictionary
• Imputed Righteousness
• Righteousness
Encyclopedias
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
• Righteousness
• Self-Righteousness
McClintock and Strong's Bible Encyclopedia
• Righteousness
The Jewish Encyclopedia
• Right and Righteousness
Lexicons
• ܙܰܕ݁ܺܝܩܽܘܬ݂ܳܐ
• ܟ݁ܺܐܢܽܘܬ݂ܳܐ
Girdleston's OT Synonyms
• Righteousness
• αὐτός
• δικαιοσύνη
• δικαίωμα
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• חֶסֶד , חֶסֶד
• יהוה יְהוִה, , צַדִּיק
• מִישׁוֹר
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RIGHTEOUSNESS, n. 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 .

4. Justice equity between man and man. Luke 1 .

5. The cause of our justification.

The Lord our righteousness. Jeremiah 23 .