Thesaurus / righteous
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Even so ye also outwardly appear righteous unto men, but inwardly ye are full of hypocrisy and iniquity.
HIS LAST WEEKWILLIAM E. BARTONThese are kept as his law, when obeyed, because of his authority as righteous moral Governor of all.
THE ORDINANCE OF COVENANTINGJOHN CUNNINGHAMAll the wrong wrought was his, and yet he sat there, calmly eying me, as though he were a righteous judge and I the culprit.
THE SOLDIER OF THE VALLEYNELSON LLOYDThe want of this on the part of the wicked being a curse, the enjoyment of it by the righteous is a privilege.
THE ORDINANCE OF COVENANTINGJOHN CUNNINGHAMSurely the righteous shall give thanks (confess) unto thy name: the upright shall dwell in thy presence.
THE ORDINANCE OF COVENANTINGJOHN CUNNINGHAMNay, when I agree to do such things, may a righteous God palsy my right arm, and may the earth open and close in upon me forever.
PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHY OF PARSON BROWNLOW, THE TENNESSEE PATRIOTWILLIAM GANNAWAY BROWNLOWDear sir, I made a square bet with myself that there were nineteen debauchable men in your self-righteous community.
THE MAN THAT CORRUPTED HADLEYBURGMARK TWAINWill God give a higher place in heaven to the sinful duke than to the righteous peasant?
GOD WILLS IT!WILLIAM STEARNS DAVISWere the Jews more righteous than we, that they should be saved by wonders from heaven, and we perish like oxen?
GOD WILLS IT!WILLIAM STEARNS DAVISFirst, the righteous man, who repents his misconduct as soon as he becomes aware of his sin.
HEBRAIC LITERATURE; TRANSLATIONS FROM THE TALMUD, MIDRASHIM AND KABBALAVARIOUSWORDS RELATED TO RIGHTEOUS
- above suspicion
- angelic
- chaste
- clean
- cleanhanded
- clear
- crimeless
- exemplary
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- free of
- good
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- according to Hoyle
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- praiseworthy
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