GUIDE TO THE SCRIPTURES
Righteous, Righteousness
See also Commandments of God; Integrity; Unrighteous, Unrighteousness; Walk, Walk with God; Worthy, Worthiness

Being just, holy, virtuous, upright; acting in obedience to God's commands; avoiding sin.

The Lord will bless the righteous, Ps. 5: 12. The eyes of the Lord are upon the righteous, Ps. 34: 15, 17 (1 Pet. 3: 12). When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice, Prov. 29: 2 (D&C 98: 9-10). Blessed are they who hunger and thirst after righteousness, Matt. 5: 6 (3 Ne. 12: 6). Seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, Matt. 6: 33. The righteous go into life eternal, Matt. 25: 46. The fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much, James 5: 16. He that is righteous is favored of God, 1 Ne. 17: 35. He will preserve the righteous; they need not fear, 1 Ne. 22: 17, 22. Satan will have no power because of the righteousness of the Lord's people, 1 Ne. 22: 26. If there be no righteousness there be no happiness, 2 Ne. 2: 13. The righteous shall inherit the kingdom of God, 2 Ne. 9: 18. The righteous fear not the words of truth, 2 Ne. 9: 40. All men must be changed to a state of righteousness, Mosiah 27: 25-26. The names of the righteous shall be written in the book of life, Alma 5: 58. Ye have sought happiness in doing iniquity, which is contrary to the nature of righteousness, Hel. 13: 38. The song of the righteous is a prayer unto me, D&C 25: 12. Stand, having on the breastplate of righteousness, D&C 27: 16 (Eph. 6: 14). The death of the righteous is sweet unto them, D&C 42: 46. The righteous shall be gathered out from among all nations, D&C 45: 71. Men should bring to pass much righteousness of their own free will, D&C 58: 27. He who does the works of righteousness shall receive peace in this world and eternal life in the world to come, D&C 59: 23. At the Second Coming, there will be an entire separation of the righteous and the wicked, D&C 63: 54. The powers of heaven can be controlled only upon the principles of righteousness, D&C 121: 36. Among the righteous there was peace, D&C 138: 22. The people of Zion dwelt in righteousness, Moses 7: 18. Abraham was a follower of righteousness, Abr. 1: 2.