righteous quotes

I have been young and now am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread.

-Bible (Old Testament)
Psalms 37:25.

The name of the L is a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe.

-Bible (Old Testament)
ORDProverbs18:10.

But thesouls of therighteous are inthehand of God, and there shall no torment touch them. In the sight of the unwise they seemed to die: and their departure is taken for misery, And their going from us to be utter destruction: but theyare in peace. For though they be punished in the sight of men, yet is their hope full of immortality. And having beena little chastised,theyshall be greatly rewarded: for God proved them, and found them worthy for himself.

-Bible (Apocrypha)
Wisdom of Solomon 3:1^5.

But when Jesus heard that, he said unto them,They that be whole need not a physician, but they that are sick.But go ye and learnwhat that meaneth,Iwill have mercy, and not sacrifice: for I am not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.

-Bible (NewTestament)
St Matthew 9:12^13.

   When Jesus heard it, he saith unto them,They that are whole have no need of the physician, but they that are sick: I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance. 114

-Bible (NewTestament)
St Mark 2:17.

I have been young, and now am not too old; And I have seen the righteous forsaken, His health, his honour and his quality taken. This is not what we were formerly told.

- Edmund Charles Blunden
  'Report On Experience'.

Pensez-vous e"  tre saint et juste impune  ment? You think you can be holyand righteous with impunity?

-Jean Racine
Athalie, act1, sc.1.