3:58Righteous, 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.
