Psalm 145:17
The Lord is righteous in all his ways, and holy in all his works.
Cross-reference
Psalm 103:6 says God works righteousness and justice for the oppressed, echoing His righteous acts.
Psalm 99:4 declares God loves justice and does what is just, directly mirroring His righteous ways.
In Psalm 89:14, righteousness and justice are the foundation of God’s throne, matching the declaration of His righteous and kind ways.
In Psalm 50:6, the heavens declare God’s righteousness, reinforcing the psalm’s claim that the Lord is righteous in all his ways.
Psalm 116:5 explicitly calls the Lord gracious and righteous—a direct affirmation of the dual attributes in Psalm 145:17.
Psalm 111:3 links God's work to enduring righteousness—mirroring the claim that God's ways and works are righteous.
Psalm 92:15 declares the Lord is upright with no unrighteousness in Him—directly echoing the theme of God's righteousness in all His ways.
Psalm 119:137 declares 'Righteous are you, O Lord' and your rules are right—reinforcing the same declaration of God's righteousness.
Psalm 48:10 mentions God's right hand filled with righteousness, directly echoing the theme of God's righteous deeds.
Psalm 36:6 compares God's righteousness to mountains and His judgments to the deep, expanding the metaphor of divine consistency.
Psalm 22:3 declares God holy, a closely related attribute to righteousness, adding a dimension of sacred purity.
Psalm 99:3 praises God's holy name, reinforcing the righteous character described here.
Revelation 19:2 proclaims God's judgments 'true and just' — a direct reflection of His righteous ways described here.
Isaiah 45:21 proclaims God as a righteous God and Savior, directly affirming His righteousness.
Zephaniah 3:5 states the Lord is righteous and does no injustice, a direct parallel.
Zechariah 9:9 describes the coming King as just and having salvation, linking to God's righteous ways.
Romans 3:25 shows Christ's atonement demonstrates God's righteousness — the very attribute praised here.
Romans 3:26 declares God is both just and the justifier — directly embodying the righteous and faithful character of this verse.
Revelation 15:3 nearly quotes this verse: 'Just and true are your ways' — directly echoing God's righteousness in all His ways.
Revelation 16:5-7 declares God's judgments 'true and just' — applying the righteousness of this verse to His end-times judgments.
Genesis 18:25 affirms the Judge of all earth will do right, supporting God's righteous ways.
Deuteronomy 32:4 says God's ways are just and He is faithful, using nearly identical language.
Job 34:12 states God never does wickedly or perverts justice, reinforcing the same truth of God's absolute righteousness.
In Exodus 9:27, Pharaoh himself declares God righteous, echoing the same attribute from a pagan ruler's confession.
Romans 9:14 forcefully denies any injustice on God's part—directly upholding the righteousness of God's ways.
Nehemiah 9:33 affirms God's righteousness in judgment, directly paralleling 'righteous in all his ways' with historical covenant faithfulness.
Daniel 4:37 has Nebuchadnezzar praise God for His right works and just ways—a near-verbatim echo of the same truth.
Lamentations 1:18 acknowledges 'The Lord is in the right' even in judgment—confirming God's righteous ways amid suffering.
Job 36:3 explicitly ascribes righteousness to God, matching the psalm's declaration of God's righteous character.
Ezekiel 18:25 presents people accusing God's way of being unjust, but God defends His justice—a contrast to the unqualified assertion in Psalm 145:17.
Romans 3:5 uses this truth to argue that human unrighteousness highlights God's righteousness, defending His justice.
Jeremiah 12:1 starts by affirming God's righteousness, then questions why the wicked prosper—adding a tension to the absolute claim.
Job 4:17 contrasts human inability to be righteous before God, highlighting God's unique righteousness by implication.
Romans 2:2 states God's judgment is according to truth—flowing from the righteous ways affirmed in Psalm 145:17.
Romans 3:6 argues if God were unjust He could not judge — grounding judgment in His righteousness declared here.
1 Samuel 2:2 declares no one holy like the Lord, emphasizing God's unique holiness.
Revelation 3:7 describes Christ as 'holy and true' — echoing the LORD's righteousness and faithfulness in Psalm 145:17.
Exodus 15:11 extols God's holiness and wonders, complementing His righteousness and kindness with a broader portrait of His majesty.