People make fun of righteous
( 21 ) 2Ki 10:9 And it came to pass in the morning , that he went out , and stood , and said to all the people , Ye be righteous "tsaddiyq": behold, I conspired against my master , and slew him: but who slew all these?
.. to all the people Ye be straight-path ..
( 22 ) 2Ch 6:23 Then hear thou from heaven , and do , and judge thy servants , by requiting the wicked , by recompensing his way upon his own head ; and by justifying the righteous "tsaddiyq", by giving him according to his righteousness .
.. and by justifying the straight-path ..
( 23 ) 2Ch 12:6 Whereupon the princes of Israel and the king humbled themselves; and they said , The LORD is righteous "tsaddiyq".
.. said The LORD is straight-path ..
( 24 ) Ezr 9:15 O LORD God of Israel , thou art righteous "tsaddiyq": for we remain yet escaped , as it is this day : behold, we are before thee in our trespasses : for we cannot stand before thee because of this.
.. Israel thou art straight-pathed ..
( 25 ) Ne 9:8 And foundest his heart faithful before thee, and madest a covenant with him to give the land of the Canaanites , the Hittites , the Amorites , and the Perizzites , and the Jebusites , and the Girgashites , to give it, I say, to his seed , and hast performed thy words ; for thou art righteous "tsaddiyq":
.. thy words for thou art straight-path ..
( 26 ) Ne 9:33 Howbeit thou art just "tsaddiyq" in all that is brought upon us; for thou hast done right , but we have done wickedly :
.. straight-pathed ..
( 27 ) Job 12:4 I am as one mocked of his neighbour , who calleth upon God , and he answereth him: the just "tsaddiyq" upright man is laughed to scorn .
.. and he answereth him: the straight-pathed man is laughed to scorn ..
( 28 ) Job 17:9 The righteous "tsaddiyq" also shall hold on his way , and he that hath clean hands shall be stronger and stronger . {be...: Heb. add strength}
.. straight-path also hold on his way ..
People make fun of straight-path people...too conservative...
The straight ones !! The Square ones !!
Both terms are Biblical pictures of righteous people, those who walk
the narrow path to Jesus across the horizon of time and space.
( 29 ) Job 22:19 The righteous "tsaddiyq" see it, and are glad : and the innocent laugh them to scorn .
.. straight-path ..
( 30 ) Job 27:17 He may prepare it, but the just "tsaddiyq" shall put it on , and the innocent shall divide the silver .
.. Job 27:17 He may prepare it, but the straight-path ..
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