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Strong Concordance 2Pe 2:21 For [1063] it had been [2258] better [2909] for them [846] not [3361] to have known [1921] the way [3598] of righteousness [1343], than [2228], after they have known [1921] it, to turn [1994] from [1537] the holy [40] commandment [1785] delivered [3860] unto them [846].

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RIGHTEOUSNESS Rectitude, justice, holiness; an essential perfection of God's character, Job 36:3; Isa 51:5-8; Joh 17:25; and of his administration, Ge 18:25; Ro 3:21,22; 10:3. It is the wonder of grace that as the righteous guardian of the law, he can acquit the unrighteous. "The righteousness of Christ" includes his spotless holiness, his perfect obedience the law demands; and "the righteousness of faith" is that imputed to the sinner who believes in Christ. With reference to personal character, righteousness is used both for uprightness between man and man, and for true religion, Ge 18:23; Le 19:15; Isa 60:17; Ro 14:17; Eph 5:9.
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