36 Bible Verses about Righteousness

He that saith he abideth in him ought himself also so to walk, even as he walked.

And the free gift is not like what happened through one man who sinned. For sentence of condemnation followed one offence; but the free gift is a justification after many offences. For if by one trespass death reigned through the one man, much more will they who receive the abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness reign in life through the one man Jesus Christ.)

For we through the Spirit by faith steadfastly wait for the hope of righteousness.

But from him it is that ye are in Christ Jesus, who from God was made to us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption;

If ye know that he is righteous, ye know that every one also that doeth righteousness hath been born of him.

Confess your trespasses to one another, and pray for one another, that ye may be healed. The earnest prayer of a righteous man availeth much.

Then will the righteous shine forth as the sun, in the kingdom of their Father. He that hath ears, let him hear.

And they were both righteous in the sight of God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless.

On this ground do I also myself strive to have always a conscience void of offence toward God and toward men.

and she was a widow eightyfour years old, who never left the temple, worshipping with fastings and prayers night and day.

Stand therefore, having girded your loins with truth, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness,

But do thou, O man of God, flee these things; and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, meekness.

And as he discoursed of righteousness, and temperance, and the judgment to come, Felix became alarmed, and answered, Go thy way for the present; and when I have a convenient season, I will call for thee.

Therefore being accepted as righteous through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ;

So then the Law hath been our schoolmaster, to lead us to Christ, that we might be accepted as righteous through faith;

And such were some of you; but ye were washed, but ye were made holy, but ye were accepted as righteous in the name of the Lord Jesus, and in the Spirit of our God.

As then through one trespass all men have come under condemnation, so through one act of righteousness all obtain the gift of righteousness unto life.

And I saw heaven opened, and behold, a white horse, and he who sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war.

inasmuch as he hath fixed a day, in which he will judge the world in righteousness by a man whom he hath appointed; having given assurance to all by raising him from the dead.

And I saw heaven opened, and behold, a white horse, and he who sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war.

For the eyes of the Lord are upon the righteous, and his ears are toward their supplication; but the face of the Lord is against those who do evil."

And they were both righteous in the sight of God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless.

For Moses describeth the righteousness which is of the Law: "The man that hath done these things shall live by them."

Him, who knew not sin, he made sin for us, that we might become Gods righteousness in him.

as it is written: "He dispersed abroad, he gave to the poor; his righteousness remaineth for ever."

For the eyes of the Lord are upon the righteous, and his ears are toward their supplication; but the face of the Lord is against those who do evil."

not by works of righteousness which we did, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the bath of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Spirit,

For by grace ye have been saved, through faith; and this is not of yourselves; it is the gift of God; not of works, lest any one should boast.

who saved us, and called us with a holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and the grace which was given us in Christ Jesus before the world began,

that on you may come all the righteous blood shed upon the earth, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zechariah, son of Barachiah, whom ye slew, between the temple and the altar.

not as Cain was of the Evil One, and slew his brother. And wherefore did he slay him? Because his own works were evil, and his brothers righteous.

I am the vine, ye are the branches. He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same beareth much fruit; for apart from me ye can do nothing.

Now all chastening for the present indeed seemeth to be not joyous, but grievous; but afterward it yieldeth the peaceful fruit of righteousness to those who have been exercised thereby.

But now having been delivered from the slavery of sin, and having become the bondservants of God, ye have holiness as the fruit, and everlasting life as the end.

Now, he that ministereth seed to the sower, and bread for food, will supply and multiply your seed sown, and increase the fruits of your righteousness;

being filled with the fruit of righteousness which is through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God.

but of the Son: "Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever; and the sceptre of thy kingdom is a sceptre of righteousness.

For not through the Law was the promise made to Abraham or his offspring that he should be the heir of the world, but through the righteousness of faith.

Doth this blessedness belong to the circumcised alone, or to the uncircumcised also? For we are saying that Abrahams faith was accounted as righteousness.

And he received the outward sign of circumcision as a seal of the righteousness of the faith which he had while he was uncircumcised; that he might be the father of all the uncircumcised who have faith, so that righteousness might be put to their account also;

nor did he waver in respect to the promise of God through unbelief, but was strong in faith, giving glory to God;

As it is written: "There is none righteous, no, not one;

but to those who are contentious, and disobedient to the truth; but obey unrighteousness, there will be wrath and indignation.

that they may all be judged, who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.

For if by one trespass death reigned through the one man, much more will they who receive the abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness reign in life through the one man Jesus Christ.) As then through one trespass all men have come under condemnation, so through one act of righteousness all obtain the gift of righteousness unto life. For as through the disobedience of the one man the many were made sinners, so through the obedience of the one man will the many be made righteous.

And in this will we have been sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all. And every priest indeed standeth performing daily service, and offering again and again the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins; but he, after he had offered one sacrifice for sins, sat down for ever on the right hand of God, read more.
thenceforth waiting until his enemies be made his footstool. For by one offering he hath perfected for ever those who are sanctified.

being filled with the fruit of righteousness which is through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God.

for the fruit of the light is in all goodness, and righteousness, and truth,

Therefore I say to you, Be not anxious for your life, what ye shall eat; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than food, and the body than raiment? Behold the birds of the air, that they sow not, nor reap, nor gather into barns; and your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are not ye of much greater value than they? But who of you by anxious thought can add to his life one cubit? read more.
And why are ye anxious about raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow. They toil not, neither do they spin; and yet I say to you, that not even Solomon in all his glory was arrayed like one of these. And if God so clothes the herbage of the field, which today is, and tomorrow is cast into an oven, will he not much more clothe you, O ye of little faith? Therefore be not anxious, saying, What shall we eat, or what shall we drink, or wherewith shall we he clothed? For after all these things do the gentiles seek; for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things. But seek first his kingdom, and his righteousness; and all these things will also be given you.

But do thou, O man of God, flee these things; and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, meekness.

But flee youthful lusts, and follow righteousness, faith, love, peace, with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart.

I do not set aside the grace of God; for if righteousness come through the Law, then did Christ die for nought.

Is then the Law against the promises of God? Far be it! For if a law had been given which was able to give life, righteousness would indeed have been by the Law;

And they who passed by reviled him, wagging their heads, and saying, Thou that destroyest the temple, and buildest it up in three days, save thyself, if thou art the Son of God, and come down from the cross. So also the chief priests, mocking, with the scribes and elders, said, read more.
He saved others, cannot he save himself? He is the king of Israel, let him now come down from the cross, and we will believe in him. He trusteth in God; let him now deliver him, if he desireth him; for he said, I am the Son of God. The robbers also, who were crucified with him, reviled him in the same manner.

Because by works of the Law no flesh shall be accepted as righteous: for by the Law is the knowledge of sin.

while Israel, which strove after a law of righteousness, did not attain to a law of righteousness. Why? Because they did not strive for it by faith, but as being by works. For they stumbled against the stone of stumbling;

Know ye not, that whomever ye choose to obey as a master, his bondmen ye are, whether of sin whose fruit is death, or of obedience whose fruit is righteousness?

and being made free from sin, ye became the bondmen of righteousness.

who himself bore our sins in his own body on the cross, that we, having died to our sins, should live to righteousness; by whose stripes ye were healed.

teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in the present world;

And he received the outward sign of circumcision as a seal of the righteousness of the faith which he had while he was uncircumcised; that he might be the father of all the uncircumcised who have faith, so that righteousness might be put to their account also;

And therefore it was accounted to him for righteousness.

Thou lovedst righteousness, and hatedst iniquity; therefore God, thy God, anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows."

My children, let no one deceive you; he that doeth righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous.

If ye know that he is righteous, ye know that every one also that doeth righteousness hath been born of him.

And the king, coming in to view the guests, saw there a man who had not on a wedding garment; and he saith to him, Friend, how camest thou in here, not having a wedding garment? And he was struck dumb. Then the king said to the servants, Bind him hand and foot, and cast him out into the outer darkness; there will be wailing and gnashing of teeth. read more.
For many are called, but few are chosen.

And to some who trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and despised all others, he spoke this parable:

For being ignorant of the righteousness which is of God, and endeavoring to establish a righteousness of their own, they have not submitted themselves to the righteousness which is of God.

Confess your trespasses to one another, and pray for one another, that ye may be healed. The earnest prayer of a righteous man availeth much.

And will not God avenge his chosen, who cry to him day and night, though he be slow to punish in their behalf?

Awake, as is your duty, and sin not; for some have not the knowledge of God; I say it to your shame.

Awake, as is your duty, and sin not; for some have not the knowledge of God; I say it to your shame.

But from him it is that ye are in Christ Jesus, who from God was made to us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption;

Between the street of the city and the river, on one side and on the other, is the tree of life, hearing twelve kinds of fruit, and yielding its fruit every month; and the leaves of the tree are for the healing of the nations.

Be not strangely yoked with unbelievers; for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? Or what communion hath light with darkness?

in the word of truth, in the power of God, by the weapons of righteousness on the right hand and on the left,

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, meekness, temperance; against such things as these there is no law.

as to zeal, persecuting the church; as to the righteousness which is in the Law, blameless. But whatever things were gain to me, those for the sake of Christ I have counted but loss. Nay more, I count all things to be loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and count them as refuse, that I may gain Christ,

Stand therefore, having girded your loins with truth, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness,

and that ye put on the new man, who was created according to God in righteousness and holiness of the truth.

All Scripture is inspired by God, and is profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for discipline in righteousness;

And what was sown on the good ground, this is he that heareth the word, and understandeth it; who also beareth fruit, and yieldeth, one a hundred fold, another sixty, another thirty fold.

henceforth there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will give to me at that day, and not to me only, but to all those who have loved his appearing.

For we through the Spirit by faith steadfastly wait for the hope of righteousness.

who through faith subdued kingdoms, wrought righteousness, obtained promised blessings, stopped the mouths of lions,

for the fruit of the light is in all goodness, and righteousness, and truth,

Now all chastening for the present indeed seemeth to be not joyous, but grievous; but afterward it yieldeth the peaceful fruit of righteousness to those who have been exercised thereby.

Blessed are they who are persecuted for righteousness sake; for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

But if ye even suffer for righteousness sake, happy are ye. And be not afraid at their terrors, nor alarmed;

By faith Abel offered to God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, through which he received testimony that he was righteous, God testifying of his gifts; and by it though dead he yet speaketh.

And others fell upon good ground; and yielded fruit, some a hundred fold, some Sixty, some thirty fold.

And Jesus answering said to him, Suffer it now; for thus it becometh us to fulfill all righteousness. Then he suffered him.

For the kingdom of God is not food and drink, but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit;

and spared not the old world, but saved Noah with seven others, a preacher of righteousness, when he brought in the flood upon the world of the ungodly;

Blessed are they who hunger and thirst after righteousness; for they will be filled.

What then shall we say? That the gentiles, who did not strive after righteousness, obtained righteousness, but a righteousness which is of faith;

For when ye were the slaves of sin, ye were not the bondmen of righteousness.

In this are manifest the children of God and the children of the Devil. Whoever doeth not righteousness is not of God, and he that loveth not his brother.

I speak in a way common among men on account of the weakness of your flesh. For as ye once yielded your members as slaves to impurity and to iniquity, in order to commit iniquity, so now yield your members as bondmen to righteousness in order to become holy.

For Christ is the end of the Law, so that every one that believeth may obtain righteousness.

Blessed are they who hunger and thirst after righteousness; for they will be filled.

nor yield up your members to sin as instruments of unrighteousness; but yield up yourselves to God, as being alive from the dead, and your members to God as instruments of righteousness.