Thematic Bible: The fruit of righteousness


Thematic Bible



Revive me, O LORD, for thy name's sake. In thy righteousness bring my soul out of trouble.


But now a righteousness of God has been manifested independent of law, being witnessed by the law and the prophets. And the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ is for all and upon all those who believe, for there is no distinction.


But the loving kindness of LORD is from everlasting to everlasting upon those who fear him, and his righteousness to son's sons,

The Mighty One, God, LORD, has spoken, and called the earth from the rising of the sun to the going down thereof. Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty, God has shone forth. Our God comes, and does not keep silence. A fire devours before him, and it is very tempestuous round about him. read more.
He calls to the heavens above, and to the earth, that he may judge his people. Gather my sanctified together to me, those who have made a covenant with me by sacrifice. And the heavens shall declare his righteousness, for God is judge himself. Selah.

LORD has made known his salvation. He has openly shown his righteousness in the sight of the nations.

The mountains melted like wax at the presence of LORD, at the presence of LORD of the whole earth. The heavens declare his righteousness, and all the peoples have seen his glory.

Thus says LORD, Keep ye justice, and do righteousness. For my salvation is near to come, and my righteousness to be revealed.

But indeed therefore I even consider all things to be loss because of the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord, because of whom I suffered the loss of all things, and consider them to be rubbish, so that I may gain C and be found in him, not having my righteousness, that from law, but that through Christ's faith--the righteousness from God based on faith--

Remember the former things of old, for I am God, and there is none else. [I am] God, and there is none like me, declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times things that are not [yet] done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure, calling a ravenous bird from the east, the man of my counsel from a far country. Yea, I have spoken. I will also bring it to pass. I have purposed. I will also do it. read more.
Hearken to me, ye stout-hearted, who are far from righteousness: I bring near my righteousness. It shall not be far off. And my salvation shall not tarry, and I will place salvation in Zion for Israel my glory.

For LORD has comforted Zion. He has comforted all her waste places, and has made her wilderness like Eden, and her desert like the garden of LORD. Joy and gladness shall be found therein, thanksgiving, and the voice of melody. Attend to me, O my people, and give ear to me, O my nation. For a law shall go forth from me, and I will establish my justice for a light of the peoples. My righteousness is near. My salvation has gone forth, and my arms shall judge the peoples. The isles shall wait for me, and on my arm they shall trust. read more.
Lift up your eyes to the heavens, and look upon the earth beneath. For the heavens shall vanish away like smoke, and the earth shall grow old like a garment, and those who dwell in it shall die in like manner. But my salvation shal Hearken to me, ye who know righteousness, the people in whose heart is my law. Fear ye not the reproach of men, nor be ye dismayed at their revilings. For the moth shall eat them up like a garment, and the worm shall eat them like wool. But my righteousness shall be forever, and my salvation to all generations.

The works of LORD are great, sought out by all those who have pleasure in it. His work is honor and majesty, and his righteousness endures forever.

Thou are righteous, O LORD, and upright are thy judgments. Thou have commanded thy testimonies in righteousness and exceeding faithfulness. My zeal has consumed me, because my adversaries have forgotten thy words. read more.
Thy word is very pure, therefore thy servant loves it. I am small and despised. I do not forget thy precepts. Thy righteousness is an everlasting righteousness, and thy law is truth.


The fear of LORD is clean, enduring forever. The ordinances of LORD are true, [and] righteous altogether. More to be desired are they than gold, yea, than much fine gold. Sweeter also than honey and the droppings of the honeycomb. Moreover by them thy servant is warned. In keeping them there is great reward.

Thou are righteous, O LORD, and upright are thy judgments. Thou have commanded thy testimonies in righteousness and exceeding faithfulness.

Does not wisdom cry out, and understanding put forth her voice? On the top of high places by the way, where the paths meet, she stands. Beside the gates, at the entry of the city, at the coming in at the doors, she cries aloud: read more.
To you, O men, I call. And my voice is to the sons of men. O ye simple, understand prudence, and, ye fools, be of an understanding heart. Hear, for I will speak excellent things. And the opening of my lips shall be right things. For my mouth shall utter truth. And wickedness is an abomination to my lips. All the words of my mouth are in righteousness. There is nothing crooked or perverse in them. They are all plain to him who understands, and right to those who find knowledge.

And I heard the altar saying, Yea, Lord God Almighty, TRUE and righteous are thy judgments.

And after these things I heard as a great sound of a large multitude in heaven, saying, Praise Lord, the salvation, and the power, and the glory of our God! Because TRUE and righteous are his judgments, because he has judged the great whore who ruined the earth by her fornication, and he has avenged the blood of his bondmen from her hand.


Commit thy way to LORD. Trust also in him, and he will bring it to pass. And he will make thy righteousness to go forth as the light, and thy justice as the noon-day.

LORD has brought forth our righteousness. Come, and let us declare in Zion the work of LORD our God.

I will greatly rejoice in LORD. My soul shall be joyful in my God, for he has clothed me with the garments of salvation. He has covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decks himself with a garland, and as a bride For as the earth brings forth its bud, and as the garden causes the things that are sown in it to spring forth, so lord LORD will cause righteousness and praise to spring forth before all the nations.





Thy wickedness [is] a man as thou are, and thy righteousness [is] a son of man.

Righteousness guards him who is upright in the way, but wickedness overthrows the sinner.




What then? Are we better? Not at all. For we already charged both Jews and Greeks to all be under sin, as it is written, There is no righteous man, not even one. There is no man who understands. There is no man who seeks God. read more.
All turned away. Together they became useless. There is not a man who does goodness; there is not as much as one.


I have fought the good fight, I have finished the course, I have kept the faith. Henceforth there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, will award to me in that day, and not to me only, but also to all those who have loved his appearing.

And to the agent of the congregation in Smyrna write, These things says the first and the last, who became dead, and lived: I know thy works and tribulation and poverty (but thou are rich), and the blasphemy of those who say themselves to be Jews, and are not, but are a synagogue of Satan. Fear none of the things that thou are going to suffer. Behold, the devil is indeed going to cast some of you into prison, so that ye may be tried, and ye will have tribulation ten days. Become thou faithful until death, and I will


Little children, let no man lead you astray. He who is doing righteousness is righteous, just as that man is righteous.




Blessed are those who hunger now, because ye will be filled. Blessed are those who weep now, because ye will laugh.


The way of a wicked man is an abomination to LORD, but he loves him who follows after righteousness.

He who follows after righteousness and kindness finds life, righteousness, and honor.


For LORD is righteous. He loves righteousness. The upright man shall behold his face.

For the word of LORD is right, and all his work is [done] in faithfulness. He loves righteousness and justice. The earth is full of the loving kindness of LORD.


But Israel who pursued a law of righteousness, did not arrive to a law of righteousness. Why? Because it was not from faith but as from works of law. For they stumbled at the stone of stumbling, just as it is written, Behold, I lay in Zion a stone of stumbling and a rock of offense. And every man who believes in him will not be shamed.




But thanks to God, that ye were bondmen of sin, but ye obeyed from the heart a model of doctrine for which ye were delivered. And having been set free from sin, ye were made servile to righteousness


Praise ye LORD. Blessed is the man who fears LORD, who delights greatly in his commandments. His seed shall be mighty upon earth. The generation of the upright shall be blessed. Wealth and riches are in his house, and his righteousness endures forever.


He who is steadfast in righteousness [comes] to life, and he who pursues evil [comes] to his own death.






Trust ye in LORD forever, for in LORD, [even] LORD, is an everlasting rock. For he has brought down those who dwell on high. The lofty city, he lays it low. He lays it low even to the ground. He brings it even to the dust. The foot shall tread it down, even the feet of the poor, and the steps of the needy. read more.
The way of the just is uprightness. Thou who are upright directs the path of the just. Yea, in the way of thy judgments, O LORD, we have waited for thee, to thy name. Even to thy memorial, is the desire of our soul. With my soul I have desired thee in the night. Yea, with my spirit within me I will seek thee earnestly. For when thy judgments are in the earth, the inhabitants of the world learn righteousness.




He who receives a prophet in the name of a prophet will receive a prophet's reward, and he who receives a righteous man in the name of a righteous man will receive a righteous man's reward.


The fool has said in his heart, There is no God. They are corrupt. They have done abominable works. There is none that does good. LORD looked down from heaven upon the sons of men to see if there were any who understood, who sought after God. They are all gone aside. They are together become filthy. There is none who does good, no, not one. read more.
Have all the workers of iniquity no knowledge, who eat up my people [as] they eat bread, and call not upon LORD?


The righteousness of the perfect shall direct his way, but the wicked man shall fall by his own wickedness.




Sow to yourselves in righteousness. Reap according to kindness. Break up your fallow ground, for it is time to seek LORD, till he comes and rains righteousness upon you.


For when ye were bondmen of sin, ye were uninhibited by righteousness.


What will we say then? That the Gentiles who did not pursue righteousness, attained righteousness, even the righteousness from faith.