58 Bible Verses about Fruits Of Righteousness

He is like a tree planted by streams of water. It yields its fruit in season and its leaves do not wither. Whatever he does prospers.

([Psalm of David]) O Jehovah, who may stay in your tent? Who may reside on your holy mountain? The one who walks with integrity and does what is righteous. He speaks the truth in his heart.

Who will go up to the mountain of Jehovah? Who may stand in His holy place? He who has clean hands and a pure heart, who has not lifted up (turned) to falsehood and has not sworn deceitfully. He will obtain blessing from Jehovah and righteousness from the God of his salvation.

I will set no wicked thing before my eyes. I hate the work of unfaithful people. I want no part of it. A perverse heart shall depart from me. I will not know a wicked person.

How blessed are those who pay attention to justice, who practice righteousness at all times!

Light shines in the darkness for the upright. He is gracious, compassionate, and fair.

He is not afraid of bad news. His heart remains secure, full of confidence in Jehovah. His heart is steady, and he is not afraid. In the end he will look triumphantly at his enemies.

He stores up insightful (sound) (substantial) wisdom for the upright. He is a shield for those who walk in integrity.

Discretion will protect you. Understanding will watch over you.

You must follow the example of good people and live a righteous life.

Treasures of wickedness (the morally wrong) profit nothing, but righteousness delivers from death.

Righteousness of the undefiled [man of integrity] directs his way! Wickedness causes the evil to fall. Righteousness will deliver the upright. Greed will capture the unfaithful.

The wicked works a deceitful work. There is a sure reward for the one who sows righteousness. Righteousness leads to life and he that pursues evil participates in his own death.

The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life. He who gains life is wise.

The way of righteousness is life. In its pathway there is no death.

Righteousness keeps the upright in the way. Wickedness subverts the sinner.

Righteousness exalts a nation! But sin is a reproach to any people.

An act of righteousness will bring about peace and security forever.

He who walks righteously and speaks what is right, who rejects gain from extortion and keeps his hand from accepting bribes, who stops his ears against plots of murder and shuts his eyes against contemplating evil. This man will dwell on the heights. His refuge will be the mountain fortress. His bread will be supplied, and he will have water.

You will go out in joy and be led forth in peace. The mountains and hills will burst into song before you, and all the trees of the field will clap their hands. Instead of the thornbush the pine tree will grow. Instead of briers the myrtle will grow. This will be for Jehovah's fame. It will be for an everlasting sign, which will not be destroyed.

Is this not the fast I choose to loosen the bonds of wickedness, to undo the bands of the yoke, and to let the oppressed go free and break every yoke? Is it not to divide your bread with the hungry and bring the homeless poor into the house? When you see the naked, should you cover him and not hide yourself from your own flesh? Your light will break out like the dawn. Your recovery will speedily spring forth. Your righteousness will go before you and the glory of Jehovah will be your rear guard.read more.
Then you will call, and Jehovah will answer! You will cry and he will say: 'Here I am.' If you remove the yoke from your midst, the pointing of the finger and speaking wickedness, and if you give yourself to the hungry and satisfy the desire of the afflicted, then your light will rise in darkness and your gloom will be like midday. Jehovah will continually guide you. He will satisfy your desire in scorched places and give strength to your bones. You will be like a watered garden and like a spring of water whose waters do not fail. Those among you will rebuild the ancient ruins. You will raise up the age-old foundations. You will be called the repairer of the breach, the restorer of the streets in which to dwell. If because of the Sabbath, you turn your foot from doing your pleasure on my holy day, and you call the Sabbath a delight and the holy of Jehovah honorable, and honor it, desisting from your ways, from seeking your own pleasure and speaking your own word, you will take delight in Jehovah! I will make you ride on the heights of the earth. I will feed you the heritage of Jacob your father. The mouth of Jehovah has spoken!

Those who have wisdom (insight) will shine like the brightness of the firmament. They turn many to righteousness, like the stars forever and ever.

I said: Plow new ground for yourselves, plant righteousness, and reap the blessings that your devotion to me will produce. It is time for you to turn to me, Jehovah, and I will come and pour out righteousness on you.

He will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver. He will purify the sons of Levi, and refine them like gold and silver. Then they will offer to Jehovah offerings in righteousness.

The sun of righteousness with it's healing will shine on you who respect my name and obey me. You will be free and paw the ground like fat calves.

I also tell you, your righteousness must be greater than the scribes and Pharisees or you will not enter into the kingdom of heaven.

The good man performs good things out of his good treasure. The evil man performs evil things out of his evil treasure.

He that is of God hears the words of God. That is why you do not listen. You are not from God!

Jesus answered: If a man loves me, he will obey my word. My Father will love him, and we will come to him and dwell with him.

Remain with me, and I with you. The branch cannot bear fruit by itself. It must remain on the vine. Neither can you bear fruit unless you remain with me. I am the vine and you are the branches. He that remains with me, and I with him, the same bears much fruit. You can do nothing apart from me.

I speak in human terms because of the weakness of your flesh. You once presented your members as servants to uncleanness and to sin. Now you present your members as servants to righteousness and sanctification (purification) (holiness). When you were servants of sin, you were free in regard to righteousness. You are now ashamed of the fruit you had at that time. For the results of these things is death.read more.
Now you are free from sin and are servants to God. You have your fruit in holiness, and the end everlasting (eternal) life.

God did this so that the righteous requirements of the Law might be fully satisfied in us who live according to the Spirit, and not according to human nature.

The mind of sinful flesh (fleshly thought) means death; but the mind influenced by the Spirit gives life and peace.

For the kingdom of God is not food and drink; but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit. For he that serves Christ is acceptable to God, and approved of by men.

If any man is in Christ, he is a new creature: the old things have passed away. Behold, they have become new.

The one who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will supply and multiply your seed for sowing, and increase the fruits of your righteousness.

We cast down imaginations, and every high thing that is exalted against the knowledge of God. We bring every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ.

The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faith, meekness (mildness), self-control; against such there is no law.

Do not be deceived. God is not mocked! A man will harvest what he sows. He that sows to his own flesh will harvest corruption of the flesh. But he that sows to the Spirit will harvest everlasting life from the Spirit.

for the fruit of the light (life) (spirit) consists of all goodness and righteousness and truth.

Be filled with the fruits of righteousness through Jesus Christ to the glory and praise of God. (John 15:5) (Galatians 5:22, 23)

Let your manner of life be worthy of the good news about Christ. Whether I come and see you or am absent, I may hear of your conduct, that you stand fast in one spirit (common purpose) (mental disposition) (vital principle), with one mind striving together for the faith of the good news. Do not be frightened by opponents. This is evidence of destruction for them and salvation for you from God.

It is God who works in you both to will and to work, for his good pleasure.

You put on the new self that is being renewed to a true knowledge (full discernment) according to the image of the one who created him.

Flee from youthful lusts and pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace, with those who call on the Lord with a clean heart.

The crown of righteousness is laid up for me. The Lord, the righteous judge, will give it to me at that day; and not to me only, but also to all those who have loved his appearing (manifestation).

May the fellowship of your faith operate in the knowledge of every good thing that is in you for Jesus Christ.

Does the fountain send forth from the same opening sweet water and bitter? Can a fig tree, my brothers, yield olives, or a vine produce figs? Neither can salt water yield sweet. Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show by his good conduct that his works are from meekness because of wisdom.read more.
If you have bitter jealousy (envy) and greedy ambition in your heart, do not be arrogant and lie against the truth. This wisdom is not a wisdom that comes down from above, but is earthly, sensual, and devilish. For where jealousy and selfishness are, there is confusion and every evil deed. But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, reasonable (yielding), full of mercy and good fruits, without discord (partiality), without hypocrisy. And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace for those who make peace.

Yes, for this very reason you do your part with all diligence. Supply virtue to your faith. Add knowledge to your virtue. Include self-control with your knowledge. Supply patience to your self-control. Your patience should be helped by godliness. Add brotherly kindness to your godliness. And to your brotherly kindness add love.read more.
For if these things are yours and abound in you they will keep you from being inactive or unfruitful regarding the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. For he who lacks these qualities is blind, seeing only what is near, having forgotten the cleansing from his old sins.

We know that we know him, when we obey his commandments. He who says: I know him, and does not obey his commandments is a liar! The truth is not in him. Whoever obeys his Word; the love of God is made perfect (complete) (mature) in him. By this we know that we are in union with him.read more.
He that says he lives in union with him should walk as he walked.

He who loves his brother lives in the light, and there is no cause for stumbling (offence) in him. But he who hates his brother is in the darkness, and walks in the darkness. He does not know where he goes because the darkness has blinded his eyes.

As for you, let that live in you, which you heard from the beginning. If that which you heard from the beginning lives in you, you will also live in the Son, and in the Father.

If you know that he is righteous you know that every one who practices righteousness is born of him.

Everyone who has this hope in him is purified. He is pure.

Whoever abides in him does not sin. Whoever sins has not seen him and does not know him. My little children let no man deceive you! He who practices righteousness is righteous, even as he [Christ] is righteous.

Whoever is born of God does not practice sin! His seed abides in him and he cannot sin because he has been born of God.

We know that we have passed out of death into life, because we love the brothers. He who does not love abides in death.

Whatever we ask we receive from Him because we obey His commandments and do the things that are pleasing in His sight.