62 Bible Verses about Righteousness, Of Believers

And we shall have justice when we keep ourselves by doing all these commandments before the LORD our God, as he has commanded us.

I hold fast to my righteousness and will not let it go; my heart shall not reproach me so long as I live.

Little children, let no one deceive you; he that does righteousness is righteous, even as he also is righteous.

These are the generations of Noah. Noah was a just man and perfect in his generations, and Noah walked with God.

For I know him, that he will command his sons and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the LORD, to do righteousness and judgment, that the LORD may bring upon Abraham that which he has spoken of him.

Ye shall diligently keep the commandments of the LORD your God and his testimonies and his statutes, which he has commanded thee. And thou shalt do that which is right and good in the sight of the LORD that it may be well with thee and that thou may enter in and inherit the good land which the LORD swore unto thy fathers

And Solomon said, Thou hast shown unto thy slave David, my father, great mercy, according to the way he walked before thee in truth and in righteousness and in uprightness of heart with thee; and thou hast kept for him this great mercy that thou hast given him a son to sit on his throne, as it is this day.

And Asa did that which was right in the eyes of the LORD, as did David his father.

And thus did Hezekiah throughout all Judah and wrought that which was good and right and true before the LORD his God.

The LORD shall judge the people: judge me, O LORD, according to my righteousness and according to the integrity that is in me.

LORD, who shall abide in thy tabernacle? who shall dwell in the mountain of thy holiness? He that walks in integrity and works righteousness, and speaks the truth in his heart. He that does not backbite with his tongue nor do evil to his neighbour nor take up a reproach against his neighbour.read more.
In whose eyes the vile person is not esteemed; but he honours those that fear the LORD. He that swears to his own hurt and does not change. He that does not put out his money to usury nor take a bribe against the innocent. He that does these things shall never be moved.

Hear righteousness, O LORD, attend unto my cry, give ear unto my prayer, that does not go out of feigned lips.

Be glad in the LORD and rejoice, ye righteous, and shout for joy, all ye that are upright in heart.

Thou lovest righteousness, and hatest wickedness; therefore God, thy God, has anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.

The way of the just is uprightness: thou, most upright, dost weigh the path of the just. Yea, in the way of thy judgments, O LORD, we wait for thee; the desire of our soul is to thy name and to the remembrance of thee. With my soul I desire thee in the night; yea, even as long as the spirit is within me I will seek thee early: for as long as thy judgments are in the earth, the inhabitants of the world learn righteousness.

O that thou would look unto my commandments! Then thy peace would be as a river and thy righteousness as the waves of the sea:

Hearken to me, ye that follow after righteousness, ye that seek the LORD; look unto the rock from which ye are hewn and to the hole of the pit from which ye are dug.

Who is wise that he might understand this? and prudent that he might know this? for the ways of the LORD are right, and the just shall walk in them; but the rebellious shall fall therein.

And, behold, there was a man in Jerusalem whose name was Simeon, and the same man was just and devout, waiting for the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him.

Then Peter and John answered and said unto them, Judge whether it is right in the sight of God to hearken unto you more than unto God.

Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers, for what fellowship does righteousness have with unrighteousness? and what communion does light have with darkness?

and that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto saving health by the faith which is in Christ Jesus. All scripture is given by inspiration of God and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness,

But let judgment run down as waters, and righteousness as a mighty stream.

But seek ye first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things shall be added unto you.

Wash yourselves, make yourselves clean; put away the evil of your doings from before my eyes; cease to do evil; learn to do good; seek judgment; restore unto the oppressed; hear the fatherless in right judgment; protect the widow.

Thus saith the LORD, Keep ye judgment, and do righteousness: for my saving health is near to come, and my righteousness to be manifested.

Thus hath the LORD said: Execute judgment and righteousness and deliver the oppressed out of the hand of the oppressor and do not deceive, neither steal from the stranger nor from the fatherless nor from the widow, neither shed innocent blood in this place.

Sow yourselves unto righteousness, reap yourselves unto mercy; break up your fallow ground: for it is the time to seek the LORD until he comes and teaches you righteousness.

Seek ye the LORD, all ye humble of the earth, who have wrought his judgment; seek righteousness, seek humility: it may be ye shall be kept in the day of the LORD's anger.

Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied.

Stand firm, therefore, having your loins girt about with truth and having on the breastplate, of righteousness,

But thou, O man of God, flee these things and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, charity, tolerance, meekness.

Flee also youthful lusts, but follow righteousness, faith, charity, peace, with those that call on the Lord out of a pure heart.

The LORD opens the eyes of the blind; the LORD raises those that are bowed down; the LORD loves the righteous:

The way of the wicked is an abomination unto the LORD, but he loves him that follows after righteousness.

for the wrath of man does not work the righteousness of God.

Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous. For the LORD knows the way of the righteous, but the way of the ungodly shall perish.

There they were in great fear: for God is with the nation of the righteous.

He loves righteousness and judgment; the earth is full of the mercy of the LORD.

And he shall bring forth thy righteousness as the light and thy uprightness as the noonday.

Happy are those that keep judgment and he that does righteousness at all times.

The work of the righteous is unto life, but the fruit of the wicked is for sin.

In the way of righteousness is life; and in the pathway thereof there is no death.

Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He who has ears to hear, let him hear.

For thou, LORD, wilt bless the righteous; with favour wilt thou compass him as with a shield.

Samech The eyes of the LORD are upon the righteous, and his ears are open unto their cry.

Tet A little that a righteous man has is better than the many riches of the sinners. For the arms of the wicked shall be broken, but the LORD upholds the righteous.

Cast thy burden upon the LORD, and he shall sustain thee; he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved.

The righteous shall flourish like the palm tree; he shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon.

Zain A light has shined in the darkness upon the upright: Cheth Gracious and merciful and righteous.

Treasures of wickedness profit nothing, but righteousness delivers from death. The LORD will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish, but wickedness shall cast out the wicked.

Riches shall not profit in the day of wrath, but righteousness shall deliver from death. The righteousness of the perfect shall straighten his way, but the wicked shall fall by his own wickedness. The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them, but transgressors shall be imprisoned in their own sin.

Say unto the righteous that it shall be well with him, for they shall eat of the fruit of their doings.

He that walks in righteousness, he that speaks uprightly; he that despises the gain of violence, he that shakes his hands from receiving bribes; he that stops his ears to not hear of blood; he who shuts his eyes to not see evil; he shall dwell upon the high places: fortresses of rocks shall be his place of refuge: bread shall be given him; his waters shall be sure.

And those that understand shall shine as the brightness of the firmament; and those that teach righteousness to the multitude as the stars in perpetual eternity.

Confess your faults one to another and pray one for another that ye may be whole. The effectual prayer of the righteous is very powerful.

Blessed are those who suffer persecution for righteousness' sake, for theirs is the kingdom of the heavens.

They gather themselves together as an army against the life of the righteous and condemn the innocent blood.

The righteous perishes, and no man lays it to heart: and merciful men are taken away, none considering that the righteous is taken away from the evil to come.

Thus hath the LORD said: For three transgressions of Israel and for the fourth, I will not convert her because they sold the righteous for silver and the poor for a pair of shoes,

For I have known of your many rebellions and your great sins that afflict the just and take a ransom and turn aside the poor in the gate from their right.

But also if ye suffer anything for righteousness' sake, blessed are ye; therefore, be not afraid of their terror neither be troubled,