62 Bible Verses about Righteousness, Of Believers

And if we are careful to do all this commandment before Jehovah our God, as He has commanded us, it shall be our righteousness.

I hold fast by my righteousness, and I will not let it go; my heart shall not shame me any of my days.

Little children, let no one deceive you. He who does righteousness is righteous, even as that One is righteous.

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

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

You shall carefully keep the commandments of Jehovah your God, and His testimonies, and His statutes which He has commanded you. And you shall do the right and good in the sight of Jehovah, so that it may be well with you, and so that you may go in and possess the good land which Jehovah swore to your fathers,

And Solomon said, You have shown to Your servant David my father great mercy, according as he walked before You in truth and in righteousness and in uprightness of heart with You. And You have kept this great kindness for him, that You have given him a son to sit on his throne, as it is today.

And Asa did what was right in the eyes of Jehovah, as David his father did.

And Hezekiah did throughout all Judah, and did the good and the right and the true before Jehovah his God.

Jehovah shall judge the people; judge me, O Jehovah, according to my righteousness, and according to my integrity on me.

A Psalm of David. Jehovah, who shall dwell in Your tabernacle? Who shall dwell on Your holy hill? He who walks uprightly, and works righteousness, and speaks the truth in his heart; he does not backbite with his tongue, nor does evil to his neighbor, nor takes up a reproach against his neighbor;read more.
in whose eyes the reprobate is despised, but he honors those who fear Jehovah; he has sworn to his hurt, and does not change it; he has not put out his money at interest, nor has he taken a bribe against the innocent. He who does these things shall not be moved forever.

A Prayer of David. Hear the right, O Jehovah; listen to my cry; Give ear to my prayer, for it is not in lips of deceit.

Be glad in Jehovah, and rejoice, you righteous; and shout for joy, all you upright in heart.

You love righteousness, and hate wickedness; therefore God, Your God, has anointed You with the oil of gladness above Your fellows.

The way of the just is uprightness; O Upright One, weigh the path of the just. Yea, in the way of Your judgments, O Jehovah, we awaited You; for Your name and for Your memory is the desire of our soul. With my soul I desired You in the night; yea, with my spirit within me I will seek You early; for when Your judgments are in the earth, the people of the world learn righteousness.

Oh that you had paid attention to My commandments! Then your peace would have been like a river, and your righteousness like the waves of the sea.

Listen to me, pursuers of righteousness; seekers of Jehovah: Look to the rock from which you were cut, and to the hole of the pit from which you were dug.

Who is wise, and he shall understand these things? Understanding, and he shall know them? For the ways of Jehovah are right, and the just shall walk in them; but sinners shall fall in them.

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

But Peter and John answered and said to them, Whether it is right before God to listen to you more than to God, you judge.

Do not be unequally yoked together with unbelievers; for what fellowship does righteousness have with lawlessness? And what partnership does light have with darkness?

and that from a babe you have known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise to salvation through faith in Christ Jesus. All Scripture is God-breathed, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness,

But let judgment roll down like waters, and righteousness like a mighty stream.

But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness; and all these things shall be added to 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, reprove the oppressor. Judge the orphan, plead for the widow.

So says Jehovah, Keep judgment and do justice; for My salvation is near to come, and My righteousness to be revealed.

So says Jehovah, Do judgment and righteousness, and deliver him who is robbed out of the oppressors's hand. And do no wrong, do no violence to the stranger, the fatherless, or the widow, nor shed innocent blood in this place.

Sow to yourselves in righteousness, reap in mercy; break up your fallow ground. For it is time to seek Jehovah, until He comes and rains righteousness on you.

Seek Jehovah, all the meek of the earth who have done His justice; seek righteousness; seek meekness. It may be you shall be hidden in the day of Jehovah's anger.

Blessed are they who hunger and thirst after righteousness! For they shall be filled.

Therefore stand, having your loins girded about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness

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

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

the Lord opens the eyes of the blind; Jehovah raises those who are bowed down; Jehovah loves the righteous;

The way of the wicked is hateful to Jehovah, but He loves him who pursues righteousness.

For the wrath of man does not work out the righteousness of God.

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

There they were in great fear; for God is in the generation of the righteous.

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

And He shall bring forth your righteousness like the light, and your judgment like the noonday.

Blessed are those who keep judgment, he who does righteousness at all times.

The labor of the righteous tends to life; the fruit of the wicked tends to sin.

In the way of righteousness is life, and in that pathway there is no death.

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

For You; O Jehovah, will bless the righteous; with favor You will surround him as with a shield.

The eyes of Jehovah are on the righteous, and His ears are open to their cry.

A little to the righteous is better than the riches of many wicked. For the arms of the wicked shall be broken; but Jehovah upholds the righteous.

Cast your burden on Jehovah, and He will keep you; He will never allow the righteous to waver.

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

To the upright there arises light in the darkness; he is gracious and full of pity and righteousness.

Treasures of wickedness profit nothing; but righteousness delivers from death. Jehovah will not allow the soul of the righteous to go hungry; but He casts away the desire of the wicked.

Riches do not profit in the day of wrath, but righteousness delivers from death. The righteousness of the perfect shall make his way right, but the wicked shall fall by his own wickedness. The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them, but deceivers shall be taken in lust.

Say to the righteous that it is well; for they shall eat the fruit of their doings.

He who walks righteously and speaks uprightly; he who despises the gain of oppressions, who shakes his hands free from holding bribes, who stops his ear from hearing of blood, and shuts his eyes from seeing evil; He shall dwell on high; his refuge shall be the strongholds of rocks; bread shall be given him; his waters shall be sure.

And those who are wise shall shine as the brightness of the sky; and those who turn many to righteousness shall shine as the stars forever and ever.

Confess faults to one another, and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous one avails much.

Blessed are they who have been persecuted for righteousness sake! For theirs is the kingdom of Heaven.

They gather themselves against the soul of the righteous, and condemn the innocent blood.

The righteous one perishes, and no one lays it to heart, and merciful men are taken away; no one cares that the righteous is taken away from the face of evil.

So says Jehovah: For three transgressions of Israel, yea for four, I will not turn away from it; because they sold the righteous for silver, and the poor for a pair of sandals;

For I know your many transgressions and your many sins. They afflict the just, they take a bribe, and they turn aside the poor in the gate.

But if you also suffer for righteousness' sake, you are blessed. And do not fear their fear, nor be troubled,