45 Bible Verses about Righteousness

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

So is the gift not like it was by one that sinned: for the judgment was by one to condemnation, but the free gift is of many offenses unto justification. For if by one man's offense death reigned by one; much more they who receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness shall reign in life by one, Jesus Christ.)

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

And of him are you in Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption:

If you know that he is righteous, you know that everyone that does righteousness is born of him.

And the work of righteousness shall be peace; and the effect of righteousness quietness and assurance forever.

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

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

I have been young, and now am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his offspring begging bread.

The just man walks in his integrity: his children are blessed after him.

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

But the path of the just is as the shining light, that shines more and more unto the perfect day.

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

And in this do I exercise myself, to have always a conscience void of offense toward God, and toward men.

The remnant of Israel shall not do iniquity, nor speak lies; neither shall a deceitful tongue be found in their mouth: for they shall feed their flocks and lie down, and none shall make them afraid.

And she was a widow of about fourscore and four years, who departed not from the temple, but served God with fastings and prayers night and day.

And he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD, according to all that David his father had done.

Sow to yourselves in righteousness, reap in mercy; break up your fallow ground: for it is time to seek the LORD, till he comes and rains righteousness upon you.

Stand therefore, 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, meekness.

And as he reasoned about righteousness, self-control, and judgment to come, Felix trembled, and answered, Go your way for this time; when I have a convenient time, I will call for you.

Therefore, O king, let my counsel be acceptable unto you, and break off your sins by practicing righteousness, and your iniquities by showing mercy to the poor; if it may be a lengthening of your tranquility.

And he believed in the LORD; and he counted it to him for righteousness.

Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ:

Therefore the law was our schoolmaster to bring us unto Christ, that we might be justified by faith.

And such were some of you: but you are washed, but you are sanctified, but you are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God.

Therefore as by the offense of one judgment came upon all men to condemnation; even so by the righteousness of one the free gift came upon all men unto justification of life.

Clouds and darkness are round about him: righteousness and justice are the habitation of his throne.

The LORD is righteous in all his ways, and holy in all his works.

O LORD God of Israel, you are righteous: for we remain yet escaped, as it is this day: behold, we are before you in our trespasses: for we cannot stand before you because of this.

According to your name, O God, so is your praise unto the ends of the earth: your right hand is full of righteousness.

By awesome deeds in righteousness will you answer us, O God of our salvation; who is the confidence of all the ends of the earth, and of them that are afar off upon the sea:

I will greatly rejoice in the 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 ornaments, and as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.

I put on righteousness, and it clothed me: my justice was as a robe and a turban.

I will also clothe her priests with salvation: and her saints shall shout aloud for joy.

Awake, awake; put on your strength, O Zion; put on your beautiful garments, O Jerusalem, the holy city: for no longer, there shall no more come into you the uncircumcised and the unclean.

And he answered and spoke unto those that stood before him, saying, Take away the filthy garments from him. And unto him he said, Behold, I have caused your iniquity to pass from you, and I will clothe you with rich apparel.

You love righteousness, and hate wickedness: therefore God, your God, has anointed you with the oil of gladness above your fellows.

And he saw that there was no man, and wondered that there was no intercessor: therefore his arm brought salvation unto him; and his righteousness, it sustained him.

Behold, the days come, says the LORD, that I will raise unto David a righteous Branch, and a King shall reign and prosper, and shall execute justice and righteousness in the earth.

And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon it was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he does judge and make war.

And righteousness shall be the belt of his loins, and faithfulness the belt of his waist.

A man shall not be established by wickedness: but the root of the righteous shall not be moved.

Cast your burden upon the LORD, and he shall sustain you: he shall never permit the righteous to be moved.

He that walks uprightly, and works righteousness, and speaks the truth in his heart.

The righteous shall never be removed: but the wicked shall not inhabit the land.

And he shall sit as a refiner and purifier of silver: and he shall purify the sons of Levi, and purge them as gold and silver, that they may offer unto the LORD an offering in righteousness.

Then shall you be pleased with the sacrifices of righteousness, with burnt offering and whole burnt offering: then shall they offer bullocks upon your altar.

They shall call the people unto the mountain; there they shall offer sacrifices of righteousness: for they shall partake of the abundance of the seas, and of treasures hid in the sand.

Offer the sacrifices of righteousness, and put your trust in the LORD.

But with righteousness shall he judge the poor, and decide with equity for the meek of the earth: and he shall strike the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips shall he slay the wicked.

Because he has appointed a day, in which he will judge the world in righteousness by that man whom he has ordained; and of this he has given assurance unto all men, in that he has raised him from the dead.

And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon it was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he does judge and make war.

He shall judge your people with righteousness, and your poor with justice.

For the eyes of the Lord are over the righteous, and his ears are open unto their prayers: but the face of the Lord is against them that do evil.

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

He withdraws not his eyes from the righteous: but with kings they are on the throne; yea, he does establish them forever, and they are exalted.

The LORD will not allow the soul of the righteous to famish: but he casts away the desire of the wicked.

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

For Moses describes the righteousness which is of the law, That the man who does those things shall live by them.

But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in his law does he meditate day and night.

And it shall be righteousness for us, if we observe to do all these commandments before the LORD our God, as he has commanded us.

For he has made him, who knew no sin, to be sin for us; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.

No weapon that is formed against you shall prosper; and every tongue that shall rise against you in judgment you shall condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and their righteousness is of me, says the LORD.

Surely, shall one say, in the LORD have I righteousness and strength: even to him shall men come; and all that are incensed against him shall be ashamed.

Then justice shall dwell in the wilderness, and righteousness remain in the fruitful field.

Drop down, you heavens, from above, and let the skies pour down righteousness: let the earth open, and let them bring forth salvation, and let righteousness spring up together; I the LORD have created it.

For as the earth brings forth its bud, and as the garden causes the things that are sown in it to spring forth; so the Lord GOD will cause righteousness and praise to spring forth before all the nations. For Zion's sake will I not hold my peace, and for Jerusalem's sake I will not rest, until its righteousness goes forth as brightness, and its salvation as a lamp that burns.

He has dispersed, he has given to the poor; his righteousness endures forever; his strength shall be exalted with honor.

(As it is written, He has dispersed abroad; he has given to the poor: his righteousness remains forever.

Wealth and riches shall be in his house: and his righteousness endures forever.

For the eyes of the Lord are over the righteous, and his ears are open unto their prayers: but the face of the Lord is against them that do evil.

The righteous cry, and the LORD hears, and delivers them out of all their troubles.

The LORD is far from the wicked: but he hears the prayer of the righteous.

Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Spirit;

For by grace are you saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast.

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

That upon you may come all the righteous blood shed upon the earth, from the blood of righteous Abel unto the blood of Zachariah son of Barachiah, whom you slew between the temple and the altar.

Not as Cain, who was of that wicked one, and slew his brother. And why slew he him? Because his own works were evil, and his brother's righteous.

The wicked watches the righteous, and seeks to slay him.

I am the vine, you are the branches: He that abides in me, and I in him, the same brings forth much fruit: for without me you can do nothing.

Now no chastening for the present seems to be joyous, but grievous: nevertheless afterward it yields the peaceable fruit of righteousness unto them who are trained by it.

But now being made free from sin, and become servants to God, you have your fruit unto holiness, and the end everlasting life.

Now he that ministers seed to the sower both minister bread for your food, and multiply your seed sown, and increase the fruits of your righteousness;)

Being filled with the fruits of righteousness, which are by Jesus Christ, unto the glory and praise of God.

But unto the Son he says, Your throne, O God, is forever and ever: a scepter of righteousness is the scepter of your kingdom.

Your throne, O God, is forever and ever: the scepter of your kingdom is a righteous scepter.

Behold, a king shall reign in righteousness, and princes shall rule in justice.

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

And he believed in the LORD; and he counted it to him for righteousness.

Comes this blessedness then upon the circumcision only, or upon the uncircumcision also? for we say that faith was reckoned to Abraham for righteousness.

And he received the sign of circumcision, a seal of the righteousness of the faith which he had yet being uncircumcised: that he might be the father of all them that believe, though they be not circumcised; that righteousness might be imputed unto them also:

He staggered not at the promise of God through unbelief; but was strong in faith, giving glory to God;

What is man, that he should be clean? and he who is born of a woman, that he should be righteous?

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

They are all gone aside, they are all together become filthy: there is none that does good, no, not one.

But unto them that are contentious, and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, indignation and wrath,

That they all might be condemned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.

For if by one man's offense death reigned by one; much more they who receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness shall reign in life by one, Jesus Christ.) Therefore as by the offense of one judgment came upon all men to condemnation; even so by the righteousness of one the free gift came upon all men unto justification of life. For as by one man's disobedience many were made sinners, so by the obedience of one shall many be made righteous.

By the which will we are sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all. And every priest stands daily ministering and offering frequently the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins: But this man, after he had offered one sacrifice for sins forever, sat down on the right hand of God; read more.
From then on waiting till his enemies be made his footstool. For by one offering he has perfected forever them that are sanctified.

Being filled with the fruits of righteousness, which are by Jesus Christ, unto the glory and praise of God.

(For the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth;)

Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what you shall eat, or what you shall drink; nor yet for your body, what you shall put on. Is not life more than food, and the body than clothing? Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much better than they? Which of you by taking thought can add one cubit unto his stature? read more.
And why take you thought for clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin: And yet I say unto you, That even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. Therefore, if God so clothe the grass of the field, which today is, and tomorrow is cast into the oven, shall he not much more clothe you, O you of little faith? Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, How shall we be clothed? (For after all these things do the Gentiles seek:) for your heavenly Father knows that you have need of all these things. But seek you first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.

The righteous eats to the satisfying of his soul: but the belly of the wicked shall go hungry.

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

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

I do not nullify the grace of God: for if righteousness comes by the law, then Christ is dead in vain.

Is the law then against the promises of God? God forbid: for if there had been a law given which could have given life, verily righteousness should have been by the law.

As righteousness leads to life: so he that pursues evil pursues it to his own death.

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

The thoughts of the righteous are right: but the counsels of the wicked are deceitful.

The desire of the righteous is only good: but the expectation of the wicked is wrath.

Let the lying lips be put to silence; who speak grievous things proudly and contemptuously against the righteous.

And they that passed by reviled him, wagging their heads, And saying, You that destroy the temple, and build it in three days, save yourself. If you be the Son of God, come down from the cross. Likewise also the chief priests mocking him, with the scribes and elders, saying, read more.
He saved others; himself he cannot save. If he be the King of Israel, let him now come down from the cross, and we will believe him. He trusted in God; let him deliver him now, if he will have him: for he said, I am the Son of God. The thieves also, who were crucified with him, reviled him the same way.

It is an abomination to kings to commit wickedness: for the throne is established by righteousness.

Take away the wicked from before the king, and his throne shall be established in righteousness.

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

Righteousness keeps him that is upright in the way: but wickedness overthrows the sinner.

Hearken unto me, you stubborn of heart, that are far from righteousness:

They draw near that follow after evil: they are far from your law.

Therefore by the deeds of the law there shall no flesh be justified in his sight: for by the law is the knowledge of sin.

But Israel, who followed after the law of righteousness, has not attained to the law of righteousness. Why? Because they sought it not by faith, but as it were by the works of the law. For they stumbled at that stumbling stone;

The wicked works a deceitful work: but to him that sows righteousness shall be a sure reward.

Say you to the righteous, that it shall be well with him: for they shall eat the fruit of their deeds.

Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but the LORD delivers him out of them all.

The righteous is delivered out of trouble, and the wicked comes in his stead.

But to the saints that are in the earth, and to the noble, in whom is all my delight.

The righteous chooses his friends carefully: but the way of the wicked leads them astray.

The secret of the LORD is with them that fear him; and he will show them his covenant.

For the perverse is abomination to the LORD: but his secret is with the righteous.

The LORD opens the eyes of the blind: the LORD raises them 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.

In the house of the righteous is much treasure: but in the income of the wicked is trouble.

Wealth and riches shall be in his house: and his righteousness endures forever.

Let favor be showed to the wicked, yet will he not learn righteousness: in the land of uprightness will he deal unjustly, and will not behold the majesty of the LORD.

Many times did he deliver them; but they provoked him with their counsel, and were brought low for their iniquity.

That be far from you to do after this manner, to slay the righteous with the wicked: and that the righteous should be as the wicked, that be far from you: Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right?

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.

In his days Judah shall be saved, and Israel shall dwell safely: and this is his name by which he shall be called, THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS.

The king's strength also loves justice; you do establish equity, you execute justice and righteousness in Jacob.

To provide for them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, that he might be glorified.

Your people also shall be all righteous: they shall inherit the land forever, the branch of my planting, the work of my hands, that I may be glorified.

Know you not, that to whom you yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants you are to whom you obey; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness?

Being then made free from sin, you became the servants of righteousness.

Who his own self bore our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes you were healed.

Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live sensibly, righteously, and godly, in this present world;

And he received the sign of circumcision, a seal of the righteousness of the faith which he had yet being uncircumcised: that he might be the father of all them that believe, though they be not circumcised; that righteousness might be imputed unto them also:

And therefore it was imputed to him for righteousness.

You love righteousness, and hate wickedness: therefore God, your God, has anointed you with the oil of gladness above your fellows.

You have loved righteousness, and hated iniquity; therefore God, even your God, has anointed you with the oil of gladness above your fellows.

Little children, let no man deceive you: he that does righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous.

If you know that he is righteous, you know that everyone that does righteousness is born of him.

Then shall you be pleased with the sacrifices of righteousness, with burnt offering and whole burnt offering: then shall they offer bullocks upon your altar.

Offer the sacrifices of righteousness, and put your trust in the LORD.

I put on righteousness, and it clothed me: my justice was as a robe and a turban.

And when the king came in to see the guests, he saw there a man who had not on a wedding garment: And he said unto him, Friend, how came you in here not having a wedding garment? And he was speechless. Then said the king to the servants, Bind him hand and foot, and take him away, and cast him into outer darkness; there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth. read more.
For many are called, but few are chosen.

And he spoke this parable unto certain who trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and despised others:

For they being ignorant of God's righteousness, and going about to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted themselves unto the righteousness of God.

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

And shall not God avenge his own elect, who cry day and night unto him, though he bears long with them?

The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit: he has ceased to be wise, and to do good.

You who turn justice to wormwood, and leave off righteousness in the earth,

Awake to righteousness, and sin not; for some have not the knowledge of God: I speak this to your shame.

Awake to righteousness, and sin not; for some have not the knowledge of God: I speak this to your shame.

And of him are you in Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption:

And it shall be righteousness for us, if we observe to do all these commandments before the LORD our God, as he has commanded us.

He shall pray unto God, and he will be favorable unto him: and he shall see his face with joy: for he will render unto man his righteousness.

And by the river upon its bank, on this side and on that side, shall grow all trees for food, whose leaf shall not fade, neither shall its fruit be consumed: it shall bring forth new fruit according to its months, because the waters flowed out of the sanctuary: and its fruit shall be for food, and its leaf for medicine.

In the midst of the street of it, and on either side of the river, was there the tree of life, which bore twelve manner of fruit, and yielded its fruit every month: and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations.

Be you not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship has righteousness with unrighteousness? and what partnership has light with darkness?

By the word of truth, by the power of God, by the armor of righteousness on the right hand and on the left,

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, Meekness, self-control: against such there is no law.

Concerning zeal, persecuting the church; concerning the righteousness which is in the law, blameless. But what things were gain to me, those I counted loss for Christ. Yea doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and do count them but rubbish, that I may win Christ,

He that walks righteously, and speaks uprightly; he that despises the gain of oppressions, that keeps his hands from the holding of bribes, that stops his ears from hearing of bloodshed, and shuts his eyes from seeing evil; He shall dwell on high: his place of defense shall be the fortresses of rocks: bread shall be given him; his waters shall be sure.

Not for your righteousness, or for the uprightness of your heart, do you go to possess their land: but for the wickedness of these nations the LORD your God does drive them out from before you, and that he may perform the word which the LORD swore unto your fathers, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.

You shall do no unrighteousness in judgment: you shall not be partial to the poor, nor honor the person of the mighty: but in righteousness shall you judge your neighbor.

He that follows after righteousness and mercy finds life, righteousness, and honor.

The fear of the wicked, it shall come upon him: but the desire of the righteous shall be granted.

He that trusts in his riches shall fall: but the righteous shall flourish as a branch.

The LORD rewarded me according to my righteousness: according to the cleanness of my hands has he recompensed me.

Those that are planted in the house of the LORD shall flourish in the courts of our God. They shall still bring forth fruit in old age; they shall be healthy and flourishing;

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

And that you put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness.

White hair is a crown of glory, if it is found in the way of righteousness.

All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:

Righteousness exalts a nation: but sin is a reproach to any people.

And by the river upon its bank, on this side and on that side, shall grow all trees for food, whose leaf shall not fade, neither shall its fruit be consumed: it shall bring forth new fruit according to its months, because the waters flowed out of the sanctuary: and its fruit shall be for food, and its leaf for medicine.

But he that received seed in the good ground is he that hears the word, and understands it; who also bears fruit, and brings forth, some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty.

The wicked flee when no man pursues: but the righteous are bold as a lion.

So shall my honesty answer for me in time to come, when it shall come for my wages before your face: every one that is not speckled and spotted among the goats, and brown among the sheep, that shall be counted stolen with me.

Who can count the dust of Jacob, and the number of the fourth part of Israel? Let me die the death of the righteous, and let my last end be like his!

Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at that day: and not to me only, but unto all them also that love his appearing.

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

Who through faith subdued kingdoms, worked righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions,

Seek you the LORD, all you meek of the earth, who have kept his commands; seek righteousness, seek meekness: it may be you shall be hidden in the day of the LORD'S anger.

(For the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth;)

Now no chastening for the present seems to be joyous, but grievous: nevertheless afterward it yields the peaceable fruit of righteousness unto them who are trained by it.

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

But if you suffer for righteousness' sake, happy are you: and, Be not afraid of their terror, neither be troubled;

By faith Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, by which he obtained witness that he was righteous, God testifying of his gifts: and by it he being dead yet speaks.

But others fell into good ground, and brought forth fruit, some a hundredfold, some sixtyfold, some thirtyfold.

I will greatly rejoice in the 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 ornaments, and as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.

For he put on righteousness as a breastplate, and a helmet of salvation upon his head; and he put on the garments of vengeance for clothing, and was clad with zeal as a cloak.

And he saw that there was no man, and wondered that there was no intercessor: therefore his arm brought salvation unto him; and his righteousness, it sustained him.

And Jesus answering said unto him, Permit it to be so now: for thus it is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness. Then he permitted him.

And the work of righteousness shall be peace; and the effect of righteousness quietness and assurance forever.

And the work of righteousness shall be peace; and the effect of righteousness quietness and assurance forever.

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

I have been young, and now am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his offspring begging bread.

Surely he shall not be moved forever: the righteous shall be in everlasting remembrance.

And spared not the ancient world, but saved Noah the eighth person, a preacher of righteousness, bringing in the flood upon the world of the ungodly;

Let your priests be clothed with righteousness; and let your saints shout for joy.

Blessed are they who do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.

And they that are wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament; and they that turn many to righteousness as the stars forever and ever.

Blessed are they that keep justice, and he that does righteousness at all times.

Therefore, O king, let my counsel be acceptable unto you, and break off your sins by practicing righteousness, and your iniquities by showing mercy to the poor; if it may be a lengthening of your tranquility.

Sow to yourselves in righteousness, reap in mercy; break up your fallow ground: for it is time to seek the LORD, till he comes and rains righteousness upon you.

Hear this, O house of Jacob, who are called by the name of Israel, and have come forth out of the waters of Judah, who swear by the name of the LORD, and make mention of the God of Israel, but not in truth, nor in righteousness.

Evil shall slay the wicked: and they that hate the righteous shall be desolate.

What shall we say then? That the Gentiles, who followed not after righteousness, have attained to righteousness, even the righteousness which is of faith.

For when you were the servants of sin, you were free from righteousness.

In this the children of God are manifest, and the children of the devil: whosoever does not righteousness is not of God, neither he that loves not his brother.

I speak after the manner of men because of the weakness of your flesh: for as you have yielded your members servants to uncleanness and to iniquity unto iniquity; even so now yield your members servants to righteousness unto holiness.

But we are all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousnesses are as filthy rags; and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away.