45 Bible Verses about Righteousness

He who says he abides in Him ought himself also to walk even as He walked.

And the free gift shall not be as by one having sinned; (for indeed the judgment was of one to condemnation, but the free gift is of many offenses to justification. For if by one man's offense death reigned by one, much more they who receive abundance of grace and the gift of righteousness shall reign in life by One, Jesus Christ.)

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

But of Him you are in Christ Jesus, who of God is made to us wisdom and righteousness and sanctification and redemption;

If you know that He is righteous, you know that everyone who does righteousness has been born of Him.

And the work of righteousness shall be peace; and the service of righteousness shall be quietness and hope forever.

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.

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

I have been young, and am old; yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken, or his seed begging bread.

The just walks in his integrity; his sons 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 to the perfect day.

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

And in this I exercise myself, always to have a blameless conscience toward God and men.

The remnant of Israel shall not do iniquity nor speak lies, and a deceitful tongue shall not be found in their mouth; for they shall feed and lie down, and none shall make them afraid.

And she was a widow of eighty-four years, who did not depart from the temple, serving God with fastings and prayers night and day.

And he did the right in the sight of Jehovah, 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 Jehovah, until He comes and rains righteousness on you.

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.

And as he reasoned of righteousness, temperance, and the Judgment to come, Felix trembled and answered, Go for this time, but taking time later, I will call for you.

Therefore, O king, let my advice be pleasing to you, and break off your sins by righteousness, and your iniquities by showing mercy to the poor, whether there will be duration to your prosperity.

And he believed in Jehovah. And He counted it to him for righteousness.

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

So that the Law has become a trainer of us until 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 one offense sentence came on all men to condemnation, even so by the righteousness of One the free gift came to all men to justification of life.

Clouds and darkness are all around Him; righteousness and judgment are the foundation of His throne.

Jehovah is righteous in all His ways and holy in all His works.

O Jehovah, the God of Israel, You are righteous. For we are left a remnant that has escaped, as today. Behold, we are before You in our sins, for we cannot stand before You because of this.

According to Your name, O God, so is Your praise to the ends of the earth. Your right hand is full of righteousness; let mount Zion rejoice!

By awesome things in righteousness You will answer us, O God of our salvation; who are the hope of all the ends of the earth and the sea, of those far away.

I will greatly rejoice in Jehovah, my soul will be joyful in my God; for He has clothed me with the robes of salvation, He covered me with the robe of righteousness like a bridegroom adorns himself with ornaments, and like a bride adorns herself with her jewels.

I put on righteousness, and it clothed me; my judgment was like a robe and a diadem.

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

Awake! Awake! Put on your strength, Zion; put on your beautiful robes, O Jerusalem, the holy city. For never again shall come to you uncircumcised and unclean ones.

And He answered and spoke to those who stood before him, saying, Take away the filthy clothes from him. And to him He said, Behold, I have caused your iniquity to pass from you, and I will clothe you with ceremonial robes.

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 own arm brought salvation to Him; and His righteousness sustained Him.

Behold, the days come, says Jehovah, that I will raise to David a righteous Branch, and a King shall reign and act wisely, and shall do judgment and justice in the earth.

And I saw Heaven opened. And behold, a white horse! And He sitting on him was called Faithful and True. And in righteousness He judges and makes war.

And righteousness shall be the girdle of His loins, and faithfulness the girdle of His heart.

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

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

He who walks uprightly, and works righteousness, and speaks the truth in his heart;

The righteous shall never be moved; and the wicked shall not live in the earth.

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 be offerers of a food offering in righteousness to Jehovah.

Then shall You be pleased with the sacrifices of righteousness, with burnt offering and whole burnt offering; then they shall offer bulls on Your altar.

They shall call the peoples to the mountain. There they shall offer sacrifices of righteousness, for they shall suck the bounty of the seas and treasures hidden in the sand.

Offer the sacrifices of righteousness, and trust in Jehovah.

But with righteousness He shall judge the poor, and shall decide with uprightness 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 He shall slay the wicked.

because He has appointed a day in which He is going to judge the world in righteousness by a Man whom He appointed, having given proof to all by raising Him from the dead.

And I saw Heaven opened. And behold, a white horse! And He sitting on him was called Faithful and True. And in righteousness He judges and makes war.

He will judge Your people in righteousness, and Your poor with judgment.

For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and His ears open to their prayers. But the Lord's face is against those who do evil.

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

He withdraws not His eyes from the righteous, but they are like kings on the throne; yes, He causes them to sit forever, and they are very high.

Jehovah will not allow the soul of the righteous to go hungry; but He casts away the desire of the wicked.

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

For Moses writes of the righteousness which is of the Law, "The man who does those things shall live by them."

But his delight is only in the Law of Jehovah; and in His Law he meditates day and night.

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

For He has made Him who knew no sin, to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him.

No weapon that is formed against you shall be blessed; and every tongue that shall rise against you in judgment, you shall condemn. This is the inheritance of the servants of Jehovah, and their righteousness is from Me, says Jehovah.

He says, Only in Jehovah do I have righteousness and strength; even to Him he comes. And they are ashamed, all who are angry with Him.

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

Drop down from above, O heavens, and let the clouds pour down righteousness. Let the earth open, and let salvation bear fruit; and let righteousness spring up together. I Jehovah have created it.

For as the earth comes out with its bud, and as the garden causes that which is sown to grow; so the Lord Jehovah will cause righteousness and praise to grow before all the nations. For Zion's sake I will not be silent, and for Jerusalem's sake I will not rest, until its righteousness goes out as brightness, and her salvation as a burning lamp.

He has scattered abroad; he has given to the poor; his righteousness endures forever; his horn shall be lifted up with honor.

As it is written, "He scattered; he has given to the poor; his righteousness remains forever."

Wealth and riches shall be in his house, and his righteousness stands forever.

For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and His ears open to their prayers. But the Lord's face is against those who do evil.

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

Jehovah 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, through the washing of regeneration and renewal of the Holy Spirit,

For by grace you are saved through faith, and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God, not of works, lest anyone 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 eternal times.

so that on you may come all the righteous blood shed on the earth, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zechariah the son of Berachiah, whom you killed between the temple and the altar.

not as Cain who was of the evil one, and killed his brother. And for what did he kill him? Because his own works were evil, and his brother's things were righteous.

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

I am the Vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, the same brings forth much fruit; for without Me you can do nothing.

Now chastening for the present does not seem to be joyous, but grievous. Nevertheless afterward it yields the peaceable fruit of righteousness to those who are exercised by it.

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

Now He who supplies seed to the sower, and bread for eating, may He supply and multiply your seed, and increase the fruits of your righteousness

being filled with the fruits of righteousness through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God.

But to 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 staff of Your kingdom is a staff of righteousness.

Behold, a king shall reign in righteousness, and rulers shall rule in judgment.

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

And he believed in Jehovah. And He counted it to him for righteousness.

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

And he received a sign of circumcision, a seal of the righteousness of the faith while still uncircumcised; so that he might be the father of all those believing through uncircumcision, for righteousness to be imputed to them also;

He did not stagger 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 what is he born of a woman that he should be righteous?

as it is written: "There is none righteous, no not one;

All have gone aside, together they are filthy; there is none who does good, no, not one.

But to those who indeed disobeying the truth out of self-seeking, and obeying unrighteousness, will be anger and wrath,

so that all those who do not believe the truth, but delight in unrighteousness, might be condemned.

For if by one man's offense death reigned by one, much more they who receive abundance of grace and the gift of righteousness shall reign in life by One, Jesus Christ.) Therefore as by one offense sentence came on all men to condemnation, even so by the righteousness of One the free gift came to all men to 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 this will we are sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all. And indeed every priest stands daily ministering and offering often 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 of God, read more.
from then on expecting until His enemies are made His footstool. For by one offering He has perfected forever those who are sanctified.

being filled with the fruits of righteousness through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God.

(for the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth),

Therefore I say to you, Do not be anxious for your life, what you shall eat, or what you shall drink; nor for your body, what you shall put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing? Behold the birds of the air; for they sow not, nor do they reap, nor gather into barns. Yet your heavenly Father feeds them; are you not much better than they are? Which of you by being anxious can add one cubit to his stature? read more.
And why are you anxious about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow. They do not toil, nor do they spin, but I say to you that even Solomon in his glory was not arrayed like one of these. Therefore if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today is, and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will He not much rather clothe you, little-faiths? Therefore do not be anxious, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, With what shall we be clothed? For the nations seek after all these things. For your heavenly Father knows that you have need of all these things. But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness; and all these things shall be added to you.

The righteous eats to the satisfying of his soul, but the belly of the wicked shall lack.

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.

I do not set aside the grace of God, for if righteousness is through law, then Christ died without cause.

Is the Law then against the promises of God? Let it not be said! For if a law had been given which could have given life, indeed righteousness would have been out of Law.

So righteousness tends to life; but one pursuing evil, it is to his own death.

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

The thoughts of the righteous are right; the counsels of the wicked are deceit.

The desire of the righteous is only good; the hope of the wicked is wrath.

Let the lying lips be put to silence; the lips which speak proudly against the righteous, with pride and scorn.

And those who passed by blasphemed Him, shaking their heads, and saying, You destroying the temple and building it in three days, save yourself. If you are the Son of God, come down from the cross. And in the same way also the chief priests mocked, with the scribes and elders, saying, read more.
He saved others, but he cannot save himself. If he is 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.) And also the thieves who were crucified with Him reviled Him, saying the same.

It is a hateful thing for kings to commit wickedness; for the throne is established by righteousness.

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

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

Righteousness guards the perfect of way, but wickedness subverts a sin-offering.

Listen to me, stubborn-hearted who are far from righteousness;

They draw near, those who follow after wickedness; they are far from Your Law.

because by the works of the Law none of all flesh will be justified in His sight; for through the Law is the knowledge of sin.

But Israel, who followed after a law of righteousness did not arrive at a law of righteousness. Why? Because it was not of faith, but as it were by the works of the Law. For they stumbled at that Stumbling-stone;

The wicked makes a deceitful wage; but one sowing righteousness has a sure reward.

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

Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but Jehovah delivers him out of them all.

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

As to the saints in the earth, they are the excellent, in whom is all my delight.

The righteous is more excellent than his neighbor, but the way of the wicked seduces them.

The secret of Jehovah is with those who fear Him; and He will show them His covenant.

For the crooked man is hateful to Jehovah, but His secret is with the righteous.

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.

In the house of the righteous is much treasure, but in the gain of the wicked is trouble.

Wealth and riches shall be in his house, and his righteousness stands forever.

Let favor be shown to the wicked, yet he will not learn righteousness; in the land of uprightness he will deal unjustly, and will not behold the majesty of Jehovah.

Many times He delivered them, but they rebelled in their counsel and sank in their iniquities.

Far be it from You to act in this manner, to kill the righteous with the wicked. And far be it from You, that the righteous should be as the wicked. 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 Jehovah 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, JEHOVAH, OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS.

The king's strength also loved judgment; You established uprightness; You worked judgment and righteousness in Jacob.

to appoint to those who mourn in Zion, to give to them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the mantle of praise for the spirit of heaviness; so that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of Jehovah, that He might be glorified.

Your people also will all be righteous; they will inherit the land forever, the branch of My planting, the work of My hands, so that I may be glorified.

Do you not know that to whom you yield yourselves as slaves for obedience, you are slaves to him whom you obey; whether it is of sin to death, or of obedience to righteousness.

Then being made free from sin, you became the slaves of righteousness.

He Himself bore our sins in His own body on the tree, that dying to sins, we might live to righteousness; by whose stripes you were healed.

teaching us that having denied ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live discreetly, righteously and godly, in this present world,

And he received a sign of circumcision, a seal of the righteousness of the faith while still uncircumcised; so that he might be the father of all those believing through uncircumcision, for righteousness to be imputed to 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, Your God, has anointed You with the oil of gladness above Your fellows."

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

If you know that He is righteous, you know that everyone who does righteousness has been born of Him.

Then shall You be pleased with the sacrifices of righteousness, with burnt offering and whole burnt offering; then they shall offer bulls on Your altar.

Offer the sacrifices of righteousness, and trust in Jehovah.

I put on righteousness, and it clothed me; my judgment was like a robe and a diadem.

And the king coming in to look over the guests, he saw a man there who did not have on a wedding garment. And he said to him, Friend, how did you come in here without having a wedding garment? And he was speechless. Then the king said 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 chosen.

And He spoke this parable to certain ones 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 to the righteousness of God.

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.

And shall not God avenge His own elect who cry day and night to Him, though He has been long-suffering over them?

The words of his mouth are evil and deceit; he has stopped acting wisely and doing good.

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

Be righteously awake, and sin not; for some have ignorance of God. I speak this to your shame.

Be righteously awake, and sin not; for some have ignorance of God. I speak this to your shame.

But of Him you are in Christ Jesus, who of God is made to us wisdom and righteousness and sanctification and redemption;

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

he shall pray to God, and He will be gracious to him; and he shall see His face with joy, for He will restore to man his righteousness.

And all trees for food shall go up by the torrent, on its bank on this side, and on that side. Its leaf shall not fade, nor its fruit fail. It will bear by its months, because its waters come out from the sanctuary. And its fruit shall be for food, and its leaf for healing.

In the midst of its street, and of the river, from here and from there, was the Tree of Life, which bore twelve fruits, each yielding its fruit according to one month. And the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations.

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

in the Word of Truth, in the power of God, through the weapons of righteousness on the right hand and on the left,

But the fruit of the Spirit is: love, joy, peace, long-suffering, kindness, goodness, faith, meekness, self-control; against such things there is no law.

concerning zeal, persecuting the church; regarding the righteousness in the Law, blameless. But whatever things were gain to me, those I counted loss for Christ. But no, rather, I also count all things to be loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord, for whose sake I have suffered the loss of all things, and count them to be dung, so that I may win Christ

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.

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 Jehovah your God drives them out from before you, so that He may perform the Word which Jehovah swore to your fathers, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.

You shall do no unrighteousness in judgment. You shall not respect the person of the poor, nor honor the person of the mighty; but you shall judge your neighbor in righteousness.

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

What the wicked fears shall come upon him; but the desire of the righteous shall be granted.

He who trusts in his riches shall fall; but the righteous shall blossom like a branch.

Jehovah rewarded me according to my righteousness, according to the cleanness of my hands He has rewarded me.

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

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

And you should put on the new man, who according to God was created in righteousness and true holiness.

The gray head is a crown of glory, if it is found in the way of righteousness.

All Scripture is God-breathed, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness,

Righteousness lifts up a nation, but sin is a shame to any people.

And all trees for food shall go up by the torrent, on its bank on this side, and on that side. Its leaf shall not fade, nor its fruit fail. It will bear by its months, because its waters come out from the sanctuary. And its fruit shall be for food, and its leaf for healing.

But that sown on the good ground is this: he who hears the Word and understands; who also bears fruit and produces one truly a hundredfold; and one sixty; and one thirty.

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

And shall my righteousness answer for me in time to come, and it shall come for my hire before your face. Every one that is not speckled and spotted among the goats, and black among the sheep, shall be counted stolen with me.

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

Now there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, shall give me at that Day; and not to me only, but also to all those who love His appearing.

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

who through faith subdued kingdoms, wrought righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions,

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.

(for the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth),

Now chastening for the present does not seem to be joyous, but grievous. Nevertheless afterward it yields the peaceable fruit of righteousness to those who are exercised by it.

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

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

By faith Abel offered to 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.

And some fell on the good ground and yielded fruit, indeed one a hundredfold, and one sixty, and one thirty.

I will greatly rejoice in Jehovah, my soul will be joyful in my God; for He has clothed me with the robes of salvation, He covered me with the robe of righteousness like a bridegroom adorns himself with ornaments, and like a bride adorns herself with her jewels.

For He put on righteousness like a breastplate, and a helmet of salvation on His head. And He put on the garments of vengeance for clothing, and was covered with zeal like a cloak.

And He saw that there was no man, and wondered that there was no intercessor. Therefore His own arm brought salvation to Him; and His righteousness sustained Him.

And answering Jesus said to him, Allow it now, for it is becoming to us to fulfill all righteousness. Then he allowed Him.

And the work of righteousness shall be peace; and the service of righteousness shall be quietness and hope forever.

And the work of righteousness shall be peace; and the service of righteousness shall be quietness and hope forever.

for the kingdom of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.

I have been young, and am old; yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken, or his seed begging bread.

Surely he shall not be moved forever; the righteous shall be remembered forever.

And He did not spare the old world, but saved Noah the eighth one, a preacher of righteousness, bringing in the flood upon the world of the ungodly.

Let Your priests be clothed with righteousness, and Your saints shout for joy.

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

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.

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

Therefore, O king, let my advice be pleasing to you, and break off your sins by righteousness, and your iniquities by showing mercy to the poor, whether there will be duration to your prosperity.

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.

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

Evil shall slay the wicked; and those who hate the righteous shall be held guilty.

What shall we say then? That the nations, who did not follow after righteousness have taken on righteousness, but a righteousness of faith.

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

In this the children of God are revealed, and the children of the Devil: everyone not practicing righteousness is not of God, also he who does not love his brother.

I speak in the manner of men because of the weakness of your flesh; for as you have yielded your members as slaves to uncleanness, and to lawless act unto lawless act, even so now yield your members as slaves to righteousness unto holiness.

But we are all as the unclean thing, and all our righteousnesses are as a menstruation cloth. And we all fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away.