Proverbs 13:6
Righteousness (being in right standing with God) guards the one whose way is blameless,
But wickedness undermines and overthrows the sinner.
Proverbs 11:3
The integrity and moral courage of the upright will guide them,
But the crookedness of the treacherous will destroy them.
Proverbs 11:5-6
The righteousness of the blameless will smooth their way and keep it straight,
But the wicked will fall by his own wickedness.
2 Chronicles 28:23
For he sacrificed to the gods of Damascus, which had defeated him, and he said, “Since the gods of the kings of Aram (Syria) helped them, I will sacrifice to them so that they may help me.” But they became the ruin and downfall of him and all of Israel.
Psalm 15:2
He who walks with integrity and strength of character, and works righteousness,
And speaks and holds truth in his heart.
Psalm 25:21
Let integrity and uprightness protect me,
For I wait [expectantly] for You.
Psalm 26:1
I have [relied on and] trusted [confidently] in the Lord without wavering and I shall not slip.
Psalm 140:11
“Do not let a slanderer be established in the earth;
Let evil quickly hunt the violent man [to overthrow him and stop his evil acts].”
Proverbs 5:22
The iniquities done by a wicked man will trap him,
And he will be held with the cords of his sin.
Proverbs 21:12
The righteous one keeps an eye on the house of the wicked—
How the wicked are cast down to ruin.
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
Righteousness
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Righteousness
The integrity and moral courage of the upright will guide them,
But the crookedness of the treacherous will destroy them.
He who walks with integrity and strength of character, and works righteousness,
And speaks and holds truth in his heart.
Let integrity and uprightness protect me,
For I wait [expectantly] for You.
I have [relied on and] trusted [confidently] in the Lord without wavering and I shall not slip.