Proverbs 14:34

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

Deuteronomy 4:6-8

And you shall keep and do them, for this is your wisdom and your understanding in the sight of the nations, which shall hear all these statutes and say, Surely this great nation is a wise and understanding people.

Deuteronomy 28:1-68

And it will be, if you shall listen carefully to the voice of Jehovah your God, to observe and to do all His commandments which I command you today, Jehovah your God will set you on high above all nations of the earth.

Deuteronomy 29:18-28

lest there should be among you man, or woman, or family, or tribe, whose heart turns away today from Jehovah our God, to go serve the gods of these nations; lest there should be among you a root that bears gall and wormwood,

Psalm 107:34

a fruitful land to a salty desert, because of the wickedness of those who dwell in it.

Judges 2:6-14

And when Joshua had let the people go, the sons of Israel left, each man to his inheritance, to possess the land.

Jeremiah 2:2-25

Go and cry in the ears of Jerusalem, saying, So says Jehovah, I remember you, the kindness of your youth, the love of your betrothals, when you went after Me in the wilderness, in a land not sown.

Ezekiel 16:1-63

Again the Word of Jehovah came to me, saying,

Ezekiel 22:1-23

And the Word of Jehovah came to me, saying,

Hosea 13:1

When Ephraim spoke trembling, he was lifted up in Israel; but when he offended in Baal, he died.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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

Bible References

Righteousness

Deuteronomy 4:6
And you shall keep and do them, for this is your wisdom and your understanding in the sight of the nations, which shall hear all these statutes and say, Surely this great nation is a wise and understanding people.
Deuteronomy 28:1
And it will be, if you shall listen carefully to the voice of Jehovah your God, to observe and to do all His commandments which I command you today, Jehovah your God will set you on high above all nations of the earth.
Judges 2:6
And when Joshua had let the people go, the sons of Israel left, each man to his inheritance, to possess the land.
Jeremiah 2:2
Go and cry in the ears of Jerusalem, saying, So says Jehovah, I remember you, the kindness of your youth, the love of your betrothals, when you went after Me in the wilderness, in a land not sown.
Hosea 13:1
When Ephraim spoke trembling, he was lifted up in Israel; but when he offended in Baal, he died.

But

Deuteronomy 28:15
And it shall be, if you will not listen to the voice of Jehovah your God, to observe and to do all His commandments and His statutes which I command you today, all these curses shall come on you and overtake you.
Deuteronomy 29:18
lest there should be among you man, or woman, or family, or tribe, whose heart turns away today from Jehovah our God, to go serve the gods of these nations; lest there should be among you a root that bears gall and wormwood,
Psalm 107:34
a fruitful land to a salty desert, because of the wickedness of those who dwell in it.