Romans 10:3

for not knowing the righteousness of God, and their own righteousness seeking to establish, to the righteousness of God they did not submit.

Romans 1:17

For the righteousness of God in it is revealed from faith to faith, according as it hath been written, 'And the righteous one by faith shall live,'

Luke 16:15

and he said to them, 'Ye are those declaring yourselves righteous before men, but God doth know your hearts; because that which among men is high, is abomination before God;

Leviticus 26:41

also I walk to them in opposition, and have brought them into the land of their enemies -- or then their uncircumcised heart is humbled, and then they accept the punishment of their iniquity, --

Nehemiah 9:33

and Thou art righteous concerning all that hath come upon us, for truth Thou hast done, and we have done wickedly;

Job 33:27

He looketh on men, and saith, 'I sinned, And uprightness I have perverted, And it hath not been profitable to me.

Psalm 71:15-16

My mouth recounteth Thy righteousness, All the day Thy salvation, For I have not known the numbers.

Psalm 71:19

And Thy righteousness, O God, is unto the heights, Because Thou hast done great things, O God, who is like Thee?

Isaiah 51:6

Lift ye up to the heavens your eyes, And look attentively unto the earth beneath, For the heavens as smoke have vanished, And the earth as a garment weareth out, And its inhabitants as gnats do die, And My salvation is to the age, And My righteousness is not broken.

Isaiah 51:8

For as a garment eat them doth a moth, And as wool eat them doth a worm, And My righteousness is to the age, And My salvation to all generations.

Isaiah 56:1

Thus said Jehovah: 'Keep ye judgment, and do righteousness, For near is My salvation to come, And My righteousness to be revealed.'

Isaiah 57:12

I declare thy righteousness, and thy works, And they do not profit thee.

Isaiah 64:6

And we are as unclean -- all of us, And as a garment passing away, all our righteous acts; And we fade as a leaf -- all of us. And our iniquities as wind do take us away.

Jeremiah 23:5-6

Lo, days are coming -- an affirmation of Jehovah, And I have raised to David a righteous shoot, And a king hath reigned and acted wisely, And done judgment and righteousness in the earth.

Lamentations 3:22

The kindnesses of Jehovah! For we have not been consumed, For not ended have His mercies.

Daniel 9:6-9

and we have not hearkened unto Thy servants, the prophets, who have spoken in Thy name unto our kings, our heads, and our fathers, and to all the people of the land.

Daniel 9:24

'Seventy weeks are determined for thy people, and for thy holy city, to shut up the transgression, and to seal up sins, and to cover iniquity, and to bring in righteousness age-during, and to seal up vision and prophet, and to anoint the holy of holies.

Luke 10:29

And he, willing to declare himself righteous, said unto Jesus, 'And who is my neighbour?'

Luke 15:17-21

'And having come to himself, he said, How many hirelings of my father have a superabundance of bread, and I here with hunger am perishing!

Luke 18:9-12

And he spake also unto certain who have been trusting in themselves that they were righteous, and have been despising the rest, this simile:

John 16:9-10

concerning sin indeed, because they do not believe in me;

Romans 3:22

and the righteousness of God is through the faith of Jesus Christ to all, and upon all those believing, -- for there is no difference,

Romans 3:26

for the shewing forth of His righteousness in the present time, for His being righteous, and declaring him righteous who is of the faith of Jesus.

Romans 5:19

for as through the disobedience of the one man, the many were constituted sinners: so also through the obedience of the one, shall the many be constituted righteous.

Romans 9:30-32

What, then, shall we say? that nations who are not pursuing righteousness did attain to righteousness, and righteousness that is of faith,

2 Corinthians 5:21

for him who did not know sin, in our behalf He did make sin, that we may become the righteousness of God in him.

Galatians 5:3-4

and I testify again to every man circumcised, that he is a debtor to do the whole law;

Philippians 3:9

not having my righteousness, which is of law, but that which is through faith of Christ -- the righteousness that is of God by the faith,

2 Peter 1:1

Simeon Peter, a servant and an apostle of Jesus Christ, to those who did obtain a like precious faith with us in the righteousness of our God and Saviour Jesus Christ:

Revelation 3:17-18

because thou sayest -- I am rich, and have grown rich, and have need of nothing, and hast not known that thou art the wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked,

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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.

Bible References

God's righteousness

Romans 1:17
For the righteousness of God in it is revealed from faith to faith, according as it hath been written, 'And the righteous one by faith shall live,'
Psalm 71:15
My mouth recounteth Thy righteousness, All the day Thy salvation, For I have not known the numbers.
Isaiah 51:6
Lift ye up to the heavens your eyes, And look attentively unto the earth beneath, For the heavens as smoke have vanished, And the earth as a garment weareth out, And its inhabitants as gnats do die, And My salvation is to the age, And My righteousness is not broken.
Isaiah 56:1
Thus said Jehovah: 'Keep ye judgment, and do righteousness, For near is My salvation to come, And My righteousness to be revealed.'
Jeremiah 23:5
Lo, days are coming -- an affirmation of Jehovah, And I have raised to David a righteous shoot, And a king hath reigned and acted wisely, And done judgment and righteousness in the earth.
Daniel 9:24
'Seventy weeks are determined for thy people, and for thy holy city, to shut up the transgression, and to seal up sins, and to cover iniquity, and to bring in righteousness age-during, and to seal up vision and prophet, and to anoint the holy of holies.
John 16:9
concerning sin indeed, because they do not believe in me;
2 Corinthians 5:21
for him who did not know sin, in our behalf He did make sin, that we may become the righteousness of God in him.
2 Peter 1:1
Simeon Peter, a servant and an apostle of Jesus Christ, to those who did obtain a like precious faith with us in the righteousness of our God and Saviour Jesus Christ:

To establish

Romans 9:31
and Israel, pursuing a law of righteousness, at a law of righteousness did not arrive;
Isaiah 57:12
I declare thy righteousness, and thy works, And they do not profit thee.
Isaiah 64:6
And we are as unclean -- all of us, And as a garment passing away, all our righteous acts; And we fade as a leaf -- all of us. And our iniquities as wind do take us away.
Luke 10:29
And he, willing to declare himself righteous, said unto Jesus, 'And who is my neighbour?'
Luke 16:15
and he said to them, 'Ye are those declaring yourselves righteous before men, but God doth know your hearts; because that which among men is high, is abomination before God;
Luke 18:9
And he spake also unto certain who have been trusting in themselves that they were righteous, and have been despising the rest, this simile:
Galatians 5:3
and I testify again to every man circumcised, that he is a debtor to do the whole law;
Philippians 3:9
not having my righteousness, which is of law, but that which is through faith of Christ -- the righteousness that is of God by the faith,
Revelation 3:17
because thou sayest -- I am rich, and have grown rich, and have need of nothing, and hast not known that thou art the wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked,

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Leviticus 26:41
also I walk to them in opposition, and have brought them into the land of their enemies -- or then their uncircumcised heart is humbled, and then they accept the punishment of their iniquity, --
Nehemiah 9:33
and Thou art righteous concerning all that hath come upon us, for truth Thou hast done, and we have done wickedly;
Job 33:27
He looketh on men, and saith, 'I sinned, And uprightness I have perverted, And it hath not been profitable to me.
Lamentations 3:22
The kindnesses of Jehovah! For we have not been consumed, For not ended have His mercies.
Daniel 9:6
and we have not hearkened unto Thy servants, the prophets, who have spoken in Thy name unto our kings, our heads, and our fathers, and to all the people of the land.
Luke 15:17
'And having come to himself, he said, How many hirelings of my father have a superabundance of bread, and I here with hunger am perishing!

General references

Genesis 3:12
and the man saith, 'The woman whom Thou didst place with me -- she hath given to me of the tree -- and I do eat.'
Deuteronomy 6:25
and righteousness it is for us, when we observe to do all this command before Jehovah our God, as He hath commanded us.
Judges 17:13
and Micah saith, 'Now I have known that Jehovah doth good to me, for the Levite hath been to me for a priest.'
Job 9:30
If I have washed myself with snow-water, And purified with soap my hands,
Isaiah 57:12
I declare thy righteousness, and thy works, And they do not profit thee.
Luke 18:21
And he said, 'All these I did keep from my youth;'