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, a righteousness of God, is therein revealed, - by faith unto faith: even as it is written - But, he that is righteous, by faith, shall live.
Psalm 71:15
My month, shall relate thy righteousness, All the day, thy deliverance, For I know not the numbers.
Isaiah 51:6
Lift up - to the heavens - your eyes, And look around to the earth beneath Though, the heavens, like smoke, should have vanished And, the earth, like a garment, should fall to pieces, And, her inhabitants, in like manner, should die, Yet, my salvation, unto times age-abiding, shall continue, And, my righteousness, shall not be broken down.
Isaiah 56:1
Thus, saith Yahweh, Observe ye justice, And execute righteousness, - For near, is My salvation, to come in, and My righteousness to be revealed.
Jeremiah 23:5
Lo! days are coming, Declareth Yahweh, when I will raise up to David A righteous Bud, And he shall reign as king, and prosper, And shall execute justice and righteousness in the land.
Daniel 9:24
Seventy weeks, have been divided concerning thy people and concerning thy holy city - to put an end to the transgression, and fill up the measure of sin, and put a propitiatory-covering over iniquity, and bring in the righteousness of ages, and affix a seal the vision and prophecy, and anoint the holy of holies.
John 16:9
Concerning sin, indeed, because they are not believing on me;
2 Corinthians 5:21
Him who knew not sin, in our behalf, he made to be, sin, that we might become God's righteousness in him.
2 Peter 1:1
Simon Peter, servant and apostle of Jesus Christ, unto them who have obtained, equally precious, faith, with us, in the righteousness of our God, and Saviour Jesus Christ,

To establish

Romans 9:31
Whereas, Israel, though in pursuit of a law of righteousness, unto a law, have not attained.
Isaiah 57:12
I, will expose thy righteousness, - And thy works - but they will not profit thee!
Isaiah 64:6
But we have become as one unclean all of us, And, as a garment polluted, were all our righteous doings, - And so we faded like a leaf all of us, And, our iniquity, as a wind, carried us away;
Luke 10:29
But, he, wishing to justify himself, said unto Jesus - And, who is, my, neighbour?
Luke 16:15
And he said unto them - Ye, are they who justify themselves before men, but, God, knoweth your hearts; because, that which amongst men is lofty, is an abomination before God.
Luke 18:9
And he spake, even unto certain who were confident in themselves that they were righteous, and were despising the rest, this parable: -
Galatians 5:3
Yea, I bear solemn witness again, unto every man getting circumcised, - that he is, a debtor, to do, the whole law.
Philippians 3:9
And be found in him - not having a righteousness of my own, that which is by law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness which is, of God, upon my faith, -
Revelation 3:17
Because thou sayest, Rich, am I, and have become enriched, and, of nothing, have I need, and knowest not that, thou, art the wretched one, and pitiable, and destitute, and blind, and naked,

Submitted

Leviticus 26:41
I also, must needs go in opposition to them, and bring them into the land of their foes, - Save only that, if, even then, their uncircumcised heart shall be humbled, And, even then, they shall accept as a payment the punishment of their iniquity,
Nehemiah 9:33
But, thou, art righteous, as to all that hath fallen upon us, - for, faithfulness, hast thou wrought, whereas, we, have been lawless;
Job 33:27
He sang before men, and said, I sinned, and, uprightness, I perverted, yet he requited me not;
Lamentations 3:22
The lovingkindnesses of Yahweh, verily they are not exhausted, Verily! not at an end, are his compassions:
Daniel 9:6
and have not hearkened unto thy servants the prophets, who spake in thy name, unto our kings, our rulers, and our fathers, - and unto all the people of the land.
Luke 15:17
But coming, to himself, he said - How many hired servants of my father, have bread enough and to spare, whereas, I, with famine, here, am perishing!

General references

Genesis 3:12
And the man said, - The woman whom thou didst put with me, she, gave me of the tree, so I did eat.
Deuteronomy 6:25
and righteousness, shall it he to us, - when we take heed to do all this commandment, before Yahweh our God, as he commanded us.
Judges 17:13
Then said Micah - Now, I know that Yahweh will do me good, - seeing I have a Levite as my priest.
Job 9:30
Though I bathe myself in snow water, and cleanse, in cleanness itself, my hands,
Isaiah 57:12
I, will expose thy righteousness, - And thy works - but they will not profit thee!
Luke 18:21
And, he, said - All these things, have I kept from my youth.