'Does What Is Right' in the Bible

But whoever practices truth [and does what is right—morally, ethically, spiritually] comes to the Light, so that his works may be plainly shown to be what they are—accomplished in God [divinely prompted, done with God’s help, in dependence on Him].”

They said, "Cornelius, a [military] man in charge of one hundred soldiers, [and] a man who does what is right, [and] who respects God and who has a good reputation among all the Jews [who know him], was urged by God through a holy angel to have you come to his house so he could hear you speak [about salvation, See 11:14]."

but in every nation the one who fears him and who does what is right is acceptable to him.

Now if our wrongdoing serves to emphasize more clearly that God does what is right, what should we say about that? Is God being unjust for sending [His] wrath [on the world]? (I am raising a human objection).

as it is written [Psa. 14:1ff; 53:1ff], "No one [always] does what is right; not even one person.

All have turned aside from the right path; they have every one of them become corrupt. There is no one who does what is right--no, not so much as one."

So the man who marries her does what is right, and the man who refrains from doing so does even better.

If you know that He is righteous, you know this as well: Everyone who does what is right has been born of Him. >

Little children, let no one deceive you! The one who does what is right is righteous, just as He is righteous.

My dear friend, do not follow wrong examples, but right ones. He who habitually does what is right is a child of God: he who habitually does what is wrong has not seen God.

The person who is doing wrong should continue to do wrong [if he wants to]; and the person who is [morally] filthy should continue to be [morally] filthy [if he wants to]; and the person who does what is right should continue to do right [if he wants to]; and the person who is living a holy life should continue to live holy [if he wants to]."