45 Bible Verses about Righteousness

the one who says he abides in Him ought himself to walk in the same manner as He walked.

The gift is not like that which came through the one who sinned; for on the one hand the judgment arose from one transgression resulting in condemnation, but on the other hand the free gift arose from many transgressions resulting in justification. For if by the transgression of the one, death reigned through the one, much more those who receive the abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness will reign in life through the One, Jesus Christ.

For we through the Spirit, by faith, are waiting for the hope of righteousness.

But by His doing you are in Christ Jesus, who became to us wisdom from God, and righteousness and sanctification, and redemption,

If you know that He is righteous, you know that everyone also who practices righteousness is born of Him.

And the work of righteousness will be peace,
And the service of righteousness, quietness and confidence forever.

Therefore, confess your sins to one another, and pray for one another so that you may be healed. The effective prayer of a righteous man can accomplish much.

Then the righteous will shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He who has ears, let him hear.

I have been young and now I am old,
Yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken
Or his descendants begging bread.

A righteous man who walks in his integrity—
How blessed are his sons after him.

The righteous man will flourish like the palm tree,
He will grow like a cedar in Lebanon.

But the path of the righteous is like the light of dawn,
That shines brighter and brighter until the full day.

They were both righteous in the sight of God, walking blamelessly in all the commandments and requirements of the Lord.

In view of this, I also do my best to maintain always a blameless conscience both before God and before men.

“The remnant of Israel will do no wrong
And tell no lies,
Nor will a deceitful tongue
Be found in their mouths;
For they will feed and lie down
With no one to make them tremble.”

and then as a widow to the age of eighty-four. She never left the temple, serving night and day with fastings and prayers.

He did right in the sight of the Lord, according to all that his father David had done.

Sow with a view to righteousness,
Reap in accordance with kindness;
Break up your fallow ground,
For it is time to seek the Lord
Until He comes to rain righteousness on you.

Stand firm therefore, having girded your loins with truth, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness,

But flee from these things, you man of God, and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, perseverance and gentleness.

But as he was discussing righteousness, self-control and the judgment to come, Felix became frightened and said, “Go away for the present, and when I find time I will summon you.”

Therefore, O king, may my advice be pleasing to you: break away now from your sins by doing righteousness and from your iniquities by showing mercy to the poor, in case there may be a prolonging of your prosperity.’

Then he believed in the Lord; and He reckoned it to him as righteousness.

Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ,

Therefore the Law has become our tutor to lead us to Christ, so that we may be justified by faith.

Such were some of you; but you were washed, but you were sanctified, but you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and in the Spirit of our God.

So then as through one transgression there resulted condemnation to all men, even so through one act of righteousness there resulted justification of life to all men.

Clouds and thick darkness surround Him;
Righteousness and justice are the foundation of His throne.

The Lord is righteous in all His ways
And kind in all His deeds.

O Lord God of Israel, You are righteous, for we have been left an escaped remnant, as it is this day; behold, we are before You in our guilt, for no one can stand before You because of this.”

As is Your name, O God,
So is Your praise to the ends of the earth;
Your right hand is full of righteousness.

By awesome deeds You answer us in righteousness, O God of our salvation,
You who are the trust of all the ends of the earth and of the farthest sea;

I will rejoice greatly in the Lord,
My soul will exult in my God;
For He has clothed me with garments of salvation,
He has wrapped me with a robe of righteousness,
As a bridegroom decks himself with a garland,
And as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.

“I put on righteousness, and it clothed me;
My justice was like a robe and a turban.

“Her priests also I will clothe with salvation,
And her godly ones will sing aloud for joy.

Awake, awake,
Clothe yourself in your strength, O Zion;
Clothe yourself in your beautiful garments,
O Jerusalem, the holy city;
For the uncircumcised and the unclean
Will no longer come into you.

He spoke and said to those who were standing before him, saying, “Remove the filthy garments from him.” Again he said to him, “See, I have taken your iniquity away from you and will clothe you with festal robes.”

You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness;
Therefore God, Your God, has anointed You
With the oil of joy above Your fellows.

And He saw that there was no man,
And was astonished that there was no one to intercede;
Then His own arm brought salvation to Him,
And His righteousness upheld Him.

“Behold, the days are coming,” declares the Lord,
“When I will raise up for David a righteous Branch;
And He will reign as king and act wisely
And do justice and righteousness in the land.

And I saw heaven opened, and behold, a white horse, and He who sat on it is called Faithful and True, and in righteousness He judges and wages war.

Also righteousness will be the belt about His loins,
And faithfulness the belt about His waist.

A man will not be established by wickedness,
But the root of the righteous will not be moved.

Cast your burden upon the Lord and He will sustain you;
He will never allow the righteous to be shaken.

He who walks with integrity, and works righteousness,
And speaks truth in his heart.

The righteous will never be shaken,
But the wicked will not dwell in the land.

He will sit as a smelter and purifier of silver, and He will purify the sons of Levi and refine them like gold and silver, so that they may present to the Lord offerings in righteousness.

Then You will delight in righteous sacrifices,
In burnt offering and whole burnt offering;
Then young bulls will be offered on Your altar.

“They will call peoples to the mountain;
There they will offer righteous sacrifices;
For they will draw out the abundance of the seas,
And the hidden treasures of the sand.”

Offer the sacrifices of righteousness,
And trust in the Lord.

But with righteousness He will judge the poor,
And decide with fairness for the afflicted of the earth;
And He will strike the earth with the rod of His mouth,
And with the breath of His lips He will slay the wicked.

because He has fixed a day in which He will judge the world in righteousness through a Man whom He has appointed, having furnished proof to all men by raising Him from the dead.”

And I saw heaven opened, and behold, a white horse, and He who sat on it is called Faithful and True, and in righteousness He judges and wages war.

May he judge Your people with righteousness
And Your afflicted with justice.

“For the eyes of the Lord are toward the righteous,
And His ears attend to their prayer,
But the face of the Lord is against those who do evil.”

The eyes of the Lord are toward the righteous
And His ears are open to their cry.

“He does not withdraw His eyes from the righteous;
But with kings on the throne
He has seated them forever, and they are exalted.

The Lord will not allow the righteous to hunger,
But He will reject the craving of the wicked.

They were both righteous in the sight of God, walking blamelessly in all the commandments and requirements of the Lord.

For Moses writes that the man who practices the righteousness which is based on law shall live by that righteousness.

But his delight is in the law of the Lord,
And in His law he meditates day and night.

It will be righteousness for us if we are careful to observe all this commandment before the Lord our God, just as He commanded us.

He made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, so that we might become the righteousness of God in Him.

“No weapon that is formed against you will prosper;
And every tongue that accuses you in judgment you will condemn.
This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord,
And their vindication is from Me,” declares the Lord.

“They will say of Me, ‘Only in the Lord are righteousness and strength.’
Men will come to Him,
And all who were angry at Him will be put to shame.

Then justice will dwell in the wilderness
And righteousness will abide in the fertile field.

“Drip down, O heavens, from above,
And let the clouds pour down righteousness;
Let the earth open up and salvation bear fruit,
And righteousness spring up with it.
I, the Lord, have created it.

For as the earth brings forth its sprouts, And as a garden causes the things sown in it to spring up, So the Lord GOD will cause righteousness and praise To spring up before all the nations. For Zion's sake I will not keep silent, And for Jerusalem's sake I will not keep quiet, Until her righteousness goes forth like brightness, And her salvation like a torch that is burning.

He has given freely to the poor,
His righteousness endures forever;
His horn will be exalted in honor.

as it is written,
“He scattered abroad, he gave to the poor,
His righteousness endures forever.”

Wealth and riches are in his house,
And his righteousness endures forever.

“For the eyes of the Lord are toward the righteous,
And His ears attend to their prayer,
But the face of the Lord is against those who do evil.”

The righteous cry, and the Lord hears
And delivers them out of all their troubles.

The Lord is far from the wicked,
But He hears the prayer of the righteous.

He saved us, not on the basis of deeds which we have done in righteousness, but according to His mercy, by the washing of regeneration and renewing by the Holy Spirit,

For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; not as a result of works, so that no one may boast.

who has saved us and called us with a holy calling, not according to our works, but according to His own purpose and grace which was granted us in Christ Jesus from all eternity,

so that upon you may fall the guilt of all the righteous blood shed on earth, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zechariah, the son of Berechiah, whom you murdered between the temple and the altar.

not as Cain, who was of the evil one and slew his brother. And for what reason did he slay him? Because his deeds were evil, and his brother’s were righteous.

The wicked spies upon the righteous
And seeks to kill him.

I am the vine, you are the branches; he who abides in Me and I in him, he bears much fruit, for apart from Me you can do nothing.

All discipline for the moment seems not to be joyful, but sorrowful; yet to those who have been trained by it, afterwards it yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness.

But now having been freed from sin and enslaved to God, you derive your benefit, resulting in sanctification, and the outcome, eternal life.

Now He who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will supply and multiply your seed for sowing and increase the harvest of your righteousness;

having been filled with the fruit of righteousness which comes through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God.

But of the Son He says,
“Your throne, O God, is forever and ever,
And the righteous scepter is the scepter of His kingdom.

Your throne, O God, is forever and ever;
A scepter of uprightness is the scepter of Your kingdom.

Behold, a king will reign righteously
And princes will rule justly.

For the promise to Abraham or to his descendants that he would be heir of the world was not through the Law, but through the righteousness of faith.

Then he believed in the Lord; and He reckoned it to him as righteousness.

Is this blessing then on the circumcised, or on the uncircumcised also? For we say, “Faith was credited to Abraham as righteousness.”

and he received the sign of circumcision, a seal of the righteousness of the faith which he had while uncircumcised, so that he might be the father of all who believe without being circumcised, that righteousness might be credited to them,

yet, with respect to the promise of God, he did not waver in unbelief but grew strong in faith, giving glory to God,

“What is man, that he should be pure,
Or he who is born of a woman, that he should be righteous?

as it is written,
“There is none righteous, not even one;

They have all turned aside, together they have become corrupt;
There is no one who does good, not even one.

but to those who are selfishly ambitious and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, wrath and indignation.

in order that they all may be judged who did not believe the truth, but took pleasure in wickedness.

For if by the transgression of the one, death reigned through the one, much more those who receive the abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness will reign in life through the One, Jesus Christ. So then as through one transgression there resulted condemnation to all men, even so through one act of righteousness there resulted justification of life to all men. For as through the one man's disobedience the many were made sinners, even so through the obedience of the One the many will be made righteous.

By this will we have been sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all. Every priest stands daily ministering and offering time after time the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins; but He, having offered one sacrifice for sins for all time, SAT DOWN AT THE RIGHT HAND OF GOD, read more.
waiting from that time onward UNTIL HIS ENEMIES BE MADE A FOOTSTOOL FOR HIS FEET. For by one offering He has perfected for all time those who are sanctified.

having been filled with the fruit of righteousness which comes through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God.

(for the fruit of the Light consists in all goodness and righteousness and truth),

"For this reason I say to you, do not be worried about your life, as to what you will eat or what you will drink; nor for your body, as to what you will put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing? "Look at the birds of the air, that they do not sow, nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not worth much more than they? "And who of you by being worried can add a single hour to his life? read more.
"And why are you worried about clothing? Observe how the lilies of the field grow; they do not toil nor do they spin, yet I say to you that not even Solomon in all his glory clothed himself like one of these. "But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which is alive today and tomorrow is thrown into the furnace, will He not much more clothe you? You of little faith! "Do not worry then, saying, 'What will we eat?' or 'What will we drink?' or 'What will we wear for clothing?' "For the Gentiles eagerly seek all these things; for your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things. "But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.

The righteous has enough to satisfy his appetite,
But the stomach of the wicked is in need.

But flee from these things, you man of God, and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, perseverance and gentleness.

Now flee from youthful lusts and pursue righteousness, faith, love and peace, with those who call on the Lord from a pure heart.

I do not nullify the grace of God, for if righteousness comes through the Law, then Christ died needlessly.”

Is the Law then contrary to the promises of God? May it never be! For if a law had been given which was able to impart life, then righteousness would indeed have been based on law.

He who is steadfast in righteousness will attain to life,
And he who pursues evil will bring about his own death.

In the way of righteousness is life,
And in its pathway there is no death.

The thoughts of the righteous are just,
But the counsels of the wicked are deceitful.

The desire of the righteous is only good,
But the expectation of the wicked is wrath.

Let the lying lips be mute,
Which speak arrogantly against the righteous
With pride and contempt.

And those passing by were hurling abuse at Him, wagging their heads and saying, "You who are going to destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days, save Yourself! If You are the Son of God, come down from the cross." In the same way the chief priests also, along with the scribes and elders, were mocking Him and saying, read more.
"He saved others; He cannot save Himself He is the King of Israel; let Him now come down from the cross, and we will believe in Him. "HE TRUSTS IN GOD; LET GOD RESCUE Him now, IF HE DELIGHTS IN HIM; for He said, 'I am the Son of God.'" The robbers who had been crucified with Him were also insulting Him with the same words.

It is an abomination for kings to commit wicked acts,
For a throne is established on righteousness.

Take away the wicked before the king,
And his throne will be established in righteousness.

The righteousness of the blameless will smooth his way,
But the wicked will fall by his own wickedness.

Righteousness guards the one whose way is blameless,
But wickedness subverts the sinner.

“Listen to Me, you stubborn-minded,
Who are far from righteousness.

Those who follow after wickedness draw near;
They are far from Your law.

because by the works of the Law no flesh will be justified in His sight; for through the Law comes the knowledge of sin.

but Israel, pursuing a law of righteousness, did not arrive at that law. Why? Because they did not pursue it by faith, but as though it were by works. They stumbled over the stumbling stone,

The wicked earns deceptive wages,
But he who sows righteousness gets a true reward.

Say to the righteous that it will go well with them,
For they will eat the fruit of their actions.

Many are the afflictions of the righteous,
But the Lord delivers him out of them all.

The righteous is delivered from trouble,
But the wicked takes his place.

As for the saints who are in the earth,
They are the majestic ones in whom is all my delight.

The righteous is a guide to his neighbor,
But the way of the wicked leads them astray.

The secret of the Lord is for those who fear Him,
And He will make them know His covenant.

For the devious are an abomination to the Lord;
But He is intimate with the upright.

The Lord opens the eyes of the blind;
The Lord raises up those who are bowed down;
The Lord loves the righteous;

The way of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord,
But He loves one who pursues righteousness.

Great wealth is in the house of the righteous,
But trouble is in the income of the wicked.

Wealth and riches are in his house,
And his righteousness endures forever.

Though the wicked is shown favor,
He does not learn righteousness;
He deals unjustly in the land of uprightness,
And does not perceive the majesty of the Lord.

Many times He would deliver them;
They, however, were rebellious in their counsel,
And so sank down in their iniquity.

Far be it from You to do such a thing, to slay the righteous with the wicked, so that the righteous and the wicked are treated alike. Far be it from You! Shall not the Judge of all the earth deal justly?”

Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment, Nor sinners in the assembly of the righteous. For the LORD knows the way of the righteous, But the way of the wicked will perish.

“In His days Judah will be saved,
And Israel will dwell securely;
And this is His name by which He will be called,
‘The Lord our righteousness.’

The strength of the King loves justice;
You have established equity;
You have executed justice and righteousness in Jacob.

To grant those who mourn in Zion,
Giving them a garland instead of ashes,
The oil of gladness instead of mourning,
The mantle of praise instead of a spirit of fainting.
So they will be called oaks of righteousness,
The planting of the Lord, that He may be glorified.

“Then all your people will be righteous;
They will possess the land forever,
The branch of My planting,
The work of My hands,
That I may be glorified.

Do you not know that when you present yourselves to someone as slaves for obedience, you are slaves of the one whom you obey, either of sin resulting in death, or of obedience resulting in righteousness?

and having been freed from sin, you became slaves of righteousness.

and He Himself bore our sins in His body on the cross, so that we might die to sin and live to righteousness; for by His wounds you were healed.

instructing us to deny ungodliness and worldly desires and to live sensibly, righteously and godly in the present age,

and he received the sign of circumcision, a seal of the righteousness of the faith which he had while uncircumcised, so that he might be the father of all who believe without being circumcised, that righteousness might be credited to them,

Therefore it was also credited to him as righteousness.

You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness;
Therefore God, Your God, has anointed You
With the oil of joy above Your fellows.

“You have loved righteousness and hated lawlessness;
Therefore God, Your God, has anointed You
With the oil of gladness above Your companions.”

Little children, make sure no one deceives you; the one who practices righteousness is righteous, just as He is righteous;

If you know that He is righteous, you know that everyone also who practices righteousness is born of Him.

Then You will delight in righteous sacrifices,
In burnt offering and whole burnt offering;
Then young bulls will be offered on Your altar.

Offer the sacrifices of righteousness,
And trust in the Lord.

“I put on righteousness, and it clothed me;
My justice was like a robe and a turban.

"But when the king came in to look over the dinner guests, he saw a man there who was not dressed in wedding clothes, and he said to him, 'Friend, how did you come in here without wedding clothes?' And the man was speechless. "Then the king said to the servants, 'Bind him hand and foot, and throw him into the outer darkness; in that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.' read more.
"For many are called, but few are chosen."

And He also told this parable to some people who trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and viewed others with contempt:

For not knowing about God’s righteousness and seeking to establish their own, they did not subject themselves to the righteousness of God.

Therefore, confess your sins to one another, and pray for one another so that you may be healed. The effective prayer of a righteous man can accomplish much.

now, will not God bring about justice for His elect who cry to Him day and night, and will He delay long over them?

The words of his mouth are wickedness and deceit;
He has ceased to be wise and to do good.

For those who turn justice into wormwood
And cast righteousness down to the earth.”

Become sober-minded as you ought, and stop sinning; for some have no knowledge of God. I speak this to your shame.

Become sober-minded as you ought, and stop sinning; for some have no knowledge of God. I speak this to your shame.

But by His doing you are in Christ Jesus, who became to us wisdom from God, and righteousness and sanctification, and redemption,

It will be righteousness for us if we are careful to observe all this commandment before the Lord our God, just as He commanded us.

Then he will pray to God, and He will accept him,
That he may see His face with joy,
And He may restore His righteousness to man.

By the river on its bank, on one side and on the other, will grow all kinds of trees for food. Their leaves will not wither and their fruit will not fail. They will bear every month because their water flows from the sanctuary, and their fruit will be for food and their leaves for healing.”

in the middle of its street. On either side of the river was the tree of life, bearing twelve kinds of fruit, yielding its fruit every month; and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations.

Do not be bound together with unbelievers; for what partnership have righteousness and lawlessness, or what fellowship has light with darkness?

in the word of truth, in the power of God; by the weapons of righteousness for the right hand and the left,

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law.

as to zeal, a persecutor of the church; as to the righteousness which is in the Law, found blameless. But whatever things were gain to me, those things I have counted as loss for the sake of Christ. More than that, I count all things to be loss in view of the surpassing value of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and count them but rubbish so that I may gain Christ,

He who walks righteously and speaks with sincerity, He who rejects unjust gain And shakes his hands so that they hold no bribe; He who stops his ears from hearing about bloodshed And shuts his eyes from looking upon evil; He will dwell on the heights, His refuge will be the impregnable rock; His bread will be given him, His water will be sure.

It is not for your righteousness or for the uprightness of your heart that you are going to possess their land, but it is because of the wickedness of these nations that the Lord your God is driving them out before you, in order to confirm the oath which the Lord swore to your fathers, to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.

‘You shall do no injustice in judgment; you shall not be partial to the poor nor defer to the great, but you are to judge your neighbor fairly.

He who pursues righteousness and loyalty
Finds life, righteousness and honor.

What the wicked fears will come upon him,
But the desire of the righteous will be granted.

He who trusts in his riches will fall,
But the righteous will flourish like the green leaf.

“The Lord has rewarded me according to my righteousness;
According to the cleanness of my hands He has recompensed me.

Planted in the house of the LORD, They will flourish in the courts of our God. They will still yield fruit in old age; They shall be full of sap and very green,

Stand firm therefore, having girded your loins with truth, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness,

and put on the new self, which in the likeness of God has been created in righteousness and holiness of the truth.

A gray head is a crown of glory;
It is found in the way of righteousness.