45 Bible Verses about Righteousness

whoever says he abides in him ought to walk in the same way in which he walked.

And the free gift is not like the result of that one man's sin. For the judgment following one trespass brought condemnation, but the free gift following many trespasses brought justification. For if, because of one man's trespass, death reigned through that one man, much more will those who receive the abundance of grace and the free gift of righteousness reign in life through the one man Jesus Christ.

For through the Spirit, by faith, we ourselves eagerly wait for the hope of righteousness.

And because of him you are in Christ Jesus, who became to us wisdom from God, righteousness and sanctification and redemption,

If you know that he is righteous, you may be sure that everyone who practices righteousness has been born of him.

And the effect of righteousness will be peace, and the result of righteousness, quietness and trust forever.

Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working.

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

I have been young, and now am old, yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken or his children begging for bread.

The righteous who walks in his integrity-- blessed are his children after him!

The righteous flourish like the palm tree and grow like a cedar in Lebanon.

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

And they were both righteous before God, walking blamelessly in all the commandments and statutes of the Lord.

So I always take pains to have a clear conscience toward both God and man.

those who are left in Israel; they shall do no injustice and speak no lies, nor shall there be found in their mouth a deceitful tongue. For they shall graze and lie down, and none shall make them afraid."

and then as a widow until she was eighty-four. She did not depart from the temple, worshiping with fasting and prayer night and day.

And he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, according to all that David his father had done.

Sow for yourselves righteousness; reap steadfast love; break up your fallow ground, for it is the time to seek the LORD, that he may come and rain righteousness upon you.

Stand therefore, having fastened on the belt of truth, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness,

But as for you, O man of God, flee these things. Pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, steadfastness, gentleness.

And as he reasoned about righteousness and self-control and the coming judgment, Felix was alarmed and said, "Go away for the present. When I get an opportunity I will summon you."

Therefore, O king, let my counsel be acceptable to you: break off your sins by practicing righteousness, and your iniquities by showing mercy to the oppressed, that there may perhaps be a lengthening of your prosperity."

And he believed the LORD, and he counted it to him as righteousness.

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

So then, the law was our guardian until Christ came, in order that we might be justified by faith.

And such were some of you. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.

Therefore, as one trespass led to condemnation for all men, so one act of righteousness leads to justification and life for all men.

Clouds and thick darkness are all around him; righteousness and justice are the foundation of his throne.

The LORD is righteous in all his ways and kind in all his works.

O LORD, the God of Israel, you are just, for we are left a remnant that has escaped, as it is today. Behold, we are before you in our guilt, for none can stand before you because of this."

As your name, O God, so your praise reaches to the ends of the earth. Your right hand is filled with righteousness.

By awesome deeds you answer us with righteousness, O God of our salvation, the hope of all the ends of the earth and of the farthest seas;

I will greatly rejoice in the LORD; my soul shall exult in my God, for he has clothed me with the garments of salvation; he has covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decks himself like a priest with a beautiful headdress, 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 I will clothe with salvation, and her saints will shout for joy.

Awake, awake, put on your strength, O Zion; put on your beautiful garments, O Jerusalem, the holy city; for there shall no more come into you the uncircumcised and the unclean.

And the angel said to those who were standing before him, "Remove the filthy garments from him." And to him he said, "Behold, I have taken your iniquity away from you, and I will clothe you with pure vestments."

you have loved righteousness and hated wickedness. Therefore God, your God, has anointed you with the oil of gladness beyond your companions;

He saw that there was no man, and wondered that there was no one to intercede; then his own arm brought him salvation, 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 shall reign as king and deal wisely, and shall execute justice and righteousness in the land.

Then I saw heaven opened, and behold, a white horse! The one sitting on it is called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he judges and makes war.

Righteousness shall be the belt of his waist, and faithfulness the belt of his loins.

No one is established by wickedness, but the root of the righteous will never be moved.

Cast your burden on the LORD, and he will sustain you; he will never permit the righteous to be moved.

He who walks blamelessly and does what is right and speaks truth in his heart;

The righteous will never be removed, but the wicked will not dwell in the land.

He will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver, and he will purify the sons of Levi and refine them like gold and silver, and they will bring offerings in righteousness to the LORD.

then will you delight in right sacrifices, in burnt offerings and whole burnt offerings; then bulls will be offered on your altar.

They shall call peoples to their mountain; there they offer right sacrifices; for they draw from the abundance of the seas and the hidden treasures of the sand."

Offer right sacrifices, and put your trust in the LORD.

but with righteousness he shall judge the poor, and decide with equity for the meek of the earth; and he shall strike the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips he shall kill the wicked.

because he has fixed a day on which he will judge the world in righteousness by a man whom he has appointed; and of this he has given assurance to all by raising him from the dead."

Then I saw heaven opened, and behold, a white horse! The one sitting on it is called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he judges and makes war.

May he judge your people with righteousness, and your poor with justice!

For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and his ears are open 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 toward their cry.

He does not withdraw his eyes from the righteous, but with kings on the throne he sets them forever, and they are exalted.

The LORD does not let the righteous go hungry, but he thwarts the craving of the wicked.

And they were both righteous before God, walking blamelessly in all the commandments and statutes of the Lord.

For Moses writes about the righteousness that is based on the law, that the person who does the commandments shall live by them.

but his delight is in the law of the LORD, and on his law he meditates day and night.

And it will be righteousness for us, if we are careful to do all this commandment before the LORD our God, as he has commanded us.'

For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.

no weapon that is fashioned against you shall succeed, and you shall confute every tongue that rises against you in judgment. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD and their vindication from me, declares the LORD."

"Only in the LORD, it shall be said of me, are righteousness and strength; to him shall come and be ashamed all who were incensed against him.

Then justice will dwell in the wilderness, and righteousness abide in the fruitful field.

"Shower, O heavens, from above, and let the clouds rain down righteousness; let the earth open, that salvation and righteousness may bear fruit; let the earth cause them both to sprout; I the LORD have created it.

For as the earth brings forth its sprouts, and as a garden causes what is sown in it to sprout up, so the Lord GOD will cause righteousness and praise to sprout up before all the nations. For Zion's sake I will not keep silent, and for Jerusalem's sake I will not be quiet, until her righteousness goes forth as brightness, and her salvation as a burning torch.

He has distributed freely; he has given to the poor; his righteousness endures forever; his horn is exalted in honor.

As it is written, "He has distributed freely, he has given 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 on the righteous, and his ears are open to their prayer. But the face of the Lord is against those who do evil."

When the righteous cry for help, 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 because of works done by us in righteousness, but according to his own mercy, by the washing of regeneration and renewal of the Holy Spirit,

For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast.

who saved us and called us to a holy calling, not because of our works but because of his own purpose and grace, which he gave us in Christ Jesus before the ages began,

We should not be like Cain, who was of the evil one and murdered his brother. And why did he murder him? Because his own deeds were evil and his brother's righteous.

The wicked watches for the righteous and seeks to put him to death.

I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing.

For the moment all discipline seems painful rather than pleasant, but later it yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness to those who have been trained by it.

But now that you have been set free from sin and have become slaves of God, the fruit you get leads to sanctification and its end, eternal life.

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.

filled with the fruit of righteousness that 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, the scepter of uprightness is the scepter of your kingdom.

Your throne, O God, is forever and ever. The scepter of your kingdom is a scepter of uprightness;

Behold, a king will reign in righteousness, and princes will rule in justice.

For the promise to Abraham and his offspring that he would be heir of the world did not come through the law but through the righteousness of faith.

And he believed the LORD, and he counted it to him as righteousness.

Is this blessing then only for the circumcised, or also for the uncircumcised? We say that faith was counted to Abraham as righteousness.

He received the sign of circumcision as a seal of the righteousness that he had by faith while he was still uncircumcised. The purpose was to make him the father of all who believe without being circumcised, so that righteousness would be counted to them as well,

No distrust made him waver concerning the promise of God, but he grew strong in his faith as he gave glory to God,

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

as it is written: "None is righteous, no, not one;

They have all turned aside; together they have become corrupt; there is none who does good, not even one.

but for those who are self-seeking and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, there will be wrath and fury.

in order that all may be condemned who did not believe the truth but had pleasure in unrighteousness.

For if, because of one man's trespass, death reigned through that one man, much more will those who receive the abundance of grace and the free gift of righteousness reign in life through the one man Jesus Christ. Therefore, as one trespass led to condemnation for all men, so one act of righteousness leads to justification and life for all men. For as by the one man's disobedience the many were made sinners, so by the one man's obedience the many will be made righteous.

And by that will we have been sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all. And every priest stands daily at his service, offering repeatedly the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins. But when Christ had offered for all time a single sacrifice for sins, he sat down at the right hand of God, read more.
waiting from that time until his enemies should be made a footstool for his feet. For by a single offering he has perfected for all time those who are being sanctified.

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

(for the fruit of light is found in all that is good and right and true),

"Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing? Look at the birds of the air: they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they? And which of you by being anxious can add a single hour to his span of life? read more.
And why are you anxious about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin, yet I tell you, even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today is alive and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will he not much more clothe you, O you of little faith? Therefore do not be anxious, saying, 'What shall we eat?' or 'What shall we drink?' or 'What shall we wear?' For the Gentiles seek after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them all. But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.

The righteous has enough to satisfy his appetite, but the belly of the wicked suffers want.

But as for you, O man of God, flee these things. Pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, steadfastness, gentleness.

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

I do not nullify the grace of God, for if righteousness were through the law, then Christ died for no purpose.

Is the law then contrary to the promises of God? Certainly not! For if a law had been given that could give life, then righteousness would indeed be by the law.

Whoever is steadfast in righteousness will live, but he who pursues evil will die.

In the path of righteousness is life, and in its pathway there is no death.

The thoughts of the righteous are just; the counsels of the wicked are deceitful.

The desire of the righteous ends only in good; the expectation of the wicked in wrath.

Let the lying lips be mute, which speak insolently against the righteous in pride and contempt.

And those who passed by derided him, wagging their heads and saying, "You who would destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days, save yourself! If you are the Son of God, come down from the cross." So also the chief priests, with the scribes and elders, mocked him, saying, read more.
"He saved others; he cannot save himself. He is the King of Israel; let him come down now from the cross, and we will believe in him. He trusts in God; let God deliver him now, if he desires him. For he said, 'I am the Son of God.'" And the robbers who were crucified with him also reviled him in the same way.

It is an abomination to kings to do evil, for the throne is established by righteousness.

take away the wicked from the presence of the king, and his throne will be established in righteousness.

The righteousness of the blameless keeps his way straight, but the wicked falls by his own wickedness.

Righteousness guards him whose way is blameless, but sin overthrows the wicked.

"Listen to me, you stubborn of heart, you who are far from righteousness:

They draw near who persecute me with evil purpose; they are far from your law.

For by works of the law no human being will be justified in his sight, since through the law comes knowledge of sin.

but that Israel who pursued a law that would lead to righteousnessdid not succeed in reaching that law. Why? Because they did not pursue it by faith, but as if it were based on works. They have stumbled over the stumbling stone,

The wicked earns deceptive wages, but one who sows righteousness gets a sure reward.

Tell the righteous that it shall be well with them, for they shall eat the fruit of their deeds.

Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the LORD delivers him out of them all.

The righteous is delivered from trouble, and the wicked walks into it instead.

As for the saints in the land, they are the excellent ones, in whom is all my delight.

One who is righteous is a guide to his neighbor, but the way of the wicked leads them astray.

The friendship of the LORD is for those who fear him, and he makes known to them his covenant.

for the devious person is an abomination to the LORD, but the upright are in his confidence.

the LORD opens the eyes of the blind. The LORD lifts 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 him who pursues righteousness.

In the house of the righteous there is much treasure, but trouble befalls the income of the wicked.

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

If favor is shown to the wicked, he does not learn righteousness; in the land of uprightness he deals corruptly and does not see the majesty of the LORD.

Many times he delivered them, but they were rebellious in their purposes and were brought low through their iniquity.

Far be it from you to do such a thing, to put the righteous to death with the wicked, so that the righteous fare as the wicked! Far be that from you! Shall not the Judge of all the earth do what is just?"

Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation 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 the name by which he will be called: 'The LORD is our righteousness.'

The King in his might loves justice. You have established equity; you have executed justice and righteousness in Jacob.

to grant to those who mourn in Zion-- to give them a beautiful headdress instead of ashes, the oil of gladness instead of mourning, the garment of praise instead of a faint spirit; that they may be called oaks of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, that he may be glorified.

Your people shall all be righteous; they shall possess the land forever, the branch of my planting, the work of my hands, that I might be glorified.

Do you not know that if you present yourselves to anyone as obedient slaves, you are slaves of the one whom you obey, either of sin, which leads to death, or of obedience, which leads to righteousness?

and, having been set free from sin, have become slaves of righteousness.

He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, that we might die to sin and live to righteousness. By his wounds you have been healed.

training us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives in the present age,

He received the sign of circumcision as a seal of the righteousness that he had by faith while he was still uncircumcised. The purpose was to make him the father of all who believe without being circumcised, so that righteousness would be counted to them as well,

That is why his faith was "counted to him as righteousness."

you have loved righteousness and hated wickedness. Therefore God, your God, has anointed you with the oil of gladness beyond your companions;

You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness; therefore God, your God, has anointed you with the oil of gladness beyond your companions."

Little children, let no one deceive you. Whoever practices righteousness is righteous, as he is righteous.

If you know that he is righteous, you may be sure that everyone who practices righteousness has been born of him.

then will you delight in right sacrifices, in burnt offerings and whole burnt offerings; then bulls will be offered on your altar.

Offer right sacrifices, and put your 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 at the guests, he saw there a man who had no wedding garment. And he said to him, 'Friend, how did you get in here without a wedding garment?' And he was speechless. Then the king said to the attendants, 'Bind him hand and foot and cast 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."

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

For, being ignorant of the righteousness of God, and seeking to establish their own, they did not submit to God's righteousness.

Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working.

And will not God give justice to his elect, who cry to him day and night? Will he delay long over them?

The words of his mouth are trouble and deceit; he has ceased to act wisely and do good.

O you who turn justice to wormwood and cast down righteousness to the earth!

Wake up from your drunken stupor, as is right, and do not go on sinning. For some have no knowledge of God. I say this to your shame.

Wake up from your drunken stupor, as is right, and do not go on sinning. For some have no knowledge of God. I say this to your shame.

And because of him you are in Christ Jesus, who became to us wisdom from God, righteousness and sanctification and redemption,

And it will be righteousness for us, if we are careful to do all this commandment before the LORD our God, as he has commanded us.'

then manprays to God, and he accepts him; he sees his face with a shout of joy, and he restores to man his righteousness.

And on the banks, on both sides of the river, there will grow all kinds of trees for food. Their leaves will not wither, nor their fruit fail, but they will bear fresh fruit every month, because the water for them flows from the sanctuary. Their fruit will be for food, and their leaves for healing."

through the middle of the street of the city; also, on either side of the river, the tree of life with its twelve kinds of fruit, yielding its fruit each month. The leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations.

Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers. For what partnership has righteousness with lawlessness? Or what fellowship has light with darkness?

by truthful speech, and the power of God; with the weapons of righteousness for the right hand and for 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 righteousness under the law, blameless. But whatever gain I had, I counted as loss for the sake of Christ. Indeed, I count everything as loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I have suffered the loss of all things and count them as rubbish, in order that I may gain Christ

He who walks righteously and speaks uprightly, who despises the gain of oppressions, who shakes his hands, lest they hold a bribe, who stops his ears from hearing of bloodshed and shuts his eyes from looking on evil, he will dwell on the heights; his place of defense will be the fortresses of rocks; his bread will be given him; his water will be sure.

Not because of your righteousness or the uprightness of your heart are you going in to possess their land, but because of the wickedness of these nations the LORD your God is driving them out from before you, and that he may confirm the word that the LORD swore to your fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob.

"You shall do no injustice in court. You shall not be partial to the poor or defer to the great, but in righteousness shall you judge your neighbor.

Whoever pursues righteousness and kindness will find life, righteousness, and honor.

What the wicked dreads will come upon him, but the desire of the righteous will be granted.

Whoever trusts in his riches will fall, but the righteous will flourish like a green leaf.

"The LORDdealt with me according to my righteousness; according to the cleanness of my hands he rewarded me.

They are planted in the house of the LORD; they flourish in the courts of our God. They still bear fruit in old age; they are ever full of sap and green,

Stand therefore, having fastened on the belt of truth, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness,

and to put on the new self, created after the likeness of God in true righteousness and holiness.

Gray hair is a crown of glory; it is gained in a righteous life.

All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness,

Righteousness exalts a nation, but sin is a reproach to any people.

And on the banks, on both sides of the river, there will grow all kinds of trees for food. Their leaves will not wither, nor their fruit fail, but they will bear fresh fruit every month, because the water for them flows from the sanctuary. Their fruit will be for food, and their leaves for healing."

As for what was sown on good soil, this is the one who hears the word and understands it. He indeed bears fruit and yields, in one case a hundredfold, in another sixty, and in another thirty."

The wicked flee when no one pursues, but the righteous are bold as a lion.

So my honesty will answer for me later, when you come to look into my wages with you. Every one that is not speckled and spotted among the goats and black among the lambs, if found with me, shall be counted stolen."

Who can count the dust of Jacob or number the fourth part of Israel? Let me die the death of the upright, and let my end be like his!"

Henceforth there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, will award to me on that Day, and not only to me but also to all who have loved his appearing.

For through the Spirit, by faith, we ourselves eagerly wait for the hope of righteousness.

who through faith conquered kingdoms, enforced justice, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions,

Seek the LORD, all you humble of the land, who do his just commands; seek righteousness; seek humility; perhaps you may be hidden on the day of the anger of the LORD.

(for the fruit of light is found in all that is good and right and true),

For the moment all discipline seems painful rather than pleasant, but later it yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness to those who have been trained by it.

"Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness' sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

But even if you should suffer for righteousness' sake, you will be blessed. Have no fear of them, nor be troubled,

By faith Abel offered to God a more acceptable sacrifice than Cain, through which he was commended as righteous, God commending him by accepting his gifts. And through his faith, though he died, he still speaks.

Other seeds fell on good soil and produced grain, some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty.

I will greatly rejoice in the LORD; my soul shall exult in my God, for he has clothed me with the garments of salvation; he has covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decks himself like a priest with a beautiful headdress, and as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.

He put on righteousness as a breastplate, and a helmet of salvation on his head; he put on garments of vengeance for clothing, and wrapped himself in zeal as a cloak.

He saw that there was no man, and wondered that there was no one to intercede; then his own arm brought him salvation, and his righteousness upheld him.

But Jesus answered him, "Let it be so now, for thus it is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness." Then he consented.

And the effect of righteousness will be peace, and the result of righteousness, quietness and trust forever.

And the effect of righteousness will be peace, and the result of righteousness, quietness and trust forever.

For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking but of righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.

I have been young, and now am old, yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken or his children begging for bread.

For the righteous will never be moved; he will be remembered forever.

if he did not spare the ancient world, but preserved Noah, a herald of righteousness, with seven others, when he brought a flood upon the world of the ungodly;

Let your priests be clothed with righteousness, and let your saints shout for joy.

"Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied.

And those who are wise shall shine like the brightness of the sky above; and those who turn many to righteousness, like the stars forever and ever.

Blessed are they who observe justice, who do righteousness at all times!

Therefore, O king, let my counsel be acceptable to you: break off your sins by practicing righteousness, and your iniquities by showing mercy to the oppressed, that there may perhaps be a lengthening of your prosperity."

Sow for yourselves righteousness; reap steadfast love; break up your fallow ground, for it is the time to seek the LORD, that he may come and rain righteousness upon you.

Hear this, O house of Jacob, who are called by the name of Israel, and who came from the waters of Judah, who swear by the name of the LORD and confess the God of Israel, but not in truth or right.

Affliction will slay the wicked, and those who hate the righteous will be condemned.

What shall we say, then? That Gentiles who did not pursue righteousness have attained it, that is, a righteousness that is by faith;

For when you were slaves of sin, you were free in regard to righteousness.

By this it is evident who are the children of God, and who are the children of the devil: whoever does not practice righteousness is not of God, nor is the one who does not love his brother.

I am speaking in human terms, because of your natural limitations. For just as you once presented your members as slaves to impurity and to lawlessness leading to more lawlessness, so now present your members as slaves to righteousness leading to sanctification.

We have all become like one who is unclean, and all our righteous deeds are like a polluted garment. We all fade like a leaf, and our iniquities, like the wind, take us away.

"Seventy weeks are decreed about your people and your holy city, to finish the transgression, to put an end to sin, and to atone for iniquity, to bring in everlasting righteousness, to seal both vision and prophet, and to anoint a most holy place.

For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to everyone who believes.

"Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied.

As for me, I shall behold your face in righteousness; when I awake, I shall be satisfied with your likeness.

Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me.

Righteousness shall be the belt of his waist, and faithfulness the belt of his loins.

But for you who fear my name, the sun of righteousness shall rise with healing in its wings. You shall go out leaping like calves from the stall.

"Listen to me, you who know righteousness, the people in whose heart is my law; fear not the reproach of man, nor be dismayed at their revilings.

Do not present your members to sin as instruments for unrighteousness, but present yourselves to God as those who have been brought from death to life, and your members to God as instruments for righteousness.

And Solomon said, "You have shown great and steadfast love to your servant David my father, because he walked before you in faithfulness, in righteousness, and in uprightness of heart toward you. And you have kept for him this great and steadfast love and have given him a son to sit on his throne this day.

"Listen to me, you who pursue righteousness, you who seek the LORD: look to the rock from which you were hewn, and to the quarry from which you were dug.

My soul yearns for you in the night; my spirit within me earnestly seeks you. For when your judgments are in the earth, the inhabitants of the world learn righteousness.

Let the righteous one rejoice in the LORD and take refuge in him! Let all the upright in heart exult!

If you know that he is righteous, you may be sure that everyone who practices righteousness has been born of him.

Truly, truly, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it bears much fruit.

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

The LORDtests the righteous, but his soul hates the wicked and the one who loves violence.

For you bless the righteous, O LORD; you cover him with favor as with a shield.

Little children, let no one deceive you. Whoever practices righteousness is righteous, as he is righteous.

And as he reasoned about righteousness and self-control and the coming judgment, Felix was alarmed and said, "Go away for the present. When I get an opportunity I will summon you."

just as David also speaks of the blessing of the one to whom God counts righteousness apart from works:

You love evil more than good, and lying more than speaking what is right. Selah

and said, "You son of the devil, you enemy of all righteousness, full of all deceit and villainy, will you not stop making crooked the straight paths of the Lord?

But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, open to reason, full of mercy and good fruits, impartial and sincere.

He restores my soul. He leads me in paths of righteousness for his name's sake.

He will receive blessing from the LORD and righteousness from the God of his salvation.

I have told the glad news of deliverance in the great congregation; behold, I have not restrained my lips, as you know, O LORD.

To you, O Lord, belongs righteousness, but to us open shame, as at this day, to the men of Judah, to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and to all Israel, those who are near and those who are far away, in all the lands to which you have driven them, because of the treachery that they have committed against you.

For the vineyard of the LORD of hosts is the house of Israel, and the men of Judah are his pleasant planting; and he looked for justice, but behold, bloodshed; for righteousness, but behold, an outcry!

For the LORD is righteous; he loves righteous deeds; the upright shall behold his face.

He is like a tree planted by streams of water that yields its fruit in its season, and its leaf does not wither. In all that he does, he prospers.

Every branch in me that does not bear fruit he takes away, and every branch that does bear fruit he prunes, that it may bear more fruit.

in holiness and righteousness before him all our days.

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

Yet the righteous holds to his way, and he who has clean hands grows stronger and stronger.

He does not withdraw his eyes from the righteous, but with kings on the throne he sets them forever, and they are exalted.

I hold fast my righteousness and will not let it go; my heart does not reproach me for any of my days.

then will you delight in right sacrifices, in burnt offerings and whole burnt offerings; then bulls will be offered on your altar.

Offer right sacrifices, and put your trust in the LORD.