45 Bible Verses about Righteousness

He that says he abides in him ought himself also so to walk, even as he walked.

Nor was it in the same manner as by one sin, likewise also the gift; for the judgment truly came of one sin unto condemnation, but grace came of many offenses unto justification. For if by one offense, death reigned because of one man; much more those who receive the abundance of grace and of gifts and of righteousness shall reign in life by one, Jesus the Christ.

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

But of him ye are reborn in Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto us wisdom and righteousness and sanctification and redemption,

If ye know that he is righteous, also know that any one that does righteousness is born of him.

And the work of righteousness shall be peace; and the effect of righteousness rest and security for ever.

Confess your faults one to another and pray one for another that ye may be whole. The effectual prayer of the righteous is very powerful.

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

Nun I have been young and now am old; yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread.

The just man who walks in his integrity, blessed shall be his sons after him.

The righteous shall flourish like the palm tree; he shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon.

But the path of the just is as the light of the morning star, that shines more and more until the day is perfect.

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

And for this reason do I exercise myself to have always a conscience void of offense toward God and toward men.

The remnant of Israel shall not do iniquity nor speak lies; neither shall a deceitful tongue be found in their mouth, for they shall be fed and lie down, and no one shall make them afraid.

and she was a widow eighty-four years, who departed not from the temple, serving night and day with fastings and prayers.

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

Sow yourselves unto righteousness, reap yourselves unto mercy; break up your fallow ground: for it is the time to seek the LORD until he comes and teaches you righteousness.

Stand firm, therefore, having your loins girt about with truth and having on the breastplate, of righteousness,

But thou, O man of God, flee these things and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, charity, tolerance, meekness.

And as he reasoned of righteousness, temperance, and judgment to come, Felix trembled and answered, Go away for this time; when I have a convenient season, I will call for thee.

Therefore, O king, approve my counsel and redeem thy sins with righteousness and thine iniquities with mercies unto the poor: behold the medicine for thy sin.

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

Justified therefore by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus, the Christ,

Therefore the law was our schoolmaster to bring us unto Christ, that we might be justified by faith.

And such were some of you, but now ye are washed, but now ye are sanctified, but now ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus and in the Spirit of our God.

Therefore, in the same manner that by the iniquity of one guilt came upon all men unto condemnation, even so by the righteousness of one, grace came upon all men unto justification of life.

Clouds and darkness are round about him; righteousness and judgment are the seat of his throne.

Tzaddi The LORD is righteous in all his ways and merciful in all his works.

O LORD God of Israel, thou art righteous; for we have an escape, as it is this day, behold us here, before thee in our guiltiness; for we cannot stand before thee because of this.

According to thy name, O God, so is thy praise unto the ends of the earth; thy right hand is full of righteousness.

With tremendous things in righteousness wilt thou answer us, O God of our saving health, who art the hope of all the ends of the earth and of those that are afar off upon the sea:

I will greatly rejoice in the LORD; my soul shall be joyful in my God; for he has clothed me with the garments of saving health; he has surrounded me with the robe of righteousness; as a bridegroom he has arrayed me, and as a bride made up of his jewels.

I put on righteousness, and it clothed me as a robe; and my diadem was judgment.

I will also clothe her priests with saving health, and her merciful ones shall shout aloud for joy.

Awake, awake; put on thy strength, O Zion; put on thy beautiful garments, O Jerusalem, the holy city: for from now on the uncircumcised and the unclean shall no longer come into thee.

And the angel answered and spoke unto those that stood before him, saying, Take away the filthy garments from him. And unto him he said, Behold, I have caused thine iniquity to pass from thee, and I have caused thee to be clothed with new raiment.

Thou lovest righteousness, and hatest wickedness; therefore God, thy God, has anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.

And he saw that there was no man and wondered that there was no intercessor; therefore his arm brought salvation unto him, and his righteous ness, it sustained him.

Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will raise unto David a righteous Branch, and a King shall reign and prosper and shall execute judgment and righteousness in the earth.

And I saw the heaven open, and behold a white horse; and he that was seated upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he judges and makes war.

And righteousness shall be the girdle of his loins, and faith the girdle of his kidneys.

Man shall not be established by wickedness, but the root of the righteous shall not be moved.

Cast thy burden upon the LORD, and he shall sustain thee; he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved.

He that walks in integrity and works righteousness, and speaks the truth in his heart.

The righteous eternally shall never be removed, but the wicked shall not inhabit the earth.

And he shall sit to refine and to purify the silver: for he shall purify the sons of Levi and purge them as gold and silver that they may offer unto the LORD an offering in righteousness.

Then thou shalt be pleased with the sacrifices of righteousness, the burnt offering, the offering that has been totally consumed by the fire; then shall they offer bullocks upon thine altar.

They shall call the people unto the mountain; there they shall offer sacrifices of righteousness; therefore they shall suck the abundance of the seas and hidden treasures of the sand.

Offer the sacrifices of righteousness, and put your trust in the LORD.

But with righteousness shall he judge the poor and reprove with equity for the meek of the earth; and he shall smite the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the spirit of his lips he shall slay the wicked.

because he has appointed a day, in which he will judge the world in righteousness by that man whom he has ordained; of whom he has given assurance unto all men in that he has raised him from the dead.

And I saw the heaven open, and behold a white horse; and he that was seated upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he judges and makes war.

He shall judge thy people with righteousness and thy poor with judgment.

For the eyes of the Lord are over the righteous, and his ears are open unto their prayers; but the face of the Lord is against those that do evil.

Samech The eyes of the LORD are upon the righteous, and his ears are open unto their cry.

He shall not withdraw his eyes from the righteous; but with kings he shall place them on the throne for ever, and they shall be exalted.

The LORD will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish, but wickedness shall cast out the wicked.

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

For Moses describes the righteousness which is by the law, That the man who does those things shall live by them.

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

And we shall have justice when we keep ourselves by doing all these commandments before the LORD our God, as he has commanded us.

For he has made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin, that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.

No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper; and every tongue that shall rise against thee in judgment thou shalt condemn. This is the heritage of the slaves of the LORD, and their justice from me, said the LORD.

And unto me he shall say, Surely in the LORD is the righteousness and the strength; until he shall come; and all that are incensed against him shall be ashamed.

Then judgment shall dwell in the wilderness, and righteousness shall remain in the fruitful field.

Release, ye heavens, from above, and the clouds shall pour down righteous ness; let the earth open up, and let salvation and righteousness bear their fruit; let them produce fruit together; I the LORD have created it.

For as the earth brings forth her shoot and as the garden causes her seed to spring forth so the Lord GOD will cause righteousness and praise to spring forth before all the Gentiles. For Zion's sake I will not hold my peace; and for Jerusalem's sake I will not rest until her righteousness goes forth as brightness and her saving health is lit as a flaming torch.

Pe He has dispersed; he has given to the poor; Tzaddi his righteousness endures for ever; Koph his horn shall be exalted in glory.

As it is written, He has dispersed abroad; he has given to the poor; his righteousness remains for ever.

He Wealth and riches shall be in his house; Vau and his righteousness endures for ever.

For the eyes of the Lord are over the righteous, and his ears are open unto their prayers; but the face of the Lord is against those that do evil.

Pe The righteous cried out, and the LORD heard and delivered them out of all their troubles.

The LORD is far from the wicked, but he hears the prayer of the righteous.

not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Spirit,

For by grace are ye saved through faith and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God, Not of works, lest any man should 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 given us in Christ Jesus before the times of the ages,

that upon you may come all the righteous blood shed upon the earth from the blood of righteous Abel unto the blood of Zacharias son of Barachias, whom ye murdered between the temple and the altar.

Not as Cain, who was of the wicked one and killed his brother. And why did he kill him? Because his own works were evil, and his brother's righteous.

Tzaddi The wicked watches the righteous and seeks to slay him.

I AM the vine, ye are the branches: he that abides in me, and I in him, the same brings forth much fruit; for without me ye can do nothing.

It is true that no chastening at present seems to be cause for joy, but rather for grief; nevertheless, afterward it yields the peaceable fruit of righteousness unto those who are exercised by it.

But now freed from sin and made slaves to God, ye have as your fruit sanctification and as the end, everlasting life.

Now he that supplies seed to the sower shall also supply bread for food and shall multiply your seed sown and shall increase the growing of the fruits of your righteousness,

being filled with fruits of righteousness, which are by Jesus Christ, unto the glory and praise of God.

But unto the Son he said, Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: a rod of equity is the sceptre of thy kingdom.

Thy throne, O God, is eternal and for ever, the rod of righteousness is the sceptre of thy kingdom.

Behold, one king shall reign in righteousness, and princes shall preside unto judgment.

For the promise that he should be the heir of the world was not to Abraham or to his seed through the law, but through the righteousness of faith.

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

Is this blessedness, therefore, only upon the circumcision or also upon the uncircumcision? for we say that faith was reckoned to Abraham as righteousness.

And he received the circumcision as a sign, as a seal of the righteousness of the faith which he had, yet being uncircumcised, that he might be the father of all the uncircumcised believers, that it might be counted unto them also as righteousness,

he doubted not the promise of God, with unbelief, but was strengthened in faith, giving glory to God,

What is man that he should be clean and that he that is born of a woman should be justified?

as it is written, There is no one righteous, no, not one;

They are all gone aside, they are all together become filthy: there is no one that does good, no, not one.

but unto those that are contentious and do not obey the truth, but are persuaded by unrighteousness, indignation and wrath.

that they all might be condemned who did not believe the truth, but consented to the iniquity.

For if by one offense, death reigned because of one man; much more those who receive the abundance of grace and of gifts and of righteousness shall reign in life by one, Jesus the Christ. Therefore, in the same manner that by the iniquity of one guilt came upon all men unto condemnation, even so by the righteousness of one, grace came upon all men unto justification of life. For as by one man's disobedience, many were made sinners, so by the obedience of one shall many be made righteous.

In this will, we are sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus, the Christ, once for all. And so every priest stands daily ministering and offering many times the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins, but this man, after he had offered one sacrifice for sins for ever, is seated at the right hand of God, read more.
waiting for that which follows, that is, until his enemies are made his footstool. For by one offering he has perfected for ever those that are sanctified.

being filled with fruits of righteousness, which are by Jesus Christ, unto the glory and praise of God.

(For the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth),

Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat or what ye shall drink, nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than food, and the body than raiment? Behold the fowls of the air, for they sow not, neither do they reap nor gather into barns, yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are ye not much better than they? Which of you by taking thought can add one cubit unto his stature? read more.
And why take ye thought for raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow: they toil not, neither do they spin; and yet I say unto you, That even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. Therefore, if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today is and tomorrow is cast into the oven, shall he not much more clothe you, O ye of little faith? Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, With what shall we be clothed? For the Gentiles seek after all these things.) For your heavenly Father knows that ye have need of all these things. But seek ye first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things shall be added unto you.

The righteous eats until his soul is satisfied, but the belly of the wicked shall lack.

But thou, O man of God, flee these things and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, charity, tolerance, meekness.

Flee also youthful lusts, but follow righteousness, faith, charity, peace, with those that call on the Lord out of a pure heart.

I do not reject the grace of God, for if righteousness comes by the law, then Christ is dead in vain.

Is the law then against the promises of God? No, in no wise, for if there had been a law given which could have given life, verily righteousness should have been by the law.

As righteousness is unto life, so he that pursues evil pursues it unto his own death.

In the way of righteousness is life; and in the pathway thereof there is no death.

The thoughts of the righteous are upright, but the astuteness of the wicked is deceit.

The desire of the righteous is only good, but the hope of the wicked is wrath.

Let the lying lips be put to silence; which speak grievous things proudly and contemptuously against the righteous.

And they that passed by reviled him, wagging their heads and saying, Thou that wouldst destroy the temple and build it in three days, save thyself. If thou art the Son of God, come down from the cross . Likewise also the princes of the priests mocking him, with the scribes and elders, said, read more.
He saved others; he cannot save himself. If he is the King of Israel, let him now come down from the cross , and we will believe him. He trusted in God; let him deliver him now, if he will have him, for he said, I am the Son of God. The thieves also, who were crucified with him, reproached him with the same.

It is an abomination to kings to commit wickedness, for the throne is to be established with righteousness.

Take away the wicked from before the king, and his throne shall be established in righteousness.

The righteousness of the perfect shall straighten his way, but the wicked shall fall by his own wickedness.

Righteousness keeps the one of the perfect way: but wickedness overthrows the sinner.

Hearken unto me, ye hard of heart, that are far from righteousness;

Those that persecute me draw near unto evil; they have strayed from thy law.

For by the deeds of the law, no flesh shall be justified in his sight; for by the law is the knowledge of sin.

and Israel, which followed after the law of righteousness, has not attained to the law of righteousness. Why? Because they followed it not by faith but, as it were, by the works (of the law); therefore, they stumbled on the stumblingstone;

The wicked works a deceitful work, but to him that sows righteousness shall be a sure reward.

Say unto the righteous that it shall be well with him, for they shall eat of the fruit of their doings.

Koph Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the LORD shall deliver him out of them all,

The righteous is delivered out of the tribulation, and the wicked takes his place.

to the saints that are in the earth and to the excellent: all my delight is towards them.

The righteous causes his neighbour to consider: but the way of the wicked causes them to err.

Nun The secret of the LORD is for those that fear him, and he will show them his covenant.

For the perverse is an abomination to the LORD; but his secret is with the righteous.

The LORD opens the eyes of the blind; the LORD raises those that are bowed down; the LORD loves the righteous:

The way of the wicked is an abomination unto the LORD, but he loves him that follows after righteousness.

In the house of the righteous is much provision, but in the fruit of the wicked is trouble.

He Wealth and riches shall be in his house; Vau and his righteousness endures for ever.

Let favour be showed to the wicked, yet will he not learn righteousness: in the land of uprightness he will deal unjustly and will not behold the majesty of the LORD.

He delivered them many times, but they rebelled at his counsel and were brought low for their iniquity.

That be far from thee to do after this manner, to slay the righteous with the wicked and that the righteous should be treated as the wicked that are far from thee. Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right?

Therefore the ungodly shall 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 ungodly shall perish.

In his days Judah shall be saved, and Israel shall dwell safely: and this shall be his name by which they shall call him, THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS.

The king's strength is that he loves judgment; thou dost establish equity; thou dost execute judgment and righteousness in Jacob.

to order in Zion those that mourn, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, that he might be glorified.

And thy people shall all be righteous; they shall inherit the land for ever; they shall be shoots of my planting, the work of my hands, that I may be glorified.

Or know ye not that to whom ye present yourselves slaves to obey, his slaves ye are to whom ye obey, whether of sin unto death or of the obedience unto righteousness?

and freed from sin, ye are become the slaves of righteousness.

he himself bore our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness; by whose wound ye were healed.

teaching us that denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live temperately, righteously, and godly in this present world;

And he received the circumcision as a sign, as a seal of the righteousness of the faith which he had, yet being uncircumcised, that he might be the father of all the uncircumcised believers, that it might be counted unto them also as righteousness,

therefore, his faith was also attributed unto him as righteousness.

Thou lovest righteousness, and hatest wickedness; therefore God, thy God, has anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.

Thou hast loved righteousness and hated iniquity; therefore, God, even thy God, has anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.

Little children, let no one deceive you; he that does righteousness is righteous, even as he also is righteous.

If ye know that he is righteous, also know that any one that does righteousness is born of him.

Then thou shalt be pleased with the sacrifices of righteousness, the burnt offering, the offering that has been totally consumed by the fire; then shall they offer bullocks upon thine altar.

Offer the sacrifices of righteousness, and put your trust in the LORD.

I put on righteousness, and it clothed me as a robe; and my diadem was judgment.

And when the king came in to see the guests, he saw there a man who did not have on a wedding garment, and he said unto him, Friend, how didst thou come in here not having a wedding garment? And he was speechless. Then the king said to the slaves, Bind him hand and foot and take him away and cast him into the darkness outside; there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth. read more.
For many are called, but few are chosen.

And he spoke this parable unto some who trusted in themselves that they were righteous and despised others:

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.

Confess your faults one to another and pray one for another that ye may be whole. The effectual prayer of the righteous is very powerful.

And shall not God avenge his own elect who cry day and night unto him though he bears long regarding them?

The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit; he has left off to be wise and to do good.

Ye who turn judgment to wormwood and leave off doing righteousness in the earth,

Watch diligently, and sin not; for some do not know God: I speak this to your shame.

Watch diligently, and sin not; for some do not know God: I speak this to your shame.

But of him ye are reborn in Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto us wisdom and righteousness and sanctification and redemption,

And we shall have justice when we keep ourselves by doing all these commandments before the LORD our God, as he has commanded us.

He shall pray unto God, and he will love him; and he shall see his face with shouts of joy; for he will render unto the man the recompense of his righteousness.

And by the river upon the bank thereof, on this side and on that side, shall grow every fruitful tree for food, whose leaf shall not fall, neither shall its fruit be lacking; it shall bring forth mature fruit in its months, because their waters come forth out of the sanctuary; and its fruit shall be for food, and its leaf for medicine.

In the midst of her plaza and on either side of the river was the tree of life, which brings forth twelve manner of fruits, yielding her fruit every month; and the leaves of the tree are for the healing of the Gentiles.

Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers, for what fellowship does righteousness have with unrighteousness? and what communion does light have with darkness?

in the word of truth, in the power of God through the weapons of righteousness on the right hand and on the left,

But the fruit of the Spirit is this: Charity, joy, peace, tolerance, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.

concerning zeal, a persecutor of the congregation ; concerning the righteousness which is in the law, blameless. But those things which were gain to me, I counted loss for Christ. And doubtless I even count all things as loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have suffered the loss of all things and do count them but dung, that I may win Christ

He that walks in righteousness, he that speaks uprightly; he that despises the gain of violence, he that shakes his hands from receiving bribes; he that stops his ears to not hear of blood; he who shuts his eyes to not see evil; he shall dwell upon the high places: fortresses of rocks shall be his place of refuge: bread shall be given him; his waters shall be sure.

Not for thy righteousness or for the uprightness of thine heart, dost thou enter in to inherit their land; but for the wickedness of these Gentiles, the LORD thy God drives them out from before thee and that he may confirm the word which the LORD swore unto thy fathers, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.

Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment, neither pleasing the poor, nor favoring the mighty; but in righteousness shalt thou judge thy neighbour.

He that follows after righteousness and mercy shall find life, righteousness, and honour.

The fear of the wicked, it shall come upon him, but God shall grant the desire of the righteous.

He that trusts in his riches shall fall, but the righteous shall flourish as a branch.

The LORD rewarded me according to my righteousness; according to the cleanness of my hands he has recompensed me.

Those that are planted in the house of the LORD shall flourish in the courts of our God. They shall still bring forth fruit in old age; they shall be vigorous and flourishing

Stand firm, therefore, having your loins girt about with truth and having on the breastplate, of righteousness,

and that ye put on the new man, which is created in conformity to God in righteousness and in the holiness of the truth.

Old age is a crown of glory if it is found in the way of righteousness.

All scripture is given by inspiration of God and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness,

Righteousness exalts a people, but sin is a reproach to the nations.

And by the river upon the bank thereof, on this side and on that side, shall grow every fruitful tree for food, whose leaf shall not fall, neither shall its fruit be lacking; it shall bring forth mature fruit in its months, because their waters come forth out of the sanctuary; and its fruit shall be for food, and its leaf for medicine.

But he that was planted in good ground is he that hears the word and understands it and who also bears the fruit and brings forth: one a hundredfold and another sixty and another thirty.

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

So shall my righteousness answer for me tomorrow, when my hire shall come before thy face; each one that is not speckled and spotted among my goats and brown among my sheep shall be counted stolen with me.

Who shall count the dust of Jacob and the number of the fourth part of Israel? Let my soul die the death of the righteous, and let my last end be like his!

from now on there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at that day, and not to me only, but unto all those also that have loved his appearing.

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

who by faith won kingdoms, wrought righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions,

Seek ye the LORD, all ye humble of the earth, who have wrought his judgment; seek righteousness, seek humility: it may be ye shall be kept in the day of the LORD's anger.

(For the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth),

It is true that no chastening at present seems to be cause for joy, but rather for grief; nevertheless, afterward it yields the peaceable fruit of righteousness unto those who are exercised by it.

Blessed are those who suffer persecution for righteousness' sake, for theirs is the kingdom of the heavens.

But also if ye suffer anything for righteousness' sake, blessed are ye; therefore, be not afraid of their terror neither be troubled,

By faith Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, by which he obtained witness that he was righteous, God testifying of his gifts, and by it he being dead yet speaks.

But some fell into good ground and brought forth fruit: one a hundredfold and another sixtyfold and another thirtyfold.

I will greatly rejoice in the LORD; my soul shall be joyful in my God; for he has clothed me with the garments of saving health; he has surrounded me with the robe of righteousness; as a bridegroom he has arrayed me, and as a bride made up of his jewels.

For he put on righteousness as a coat of mail, and a helmet of saving health upon his head; and he put on the garments of vengeance for clothing and was clad with zeal as a cloak,

And he saw that there was no man and wondered that there was no intercessor; therefore his arm brought salvation unto him, and his righteous ness, it sustained him.

And Jesus answering said unto him, Suffer it to be so now, for thus it is expedient for us to fulfil all righteousness. Then he suffered him.

And the work of righteousness shall be peace; and the effect of righteousness rest and security for ever.

And the work of righteousness shall be peace; and the effect of righteousness rest and security for ever.

for the kingdom of God is not food and drink, but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.

Nun I have been young and now am old; yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread.

Caph Surely he shall not be moved for ever; Lamed the righteous shall be in eternal remembrance.

and if he did not forgive the old world, but kept Noah, a preacher of righteousness, with seven other persons, bringing in the flood upon the world of the ungodly;

Thy priests are clothed with righteousness, and thy merciful ones shout for joy.

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

And those that understand shall shine as the brightness of the firmament; and those that teach righteousness to the multitude as the stars in perpetual eternity.

Happy are those that keep judgment and he that does righteousness at all times.

Therefore, O king, approve my counsel and redeem thy sins with righteousness and thine iniquities with mercies unto the poor: behold the medicine for thy sin.

Sow yourselves unto righteousness, reap yourselves unto mercy; break up your fallow ground: for it is the time to seek the LORD until he comes and teaches you righteousness.

Hear ye this, O house of Jacob, who call yourselves by the name of Israel, those that are come forth out of the waters of Judah, those who swear by the name of the LORD and make mention of the God of Israel, but not in truth, nor in righteousness.

Schin Evil shall slay the wicked; and those that hate the righteous shall be declared guilty.

What shall we say then? That the Gentiles, who did not follow after righteousness, have attained to righteousness, that is to say, the righteousness which is by faith,

For being previously the slaves of sin, now ye have been made the slaves of righteousness.

In this the sons of God are manifest, and the sons of the devil: whosoever does not righteousness and that loves not his brother is not of God.

I speak a human thing because of the weakness of our flesh: that as ye presented your members to serve uncleanness and iniquity unto iniquity, likewise now present your members to serve righteousness unto holiness.

But we were all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousnesses as filthy rags; and we all fell as the leaves of a tree; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away.