'Righteousness' in the Bible

Abram believed the LORD, and it was credited to him as righteousness.

"You are not to be unjust in deciding a case. You are not to show partiality to the poor or honor the great. Instead, decide the case of your neighbor with righteousness."

It will be credited as righteousness for us, if we're careful to obey the entire Law in the presence of the LORD our God, as he commanded.'"

After the LORD has expelled them before you, you are not to say to yourselves, "The LORD caused me to enter and possess this land because of my righteousness.'

Know that it is not because of your righteousness that the LORD your God is giving to you this good land to inherit, for you are a stubborn people."

The LORD repays a person for his righteousness and his faithfulness. The LORD gave you into my control today, but I refused to raise my hand against the LORD's anointed.

The LORD dealt with me according to my righteousness, rewarding me according to the degree of my innocence,

The Lord has repaid me according to my righteousness, that is, according to my clean standing as he looks at me.

then listen in heaven, act, and judge your servants, condemning the wicked by bringing back to him the consequences of his choices and by justifying the righteous by recompensing him according to his righteousness.

And blessed be the LORD your God, who is delighted with you! He set you in place on the throne of Israel because the LORD loved Israel forever. That's why he made you to be king, so you could carry out justice and implement righteousness."

And I know, God, that it is you who searches the heart and you who finds pleasure in righteousness. With a righteous heart I have freely given all these things, and now I have seen all of these people of yours giving freely and joyfully to you!

then listen from heaven, act, and judge your servants, recompensing the wicked by bringing back to him the consequences of his choices and by justifying the righteous by recompensing him according to his righteousness.

Blessed be the LORD your God, who is delighted with you! He set you in place on his throne to be king for the LORD your God. He made you king over them so you could carry out justice and implement righteousness, because your God loves Israel and intends to establish them forever."

I'll retain my righteousness and not compromise it; my conscience won't rebuke me at any time.

I put on righteousness like clothing; my just decisions were like a robe and a turban.

let my righteousness be weighed in honest scales, and God will make known my integrity.

Your wickedness affects only yourself; and your righteousness, only human beings.

I'll take what I know to its logical conclusion and ascribe righteousness to my Creator,

We cannot find the Almighty he is majestic in power and justice, and overflowing with righteousness; he never oppresses.

LORD, lead me in your righteousness because of my enemies. Make your path straight before me.

For the LORD will judge the nations. Judge me according to my righteousness, LORD, and according to my integrity, Exalted One.

But as for me, I will praise the LORD for his righteousness, and I will sing to the name of the LORD Most High. To the Director: On a stringed instrument. A Davidic Psalm.

Indeed, the LORD is righteous; he loves righteousness; the upright will see him face-to-face. To the Director: On an eight stringed harp. A Davidic Psalm.

So the LORD restored me according to my righteousness, because my hands were clean in his sight.

They will come and declare his righteousness to a people yet to be born; indeed, he has accomplished it! A Davidic Psalm.

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

He loves righteousness and justice; the world is filled with the gracious love of the LORD.

Judge me according to your righteousness, LORD my God! But do not let them gloat over me.

My tongue will declare your righteousness and praise you all day long. To the Director: By the servant of the LORD, David.

Your righteousness is like the mountains of God; your justice is like the great depths of the sea. You deliver both people and animals, LORD.

Send forth your gracious love to those who know you, and your righteousness to those who are upright in heart.

He will bring forth your righteousness as a light, and your justice as the noonday sun.

I have not ignored your righteousness in my heart; instead, I have proclaimed your faithfulness and deliverance. I have not concealed your gracious love and truthfulness from the great congregation.

In your majesty ride forth for the cause of truth, humility, and righteousness; and your strong right hand will teach you awesome things.

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

Deliver me from the guilt of shedding blood, God, God of my salvation. Then my tongue will sing about your righteousness.

I will declare your righteousness and your salvation every day, though I do not fully understand what the outcome will be.

Lord GOD, I will come in the power of your mighty acts, remembering your righteousness yours alone.

May the mountains bring prosperity to the people and the hills bring righteousness.

Gracious love and truth meet; righteousness and peace kiss.

Truth sprouts up from the ground, while righteousness looks down from the sky.

Righteousness will go before him to prepare a path for his steps. A Davidic prayer

Can your awesome deeds be known in darkness or your righteousness in the land of oblivion?

Righteousness and justice make up the foundation of your throne; gracious love and truth meet before you.

Righteousness will be restored with justice, and all the pure of heart will follow it.

Thick clouds are all around him; righteousness and justice are his throne's foundation.

The heavens declare his righteousness so that all the nations see his glory.

A mighty king who loves justice, you have established fairness. You have exercised justice and righteousness over Jacob.

Splendid and glorious are his awesome deeds, and his righteousness endures forever.

sustained through all eternity, and fashioned in both truth and righteousness.

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

He gives generously to the poor; his righteousness endures forever; his horn is exalted in honor.

Look, I long for your precepts; revive me through your righteousness. Vav

I have acted with justice and righteousness; do not abandon me to my oppressors.

Your righteousness is an eternal righteousness, and your instruction is true.

May your priests be clothed with righteousness and may your godly ones shout for joy.

LORD, hear my prayer; pay attention to my request, because you are faithful; answer me in your righteousness.

They will extol the fame of your abundant goodness, and will sing out loud about your righteousness.

for acquiring the discipline that produces wise behavior, righteousness, justice, and upright living;

Wealth and honor accompany me, as do enduring wealth and righteousness.

I walk on the way of righteousness, along paths that are just,

Nothing good comes from ill-gotten wealth, but righteousness delivers from death.

Wealth won't help in the time of judgment, but righteousness will deliver from death.

The righteousness of the innocent creates a level path, but the wicked fall by their wickedness.

The righteousness of the upright delivers them, but the treacherous are trapped by their evil desires.

Evil people earn deceptive wages, but those who plant righteousness are truly rewarded.

Genuine righteousness leads to life, but whoever pursues evil will die.

In the pathway to righteousness there is life, and in that lifestyle there is no death.

Righteousness protects the blameless, but wickedness brings down the sinner.

Righteousness makes a nation great, but sin diminishes any people.

The lifestyle of the wicked is detestable to the LORD, but he loves those who ardently pursue righteousness.

A little gain with righteousness is better than great income without justice.

Kings detest wrongdoing, for through righteousness the throne is established.

Whoever pursues righteousness and gracious love finds life, righteousness, and honor.

Purge the wicked from the king's presence, and his throne will be established in righteousness.

I have discovered only this: God made human beings for righteousness, but they seek many alternatives."

"How the faithful city has become a whore, she who used to be filled with justice! Righteousness used to reside within her, but now only murderers live there.

"Zion will be redeemed by justice, and her repentant ones by righteousness.

For the vineyard of the LORD of the Heavenly Armies is the house of Israel, and the men of Judah are the garden in which he delights. He looked for justice, but saw only bloodshed; he searched for righteousness, but heard only an outcry!

Of the growth of his government and peace there will be no end. He will rule over his kingdom, sitting on the throne of David, to establish it and to uphold it with justice and righteousness from this time onward and forevermore. The zeal of the LORD of the Heavenly Armies will accomplish this.

but with righteousness he will judge the needy, and decide with equity for earth's poor. He will strike the earth with the rod of his mouth, and the wicked will be killed with the breath of his lips.

Righteousness will be the sash around his loins, and faithfulness the belt around his waist."

My soul yearns for you in the night; my spirit within me searches for you. For when your judgments come upon the earth, the world's inhabitants learn righteousness.

If favor is shown to the wicked, they don't learn righteousness; even in a land of uprightness they act perversely and do not perceive the majesty of the LORD.

And I will make justice the measuring line, and righteousness the plumb line; hail will sweep away your refuge of lies, and floods will overflow your hiding place.

"Look, a king will reign in righteousness, and rulers will rule with justice.

"Then justice will live in the wilderness, and righteousness will dwell in the fertile field.

The effect of righteousness will be peace, and the result of righteousness will be quietness and confidence forever.

"The LORD is exalted, for he lives on high; he has filled Zion with justice and righteousness.

"I've called you in righteousness. I'll take hold of your hand. I'll preserve you and appoint you as a covenant to the people, as a light for the nations,

"Shout, you skies above, and you clouds, and let righteousness stream down. I am the one who says to the earth, "Let salvation blossom, and let righteousness sprout forth.'

"I have aroused him in righteousness, and I'll make all his pathways smooth. It is he who will rebuild my city and set my exiles free, but not for a price nor reward, " says the LORD of the Heavenly Armies.

"Listen to me, you hard-hearted, you who are far removed from righteousness:

My righteousness is brought near and it's not far off, and my salvation won't delay. I'll grant salvation in Zion, and to Israel, my glory."

"Listen to me, you who pursue righteousness, you who seek the LORD! Look to the rock from which you were cut, to the quarry from which you were hewn.

Listen to me, you who know righteousness, you people who have my instruction in their hearts. Don't fear the insults of mortals, and don't be dismayed at their hateful words.

"In righteousness you'll be established; you will be far from tyranny, for you won't be afraid, and from terror, for it won't come near you.

no weapon that is forged against you will be effective. This is the heritage of the LORD's servants, and their righteousness from me," says the LORD.

"I will denounce your righteousness and your works, for your collections of idols will not benefit you.

They seek me day after day, and are eager to know my ways, as if they were a nation that practices righteousness and has not forsaken the justice of their God. "They ask me to reveal just decisions; they are eager to draw near to God.