'Righteousness' in the Bible

Do not think to yourself after the Lord your God has driven them out before you, "Because of my own righteousness the Lord has brought me here to possess this land." It is because of the wickedness of these nations that the Lord is driving them out ahead of you.

It is not because of your righteousness, or even your inner uprightness, that you have come here to possess their land. Instead, because of the wickedness of these nations the Lord your God is driving them out ahead of you in order to confirm the promise he made on oath to your ancestors, to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.

Understand, therefore, that it is not because of your righteousness that the Lord your God is about to give you this good land as a possession, for you are a stubborn people!

Relent, let there be no falsehood; reconsider, for my righteousness is intact!

I will maintain my righteousness and never let it go; my conscience will not reproach me for as long as I live.

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

He entreats God, and God delights in him, he sees God's face with rejoicing, and God restores to him his righteousness.

Your wickedness affects only a person like yourself, and your righteousness only other people.

With my knowledge I will speak comprehensively, and to my Creator I will ascribe righteousness.

As for the Almighty, we cannot attain to him! He is great in power, but justice and abundant righteousness he does not oppress.

Lord, lead me in your righteousness because of those who wait to ambush me, remove the obstacles in the way in which you are guiding me!

To receive moral instruction in skillful living, in righteousness, justice, and equity.

Then you will understand righteousness and justice and equity -- every good way.

Kings reign by means of me, and potentates decree righteousness;

Riches and honor are with me, long-lasting wealth and righteousness.

I walk in the path of righteousness, in the pathway of justice,

Treasures gained by wickedness do not profit, but righteousness delivers from mortal danger.

Wealth does not profit in the day of wrath, but righteousness delivers from mortal danger.

The righteousness of the blameless will make straight their way, but the wicked person will fall by his own wickedness.

The righteousness of the upright will deliver them, but the faithless will be captured by their own desires.

The wicked person earns deceitful wages, but the one who sows righteousness reaps a genuine reward.

True righteousness leads to life, but the one who pursues evil pursues it to his own death.

In the path of righteousness there is life, but another path leads to death.

Righteousness guards the one who lives with integrity, but wickedness overthrows the sinner.

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

The Lord abhors the way of the wicked, but he loves those who pursue righteousness.

Better to have a little with righteousness than to have abundant income without justice.

Doing wickedness is an abomination to kings, because a throne is established in righteousness.

Gray hair is like a crown of glory; it is attained in the path of righteousness.

To do righteousness and justice is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice.

The one who pursues righteousness and love finds life, bounty, and honor.

remove the wicked from before the king, and his throne will be established in righteousness.

Open your mouth, judge in righteousness, and plead the cause of the poor and needy.

During the days of my fleeting life I have seen both of these things: Sometimes a righteous person dies prematurely in spite of his righteousness, and sometimes a wicked person lives long in spite of his evil deeds.

Zion will be freed by justice, and her returnees by righteousness.

I will denounce your so-called righteousness and your deeds, but they will not help you.

to strengthen those who mourn in Zion, by giving them a turban, instead of ashes, oil symbolizing joy, instead of mourning, a garment symbolizing praise, instead of discouragement. They will be called oaks of righteousness, trees planted by the Lord to reveal his splendor.

The Lord God of Israel who rules over all says, "I will restore the people of Judah to their land and to their towns. When I do, they will again say of Jerusalem, 'May the Lord bless you, you holy mountain, the place where righteousness dwells.'

"When a righteous person turns from his righteousness and commits iniquity, and I set an obstacle before him, he will die. If you have not warned him, he will die for his sin. The righteous deeds he performed will not be considered, but I will hold you accountable for his death.

Even if these three men, Noah, Daniel, and Job, were in it, they would save only their own lives by their righteousness, declares the sovereign Lord.

Even if Noah, Daniel, and Job were in it, as surely as I live, declares the sovereign Lord, they could not save their own son or daughter; they would save only their own lives by their righteousness.

The person who sins is the one who will die. A son will not suffer for his father's iniquity, and a father will not suffer for his son's iniquity; the righteous person will be judged according to his righteousness, and the wicked person according to his wickedness.

None of the sins he has committed will be held against him; because of the righteousness he has done, he will live.

"But if a righteous man turns away from his righteousness and practices wrongdoing according to all the abominable practices the wicked carry out, will he live? All his righteous acts will not be remembered; because of the unfaithful acts he has done and the sin he has committed, he will die.

When a righteous person turns back from his righteousness and practices wrongdoing, he will die for it; because of the wrongdoing he has done, he will die.

"And you, son of man, say to your people, 'The righteousness of the righteous will not deliver him if he rebels. As for the wicked, his wickedness will not make him stumble if he turns from it. The righteous will not be able to live by his righteousness if he sins.'

Suppose I tell the righteous that he will certainly live, but he becomes confident in his righteousness and commits iniquity. None of his righteous deeds will be remembered; because of the iniquity he has committed he will die.

"Seventy weeks have been determined concerning your people and your holy city to put an end to rebellion, to bring sin to completion, to atone for iniquity, to bring in perpetual righteousness, to seal up the prophetic vision, and to anoint a most holy place.

But the wise will shine like the brightness of the heavenly expanse. And those bringing many to righteousness will be like the stars forever and ever.

I will commit myself to you forever; I will commit myself to you in righteousness and justice, in steadfast love and tender compassion.

Sow righteousness for yourselves, reap unfailing love. Break up the unplowed ground for yourselves, for it is time to seek the Lord, until he comes and showers deliverance on you.

And I will bring them to settle within Jerusalem. They will be my people, and I will be their God, in truth and righteousness.'