Bible Verses about
Righteousness

But go ye and learn what that meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice: for I am not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.

He loveth righteousness and judgment: The earth is full of the goodness of the LORD .

But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.

But and if ye suffer for righteousness' sake, happy are ye : and be not afraid of their terror, neither be troubled;

For the LORD loveth judgment, And forsaketh not his saints; they are preserved for ever: But the seed of the wicked shall be cut off.

The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable: But the mouth of the wicked speaketh frowardness.

For thou, LORD , wilt bless the righteous; With favour wilt thou compass him as with a shield.

There is one lawgiver, who is able to save and to destroy: who art thou that judgest another?

Now no chastening for the present seemeth to be joyous, but grievous: nevertheless afterward it yieldeth the peaceable fruit of righteousness unto them which are exercised thereby.

With my whole heart have I sought thee: O let me not wander from thy commandments.

The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again: But the righteous sheweth mercy, and giveth.

See that none render evil for evil unto any man ; but ever follow that which is good, both among yourselves, and to all men .

But unto you that fear my name shall the Sun of righteousness arise with healing in his wings; and ye shall go forth, and grow up as calves of the stall.

who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed.

Therefore by the deeds of the law there shall no flesh be justified in his sight: for by the law is the knowledge of sin.

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 them that do evil.

For as by one man's disobedience many were made sinners, so by the obedience of one shall many be made righteous.

A little that a righteous man hath is better Than the riches of many wicked. For the arms of the wicked shall be broken: But the LORD upholdeth the righteous.

Now I Nebuchadnezzar praise and extol and honour the King of heaven, all whose works are truth, and his ways judgment: and those that walk in pride he is able to abase.

Commit thy way unto the LORD ; Trust also in him; And he shall bring it to pass. And he shall bring forth thy righteousness as the light, And thy judgment as the noonday.

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

Open thy mouth, judge righteously, And plead the cause of the poor and needy.

Yea, in the way of thy judgments, O LORD , have we waited for thee; the desire of our soul is to thy name, and to the remembrance of thee.

But let judgment run down as waters, and righteousness as a mighty stream.

For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith.

Better is a little with righteousness Than great revenues without right.

Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.

and said, If thou wilt diligently hearken to the voice of the LORD thy God, and wilt do that which is right in his sight, and wilt give ear to his commandments, and keep all his statutes, I will put none of these diseases upon thee, which I have brought upon the Egyptians: for I am the LORD that healeth thee.

And therefore will the LORD wait, that he may be gracious unto you, and therefore will he be exalted, that he may have mercy upon you: for the LORD is a God of judgment: blessed are all they that wait for him.