The best Bible verses for righteousness (KJV) include passages about God's love, strength, and guidance. This page features 15+ carefully curated Scripture passages for righteousness (KJV), each selected for its relevance and depth. Read, save, and share the perfect verse for your situation.
"Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness."Isaiah 41:10
"Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness."Isaiah 41:10
"And that ye put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness."Ephesians 4:24
"Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness;"Ephesians 6:14
"By faith Noah, being warned of God of things not seen as yet, moved with fear, prepared an ark to the saving of his house; by the which he condemned the world, and became heir of the righteousness which is by faith."Hebrews 11:7
"Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled."Matthew 5:6
"Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness' sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven."Matthew 5:10
"For I say unto you, That except your righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no case enter into the kingdom of heaven."Matthew 5:20
"Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be seen of them: otherwise ye have no reward of your Father which is in heaven."Matthew 6:1
"And if Christ be in you, the body is dead because of sin; but the Spirit is life because of righteousness."Romans 8:10
"Who raised up the righteous man from the east, called him to his foot, gave the nations before him, and made him rule over kings? he gave them as the dust to his sword, and as driven stubble to his bow. the"Isaiah 41:2
"By faith Abel 6 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 speaketh."Hebrews 11:4
"That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust."Matthew 5:45
Translations differ in what they optimise for. Some follow the original wording closely at the cost of a natural English sentence; others read smoothly and make interpretive choices to get there. Neither is wrong, but they produce noticeably different verses.
Each of the 15 verses below is shown in the translation you asked for, and every verse links to a page comparing all six side by side — which is usually the fastest way to see where the translators disagreed.
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The most-cited Bible verses for righteousness (KJV) are Isaiah 41:10, Ephesians 4:24, Ephesians 6:14. This page collects 15 of them, each with its full passage, context and the text in six translations.
Read the verse in its surrounding passage before you use it — a verse that fits in isolation sometimes says something different in context. Compare two translations where the wording is unclear, and pick for the person who will read it rather than for the theme.
Scripture returns to righteousness (KJV) across both testaments rather than settling it in one passage, which is why the verses on this page do not all say the same thing. Read together they give a fuller answer than any single verse does.
There is no single best translation. The NIV and NLT read most naturally and communicate well to someone outside the church; the ESV and NASB stay closer to the original wording; the KJV carries the phrasing most people recognise. Every verse here links to a page showing all six side by side.
More than any page can list. This one carries the 15 that are most often turned to for righteousness (KJV), chosen so each stands on its own and links through to the full chapter it belongs to.