The best Bible verses for righteousness (NASB) include passages about God's love, strength, and guidance. This page features 15+ carefully curated Scripture passages for righteousness (NASB), each selected for its relevance and depth. Read, save, and share the perfect verse for your situation.
"The curse of the LORD is on the house of the wicked, But He blesses the dwelling of the righteous."Proverbs 3:33
"The curse of the LORD is on the house of the wicked, But He blesses the dwelling of the righteous."Proverbs 3:33
"so that the requirement of the Law might be fulfilled in us, who do not walk according to the flesh but according to the Spirit."Romans 8:4
"But by His doing you are in Christ Jesus, who became to us wisdom from God, and righteousness and sanctification, and redemption,"1 Corinthians 1:30
"and He Himself bore our sins in His body on the cross, so that we might die to sin and live to righteousness; for by His wounds you were healed."1 Peter 2:24
"But flee from these things, you man of God, and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, perseverance [and] gentleness."1 Timothy 6:11
"For if the ministry of condemnation has glory, much more does the ministry of righteousness abound in glory."2 Corinthians 3:9
"He made Him who knew no sin [to be] sin on our behalf, so that we might become the righteousness of God in Him."2 Corinthians 5:21
"in the word of truth, in the power of God; by the weapons of righteousness for the right hand and the left,"2 Corinthians 6:7
"Do not be bound together with unbelievers; for what partnership have righteousness and lawlessness, or what fellowship has light with darkness?"2 Corinthians 6:14
"as it is written, 'HE SCATTERED ABROAD, HE GAVE TO THE POOR, HIS RIGHTEOUSNESS ENDURES FOREVER.'"2 Corinthians 9:9
"Now He who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will supply and multiply your seed for sowing and increase the harvest of your righteousness;"2 Corinthians 9:10
"Therefore it is not surprising if his servants also disguise themselves as servants of righteousness, whose end will be according to their deeds."2 Corinthians 11:15
"Simon Peter, a bond-servant and apostle of Jesus Christ, To those who have received a faith of the same kind as ours, by the righteousness of our God and Savior, Jesus Christ:"2 Peter 1:1
"and did not spare the ancient world, but preserved Noah, a preacher of righteousness, with seven others, when He brought a flood upon the world of the ungodly;"2 Peter 2:5
"For it would be better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than having known it, to turn away from the holy commandment handed on to them."2 Peter 2:21
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 (NASB) are Proverbs 3:33, Romans 8:4, 1 Corinthians 1:30. 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 (NASB) 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 (NASB), chosen so each stands on its own and links through to the full chapter it belongs to.