The best Bible verses for righteousness (NLT) include passages about God's love, strength, and guidance. This page features 15+ carefully curated Scripture passages for righteousness (NLT), each selected for its relevance and depth. Read, save, and share the perfect verse for your situation.
"Seek the Kingdom of God above all else, and live righteously, and he will give you everything you need."Matthew 6:33
"Seek the Kingdom of God above all else, and live righteously, and he will give you everything you need."Matthew 6:33
"Don’t be afraid, for I am with you. Don’t be discouraged, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you. I will hold you up with my victorious right hand."Isaiah 41:10
"Stand your ground, putting on the belt of truth and the body armor of God’s righteousness."Ephesians 6:14
"But we who live by the Spirit eagerly wait to receive by faith the righteousness God has promised to us."Galatians 5:5
"It was by faith that Noah built a large boat to save his family from the flood. He obeyed God, who warned him about things that had never happened before. By his faith Noah condemned the rest of the world, and he received the righteousness that comes by faith."Hebrews 11:7
"God blesses those who are persecuted for doing right, for the Kingdom of Heaven is theirs."Matthew 5:10
"“But I warn you — unless your righteousness is better than the righteousness of the teachers of religious law and the Pharisees, you will never enter the Kingdom of Heaven!"Matthew 5:20
"“Watch out! Don’t do your good deeds publicly, to be admired by others, for you will lose the reward from your Father in heaven."Matthew 6:1
"And Christ lives within you, so even though your body will die because of sin, the Spirit gives you life because you have been made right with God."Romans 8:10
"“Who has stirred up this king from the east, rightly calling him to God’s service? Who gives this man victory over many nations and permits him to trample their kings underfoot? With his sword, he reduces armies to dust. With his bow, he scatters them like chaff before the wind."Isaiah 41:2
"It was by faith that Abel brought a more acceptable offering to God than Cain did. Abel’s offering gave evidence that he was a righteous man, and God showed his approval of his gifts. Although Abel is long dead, he still speaks to us by his example of faith."Hebrews 11:4
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 (NLT) are Matthew 6:33, Isaiah 41:10, Ephesians 4:24. 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 (NLT) 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 (NLT), chosen so each stands on its own and links through to the full chapter it belongs to.