Bible Verses About Righteousness

"But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well."

"and to put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness."

"Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place,"

"But by faith we eagerly await through the Spirit the righteousness for which we hope."

"By faith Noah, when warned about things not yet seen, in holy fear built an ark to save his family. By his faith he condemned the world and became heir of the righteousness that comes by faith."

"Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled."

"Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven."

"For I tell you that unless your righteousness surpasses that of the Pharisees and the teachers of the law, you will certainly not enter the kingdom of heaven."

"“Be careful not to do your ‘acts of righteousness’ before men, to be seen by them. If you do, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven."

"he restores my soul. He guides me in paths of righteousness for his name’s sake."

"But if Christ is in you, your body is dead because of sin, yet your spirit is alive because of righteousness."

"“Who has stirred up one from the east, calling him in righteousness to his service? He hands nations over to him and subdues kings before him. He turns them to dust with his sword, to windblown chaff with his bow."

"It is because of him that you are in Christ Jesus, who has become for us wisdom from God—that is, our righteousness, holiness and redemption."

"He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, so that we might die to sins and live for righteousness; by his wounds you have been healed."

"But you, man of God, flee from all this, and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, endurance and gentleness."

"If the ministry that condemns men is glorious, how much more glorious is the ministry that brings righteousness!"

"God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God."

"in truthful speech and in the power of God; with weapons of righteousness in the right hand and in the left;"

"Do not be yoked together with unbelievers. For what do righteousness and wickedness have in common? Or what fellowship can light have with darkness?"

"As it is written: “He has scattered abroad his gifts to the poor; his righteousness endures forever.”"

"Now he who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will also supply and increase your store of seed and will enlarge the harvest of your righteousness."

"It is not surprising, then, if his servants masquerade as servants of righteousness. Their end will be what their actions deserve."

"Simon Peter, a servant and apostle of Jesus Christ, To those who through the righteousness of our God and Savior Jesus Christ have received a faith as precious as ours:"

"if he did not spare the ancient world when he brought the flood on its ungodly people, but protected Noah, a preacher of righteousness, and seven others;"

"It would have been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than to have known it and then to turn their backs on the sacred command that was passed on to them."