118 Righteousness Bible Verses

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

"Therefore no one will be declared righteous in God’s sight by the works of the law; rather, through the law we become conscious of our sin."

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

"For the Lord is our judge, the Lord is our lawgiver, the Lord is our king; it is he who will save us."

"My soul yearns for you in the night; in the morning my spirit longs for you. When your judgments come upon the earth, the people of the world learn righteousness."

"A person may think their own ways are right, but the Lord weighs the heart."

"You, therefore, have no excuse, you who pass judgment on someone else, for at whatever point you judge another, you are condemning yourself, because you who pass judgment do the same things."

"“No weapon forged against you will prevail, and you will refute every tongue that accuses you. This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord, and this is their vindication from me,” declares the Lord."

"Seek the Lord, all you humble of the land, you who do what he commands. Seek righteousness, seek humility; perhaps you will be sheltered on the day of the Lord’s anger."

"Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and exalt and glorify the King of heaven, because everything he does is right and all his ways are just. And those who walk in pride he is able to humble."

"Good and upright is the Lord; therefore he instructs sinners in his ways. He guides the humble in what is right and teaches them his way."

"He has shown you, O mortal, what is good. And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God."

"The prospect of the righteous is joy, but the hopes of the wicked come to nothing."

"Let your eyes look straight ahead; fix your gaze directly before you."

"Ill-gotten treasures have no lasting value, but righteousness delivers from death."

"To do what is right and just is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice."

"When he comes, he will prove the world to be in the wrong about sin and righteousness and judgment."

"He is the Rock, his works are perfect, and all his ways are just. A faithful God who does no wrong, upright and just is he."

"It is a trap to dedicate something rashly and only later to consider one’s vows."

"I seek you with all my heart; do not let me stray from your commands."

"If you listen carefully to the Lord your God and do what is right in his eyes, if you pay attention to his commands and keep all his decrees, I will not bring on you any of the diseases I brought on the Egyptians, for I am the Lord, who heals you."

"The Lord gives sight to the blind, the Lord lifts up those who are bowed down, the Lord loves the righteous."

"Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up."

"You who are trying to be justified by the law have been alienated from Christ; you have fallen away from grace."

"I do not set aside the grace of God, for if righteousness could be gained through the law, Christ died for nothing!"

"With their mouths the godless destroy their neighbors, but through knowledge the righteous escape."

"Then you will understand what is right and just and fair—every good path."

"For the fruit of the light consists in all goodness, righteousness and truth."

"The Almighty is beyond our reach and exalted in power; in his justice and great righteousness, he does not oppress."

"Do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows."