Bible Verses About Righteousness

And he believed in Jehovah; and he reckoned it to him for righteousness.

That be far from thee to do after this manner, to slay the righteous with the wicked, that so the righteous should be as the wicked; that be far from thee: shall not the Judge of all the earth do right?

So shall my righteousness answer for me hereafter, when thou shalt come concerning my hire that is before thee: every one that is not speckled and spotted among the goats, and black among the sheep, that, if found with me, shall be counted stolen.

Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment: thou shalt not respect the person of the poor, nor honor the person of the mighty; but in righteousness shalt thou judge thy neighbor.

Who can count the dust of Jacob, Or number the fourth part of Israel? Let me die the death of the righteous, And let my last end be like his!

And it shall be righteousness unto us, if we observe to do all this commandment before Jehovah our God, as he hath commanded us.

Not for thy righteousness, or for the uprightness of thy heart, dost thou go in to possess their land; but for the wickedness of these nations Jehovah thy God doth drive them out from before thee, and that he may establish the word which Jehovah sware unto thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob.

And Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest said unto the children of Reuben, and to the children of Gad, and to the children of Manasseh, This day we know that Jehovah is in the midst of us, because ye have not committed this trespass against Jehovah: now have ye delivered the children of Israel out of the hand of Jehovah.

Jehovah rewarded me according to my righteousness; According to the cleanness of my hands hath he recompensed me.

And Solomon said, Thou hast showed unto thy servant David my father great lovingkindness, according as he walked before thee in truth, and in righteousness, and in uprightness of heart with thee; and thou hast kept for him this great lovingkindness, that thou hast given him a son to sit on his throne, as it is this day.

What is man, that he should be clean? And he that is born of a woman, that he should be righteous?

Yet shall the righteous hold on his way, And he that hath clean hands shall wax stronger and stronger.

I put on righteousness, and it clothed me: My justice was as a robe and a diadem.

He prayeth unto God, and he is favorable unto him, So that he seeth his face with joy: And he restoreth unto man his righteousness.

He withdraweth not his eyes from the righteous: But with kings upon the throne He setteth them for ever, and they are exalted.

But his delight is in the law of Jehovah; And on his law doth he meditate day and night.

And he shall be like a tree planted by the streams of water, That bringeth forth its fruit in its season, Whose leaf also doth not wither; And whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.

Therefore the wicked shall not stand in the judgment, Nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous.

For Jehovah knoweth the way of the righteous; But the way of the wicked shall perish.

Offer the sacrifices of righteousness, And put your trust in Jehovah.

For thou wilt bless the righteous; O Jehovah, thou wilt compass him with favor as with a shield.

Jehovah trieth the righteous; But the wicked and him that loveth violence his soul hateth.

For Jehovah is righteous; he loveth righteousness: The upright shall behold his face.

They are all gone aside; they are together become filthy; There is none that doeth good, no, not one.

Jehovah, who shall sojourn in thy tabernacle? Who shall dwell in thy holy hill?