Bible Verses About Righteousness

By faith Abel offered to God a sacrifice exceeding that of Cain, by which he obtained a testimony that he was just, God giving testimony to his gifts. And by it he being dead yet speaketh.

Who by faith conquered kingdoms, wrought justice, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions,

Now all chastisement for the present indeed seemeth not to bring with it joy, but sorrow: but afterwards it will yield to them that are exercised by it the most peaceable fruit of justice.

Religion clean and undefiled before God and the Father is this: to visit the fatherless and widows in their tribulation and to keep one's self unspotted from this world.

What shall it profit, my brethren, if a man say he hath faith, but hath not works? Shall faith be able to save him?

And if a brother or sister be naked and want daily food:

And one of you say to them: Go in peace, be ye warmed and filled; yet give them not those things that are necessary for the body, what shall it profit?

So faith also, if it have not works, is dead in itself.

But some man will say: Thou hast faith, and I have works. Shew me thy faith without works; and I will shew thee, by works, my faith.

Thou believest that there is one God. Thou dost well: the devils also believe and tremble.

But wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith without works is dead?

Was not Abraham our father justified by works, offering up Isaac his son upon the altar?

Seest thou that faith did cooperate with his works and by works faith was made perfect?

And the scripture was fulfilled, saying: Abraham believed God, and it was reputed to him to justice, and he was called the friend of God.

Do you see that by works a man is justified, and not by faith only?

And in like manner also Rahab the harlot, was not she justified by works, receiving the messengers and sending them out another way?

For even as the body without the spirit is dead: so also faith without works is dead.

Doth a fountain send forth, out of the same hole, sweet and bitter water?

Can the fig tree, my brethren, bear grapes? Or the vine, figs? So neither can the salt water yield sweet.

Who is a wise man and endued with knowledge, among you? Let him shew, by a good contestation, his work in the meekness of wisdom.

But if you have bitter zeal, and there be contention in your hearts: glory not and be not liars against the truth.

For this is not wisdom, descending from above: but earthly, sensual, devilish.

For where envying and contention is: there is inconstancy and every evil work.

But the wisdom that is from above, first indeed is chaste, then peaceable, modest, easy to be persuaded, consenting to the good, full of mercy and good fruits, without judging, without dissimulation.

And the fruit of justice is sown in peace, to them that make peace.