Bible Verses About Righteousness

And Abram beleeued the Lord, and he counted that to him for righteousnesse.

Be it farre from thee from doing this thing, to slay the righteous with the wicked: and that the righteous should be euen as the wicked, be it farre from thee. shall not the Iudge of all the worlde doe right?

So shall my righteousnesse answere for me hereafter, when it shall come for my rewarde before thy face, and euery one that hath not litle or great spots among the goates, and blacke among the sheepe, the same shalbe theft with me.

Ye shall not doe vniustly in iudgement. Thou shalt not fauour the person of the poore, nor honour the person of the mightie, but thou shalt iudge thy neighbour iustly.

Who can tell the dust of Iaakob, and the nomber of the fourth part of Israel? Let me die the death of the righteous, and let my last ende be like his.

Moreouer, this shall be our righteousnes before the Lord our God, if we take heede to keepe all these commandements, as he hath commanded vs.

For thou entrest not to inherite their lande for thy righteousnesse, or for thy vpright heart: but for the wickednesse of those nations, the Lord thy God doth cast them out before thee, and that he might performe the worde which the Lord thy God sware vnto thy fathers, Abraham, Izhak, and Iacob.

And Phinehas the sonne of Eleazar the Priest said vnto the children of Reuben and to the children of Gad, and to the children of Manasseh, This day we perceiue, that the Lord is among vs, because ye haue not done this trespasse against the Lord: nowe ye haue deliuered the children of Israel out of the hand of the Lord.

The Lord rewarded me according to my righteousnesse: according to the purenesse of mine handes he recompensed me.

And Salomon sayd, Thou hast shewed vnto thy seruant Dauid my father great mercie, when hee walked before thee in trueth, and in righteousnesse, and in vprightnes of heart with thee: and thou hast kept for him this great mercie, and hast giuen him a sonne, to sit on his throne, as appeareth this day.

What is man, that he should be cleane? and he that is borne of woman, that he shoulde be iust?

But the righteous wil holde his way, and he whose hands are pure, shall increase his strength.

I put on iustice, and it couered me: my iudgement was as a robe, and a crowne.

He shall pray vnto God, and he will be fauourable vnto him, and he shall see his face with ioy: for he will render vnto man his righteousnes.

He withdraweth not his eyes from the righteous, but they are with Kings in ye throne, where he placeth them for euer: thus they are exalted.

But his delite is in the Lawe of the Lord, and in his Lawe doeth he meditate day and night.

For he shall be like a tree planted by the riuers of waters, that will bring foorth her fruite in due season: whose leafe shall not fade: so whatsoeuer he shall doe, shall prosper.

Therefore the wicked shall not stande in the iudgement, nor sinners in the assemblie of the righteous.

For the Lord knoweth the way of the righteous, and the way of the wicked shall perish.

Offer the sacrifices of righteousnes, and trust in the Lord.

For thou Lord wilt blesse the righteous, and with fauour wilt compasse him, as with a shielde.

The Lord will try the righteous: but the wicked and him that loueth iniquitie, doeth his soule hate.

For the righteous Lord loueth righteousnes: his countenance doeth beholde the iust.

All are gone out of the way: they are all corrupt: there is none that doeth good, no not one.

A Psalme of Dauid. Lord, who shall dwell in thy Tabernacle? who shall rest in thine holy Mountaine?