Bible Verses About Righteousness

By faith Abel offered vnto God a greater sacrifice then Cain, by the which he obtained witnes that he was righteous, God testifying of his gifts: by the which faith also he being dead, yet speaketh.

Which through faith subdued kingdomes, wrought righteousnesse, obteined the promises, stopped the mouthes of lions,

Now no chastising for the present seemeth to be ioyous, but, grieuous: but afterwarde, it bringeth the quiet fruite of righteousnesse, vnto them which are thereby exercised.

Pure religion and vndefiled before God, euen the Father, is this, to visite the fatherlesse, and widdowes in their aduersitie, and to keepe himselfe vnspotted of the world.

What auaileth it, my brethren, though a man saith he hath faith, when he hath no workes? can that faith saue him?

For if a brother or a sister bee naked and destitute of daily foode,

And one of you say vnto them, Depart in peace: warme your selues, and fil your bellies, notwithstading ye giue them not those things which are needefull to the body, what helpeth it?

Euen so the faith, if it haue no woorkes, is dead in it selfe.

But some man might say, Thou hast the faith, and I haue woorkes: shewe me thy faith out of thy woorkes, and I will shewe thee my faith by my woorkes.

Thou beleeuest that there is one God: thou doest well: the deuils also beleeue it, and tremble.

But wilt thou vnderstand, O thou vaine man, that the faith which is without workes, is dead?

Was not Abraham our father iustified through workes, when he offred Isaac his sonne vpon the altar?

Seest thou not that the faith wrought with his workes? and through the workes was the faith made perfect.

And the Scripture was fulfilled which sayeth, Abraham beleeued God, and it was imputed vnto him for righteousnesse: and hee was called the friende of God.

Ye see then howe that of workes a man is iustified, and not of faith onely.

Likewise also was not Rahab the harlot iustified through workes, when she had receiued ye messengers, and sent them out another way?

For as the body without ye spirit is dead, euen so the faith without workes is dead.

Doeth a fountaine send forth at one place sweete water and bitter?

Can ye figge tree, my brethren, bring forth oliues, either a vine figges? so can no fountaine make both salt water and sweete.

Who is a wise man and endued with knowledge among you? let him shew by good conuersation his workes in meekenesse of wisdome.

But if ye haue bitter enuying and strife in your hearts, reioyce not, neither be liars against the trueth.

This wisedome descendeth not from aboue, but is earthly, sensuall, and deuilish.

For where enuying and strife is, there is sedition, and all maner of euill workes.

But the wisedome that is from aboue, is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, easie to be intreated, full of mercie and good fruites, without iudging, and without hipocrisie.

And the fruite of righteousnesse is sowen in peace, of them that make peace.