Bible Verses About Righteousness: By faith
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But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.
For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.
All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:
Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed.
And that ye put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness.
Verses on By faith
And he believed in the LORD; and he counted it to him for righteousness.
For what saith the scripture? Abraham believed God, and it was counted unto him for righteousness.
But to him that worketh not, but believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness.
Cometh this blessedness then upon the circumcision only, or upon the uncircumcision also? for we say that faith was reckoned to Abraham for righteousness.
And he received the sign of circumcision, a seal of the righteousness of the faith which he had yet being uncircumcised: that he might be the father of all them that believe, though they be not circumcised; that righteousness might be imputed unto them also:
For the promise, that he should be the heir of the world, was not to Abraham, or to his seed, through the law, but through the righteousness of faith.
He staggered not at the promise of God through unbelief; but was strong in faith, giving glory to God;
And therefore it was imputed to him for righteousness.
But for us also, to whom it shall be imputed, if we believe on him that raised up Jesus our Lord from the dead;