Bible Verses About Righteousness

And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless.

In holiness and righteousness before him, all the days of our life.

And the people asked him, saying, What shall we do then?

He answereth and saith unto them, He that hath two coats, let him impart to him that hath none; and he that hath meat, let him do likewise.

Then came also publicans to be baptized, and said unto him, Master, what shall we do?

And he said unto them, Exact no more than that which is appointed you.

And the soldiers likewise demanded of him, saying, And what shall we do? And he said unto them, Do violence to no man, neither accuse any falsely; and be content with your wages.

But that on the good ground are they, which in an honest and good heart, having heard the word, keep it, and bring forth fruit with patience.

And shall not God avenge his own elect, which cry day and night unto him, though he bear long with them?

¶ And he spake this parable unto certain which trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and despised others:

But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God.

He that hath received his testimony hath set to his seal that God is true.

He that is of God heareth God's words: ye therefore hear them not, because ye are not of God.

Jesus answered, I have not a devil; but I honour my Father, and ye do dishonour me.

By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.

He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him.

Judas saith unto him, not Iscariot, Lord, how is it that thou wilt manifest thyself unto us, and not unto the world?

Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man love me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him.

He that loveth me not keepeth not my sayings: and the word which ye hear is not mine, but the Father's which sent me.

Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in me.

I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing.

Herein is my Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit; so shall ye be my disciples.

This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you.

¶ Now there was at Joppa a certain disciple named Tabitha, which by interpretation is called Dorcas: this woman was full of good works and almsdeeds which she did.

But in every nation he that feareth him, and worketh righteousness, is accepted with him.