Bible Verses About Righteousness

by faith a better sacrifice did Abel offer to God than Cain, through which he was testified to be righteous, God testifying of his gifts, and through it, he being dead, doth yet speak.

who through faith did subdue kingdoms, wrought righteousness, obtained promises, stopped mouths of lions,

and all chastening for the present, indeed, doth not seem to be of joy, but of sorrow, yet afterward the peaceable fruit of righteousness to those exercised through it--it doth yield.

religion pure and undefiled with the God and Father is this, to look after orphans and widows in their tribulation--unspotted to keep himself from the world.

What is the profit, my brethren, if faith, any one may speak of having, and works he may not have? is that faith able to save him?

and if a brother or sister may be naked, and may be destitute of the daily food,

and any one of you may say to them, `Depart ye in peace, be warmed, and be filled,' and may not give to them the things needful for the body, what is the profit?

so also the faith, if it may not have works, is dead by itself.

But say may some one, Thou hast faith, and I have works, shew me thy faith out of thy works, and I will shew thee out of my works my faith:

thou--thou dost believe that God is one; thou dost well, and the demons believe, and they shudder!

And dost thou wish to know, O vain man, that the faith apart from the works is dead?

Abraham our father--was not he declared righteous out of works, having brought up Isaac his son upon the altar?

dost thou see that the faith was working with his works, and out of the works the faith was perfected?

and fulfilled was the Writing that is saying, `And Abraham did believe God, and it was reckoned to him--to righteousness;' and, `Friend of God' he was called.

Ye see, then, that out of works is man declared righteous, and not out of faith only;

and in like manner also Rahab the harlot--was she not out of works declared righteous, having received the messengers, and by another way having sent forth?

for as the body apart from the spirit is dead, so also the faith apart from the works is dead.

doth the fountain out of the same opening pour forth the sweet and the bitter?

is a fig-tree able, my brethren, olives to make? or a vine figs? so no fountain salt and sweet water is able to make.

Who is wise and intelligent among you? let him shew out of the good behaviour his works in meekness of wisdom,

and if bitter zeal ye have, and rivalry in your heart, glory not, nor lie against the truth;

this wisdom is not descending from above, but earthly, physical, demon-like,

for where zeal and rivalry are , there is insurrection and every evil matter;

and the wisdom from above, first, indeed, is pure, then peaceable, gentle, easily entreated, full of kindness and good fruits, uncontentious, and unhypocritical: --

and the fruit of the righteousness in peace is sown to those making peace.