What are some Bible verses about righteousness?

Answer  
  

1 John 3:7  

Little children, let no one deceive you. Whoever practices righteousness is righteous, as he is righteous.  
  

1 John 2:29  

If you know that he is righteous, you may be sure that everyone who practices righteousness has been born of him.  
  

Romans 5:1\-5  

Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. Through him we have also obtained access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and we rejoice in hope of the glory of God. More than that, we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, and hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us.  
  

Psalm 106:3  

Blessed are they who observe justice, who do righteousness at all times!  
  

Matthew 5:20  

For I tell you, unless your righteousness exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.  
  

Isaiah 33:15\-17  

He who walks righteously and speaks uprightly, who despises the gain of oppressions, who shakes his hands, lest they hold a bribe, who stops his ears from hearing of bloodshed and shuts his eyes from looking on evil, he will dwell on the heights; his place of defense will be the fortresses of rocks; his bread will be given him; his water will be sure. Your eyes will behold the king in his beauty; they will see a land that stretches afar.  
  

1 Peter 3:14  

But even if you should suffer for righteousness' sake, you will be blessed. Have no fear of them, nor be troubled,  
  

2 Corinthians 5:21  

For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.  
  

1 Peter 5:10  

And after you have suffered a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to his eternal glory in Christ, will himself restore, confirm, strengthen, and establish you.  
  

Romans 10:4  

For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to everyone who believes.  
  

2 Timothy 2:22  

So flee youthful passions and pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace, along with those who call on the Lord from a pure heart.  
  

1 John 5:18  

We know that everyone who has been born of God does not keep on sinning, but he who was born of God protects him, and the evil one does not touch him.  
  

Philippians 3:9  

And be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own that comes from the law, but that which comes through faith in Christ, the righteousness from God that depends on faith—  
  

Matthew 6:33  

But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.  
  

Matthew 5:6  

Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied.  
  

Romans 1:17  

For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith for faith, as it is written, “The righteous shall live by faith.”  
  

1 Peter 2:24  

He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, that we might die to sin and live to righteousness. By his wounds you have been healed.  
  

Genesis 15:6  

And he believed the Lord, and he counted it to him as righteousness.  
  

1 Peter 3:12  

For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and his ears are open to their prayer. But the face of the Lord is against those who do evil.  
  

Proverbs 21:3  

To do righteousness and justice is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice.  
  

*Unless otherwise noted, all Bible verses are from The Holy Bible, English Standard Version® Copyright© 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers.*  
  

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