Bible Verses About Righteousness - Discover God's Word on Living a Righteous Life

Living a righteous life is an essential part of being a faithful Christian. The Bible is filled with verses that offer guidance and wisdom for those who seek to live a life that is pleasing to God. In these verses, we learn about the importance of treating others with kindness, living a life of integrity, and seeking God's will in all that we do. Through these teachings, we gain valuable insights into how to navigate the challenges of daily life and build a strong relationship with God. Explore this collection of Bible verses about righteousness to gain a deeper understanding of what it means to live a godly life.

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66 Bible Scriptures about Righteousness

Deuteronomy, Chapter: 27, verse: 25

Cursed be he that taketh reward to slay an innocent person. And all the people shall say, Amen.

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2 Samuel, Chapter: 22, verse: 21

The LORD rewarded me according to my righteousness: according to the cleanness of my hands hath he recompensed me.

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2 Samuel, Chapter: 22, verse: 25

Therefore the LORD hath recompensed me according to my righteousness; according to my cleanness in his eye sight.

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Job, Chapter: 8, verse: 6

If thou wert pure and upright; surely now he would awake for thee, and make the habitation of thy righteousness prosperous.

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Job, Chapter: 11, verse: 2

Should not the multitude of words be answered? and should a man full of talk be justified?

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Job, Chapter: 15, verse: 14

What is man, that he should be clean? and he which is born of a woman, that he should be righteous?

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Psalm, Chapter: 18, verse: 20

The LORD rewarded me according to my righteousness; according to the cleanness of my hands hath he recompensed me.

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Psalm, Chapter: 18, verse: 24

Therefore hath the LORD recompensed me according to my righteousness, according to the cleanness of my hands in his eyesight.

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Psalm, Chapter: 35, verse: 24

Judge me, O LORD my God, according to thy righteousness; and let them not rejoice over me.

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Psalm, Chapter: 37, verse: 16

A little that a righteous man hath is better than the riches of many wicked.

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Psalm, Chapter: 37, verse: 29

The righteous shall inherit the land, and dwell therein for ever.

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Psalm, Chapter: 71, verse: 24

My tongue also shall talk of thy righteousness all the day long: for they are confounded, for they are brought unto shame, that seek my hurt.

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Psalm, Chapter: 85, verse: 13

Righteousness shall go before him; and shall set us in the way of his steps.

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Psalm, Chapter: 92, verse: 12

The righteous shall flourish like the palm tree: he shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon.

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Psalm, Chapter: 106, verse: 3

Blessed are they that keep judgment, and he that doeth righteousness at all times.

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Psalm, Chapter: 106, verse: 31

And that was counted unto him for righteousness unto all generations for evermore.

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Psalm, Chapter: 107, verse: 42

The righteous shall see it, and rejoice: and all iniquity shall stop her mouth.

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Psalm, Chapter: 112, verse: 3

Wealth and riches shall be in his house: and his righteousness endureth for ever.

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Psalm, Chapter: 119, verse: 3

They also do no iniquity: they walk in his ways.

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Psalm, Chapter: 119, verse: 40

Behold, I have longed after thy precepts: quicken me in thy righteousness.

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Proverbs, Chapter: 2, verse: 20

That thou mayest walk in the way of good men, and keep the paths of the righteous.

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Proverbs, Chapter: 3, verse: 32

For the froward is abomination to the LORD: but his secret is with the righteous.

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Proverbs, Chapter: 8, verse: 18

Riches and honour are with me; yea, durable riches and righteousness.

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Proverbs, Chapter: 10, verse: 3

The LORD will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish: but he casteth away the substance of the wicked.

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Proverbs, Chapter: 10, verse: 11

The mouth of a righteous man is a well of life: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.

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Proverbs, Chapter: 10, verse: 25

As the whirlwind passeth, so is the wicked no more: but the righteous is an everlasting foundation.

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Proverbs, Chapter: 10, verse: 32

The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable: but the mouth of the wicked speaketh frowardness.

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Proverbs, Chapter: 11, verse: 5

The righteousness of the perfect shall direct his way: but the wicked shall fall by his own wickedness.

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Proverbs, Chapter: 11, verse: 10

When it goeth well with the righteous, the city rejoiceth: and when the wicked perish, there is shouting.

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Proverbs, Chapter: 12, verse: 3

A man shall not be established by wickedness: but the root of the righteous shall not be moved.

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Proverbs, Chapter: 12, verse: 7

The wicked are overthrown, and are not: but the house of the righteous shall stand.

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Proverbs, Chapter: 12, verse: 26

The righteous is more excellent than his neighbour: but the way of the wicked seduceth them.

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Proverbs, Chapter: 15, verse: 6

In the house of the righteous is much treasure: but in the revenues of the wicked is trouble.

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Proverbs, Chapter: 16, verse: 8

Better is a little with righteousness than great revenues without right.

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Proverbs, Chapter: 16, verse: 12

It is an abomination to kings to commit wickedness: for the throne is established by righteousness.

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Proverbs, Chapter: 16, verse: 31

The hoary head is a crown of glory, if it be found in the way of righteousness.

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Proverbs, Chapter: 18, verse: 5

It is not good to accept the person of the wicked, to overthrow the righteous in judgment.

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Proverbs, Chapter: 21, verse: 8

The way of man is froward and strange: but as for the pure, his work is right.

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Proverbs, Chapter: 24, verse: 16

For a just man falleth seven times, and riseth up again: but the wicked shall fall into mischief.

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Proverbs, Chapter: 28, verse: 12

When righteous men do rejoice, there is great glory: but when the wicked rise, a man is hidden.

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Proverbs, Chapter: 29, verse: 2

When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice: but when the wicked beareth rule, the people mourn.

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Proverbs, Chapter: 29, verse: 27

An unjust man is an abomination to the just: and he that is upright in the way is abomination to the wicked.

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Isaiah, Chapter: 1, verse: 26

And I will restore thy judges as at the first, and thy counsellers as at the beginning: afterward thou shalt be called, The city of righteousness, the faithful city.

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Isaiah, Chapter: 10, verse: 22

For though thy people Israel be as the sand of the sea, yet a remnant of them shall return: the consumption decreed shall overflow with righteousness.

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Isaiah, Chapter: 46, verse: 12

Hearken unto me, ye stouthearted, that are far from righteousness:

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Isaiah, Chapter: 53, verse: 9

And he made his grave with the wicked, and with the rich in his death; because he had done no violence, neither was any deceit in his mouth.

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Isaiah, Chapter: 57, verse: 12

I will declare thy righteousness, and thy works; for they shall not profit thee.

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Jeremiah, Chapter: 23, verse: 6

In his days Judah shall be saved, and Israel shall dwell safely: and this is his name whereby he shall be called, THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS.

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Ezekiel, Chapter: 13, verse: 22

Because with lies ye have made the heart of the righteous sad, whom I have not made sad; and strengthened the hands of the wicked, that he should not return from his wicked way, by promising him life:

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Ezekiel, Chapter: 14, verse: 14

Though these three men, Noah, Daniel, and Job, were in it, they should deliver but their own souls by their righteousness, saith the Lord GOD.

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Ezekiel, Chapter: 14, verse: 20

Though Noah, Daniel, and Job, were in it, as I live, saith the Lord GOD, they shall deliver neither son nor daughter; they shall but deliver their own souls by their righteousness.

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Ezekiel, Chapter: 18, verse: 5

But if a man be just, and do that which is lawful and right,

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Amos, Chapter: 5, verse: 24

But let judgment run down as waters, and righteousness as a mighty stream.

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Habakkuk, Chapter: 1, verse: 13

Thou art of purer eyes than to behold evil, and canst not look on iniquity: wherefore lookest thou upon them that deal treacherously, and holdest thy tongue when the wicked devoureth the man that is more righteous than he?

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Zephaniah, Chapter: 3, verse: 5

The just LORD is in the midst thereof; he will not do iniquity: every morning doth he bring his judgment to light, he faileth not; but the unjust knoweth no shame.

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Matthew, Chapter: 5, verse: 6

Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.

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Matthew, Chapter: 23, verse: 28

Even so ye also outwardly appear righteous unto men, but within ye are full of hypocrisy and iniquity.

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Romans, Chapter: 3, verse: 5

But if our unrighteousness commend the righteousness of God, what shall we say? Is God unrighteous who taketh vengeance? (I speak as a man)

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Romans, Chapter: 4, verse: 6

Even as David also describeth the blessedness of the man, unto whom God imputeth righteousness without works,

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Romans, Chapter: 4, verse: 22

And therefore it was imputed to him for righteousness.

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Romans, Chapter: 10, verse: 3

For they being ignorant of God's righteousness, and going about to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted themselves unto the righteousness of God.

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2 Corinthians, Chapter: 3, verse: 9

For if the ministration of condemnation be glory, much more doth the ministration of righteousness exceed in glory.

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Hebrews, Chapter: 1, verse: 9

Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated iniquity; therefore God, even thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.

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Hebrews, Chapter: 12, verse: 11

Now no chastening for the present seemeth to be joyous, but grievous: nevertheless afterward it yieldeth the peaceable fruit of righteousness unto them which are exercised thereby.

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2 Peter, Chapter: 2, verse: 8

(For that righteous man dwelling among them, in seeing and hearing, vexed his righteous soul from day to day with their unlawful deeds;)

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Revelation, Chapter: 19, verse: 8

And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen, clean and white: for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints.

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